How Do You Become Interested in an Article?
So, let's talk about you as a reader, right? What makes you sit up and take notice when you're reading a magazine or newspaper? Your personal interest zone, right? I mean, if you're all into animal rights, stories about animals will probably pop out at you first if...
Constructing the Nut Graph
We've already talked about what a nut graph is and why it's important. Now, I'm going to give you the step-by-step leading to and through your nut graph creation: Come up with a killer headline. This is what attracts people to read your story. Create an...
How to Get People to Enjoy Your Article
You know what leads are for, right? You draw people into your story with them. Or, if you're writing a query letter, it's where you get the editor's attention. But then what? What happens next? You make readers want to keep reading. Image via Wikipedia Journalists...