JOUR 311 Chapter 1: JOUR 311- Feature and Magazine Writing C1

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Jour 311: feature & magazine writing chapter 1. Three primary ingredients for interesting writing: action, angle, and anecdotes. Lively action, a fresh, creative angle and lots of anecdotes characterize interesting writing that keeps readers reading. The story that does not move, that just sits there stalled while people declaim, explain, elaborate and suck their thumbs is justly labeled by some editors as mego- my eyes glaze over. Angle: stories that offer an angle on specific people who have experiences to share that illuminate larger issues are good. Angle makes a story interesting because it provides enough detail about a subject to give the reader some fresh, original information. You have to discover a tiny slice that no one has yet cut from a broad topic to make a compelling and publishable story. Anecdotes: tell specific stories about specific people doing specific thing at a specific time and in a specific place.

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