Course 192 · Lesson 08

The Art of the Opening: Writing the Lede

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The Practice — Reading, Collecting, and Writing Your Own Ledes

192.8 Lesson 08 of 08 2 quiz questions 1 assignment

There is one answer to the question of how to write a good lede: read. Read a lot. Get into the habit of looking for good ledes in everything you read. Read just the ledes of as many pieces as you can. Each time, ask yourself: do I want to keep reading this story? Then ask yourself why, or why not.

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