James Finn
Apr 29, 2022

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Up for a little editorial advice? Try telling the story in clear, concise chunks. Start from the begining, presuming your readers have no idea what you're talking about. Use screenshots as illustrations and back-up documentation, but don't rely on them to tell the story.

Pick out a few powerful quotes and include them in your story as text, trusting that readers can go to sceenshots to verify you're not just making things up.

Create a strong thesis statement as your opener, and then identify several points that support your thesis and use them as subheaders in your story as you punch them hard.

Then close with a strong restatement of your thesis.

Sorry, I'm sure you know most of this already and I don't want to be condescending, but if any of that can be helpful, I offer it in a constructive spirit.

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James Finn
James Finn

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James Finn is an LGBTQ columnist, a former Air Force intelligence analyst, an alumnus of Act Up NY, and an agented but unpublished novelist.

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