Topic 1:
One of the tools I used in my first story about the dance
club was vocabulary (no duh). Stephen King says that a basic rule of vocabulary
is that you use the first word that comes to your mind, as long as it is
appropriate and colorful.
“Light cascaded into the open studio space as the dancers
within it stepped and spun to a song within their heads.”
In this example, I created an image I wanted my readers to
see without getting too carried away with every single word and the need for it
to stand out. Sometimes the message can get across better when it’s simple.
While I didn’t straight-up use fragments, I did vary my sentence
length to keep it fresh. Longer sentences made up most of the review of “Handwritten.”
“He started out as an ordinary Vine user – singing a few
seconds worth of songs and started accumulating quite a following, after which
Mendes started posting on YouTube.”
But every once and a while I would throw in something short
and sweet:
“It’s worth a listen.”
Topic 2:
I have decided to use Deb Powell as the subject of my
profile. I will ask if I can shadow her for part of a day while she works and
ask a couple questions. Ideally, I will be able to talk to a couple of people she
has helped with Love INC., and some members of her family, as well.
Questions I ask will include: What does Love INC. do/ what’s
their mission? What does a typical day as executive director look like for Deb?
What’s the most rewarding part? How to get involved/volunteer at Love INC.? Do
they take donations? Contact info?
Her claim to fame would be that she is the executive director
of Linn County’s Love INC.
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