WRITING 101

Humanize, add color, entertain and surprise--use these elements to set apart your story from the others. Add an element of human interest to the formula.

What's cool about writing is the surprising amount of literary flexibility it allows you. You can be descriptive, set a scene, narrate a story, explore an aspect in a person's life, use anecdotes, play with words, and surprise the reader. You don't even have to stick to the standard inverted pyramid technique used in news writing to cramp your style or limit your creativity. Here are some tips:

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