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Originally Posted by gmku
So I was given this monthly gig writing a 500-word column for a local paper. No pay, which goes against all conventional wisdom in the freelance world, but I figure the regular exposure won't hurt business and I get to write on "anything my heart desires," according to the editor, God bless her.
I could take a day and whip up a dozen columns, bank them, pop them out one by one as the deadlines come around.
Here's the thing. I've never had a personal column. It's a little different from writing feature articles. I need a bunch of personal angles and snappy first lines.
I have one for sure, which I've dropped in conversation from time to time but never used in print. It's the "life lessons" angle, and the first line is: One thing I've learned in my travels through this crazy little thing called life is...
What are some others?
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The grass you see is not actually green, no, it is actually every color but green, because the grass absorbs every color but the green light, and reflects the green to your eyes, and so the grass is not actually green, it is every color but green.