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| How to Write and Roll |
| 1. PLAN. What do you want to write about? Gather ideas. FOCUS! FOCUS! FOCUS! |
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| CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: 1. Subject What is your topic? How widely will you write about it? Do you have a fresher angle? 2. Purpose Why do you want to write about this topic? 3. Audience Who are your readers? What do they like? Will they be interested in your topic? |
| 2. SHAPE. Arrange your ideas. Rank them from greatest to least importance. Delete junk. |
| Your story must have substance. It should be convincing, factual, and entertaining. If possible, there must be: 1. first-hand experience 2. research 3. interview |
| Focus on something about the topic which most people aren't aware of. This gives your story a fresher angle. |
| 3. DRAFT. Write your ideas in sentences and paragraphs. Don' be conscious of grammar and sentence construction just yet. Let your ideas flow from your mind. You can revise later. |
| Develop a lead. It's a teaser. It lets your audience know what the article is about. Make it GRAB at your audience so that they will read on. |
| THREE MAIN FORMATS: |
| 1. Startling statements 2. Brief stories 3. Controversial statements |
| Go in-depth. Don't just say the story. Tell it. Point out details. Set the scene, describe the subject, the environment. Include as much of these little important details as you can. |
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| HOW TO KEEP YOUR READERS INTERESTED |
| - Choose an interesting article. - Choose an article you are interested in. - Use special devices: a) FIGURES OF SPEECH (fresher ones) b) USE QOUTATIONS TO MOVE A STORY ALONG. Connect your story with quotes. Quotes make your story personalized. It creates a mood and establishes credibility. - Establish style (serious, humorous, horror, angry, bitter, sad) |
| 4. REVISE. Here's where you do major surgery. You want your story to look good, read good. Add, cut, move and revise your ideas. |
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| BE THRIFTY WHEN YOU WRITE. Dump unnecessary words. Don't be redundant. |
| 5. EDIT. Reread for errors: spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc. |
| 6. PROOFREAD. Check for typographical errors. |
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