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How structure will make you a more effective writer.
The reporter sits there wringing her hands, then sighs as she throws her printout on the desk. “It’s just a mess,” she says, “I just don’t know where I’m going with this.” This not-so-imaginary scene in a Craft classroom, the … Continue reading
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Tagged crains new york business, endings, global quotes, ledes, nut graf, paragraphs, patrick clark, structure, topic sentences, transitions
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Here’s the nut of the matter.
I didn’t have to think long when asked recently for the number one problem I see in students’ writing. It’s the nut graf, that simple but hard-to-execute idea of telling readers why they should care about your story and, importantly, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chip Scanlan, Eugenia Miranda, Lisa Riordan Seville, nut graf, Overflow magazine, Patrick Wall, Philadelphia inquirer, Poynter
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Hook your readers early and often.
With the longer, more in-depth stories required in the spring semester, there’s the temptation to use a long wind-up to pitch your story to readers. In fact, as Jere Hester reminded Write Stuff, it’s more critical than ever on these … Continue reading
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Tagged Almudena Toral, Jere Hester, nut graf, Reader hooks, Shane Kavanaugh, storytelling details, vivid quotes
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The 'nut' of the matter.
If, threatened with waterboarding, I were forced to choose the biggest writing problem I see, it would be the nut graf. It’s talked about a lot in Craft classes but I still find myself questioning students about why their stories … Continue reading
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Tagged active verbs, Add new tag, nut graf, story arc, storytelling quotes
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April 10, 2008
When the news flashed across my screen Monday, I did a fist pump when I saw the name Gene Weingarten as the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. Gene is the resident humorist and writer extraordinaire at The … Continue reading
March 27, 2008
Writing Tips During my deep dive into Southern writers this spring, I’ve often been struck by the juxtapositions they make between the grotesque and the ordinary, the cosmic and the insignificant. It’s an important reminder to stay alert in your … Continue reading
Vol. II, No. 7 – Oct. 25, 2007
Shout Outs Details. The Write Stuff loves reporting details that put readers at the scene or help them understand what makes a person, business or organization work. We’re reminded of the standing orders to reporters at the St. Pete Times … Continue reading
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