Original Pitches, Arguable Calls
graphic by Aaron Burden @aaronburden Composition Issues • You need an angle An angle is not a gimmick. It’s an approach to your topic that’s interesting and original enough to persuade the reader your piece is worth reading. A long-respected book of thoughtful advice to writers by Sidney Cox, first published in 1947, is introduced…
graphic by Aaron Burden @aaronburden We writers tend to produce our best work when we write with intellectual curiosity and some passion or joy. Writing this piece, I did experience those but also something else: dread. This “writing tips” project, proposed by a good writer, my son, and improved by another good writer, my daughter,…