A CELEBRITY NEVER DIES
When a celebrity dies, his death becomes fodder for web-stories and newspaper headlines that stream newspapers and fan sites. Though fans all over the world grieve their death yet the stories that they leave behind seldom die. Their work leaves an ever-lasting image in the minds of the people and it becomes very difficult to accept the fact that the celebrity is no more. Even I experienced the same thorny feeling while researching and writing about the celebrities who died early.
RESEARCH
Many celebrities left the World at an early age. The shock and despair that the news brought made the media go wild and that became the basis for my research. I researched a lot about the pre-mature deaths of these celebrities. The research was a time-consuming process. It involved a thorough understanding of the subject. For example – if a celebrity died a natural death, then what exactly was the cause, what the autopsy reports had to say, the family’s reaction, etc. The research helped me in knowing what exactly contributed to their deaths. So, I can say that research is the most significant part of your article. Only a well-researched copy has the potential to keep the readers’ eyes fixed on it.
INCLUDING QUOTES
In order to make the article more authentic, I had to include some quotes that either described the family’s reaction over the death or gave the doctor’s statement on the probable causes of death. The quotes, along with the sources from where the quotes were taken added credibility to my articles. Moreover, including quotes in the articles helped maintain the flow and made the articles more interesting.
WRITING THE ARTICLE
The most challenging job was to write the article. Writing an effective copy does not really mean copying the matter and pasting in your document. It requires a lot of effort. Research gives you an outline; it is your job to fill in. Structuring the article properly with all the information you have is a little difficult. It was difficult for me as well. But that is how everyone learns. Adhering to the word limit was the most important and the most interesting part.
Agreed Deepika, writing good copy is very difficult but very interesting and enjoyable job as well. And the kind of project you worked on I am sure it must have been very knowledge enhancing experience as well.
06 Mar 2010 at 3:21 am