I was in Waterstones just before New Year and found a Giles album. I hadn't seen one in ears and always loved his work. The cartoons are from years ago but many could have been published today as political and social comment.
As a writer what struck me right away is that a good article should be written like one of those Giles cartoons, you
see the joke, that draws you into the picture, where you find - Granny is looking grumpy and clouting someone with her umbrella,
Aunt Vera is taking her medicine and looking miserable while the apples spill out of the bottom of the paper bag, the twins are causing
mayhem and the baby is biting the dog. It's not just a cartoon, it's a whole entertainment!
The opening of a well written article should
present the main drama or what will interest the reader most about the subject. It’s
the hook that entices the reader to want to know a bit more. Once the reader
has become interested, the subject can be fleshed out.
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