When is it OK to pitch a story idea via a Twitter direct message?
Please recognize that if you ignore reasonably news or feature-worthy overtures, we are at liberty to take the story idea elsewhere.
If you'd like to respond to one of his columns or suggest a story idea, drop him an e-mail .
It's said that "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry only ever had one story idea, the one where Kirk and crew met their maker.
By January 2009, he was fleshing out the rest of his story idea to fully develop his vision with help from Sony, the console-gaming giant.
In spite of the overwhelming number of pitches landing in your inbox, please do your best to reply, especially if the story idea is editorially valid.
Instead of trying to come up with a routine check-in (ie: once a week, every two weeks, etc.), just focus on reaching out when you have a timely, newsworthy story idea.
The writer works in service of story and idea and always in service of the reader.
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Pitching an idea is story-telling and sales mixed together and sprinkled with confidence and enthusiasm.
Central to the film (and Philip K. Dick's original story) is the idea of Precrime -- the ability to foresee a crime and prevent it from happening.
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And I was fascinated by the idea of dramatic story that develops with music.
The story itself starts with the idea that yes indeed, we would like to aid the poor of this world in becoming richer.
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He had an idea for a story about a young spaceship pilot who travels across the galaxy in search of her missing father.
While the idea for the story is generally created by an author, everything beyond that (developed plot, characters, images, interactivity, etc.) is created by a team, including the author.
The third story told by the film is the story of creativity, the idea that skateboarders and, by extension, all action sports practitioners are as much artists as athletes.
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Obama doesn't seem to be as enamored with the idea and the story of Israel or as emotionally bonded to the Jewish state -- as several of his predecessors were.
The CNN story also notes that the idea of withholding sex is not a new one the ancient Greek play, Lysistrata, tells the story of women who organized a sex strike to end a war between Athens and Sparta.
The rise in silver is part of that story, rather than a unique idea by itself.
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And it's a good idea to craft a story that portrays you in the best possible light.
It was a vivid mixture of fact and folklore, from which the idea for a short story took form.
Nevertheless, he and his wife came up with the idea to tell the story of The Bible in a relatable way.
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Tim Ferguson, our West Coast editor, came up with the idea for the cover story after noticing that Vanguard, while smaller than Fidelity, was outselling it.
And will it be that hard to triangulate what others say to, and about, you in order for big corporations to get a better idea of your whole story?
At the same time, I watched as my fellow judges would grow impatient and even angry when there was a tech widget that was not powered by a good idea or a relevant story.
Kurlansky: The Basques' story is really an examination of the idea of a nation.
Tolerate a few paragraphs of my own story and you'll get an idea of Laury's contribution.
The site even offers estimated reading times, to give you an idea of how long a story might entertain you during your flight, train ride or afternoon by the pool.
For George Clooney's second foray into live drama, Fail Safe, ignored the idea of looking for a story excuse and instead went live almost for its own sake.
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