Surtees like to surprise his reader by using things like a good hook, the whammy, and the kicker these are all good to keep the reader interested. I enjoy having surprises during a story because it keeps me glued to what im reading.
He is the author of " the little green book that never goes away" but i have not yet ordered the book yet.
I enjoyed his tips i believe i will use some of them in my writtings such as, focus, rewrite, and simplify. I think the easier read is always the better read.Hard news is immediate, or breaking news that can not wait for publication. Soft news is a story that can wait for publication, it is usually about a on goiung event or interesting person. I would rather write a story on hard news because it seems to be more interesting. Now a hard lead is suited for urgent breaking news events. where as soft lead is more for feature writting. I would rather write a soft lead story because it would give me more of a background story.
