{"id":846,"date":"2010-04-07T23:16:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/tips-for-writing-features-1-find-the-armpits\/"},"modified":"2022-04-08T13:40:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T03:40:14","slug":"tips-for-writing-features-1-find-the-armpits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2010\/04\/tips-for-writing-features-1-find-the-armpits\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for writing features #1: find the armpits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/findtheangleinyourstory.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3457\" src=\"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/findtheangleinyourstory-300x300.png\" alt=\"findtheangleinyourstory\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/findtheangleinyourstory-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/findtheangleinyourstory-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/findtheangleinyourstory-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/findtheangleinyourstory-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/findtheangleinyourstory-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/findtheangleinyourstory-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/findtheangleinyourstory-610x610.png 610w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/findtheangleinyourstory-480x480.png 480w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/findtheangleinyourstory-640x640.png 640w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/findtheangleinyourstory-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/findtheangleinyourstory.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p>This revelation may surprise you, but sometimes I\u2019m not, um, <i>fascinated<\/i> by the subjects I\u2019m commissioned to write about.<\/p>\n<p>Superannuation springs to mind.<\/p>\n<p>Supermarkets follow close behind (mostly because that\u2019s what I\u2019m meant to be doing even as I write this post).<\/p>\n<p>Budgeting. The best age to have a baby (not as interesting once you\u2019ve had a couple). Forty thousand words on how to pay off your credit cards (the big challenge there was not repeating \u2018spend less, pay more than the minimum\u2019 8000-odd times).<\/p>\n<p>What often surprises <i>me<\/i>, however, is how fascinating some of these things become once I start. (Some. Superannuation has yet to work its magic on me.)<\/p>\n<p>When I first started writing features for women\u2019s magazines (beyond the <a href=\"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2010\/04\/and-so-i-opened-the-suitcase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world-famous James Reyne interview<\/a>), I used to ask endless questions and take endless notes. It would often take me an hour to interview a girl for a 200-word section of a \u2018Wedding Dress, Never Worn\u2019 feature.<\/p>\n<p>And she\u2019d be one of five I had to get through.<\/p>\n<p>I felt as though I needed to know every single thing about her, and often found it difficult to keep my word counts in check. (To be fair, there\u2019s never a short story behind an unworn wedding dress, now is there?)<\/p>\n<p>One memorable conversation with a straight-talking, well-meaning deputy editor sorted me out. I\u2019d filed 3000 words for a 1200-word commission about why some women choose to have hairy armpits. (I know, investigative journalism hits new heights.)<\/p>\n<p>She flicked through the story while I sat there, nervous as all hell, and then gave it back to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a story about hairy armpits, Al,\u201d she said. \u201cJust give me the hairy armpits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I went home, cut out the background noise and focused on the armpits.<\/p>\n<p>Features writing is about finding the armpits in any subject.<\/p>\n<p>No reader wants to know every single thing about, say, supermarkets. They just want the bit that relates to them. The bit they\u2019ll find compelling and fascinating. The armpits.<\/p>\n<p>So I look for what I find compelling and fascinating, and try to give it to them in a way they\u2019ll find digestible. Accessible. Maybe even a little bit amusing and entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>And if I ever work out where the armpits are in the subject of superannuation\u2026well, I\u2019ll be rich enough not to need any.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;d like more tips for freelance writers, you&#8217;ll find a wealth of them in <\/strong><em><strong>So You Want To Be A Writer (How to get started while you still have a day job)<\/strong><\/em><strong>, my book co-written with the wonderful Valerie Khoo.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/books\/so-you-want-to-be-a-writer-the-book\/\">Buy your copy here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This revelation may surprise you, but sometimes I\u2019m not, um, fascinated by the subjects I\u2019m commissioned to write about. Superannuation springs to mind. 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Supermarkets follow close behind (mostly because that\u2019s what I\u2019m meant to be doing even as I write this post). Budgeting. The best age to have a baby (not as interesting once you\u2019ve had a couple). Forty thousand words on how to pay off your credit cards (the big challenge there was not repeating \u2018spend less, pay more than the minimum\u2019 8000-odd times).\r\n\r\nWhat often surprises <i>me<\/i>, however, is how fascinating some of these things become once I start. (Some. Superannuation has yet to work its magic on me.)\r\n\r\nWhen I first started writing features for women\u2019s magazines (beyond the <a href=\"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2010\/04\/and-so-i-opened-the-suitcase\/\" target=\"_blank\">world-famous James Reyne interview<\/a>), I used to ask endless questions and take endless notes. It would often take me an hour to interview a girl for a 200-word section of a \u2018Wedding Dress, Never Worn\u2019 feature. And she\u2019d be one of five I had to get through. I felt as though I needed to know every single thing about her, and often found it difficult to keep my word counts in check. (To be fair, there\u2019s never a short story behind an unworn wedding dress, now is there?)\r\n\r\nOne memorable conversation with a straight-talking, well-meaning deputy editor sorted me out. I\u2019d filed 3000 words for a 1200-word commission about why some women choose to have hairy armpits. (I know, investigative journalism hits new heights.) She flicked through the story while I sat there, nervous as all hell, and then gave it back to me.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s a story about hairy armpits, Al,\u201d she said. \u201cJust give me the hairy armpits.\u201d\r\n\r\nI went home, cut out the background noise and focused on the armpits.\r\n\r\nMy job is about finding the armpits in any subject. No reader wants to know every single thing about, say, supermarkets. They just want the bit that relates to them. The bit they\u2019ll find compelling and fascinating. The armpits.\r\n\r\nSo I look for what I find compelling and fascinating, and try to give it to them in a way they\u2019ll find digestible. Accessible. 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