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By
Bruce Bressack
08/07/2003
Boomers
It also goes on to say, "never use the word hence (thence, or whence) in your article". Whooopppssss, guess I slept through that part of the course!
Writing 102 says, "your first sentence should be succinct and riveting". Kinda-sorta like this:
"Aliens set-up toll booth at entrance to Pearly Gates, while democratic presidential candidates search for intelligent life in the Western White House."
Catchy, right??? Answer - yes, in a 'pseudo democratic socialization of the working class proletariat' sort-of-way.
Writing 103 says, "make sure you work the title of your article into the article, even if you have to slam-it-in". Hence the above......and there's that hence word again!
And, finally, Writing 104 says, "whatever you do, don't waste the reader's time by writing trite, self-absorbing and meaningless articles that don't have a point-of-view" [and appear to be going nowhere.]
Sorry for the "self-absorbance" (and the directionless article), but I had a self-imposed deadline for this week's freelance article (and, apparently, way too much time on my hands).
"How can I make this up to you?", he says rhetorically, while winding his Timex waterproof watch and sipping his store-brand coffee.
By saying something that's been on my mind for a long, long, long time. Now if I can only remember what it was......hhhhmmmm......oh yeah, 'Enough's Enough'!
And yet another article "bites the dust".
Bruce Bressack is a singer-songwriter, producer and freelance writer currently living in New England. He’s a 52 year old baby-boomer, ex-Yuppie, ex-New Yorker, guitar-slingin’, piano-slappin’, finally ‘retired’, television tube lover...
Bruce Bressack can be reached at bbressack@hippopress.com