Writing "a paper"

[DrLeftover]

It seems that a Off Topixite has an assignment.

They have to "write a paper", and they need a bit of help.

No, I won't write the paper for them. But I will offer that "bit of help" as somebody that has done that sort of thing for longer than I like to think about.

So, in that light we have.....

Paper Writing Basics

There are some things common to writing anything beyond a shopping list or a bookie slip. And if there is one thing the Desk is an expert at, it would be common things.
You see, the Media Desk, one Dr. Leftover, is very common.
His credentials have been issued solely due to years of Doing It. He is, after all, A Professional.

"Professional What?" Somebody just asked.

... Nevermind.
So, starting there the Desk will run down some basics needed for writing an article, a paper, an essay, even a paragraph about... whatever. Fiction or Non-Fiction. Journalism or Editorializing. There are simply certain things you need to tell us, the readers.
After all, if you are writing about nothing, there is nothing to write about.

Journalists everywhere, even Gonzo Journalists stomping around some sort of special event looking for a fresh angle to cover, obey the Rule of the Five W's. Of which there are now six, but the name has stuck nonetheless.

WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY and HOW.

If you can answer those, you have told us everything we need to know about whatever it is you are writing about.

Now, instead of waxing poetic about its adoration of the W's, the Desk is going to use an example. Others can pass judgement about whether it is a good or bad example.

The rest of the article and the referenced example are at:
http://themediadesk.com/files7/writing.htm

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Do you need help with your homework Doc?

 

[DrLeftover]

Do you need help with your homework Doc?

Volunteering there Nebulous?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

What do you need exactly?

 

[DrLeftover]

What do you need exactly?

A drink and a sandwich.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Here you go: :soda: :sandwich: