Writing Solutions : Beginnings, Middles and

Whether you are a novice writer, or an immediate journalism student; in a freshman 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 that 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.

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

Preface	p. 13
Acknowledgments	p. 15

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

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

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
Table of Contents provided by Syndetics. All Rights Reserved.

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Writing Solutions : Beginnings, Middles and Endings

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials