Needle's Points: Tips for Top Stories

Needle's Points: Tips for Top Stories is a guide written by Ettvard Needle on publishing for Baldur's Mouth.

This book is redolent with the enticing smell of paper and ink.

Properties

• Books
• Author: Ettvard Needle
• Rarity: Common
•  Weight: 0.5 kg / 1 lb
• Price: 14 gp

Where to find

• Baldur's Mouth X: 47 Y: -47

Text

Reporters, keep this pamphlet handy.

Ettvard Needle's three key points on what makes a good story for Baldur's Mouth.

First, does it have a hook that makes it personal - could a reader imagine it happening to them or their neighbours?

Second, does it have a controversy that makes it juicy? Would just about everybody have an opinion about what happened?

Third, will it have a follow-up that will sell tomorrow's broadsheet? How long can we spin this story out?

Before you waste my time with another weak column, ask yourself if it answers these three questions. If it doesn't, use your wits and make something up. They aren't called 'stories' for nothing, you know.