100 ways to improve your writing - Gary Provost 2019
Find a slant
Five ways to write a strong beginning
Do not try to write everything about your subject. All subjects are inexhaustible. If you try to write on every aspect of your subject, you will ramble. You will get lost in the writing, your wastebasket will overflow, and you will become a crazy person. Tie yourself to a specific idea about your subject, some aspect that is manageable. That aspect is called the slant. Here are some examples.
Unslanted Idea |
Slanted Idea |
Stained Glass Windows |
The History of Stained Glass Windows |
How to Photograph Stained Glass Windows |
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Stained Glass Windows on Essex Street: Beauty in the City |
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Absenteeism |
The Cost of Absenteeism in This Corporation |
The Vietnam War |
How Much Did Vietnam Cost Us? |
What We Learned from Vietnam |
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The Vietnam War: Is It Really Over? |