Posts Tagged ‘editing’
Just fling me over the fence
My first newspaper byline was an obituary. It was 1997 and I was working on the City Desk at the Star Tribune. “We’re short an obit writer today,” my friend Pam said. “Want to fill in?” I no longer remember the name of the deceased. But I do remember having to write a correction for […]
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Tags: attempted humor, cause of death, death by saguaro, death notices, editing, how we die, Johnny Depp, journalism, obituary, obituary writing, postaday2011, Psychology, Star Tribune, Utne Reader, writing
10 rules for writers
While responding to a comment this morning, I happened upon a plea for help: I’ve been working on my website tonight, and for the life of me, I cannot formulate the words that I want to write about me. I tried to offer some suggestions and maybe some helpful advice. As I typed, I remembered […]
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Tags: becoming a writer, editing, postaday2011, Strunk & White, The Elements of Style, writing, Writing Down the Bones
Headline blues
Sometimes I miss being a copy editor. There’s nothing quite so exciting—or dangerous—as writing a headline on deadline. One night I was working on a local story about a terrible accident that had killed two people and severely injured another. My headline accurately summed it all up. Better yet, it actually fit in the very […]
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Tags: copy editing, editing, headlines, journalism, journalist, Minneapolis, Minnesota, newspaper, Star Tribune, writing
