“Unlocking the Secrets of Storytelling: Discover the Hidden Elements That Can Transform Your Narratives!”
As a writer, knowing what to look (and ask!) for at the start of a project can keep you from getting burned later on. Here’s a quick primer on story brief basics you should know as a contributor on Contently.
Story brief basics with Contently
As a platform that pairs top-tier brands with skilled freelance creatives, Contently eliminates a lot of ambiguity by design. Often, by the time a story is ready to go to a writer, the assigning editor will have already hammered out the basics—angle, word count, and tone of voice, for instance. In other words, those half-baked, three-sentence-style “briefs” are pretty rare.