2.FIND YOUR FRAME
Picture This Post Review Writers’ Guidelines
Imagine this…
You are on an elevator with a valued friend that you want to tell about the X (performance, book or film) that you are reviewing.
They might have asked you, “How was X?”
You don’t have much time to answer. This is an elevator in a six story building—not the World Trade Towers, John Hancock Building and definitely not the world’s current tallest skyscraper in Dubai. Since you’re time crunched—cut to the chase.
You might decide to answer with WHAT X is about...
You might answer with HOW X is superlative (or conversely, a disappointment)…
Or maybe you want to focus on WHY you think everyone would be interested in X...
Etc.
Say it in one sentence if you can.
THAT IS YOUR FRAME.
TIPS:
- Often you can prime your reader to “get” the frame by summarizing or alluding to it in the short descriptive section of your title.
- “…Usually I ‘find my frame’ by identifying the moment in a work that struck me as being unique or unexpected - something about it that, to me, turned the genre on its head or solidified why the work is uniquely its own. At what point did I recognize it as having a specific perspective or style that can’t be found in others of the same genre? I try to identify that unique quality and use it to frame my review.” - Lily LeaVesseur, Writer
