WRITING TIPS: 10 ways to be a better writer
1. Understand the event first. Then write.
2. Write when you know what you want to say.
3. Show, don’t tell.
4. Put good quotes and human interest high in the story.
5. Put relevant illustrations or antecedotes high in the story.
6. Use concrete nouns and colorful action verbs.
7. Avoid adjectival exuberance and resist propping up verbs with adverbs.
8. Avoid judgments and inferences. Let the facts talk.
9. Don’t raise questions you can’t answer in the story.
10. Write simply, succinctly, honestly and quickly.
From News Reporting and Writing by David Mencher |
