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How to Write an 'I Did This' Story

Washington Post feature writer Maura Judkis talks about the popular but sometimes hard-to-pull-off genre.

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Ryan Teague Beckwith
Jan 20, 2025
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Midjourney really struggled with how a skydiver jumps out of a plane

Maura Judkis has done a lot of things. The Washington Post feature writer is a master of the “I Did This” genre of story.

She even w…

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