Our entertainment workshop with @BettyKirkers from @indie_pendent is starting now! We& #39;ll be live-tweeting Beth& #39;s top tips so keep an eye out for some great advice
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Here are @BettyKirkers top tips for writing reviews! She says: "A good review contrasts the strengths with the weaknesses" and should inform the reader why they should or should not invest their time in something
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Beth is full of great tips for writing about music
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And the next tip: here are @BettyKirkers music review phrases to avoid
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For writing film reviews @BettyKirkers recommends adapting your writing style to suit the publication or website you’re writing for
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Game reviews is up next! One top tip from Beth is to avoid using too much jargon- remember your readers aren’t necessarily avid gamers
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And for book reviews, try not to spoil the ending!
Next up @BettyKirkers is kindly sharing the style guides used by some of the biggest publications!
@Telegraph - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/style-book/banned-words/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/style-boo... href="https://twitter.com/BBCNews">@BBCNews - https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsstyleguide/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsstyle... href="https://twitter.com/guardian">@guardian @ObserverUK - https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-a">https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-...
@Telegraph - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/style-book/banned-words/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/style-boo... href="https://twitter.com/BBCNews">@BBCNews - https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsstyleguide/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsstyle... href="https://twitter.com/guardian">@guardian @ObserverUK - https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-a">https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-...