My Progress

Last night I worked on a good portion of my feature story so I'm feeling good about things. I took my time to think about everything from my past that had to do with Bruce Springsteen. All the albums, all the concerts, and all the things I learned.

Writing leads in class the past few days has definitely helped me practice. I feel come up with a strong lead. I want to begin the feature describing how it feels to be at a Bruce concert-- what I see, what I hear, and what I feel.

Now I'm just trying to figure out how to organize the rest of the story. I have a lot to say but I want to be sure I don't jump around and confuse the reader. I'm leaning towards putting it in chronological order so the audience can experience it in the same way I did. So the body of the article will discuss a few things I recall from my childhood and transition to the present.

Obviously it is important that I talk with my dad and incorporate some of his quotes. Those quotes will be the last piece of the puzzle. We plan to chat about Bruce this evening (as if that's different from any other day).

I was wondering exactly how much detail I should include when explaining the band. I assume everyone has heard of Bruce but I think I should mention a little about their history... how/when they started and what they're up to these days. Since this is a feature story I think a brief description of each band member is also necessary.