Valerie Kalfrin's Lounge Discussions

Florida writer and consultant diving In

Hi, everyone! I'm new to Stage 32 -- this is my first Lounge post -- and I'd love to connect with other established and emerging writers, script consultants and storytellers. I'm a NJ native and transplanted New Yorker now living in Florida with my husband and 5-year-old son. (I sometimes miss the s...

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Bruce L. Stanton

Hello, Miss Valerie, Nice to meet you. Forgive my ignorance, But what is a lede and a logline?

Jake

Welcome to Stage 32, Valerie!

Valerie Kalfrin

Hi, Bruce. A lede (pronounced "lead") is the paragraph in a news story that answers what readers immediately want to know: who, what, where, when, why and how. (Like this one out of Broward County: "W...

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Valerie Kalfrin

Thanks, Jake!

Jake

You're welcome, Valerie!

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