Writing Workshop - 6/13 - Journalism Classroom - Tuesday Morning

[mycanonhatesme]

Chloe was on her laptop again when everyone came in, but she wasn't doing anything other than staring at the screen as though she wanted to type something, but couldn't remember what.


When everyone had come in, she snapped out of her little reverie. "Hey guys, and ladies. Okay, so for the past few weeks, we've been talking about different types of non-fictional writing, and I figured we'd segue into fiction with a little something that mixes them both." She motions to the piles of The National Enquirer and Star whose websites are down, woe! that are sitting on the table. "Gossip is one of the worst ways an editor can make their newspaper or magazine copies sell, in that it's a sad, pathetic last resort. Unfortunately, it's also one of the best ways to make copies sell, because it usually works."

"What I want you to do today is either take the news story you wrote last week, or a different event, if you'd like, and sensationalize it. Write something that'll make people want to grab the story and read it right where they're standing. You can exaggerate and lie about the details - that's the whole point of gossip - it just has to be based on something that might possibly be verifiably true."

Comments

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves (6/13)

[janet_fraiser]

"He's not going to know what hit him," said Janet. "And you're going to have to tell me that story some time. Not here, I'm guessing?"

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves (6/13)

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"No, not here," Elizabeth nodded decisively. "But I'm sure I can share the tale at some point."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves (6/13)

[janet_fraiser]

"Am I going to want to kick Shep?" asked Janet. "Because when you're talking about a scantily clad girls, you couldn't possibly be talking about McKay."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves (6/13)

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth ducked her head, snickering slightly. "Got it in one," she said.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves (6/13)

[janet_fraiser]

"Men," groaned Janet, throwing up her hands. "Honestly, what is it with them? Throw one scantily clad alien woman at them, and they forget everything but the low-cut neckline."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves (6/13)

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"I really don't know, but that's what they continue to do," Elizabeth nodded, stabbing slightly at her notebook.