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Learn These Easy Steps to Become a Great Wordsmith!

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

You can be a great wordsmith! You don’t have to be naturally creative to become one. All you need is Selma Glasser’s classic book The Analogy Book of Related Words: Your Secret Shortcut to Power Writing. I don’t usually review … Continue reading →

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Feature Writers: Make Your Work Publishable and Praised by Readers

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

When you write for newspapers and magazines, you must always consider whether your article is not only likely to be published by editors, but if it will be praised by readers. Popularity of writers leads to more writing assignments for … Continue reading →

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On Language Patrol: Avoid These Expressions

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

I’ve been keeping track again of stale language I’ve read in newspapers and magazines these past few weeks. Feature writers and columnists shouldn’t resort to using these hackneyed terms and phrases: 1) pork barrel 2) acid test 3) bone of … Continue reading →

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Consider Your Future as a Successful Writer

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

Like any other goal in life, if you want to be a successful writer, you have to define where you are now and where you want to go. If you define your writing goals, you can achieve them. They must … Continue reading →

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Feature Writers: Consider Your Description

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

When I taught journalism, I harped on students to be more descriptive in writing features for publication. Below are some descriptive sentences that I’ve pulled from some of their papers: 1) Soft drinks shoot out of a gun that looks … Continue reading →

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Writers of All Genres: Get Back to Basics and Get a Reality Check

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

No matter what genre we write in, most of us struggle at certain points with motivating ourselves through writer’s block and the revision process. When we find ourselves languishing, often it’s time to start considering the basics again. Even an … Continue reading →

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Feature Article Ideas Abound!

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

If you are short of ideas for feature articles, let me give you 42 of them, based on articles I wrote and published in the past year. 1) a municipal band leader 2) a barbershop quartet 3) a genealogical society … Continue reading →

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Feature Writers: Use This Checklist

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

Mark Twain often spoke of writing in an unpretentious way, simplicity of language, accuracy, and “naturalness.” These are points that should be uppermost in feature writers’ minds when they write for newspapers and magazines. Heed these key points about your … Continue reading →

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Feature Articles: Learn How to Humanize Them

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

What do we mean when we say humanizing the feature article? That can mean two things: writing in a human interest style, and often, dealing with incongruity. Human interest means that which interests people. That could involve, writing about other … Continue reading →

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Magazine Museum Fascinates Lovers of the Printed Word

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

Robert Katzman loves the printed word. His Magazine Museum in Skokie, Illinois, a North Chicago suburb, is just one of four back issue magazine stores in the country. It carries more than 100,000 newspapers and magazines dating back to the … Continue reading →

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