Getting It Wrong … (0)
7/29/10 •
Proper usage is a topic that this website has hammered away at. Not that other journalism sites haven’t done likewise; they have. And the industry of prose has more than a few experts who chime in on the topic. Words and their proper usage matter in the writing trade, as Paula LaRocque, writing coach at The Dallas Morning News, points on in this posting.
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Focus on less obvious plays (0)
7/29/10 •
Often it’s not a big, dramatic play that decides a game. Yes, that 80-yard TD pass might have been the backbreaker, but what about the play before? Remember when the wide receiver broke up a certain interception to keep the hope alive? Maybe that’s the angle for your story, so says Joe Gisondi in this essay on covering games. Don’t discount what Gisondi has to say.
Sportswriting Essential: Mastering the Game Story (0)
7/28/10 •
Nothing the sportswriter does will sate a reader’s appetite more than the piece that captures, to borrow a phrase from “The Wide World of Sports,” “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” Yet few things a sportswriter does are as poorly executed as the gamer. Here is some advice on how to make your gamer “sing.”
Barry Zito Is Lights Out (0)
7/28/10 •
He’s got Carlos Santana, Jesus, and Scott Boras on his side, Esquire writer Chris Jones said of Barry Zito. In this piece, Jones takes readers inside Zito’s life, and he does so in a way that few writers can: with detail, description and interesting dialogue. He allowed readers to eavesdrop into a star’s life, and who wouldn’t enjoy doing so?
Narrations: Tips and tales from top storytellers (0)
7/27/10 •
Details, details, details … sweat the details. That’s one of the keys to writing effective narratives. For effective storytelling, a writer needs specifics, says Anne Hull, a five-time Poynter Prize finalist. You can’t really argue this point, not with Hull. You certainly can’t argue it when you look at some of the best sports narratives. All have details, details, details … We’ve been done this road before, but it’s worth revisiting. So read what writers like Hull and her Washington Post comrade Dana Priest have to say about this topic.
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