Writing: Tell Me A Story 2023

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Lesson 1: Getting Started	2
Focus On People, Not Events	2
Narrow Your Coverage To A Compelling Moment That Tells The Story Of The Year	2
Brainstorming Web	4
Vocabulary	5
Rate Your Progress	5
Lesson 2: Research	6
Information Gathering	7
Rate Your Progress	11
Lesson 3: The Writing Process	12
Find An Angle	12
Create An Informal Outline	12
Write The Lead	13
Practice The Lead	14
Rate Your Progress	15
Lesson 4: After The Lead	16
Nut Graf	16
Find The Nut Graf	18
Body Of The Story	19
Passive Voice	19
The End	20
Rate Your Progress	21
Lesson 5: Improve Your Writing	22
Removing Redundancy	24
Think Cinematically	25
Be Specific	27
Take The Reader Somewhere Unexpected	27
Choose A Point Of View	27
Story Checklist	30
Body Copy Evaluation	32
Rate Your Progress	33
Lesson 6: The Rest Of The Story	34
Sidebar Examples	36
Think Of A Sidebar	37
Rate Your Progress	37
Lesson 7: Theme Copy	38
Start With A Great Theme	38
Gather Evidence	39
Voice	39
Creating Theme Copy	39
Reduce By Half	39
And You're Done...	39
Writing Theme Copy	41
Rate Your Progress	41
Lesson 8: Title Page	42
Writing The Title Page	43
Rate Your Progress	43
Lesson 9: Table Of Contents	44
Spin Some Spin-Off Phrases	46
Rate Your Progress	47
Lesson 10: Colophon	48
Building A Colophon	49
Rate Your Progress	49

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