tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972790.post115916262138059454..comments2023-05-19T07:40:36.687-07:00Comments on Reporter Quadrant: Elevator ExperienceJacob Marxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02204452820279898781noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972790.post-1159656189448714322006-09-30T15:43:00.000-07:002006-09-30T15:43:00.000-07:00Well, yes, Jacob ... DUCK! HERE COMES ANOTHER BOX!...Well, yes, Jacob ... DUCK! HERE COMES ANOTHER BOX!! Now, back to our conversation. If you are doing an assignment that is impressionistic, the point of which is to absorb mood or ambience through detail, some of which may come at you almost subliminally, a good way to get at the assignment is simply to set your notebook aside and write, just let the stream of consciousness roll. Then, you check your notes. Then, you decide what point, what mood, you want to establish. Then, you edit. But if you are actually producing something for publication and are on deadline, this method can produce an incoherent mess. So Franklin's idea of at least writing the ending first is one way to maintain focus, even in a short piece.....J.Michael Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748774253168313345noreply@blogger.com