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Revision as of 19:14, 27 November 2017
, 27 November 2017Adding a couple more examples and clarifying that we need to stay away from writing that sounds sensational.
(Clarifying that you don't need to name every character that was involved in the plot in the last month.) |
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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* [https://forums.starbase118.net/index.php?/topic/15636-notorious-criminal-dead-after-attempted-takeover-of-starbase-118/ Notorious criminal dead after attempted takeover of Starbase 118] | * [https://forums.starbase118.net/index.php?/topic/15636-notorious-criminal-dead-after-attempted-takeover-of-starbase-118/ Notorious criminal dead after attempted takeover of Starbase 118] | ||
* [https://forums.starbase118.net/index.php?/topic/15806-orion-syndicate-kidnap-members-of-starbase-118-operations-staff/ Orion Syndicate kidnap members of Starbase 118 Operations staff] | |||
* [https://fednewsservice.com/2017/11/17/trill-symbiosis-commission-update-host-selection-process/ Trill Symbiosis Commission to update host selection process] | |||
==Getting started== | ==Getting started== | ||
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[[File:Invertedtriangle.gif|right]]You may find it helpful to follow the "inverted pyramid" style of journalistic writing, which means putting the most important and pertinent information at the top. If your lede is about the murder of a colonist, then the first two or three paragraphs should develop that! Who, what, when, where, etc. Unless the focus of this report is solely about crew promotions and mission briefings, those types of things should take up less space, and be towards the end of your report. | [[File:Invertedtriangle.gif|right]]You may find it helpful to follow the "inverted pyramid" style of journalistic writing, which means putting the most important and pertinent information at the top. If your lede is about the murder of a colonist, then the first two or three paragraphs should develop that! Who, what, when, where, etc. Unless the focus of this report is solely about crew promotions and mission briefings, those types of things should take up less space, and be towards the end of your report. | ||
===Don't overdo it=== | |||
It's easy to imagine yourself as a radio broadcaster in the 1940s, shouting out war dispatches to rouse the people into patriotism. But don't forget "where we come from" – a future that's much more sensible, much less sensational, and much more even-keeled. That doesn't mean these dispatches should be ''boring'' so much as they should be devoid of any caricature of journalism. '''The tone we're going for is journalism with a sense of adventure and irony.''' We want the reader to feel like they're reading an actual news story with a sly grin. | |||
Here's an important tip that will help keep you on track: '''If you have any inclination to end any sentence in your story with an exclamation point, stop and rethink it. You're probably engaging in satirical writing that's too enthusiastic.''' | |||
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