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Writing solutions : beginnings, middles & endings / Thomas Fensch.

By: Fensch, Thomas.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Communication textbook seriesJournalism.Publisher: Hillsdale, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 1989Description: xvi, 142 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0805804102; 0805804110 .Subject(s): Journalism -- AuthorshipDDC classification: 808.0607
Contents:
Beginnings: What they are, what they do -- Middles: Moving through the article -- Types of endings.

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Whether you are a novice writer, or an immediate journalism student; in a freshmen English class; writing a speech, a technical report, advertising copy, or promotional or publicity material; beginning a magazine article or book; or working on any other writing project, you need to face the demands of that blank computer screen. You need to not only fill the blank screen, you need to begin your project effectively, introducing your subject to your reader with exactly the right beginning, and with confidence that you are expressing the right tone and style. Writing Solutions fills a universal gap - this is a "generic" style book.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-135) and indexes.

Beginnings: What they are, what they do -- Middles: Moving through the article -- Types of endings.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. 13)
  • Acknowledgments (p. 15)
  • Chapter 1
  • Beginnings: What They Are, What They Do (p. 23)
  • The Newspaper (Television and Radio) News Lead (p. 27)
  • The Statement Beginning (p. 31)
  • The Descriptive Beginning (p. 36)
  • The Narrative ("Action") Beginning (p. 40)
  • The Anecdote Beginning (p. 47)
  • The Multiple Anecdote Beginning (p. 50)
  • The "I" Beginning (p. 54)
  • The "You" Beginning (p. 63)
  • The Quotation Beginning (p. 65)
  • The Question Beginning (p. 68)
  • The Parody Beginning (p. 72)
  • The "Classified Ad" Beginning (p. 79)
  • The Paradoxical Beginning (p. 83)
  • The Comparison Or Contrast Beginning (p. 90)
  • The Literary Reference Beginning (p. 93)
  • The Simile Or Metaphor Beginning (p. 101)
  • The "False" Beginning (p. 106)
  • The "Memo To" Beginning (p. 114)
  • The "Dream" Beginning (p. 117)
  • The Historical Beginning (p. 121)
  • The Astonishing Beginning (p. 126)
  • The "Biographical Capsule" Beginning (p. 131)
  • The Mosaic Beginning (p. 136)
  • The Combination Beginning (p. 139)
  • The Unconventional Beginning (p. 149)
  • Instant Checklist For Beginnings (p. 152)
  • Chapter 2
  • Middles: Moving Through the Article (p. 157)
  • Transitional Signals (p. 162)
  • Four Key Story Structures (p. 164)
  • The Front-Page Newspaper or "Inverted Pyramid" Structure (p. 165)
  • The Diamond or News-Magazine Form (p. 172)
  • The Wall Street Journal Structure (p. 199)
  • Modified Forms (p. 210)
  • Chapter 3
  • 14 Types of Effective Endings (p. 220)
  • The Summary Ending (p. 222)
  • The Descriptive Ending (p. 224)
  • The Anecdote Ending (p. 228)
  • The "I" Ending (p. 230)
  • The "You" Ending (p. 232)
  • The Quotation Ending (p. 234)
  • The Question Ending (p. 236)
  • The Parody Ending (p. 238)
  • The Literary Reference Ending (p. 240)
  • The Simile Or Metaphor Ending (p. 243)
  • The Editorial Ending (p. 245)
  • The Emotional Ending (p. 247)
  • The "Future" Ending (p. 250)
  • The Combination Ending (p. 252)
  • Instant Checklist For Endings (p. 254)
  • Selected Readings (p. 258)
  • References (p. 259)
  • Index (p. 267)
  • About the Author (p. 278)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Thomas Fensch has been writing for publication since 1967. A native of Ohio, Thomas Fensch has a doctorate in communications from Syracuse University and lives near Houston, Texas