European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 1b columns the stars and stripes wednesday january 20,1988 tip to writers never use whom by Joe Murray Pear or. Murray i am currently a freshman English major at Beato College. 1 am very interested in journalism and specifically column willing � a career. Any hints you could give interns of education work per hence Etc. Would be very helpful thank you for your tune and consideration. Sincerely Karen a Courtney Kalamazoo Mich. Dear miss Courtney the great thing about the newspaper business is that everything applies. Any course you Lake from economics to English sooner or later Mil come in Handy far a reporter. I d advise at wide a variety of subjects As possible. There s Only one Way to be a writer and that is Lorite. Do it every Day like an athlete Rains for sport. As with the athlete the writer has some natural  with the athlete the writer must work and work and work write and write and write in order to be come a  important than writing and in Ligand writing is rewriting. Good stories Aren t written. Good stones arc rewritten. A Good writer is never satisfied with what she has written. More than Likely she is disgusted by her own stuff when she sees it in  All you can. Newspapers magazines and especially Good books. Examine the writing of those people whose work you like. Learn the tricks of their style. The Best style is the style that is invisible that tells the Story without intruding into the Story. On being a columnist As with any goal you work you Way up to it. Hard work counts More than Talent Luck counts More than hard work. It s difficult la create a Opportunity. Be on the Lookout for it. Take the Long View. The Best Job in the world is the one that leads to a belter  i m a storyteller. I listen to other people s stories and write about them. Be a Good listener. Be interested in what concerns other. In truth life amounts to Little More than this work hard do Good help others. Most anything Csc is simply How you amuse yourself while repopulating the  few tips on writing the Best columns Are Between 500 and 600 words. Anything Over 700 words is a embarrassment Over 800 words a disgrace. Never use two words when one word will do. Never use one sen Lenic when two sentences will do. Write a column As you would a letter. Make in personal communication Between you and the Reader. Try not to Hurt people s feelings. It s not so important what people think about an Issue rather that they take the Lime to think about it at no. A Good columnist does t Tell people what to think. A Good columnist tells people something that makes them  use  sooner or later you la use it wrong and make yourself look dumb. Any time you use misspell Check it three tires. To misspell misspell is a sin Tor which there is no  yourself journalism at its Best is nothing More than an excuse Tor having a Good  Murray Lufkin Texas they Don t let real estate experts dabble in hear surgery. They ought not to let heart surgeons try to get Rich in real  Field is no less complicated than the other. If anything the Art of real estate investment May be pore of a science ban surgery. For sure it s the bloodier of the  a a poor old. Denton Cooley. At 67, the Houston doctor who wrote the Book on heart trans plants has had o add a chapter 11 to his personal  to what the newspaper says Cooley has 144.8 million in assets and $99.4 million in debts,including$2,7 million he owes in Back lairs. The Tui ement he released says his real estate invest ment suffered As a result of the general economic decline in  spokesman added i want to make in perfectly Clear it has nothing to do with his medical , real estate does t have a bleeping thing to do with a medical practice. Then Pray Tell what the Deuce Isa medical practitioner doing in that kind of business going bankrupt of course is the  never ceases to Amaie. People who Are excellent at what they do to the Point of getting very Rich at it Aren t satisfied doing what they do Best Why thai is i can t  May be part of the problem. That s the explanation you Bear most often of  did notice that among Cooley s assets were listed six automobile two of them Rolls royces which teems somewhat excessive. But i assume they were different  of the problem for people with More Money irian they know what to do with is exactly that no knowing what to do with in they re relying on the advice of people who Call themselves financial experts if they know so much about How to make Money Why Are they having to work for you you want financial advice i la give you financial advice for free dance with the one what bring you. Play to your strength. Stick with what you re Good at. Any coach would Tell you the same thing. Pay your taxes. They re the dues of free  shelters end up As lax sep ulcers. Invest in yourself. Put your Money Back into you business in cd or other Long Range investments with a steady slow guaranteed return. When you gel tired of doing that invest in memories. Spend your Money and enjoy  May be belter advice but i can t imagine who is privy to  that in the recent Stock Market unpleasant Ness Prince Charles lost an estimated i12 million if the next King of England could t gel Good advice on invest ments what can you or i or Denton Cooley expect by the Way things May work out for the surgeon. He has hied a plan for reorganization that would permit him to pay Back his creditors in full Over five years. The newspaper Story did t include any details of How he is going to come up with the Money. However it did note that Cooley was unavailable for comment when the press called to ask him. A Hospital spokes Man said he a. Performing surgery. Today s crossword across 41 Flower. 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