#11 – Where Do We Start?

Don't bury the lede.

My past few letters have been a bit high level, so I wanted to get grounded with a usable tool for you today. Because stories are hard, especially the beginning.

I learned a lot in journalism school. How to construct a story, how to find sources, how to persist, and how to put my head down and work until it’s done (on deadline). But the most important le…