I just optioned my first story to Hollywood. So if you ever see an inspirational movie-of-the-week about a small-town Texas school that turns itself around, you know who to thank.
Congratulations, but I hope this doesn't mean that you're going to "go Hollywood" now. Also, try to avoid the temptation of writing only stories about scrappy schools, hoping to one day again strike gold.
Joshua Benton is the director of the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University, among other things. Before that, he was a staff writer and columnist for The Dallas Morning News. (More.)
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