Read Chapter 4 of Bobby Hawthorne's most excellent writing guide, The Radical Write. Just read it and understand it first.
Then after you have read it answer these few questions well. I deliberately tried to cut down on the number of questions so that I could encourage you to write longer answers to the few questions that I give you for this reading.
Write a solid response to each question: multiple paragraphs or at least one super meaty one.
1. Hawthorne offers this premise for the chapter: "We're not collecting data. We want to tell stories." How does he suggest reporters go about realizing this objective?
2. On page 41, Hawthorne says that you shouldn't write stories that are the metaphorical equivalent of microwave popcorn. For the rest of the chapter, he presents his recipe to cook up a much more delicious, satisfying story. What is his complete recipe for writing an excellent story?
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