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# The problem with long-drop intros
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2015/12/the-problem-with-long-drop-intros/
- Published: 2015-12-15T22:18:12.000Z
- Updated: 2015-12-15T22:18:12.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: Journalism, writing

[Suspended ledes suck](http://inessential.com/2015/12/14/suspended%5Fledes%5Fsuck?ref=onemanandhisblog.com):

> Respect your readers: tell them the subject right up front. Write well enough to keep their attention. Don’t draw attention to your own cleverness.