October 2008
5 posts
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Writing Your Story, Creating Your Masterpiece
As a freelance writer, one of the most essential components to getting published is the actual writing of your story.
You may want to make an outline for your story. Decide if you will be writing a soft lead or hard-news story. Then, based on the perspective style, format your information appropriately.
Writing and Reporting News:A Coaching Method, the textbook for MMC 2100, states that...
Conducting the Interview
Once you’ve got your sources aligned for interviews, it’s time to conduct your interviews. In order to work most efficiently, there are a few things to keep in mind.
First and foremost, before you begin interviewing, confirm the spelling and titles of your source. You don’t want to publish a story with mistakes in spelling and grammar.
During the actual interview, make sure you...
Getting the Story
When creating a story for publish in a newspaper or magazine, sometimes it is difficult for people to “get a story.” In a world where life is constantly changing, it is not always easy to decide what to write an article about.
However, with some tips from Dr. Julie Dodd’s MMC 2100, you will learn how to find story ideas with great ease. The first vital thing to do is as...