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Guru Datta Velivela • 1 card
I always ask to see the final version of a story before it gets published. It gives me peace of mind to give it one final read and to ensure that all of the necessary edits were made. I also ask to see the headline and subhead to make sure they accurately reflect the story. This is especially important when writing... See more
Mallary Tenore Tarpley • 10 lessons learned from pitching, reporting, and writing my new Teen Vogue story
writing, grammar, spelling, organization and content.”
William Zinsser • Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All
Articles To Read
Lynae Smith • 8 cards
Three major articles start at the top of the front page of every issue of The Wall Street Journal. The first paragraphs of these articles are never more than three sentences long. Many paragraphs contain only a single sentence. The first sentences themselves are crisp and compact: It all began to crumble the afternoon Mom’s Best Cookies, Inc.,
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writers on writing
carlton smith • 3 cards
of outlandish facts and quotes—he is a tenacious reporter—and a style that barely suppresses his own amusement. It works particularly well on the buccaneers who continue to try the patience of the citizenry, as proved by his profile in The New Yorker of the developer Donald Trump. Noting that Trump “had aspired to and achieved the ultimate luxury,
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