Around the Cincinnati area there was a writer that made columns worth reading; her name is Krista Ramsey. I recently read one of her articles on parents abandoning their child in various ways, both how and why they do such a thing and what can be done to stop it. Her use of both the right word to engage and get across the topic, as well as how everything is sequenced really takes her articles to the top.
An excellent example of this comes as the very first sentence, "It was a story that's hard to forget." For how short and simple it is the sentence goes much farther to bring the reader in much deeper than first thought. Using the word "it" may seem lazy and broad yet it makes the reader think: What is she talking about? and goes onto One that's hard to forget? Oh, it must be good. The reader already feels hooked and urged to read on more; to learn the sad story of a mother leaving behind her baby in a carriage and leaves on a subway: on purpose. What just one simple sentence can do is more than enough to make the reader keep on reading.
It is quite melancholy to known she is no longer is part of the Cincinnati Enquirer, but I do hope it was for the better. I have to ask though: Why did she leave? Where did you get all these diverse topics from? How do you keep the quality flow constant and Grade A?
You can read the column, here.
