Best of the National Writer's Workshop

Here are columnist Chip Scanlan's top 25 ideas gleaned from the recent National Writer's Workshop sponsored by the Wichita Eagle newspaper and the Poynter Institute. It's a list of one-liners from presenters that is worth scanning (and maybe printing and posting near your computer). Here's few examples: On the essence of television writing: "Forget about adjectives and adverbs. Let the pictures tell that side of the story." and "You've got to let go of the good to get the great."