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Use metaphor, not modifiers

'This isn't dessert, it's a diabetic coma on a plate' "The thing about food writing is that there are only...
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Go beyond description

Engage your readers' senses with metaphor In A Good Man Is Hard to Find, Flannery O'Connor described a character as...
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Bring power to your points

Analogy sharpens your message When Gerald Ford assumed the presidency in the wake of Watergate, he wanted Americans to know...
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Analogy makes him great

Rob Kapilow makes Mozart meaningful through metaphor I don't know an adagio from an allegro. (Although I have been told...
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Metaphor makes the difference

Need your audience to 'get' your point? Use analogy "The rewards of learning how to handle metaphor go beyond a...
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Paint concrete word pictures

Name names; number numbers When it comes to interest and understanding, Countertop Gadgets are better than Domestic Devices. [caption id="attachment_17419"...
<strong>Center piece</strong> To engage readers, start your story in the middle of the action. <em>Image from Shutterstock</em>

Begin in the middle for good story structure

Start your story in medias res You remember learning about in medias res (classical Latin for "into the middle things")...
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Make it F-A-B

Translate features to advantages to benefits Quick! Which would you rather have: Apple's new incredibly responsive A9X chip? Or the...
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Reframe the problem

Break an egg? Make an omelet Don't you love the way H&R Block reframed tax season as refund season this...
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Shake it up

Osborn Barr reimagines a press release When Rachel McGrew, manager at Osborn Barr PR, wrote a release about a client...
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All’s well that ends in storytelling structure

Punch out your punch line The punch line of a story is like the punch line of a joke —...

The Mighty Metaphor

Karen Brooks brings the Portland dining scene to life The rumor that I moved to Portland, Ore., solely because of...

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