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The Tasteful Obituary
Obituaries may very well be the first thing many people read in the news each day - but they may very well be the last word written about a person. So, with the important information in the obituary in place, it is crucial when writing an obituary, to watch the language that it is being placed in the story. Obituaries are brief written biographies of a person who has died and are given[...]
The Personal Touch of Feature Obituaries versus the Traditional
Feature obituaries are becoming a popular new style in story writing. Where a typical obituary is straightforward and factual, feature obituaries add depth and character that tell the life stories of ordinary people. Using techniques that reveal intimate details and give the style a looser and[...]
The Ill-fated Ford Edsel Lives On as its Designer Passes On
“I’m proud of the car. There is not a bad line on the car.” - Roy Brown.Roy Abbott Brown Jr., chief designer of the 1957 Ford Edsel loved the car so much that he drove one well into his 90s. He died on Feb. 24, 2013 at the age of 96.He was born Oct. 30, 1916, in Hamilton, Ontario, moving to[...]
Updating the Modern Obituary
As any up-and-coming journalist will often be told, every person has a story. In the case of obituaries, every life has a story, how those stories are told though is in the pen – or rather the keyboard of the writer.Recently, The Atlantic posted a news article commenting on the New York Times latest obituary penned for Yvonne Brill, who made a mean beef stroganoff… err… who was[...]
Write Your Own Obituary
Who knows more about your life than you do? Have you ever thought about writing your own obituary? How would you summarize your life in roughly 500 words or less? You would need to think of the people you love most, your passions, your priorities and important events that occurred in your lifetime.Writing your own obituary can be useful for more than the obvious reason. Firstly, by[...]
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