Profile Writing: Jumpy and Confusing

The one thing that bothers me most about profile writing is the randomness of the information the writer sprinkles throughout.  This is the way we are apparently being taught to write profiles, but I can't stand it.  When I read about a person, I don't want you to tell me what city they were born in on one page, and the year they were born three pages later.  Hopefully, there will be a compromise in how these profiles are written.  If writers are now expected to write out of order for newspapers, just wait until I get to my essays.  Bet you won't like reading inconsecutive mumbo-jumbo then! 

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View more articles  by me about profiles by clicking the links below:

The Character Makes the Profile: a look at a profile written on Dr. Seuss

Always in the Spotlight: Getting People Interested in YOU: tips for profile writing.