Tham khảo tài liệu 'mastering the craft of science writing part 7', ngoại ngữ, kỹ năng viết tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Ideas into Words any domain. If not a scientist is this person a protagonist in some important issue The peril of the special someone is that you may become infatuated a pitfall that is most likely when writing profiles notably of public figures. I cannot tell you how often I ve seen young writers come back from an interview with eyes lit up like candles. Oh he s wonderful one said. Dazzled pause. He said I asked the best questions he d heard in years. All that practiced charisma set loose on a single person can be irresistible though the reflex cynicism of a more experienced reporter is quite as bad. In either case the reporter cannot think straight. Infatuation passes but if you have to write in the meantime you may be able to rescue the situation in the following way Do the best you can making sure to put in everything your mind winces away from as unbecoming. Then go through systematically and adjust the tone translating or deleting every single word of overt praise or blame. A radiant smile for example might become a broad smile or even a broad smile that lights up his eyes if it s true . Just let the facts and quotes speak for themselves. If taking something out leaves an obvious hole ask yourself What did I see or hear that made me think that Then fill the hole with descriptions anecdotes facts and quotes no generalizations just good reporting. Let the readers be dazzled if they choose as they often will. After all this is a special someone. Elucidate a meaty question or policy issue which you can address via case study. For example Can science and engineering find a way to control Nature When John McPhee asked himself that question the result was The Control of Nature a book about human attempts to manage volcanoes Iceland and Hawaii mud slides Los Angeles and the Mississippi. Happily McPhee spares us the lecture in favor of evidence some academic some not all of it fascinating. Policy issues normally revolve around a cast of several characters with .
