Student: Alright, here's my lede. "Life...is a journey, said Denzel Washington in a press conference held--
Greg: Wait! Here's an even better one: "Life...is a highway."
(laughter)
Different student: And Denzel would ride it all night long.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Tales from DC: Lede Writing Exercise
An exchange from a recent lede writing exercise in class. The exercise was based on a Denzel Washington press conference for the movie "The Book of Eli:"
Student: Alright, here's my lede. "Life...is a journey, said Denzel Washington in a press conference held--
Greg: Wait! Here's an even better one: "Life...is a highway."
Student: Alright, here's my lede. "Life...is a journey, said Denzel Washington in a press conference held--
Greg: Wait! Here's an even better one: "Life...is a highway."
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perfect. absolutely perfect. as long as tmatt did antennae quotes with his fingers afterward...also, I just realized I'm leaving this comment with the wrong blogspot account. Oops!
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