{"id":29469,"date":"2022-05-10T06:35:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T10:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?page_id=29469"},"modified":"2024-05-22T02:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T06:27:17","slug":"human-interest-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/how-to-write-creative-content\/human-interest-stories\/human-interest-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources on why write human-interest stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Websites, books &amp; tools<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28650\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28650\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/resources-on-the-writing-process\/resources-red-book\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book.png\" data-orig-size=\"401,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"resources-red-book\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Learn more about getting modifiers and hyperbole out of your message. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/female-hand-book-on-white-background-1559561663&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by Pixel-Shot&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book-300x224.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book.png\" alt=\"Human-interest stories\" title=\"Human-interest stories\" width=\"401\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28650 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book.png 401w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book-300x224.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 401px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 401\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28650\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/resources-on-the-writing-process\/resources-red-book\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book.png\" data-orig-size=\"401,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"resources-red-book\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Learn more about getting modifiers and hyperbole out of your message. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/female-hand-book-on-white-background-1559561663&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by Pixel-Shot&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book-300x224.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book.png\" alt=\"Human-interest stories\" title=\"Human-interest stories\" width=\"401\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book.png 401w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learn how to sell human interest to reviewers and approvers with this research on the bottom-line business impact of human-interest stories. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/female-hand-book-on-white-background-1559561663\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Image by Pixel-Shot<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table class=\"indextable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5px\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"indextableheader\">Training<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><a title=\"Master the Art of Storytelling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/corporate-communication-training-programs\/business-storytelling-training\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30124\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/how-to-organize-an-article\/feature-story-structure\/feature-story-example\/how-to-organize-content\/creative-content-workshop-150\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/creative-content-workshop-150.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"creative-content-workshop-150\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/creative-content-workshop-150.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/creative-content-workshop-150.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/brand-storytelling-course-150.png\" alt=\"Master the Art of Storytelling\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-30124 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30124\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/how-to-organize-an-article\/feature-story-structure\/feature-story-example\/how-to-organize-content\/creative-content-workshop-150\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/creative-content-workshop-150.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"creative-content-workshop-150\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/creative-content-workshop-150.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/creative-content-workshop-150.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/brand-storytelling-course-150.png\" alt=\"Master the Art of Storytelling\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-30124\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"Master the Art of Storytelling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/corporate-communication-training-programs\/business-storytelling-training\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Master the Art of Storytelling<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">Want to captivate your readers: Get the media to steal your sound bites? Make your message more eloquent and memorable? Wordplay can help.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"indextable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5px\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"indextableheader\">Research<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><a title=\"Unlocking Language: The Classic Readability Studies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unlocking-Language-Classic-Studies-Readability\/dp\/1419661760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/unlocking-language.png\" alt=\"Unlocking Language: The Classic Readability Studies\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-51147 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/unlocking-language.png\" alt=\"Unlocking Language: The Classic Readability Studies\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-51147\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"Unlocking Language: The Classic Readability Studies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unlocking-Language-Classic-Studies-Readability\/dp\/1419661760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Unlocking Language: The Classic Readability Studies<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read the full text of Rudolf Flesh\u2019s \u201cA New Readability Yardstick.\u201d In this 1949 <em>Journal of Psychology<\/em> article, the creator of the Flesch Reading Ease test outlines his formula for measuring human interest in a story.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><a title=\"Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1400064287\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=1400064287&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=wylicomminc-20&#038;linkId=G7D2DUBVMRVHO27Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/made-to-stick.png\" alt=\"Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-51145 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/made-to-stick.png\" alt=\"Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-51145\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1400064287\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=1400064287&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=wylicomminc-20&#038;linkId=G7D2DUBVMRVHO27Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chip Heath and Dan Heath\u2019s must-read book includes a chapter on how to sell your ideas with human-interest material.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><a title=\"\u201cCan Insight Breed Callousness?\u201d (PDF)\" href=\"http:\/\/idei.fr\/doc\/conf\/psy\/papers\/small.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/can-insight-breed-callousness.png\" alt=\"\u201cCan Insight Breed Callousness?\u201d (PDF)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-51146 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/can-insight-breed-callousness.png\" alt=\"\u201cCan Insight Breed Callousness?\u201d (PDF)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-51146\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"\u201cCan Insight Breed Callousness?\u201d (PDF)\" href=\"http:\/\/idei.fr\/doc\/conf\/psy\/papers\/small.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>\u201cCan Insight Breed Callousness?\u201d (PDF)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why do people care more about a single person than millions of nameless, faceless souls? In this working paper on \u201cThe Impact of Learning about the Identifiable Victim Effect on Sympathy,\u201d researchers Deborah A. Small, George Loewenstein, Paul Slovic outline the history of the identifiable victim effect and their own research on the topic.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><a title=\"\u201c\u2018The little dog lost at sea\u2019\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/theweek.com\/article\/index\/106310\/The_little_dog_lost_at_sea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29699\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/how-to-write-creative-content\/human-interest-stories\/human-interest-stories\/the-week-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/the-week-logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the-week-logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/the-week-logo.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/the-week-logo.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/the-week-logo.png\" alt=\"\u201c\u2018The little dog lost at sea\u2019\u201d\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-29699 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/the-week-logo.png 150w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/the-week-logo-100x100.png 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29699\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/how-to-write-creative-content\/human-interest-stories\/human-interest-stories\/the-week-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/the-week-logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the-week-logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/the-week-logo.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/the-week-logo.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/the-week-logo.png\" alt=\"\u201c\u2018The little dog lost at sea\u2019\u201d\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-29699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/the-week-logo.png 150w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/the-week-logo-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"\u201c\u2018The little dog lost at sea\u2019\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/theweek.com\/article\/index\/106310\/The_little_dog_lost_at_sea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>\u201c\u2018The little dog lost at sea\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This excerpt from Shankar Vedantam\u2019s 2010 book, <em>The Hidden Brain<\/em>, explains why people would rather save one person than 1,001.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Websites, books &amp; tools Training Master the Art of Storytelling Want to captivate your readers: Get the media to steal your sound bites? 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