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Doug Brown on writing
Denver Post feature writer Doug Brown admits it’s a tough job when you’re assigned to profile someone who is, by nature, boring. It takes more work and more interviews with other people … more →
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Doug Brown on writing
helzapoppen wrote 1 week ago: Denver Post feature writer Doug Brown admits it’s a tough job when you’re assigned to pr … more →
Doug Brown comes to class
helzapoppen wrote 1 week ago: If you missed class Thursday, check out some of Denver Post feature writer Doug Brown’s talk h … more →
New pic
helzapoppen wrote 1 week ago: This shot was taken at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan. Taken metaphorically, you … more →
Deadline recap
helzapoppen wrote 1 week ago: Here’s a recap of story deadlines for the rest of the semester: Final social issues: 11 a.m. T … more →
Just Do It
helzapoppen wrote 1 week ago: Doug Brown wrote a book called Just Do It, which chronicled he and his wife’s challenge to hav … more →
Organizing your profile
helzapoppen wrote 1 week ago: There are some good tips here as you put together your profile. profile tips … more →
One more scene reconstruction
helzapoppen wrote 1 week ago: Sarah M. Lindsay walked into her new homeroom. Nervous because she didn’t know anyone. A little pis … more →
Doug Brown in class
helzapoppen wrote 1 week ago: Here are the stories I’d like you to read before class Thursday. grass fed beef A Carnivore Re … more →
All because of seven words.
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Cairene wrote 2 weeks ago: It’s an odd time of year, isn’t it? It feels odd to me anyway. I am at once coming and g … more →
Reconstruction samples
helzapoppen wrote 2 weeks ago: I thought I’d post a few of your recreated scenes here (I might have made minor tweaks) Maggie … more →
Robert Downey Jr. profile
helzapoppen wrote 2 weeks ago: So per Molly’s suggestion, we’ll read another Esquire profile, this one on actor Robert … more →
Recreating a scene
helzapoppen wrote 2 weeks ago: Again, this might be a useful narrative tool as you write your profiles. Here’s mine from clas … more →
David Lane profile
helzapoppen wrote 2 weeks ago: Here’s an example of a shorter, simpler profile of a controversial and high profile attorney … more →
Social issues reading
helzapoppen wrote 2 weeks ago: This Washington Post story does a great job illustrating a huge national problem through the experie … more →
Out of my element
helzapoppen wrote 3 weeks ago: And I didn’t even have to leave the classroom. Students embraced the out-of-your-element blog … more →
New header image
helzapoppen wrote 1 month ago: Now that we’re moving toward Election Day, here’s a blurry shot from inside the conventi … more →
Reading for Tuesday
helzapoppen wrote 1 month ago: This story is a true classic – even all these decades (43 years, to be precise) after it was p … more →
Good out of element from NY Times
helzapoppen wrote 1 month ago: This is a pretty cute swine flu feature by the New York Times. Check it out. Notice, it’s not … more →
End of the 1st grading period
tifftai wrote 1 month ago: It’s coming up! The end of the 1st quarter is on Thursday, Oct. 22nd. Here is the Missing wor … more →
