- Information moves from the most important fact in the lead to the minor facts. You have to decide what is "more" and "less" important.
- The paragraphs are not based on chronological order but on importance of the information
- Paragraphs 2-4 give the details of the story. Any additional paragraph is less important.
- Be specific in paragraph 2 in order to establish good connection with the lead but to expand it.
- Your paragraph 2 is almost as important as your lead. Do not burden it with unimportant details.
- Stay focused and do not go into another topic in paragraph 3.
2. Hour-glass style
- Part I is inverted pyramid with the same format as above. Keep in mind that the lead does not reveal the "turn" point but reports only the event!
- Part II is a short paragraph that turns the topic around by bringing in an important detail in the story
- Part III is using traditional narrative form, with quotes, details, and anecdotes to enhance the story.
3. The Narrative style
- It uses a lead to introduce the story
- The rest of story is usually in chronological order, uses dialogue and other storytelling techniques.
- They can end with the most important, newsworthy information at the end (if they haven't started with a defined lead).
- The have beginning, middle and end.
Time
Addition
Causation
Comparison
Contrast
Others
Remember that your readers were not at the place of the event and may not know what you already know. EXPLAIN the unfamiliar. Best way: use definitions, comparisons (between something familiar and the unfamiliar), examples, and descriptions that readers will easily translate into their own everyday experiences.
USE humor when appropriate.
BE fair and bring different points of view into your story.
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