#27371
Procrastination can be productive.
Clark, Roy Peter. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Writing>Rhetoric
#27350
Repetition works in stories, but only if you intend it. The repetition of key words, phrases, and story elements creates a rhythm, a pace, a structure, a drumbeat that reinforces the central theme of the work.
Clark, Roy Peter. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Writing>Rhetoric
#27342
Reveal character traits to the reader through scenes, details, and dialogue.
Clark, Roy Peter. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Writing>Journalism>Rhetoric
#27366
Riff is a metaphor from jazz to describe a form of improvisation in which one musician borrows and builds on the musical phrase of another.
Clark, Roy Peter. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Writing>Collaboration
#27335
Seek original images. Make word lists, free-associate, be surprised by language. Reject cliches and 'first-level creativity.'
Clark, Roy Peter. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Writing>Diction>Rhetoric
#27340
Good writers move up and down the ladder of abstraction. At the bottom are bloody knives and rosary beads, wedding rings and baseball cards. At the top are words that reach for a higher meaning, words like 'freedom' and 'literacy.' Beware of the middle, the rungs of the ladder where bureaucracy and public policy lurk. In that place, teachers are referred to as 'instructional units.'
Clark, Roy Peter. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Writing
#27346
What is voice, and how does the writer tune it?
Clark, Roy Peter. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Writing>Rhetoric
#27329
Use verbs in their strongest form, the simple present or past. Strong verbs create action, save words, and reveal the players.
Clark, Roy Peter. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Writing>Diction>Rhetoric
#27368
All writers have a license to end, and there are many ways to do so.
Clark, Roy Peter. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Writing>Rhetoric
#27367
Authors have long understood how to shift their focus to capture both landscape and character.
Clark, Roy Peter. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Writing>Rhetoric
#32252
Color, Contrast and Design in News Design
An online guide that explains color theory and shows how to use it in design through examples and exercises.
Adam, Pegie Stark. Poynter Online (2007). Presentations>Communication>Graphic Design>Color
#33229
When It Comes to Homepages, It is Polite to Stare
That one webpage bears all the promotional burdens that would typically be spread through an entire printed edition of your newspaper. Your homepage begins to look as though a dozen designers from different departments each built their own piece.
Small, Jay. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Web Design>Usability>Eye Tracking
