Due date change for story 2

As we discussed in class today, story 2 will be due on Thursday, July 17. Yes, I’m a soft touch! Let me know if you’re having any problems, and those of you who are working on something for the alumni magazine, please stay in touch and tell me ASAP if you’re not able to track [...]

Story Idea: Museum Freak Attacks

Over the weekend of July 4th, I read a story that really struck me as funny.
A German tore the head off a Hitler wax figurine at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Berlin, Germany. To read the full story, here it is:
Man rips head from Hitler wax figure
BERLIN (Reuters) – A man tore the [...]

Story idea

There could be a story on how cell phones have changed how we do things. People from my parents generation joke that they can remember a time when we could survive without the cell phone. It has become such a huge thing that people are getting rid of land lines in favor of just having [...]

Thursday class

We’ll practice writing a query letter today, and we’ll talk about coaching writers. We’ll also discuss any questions or problems you may be having with story 2.
Remember, I changed the due date for story 2. Here are the specifics:
This story is due on or before Tuesday, July 15. You’re welcome to bring the story [...]