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1. Formal: Suitable for professional documents, academic papers, or official communications. It maintains a serious and dignified tone, using standard language and proper grammar.
2. Informal: Conveys a casual and relaxed tone, ideal for friendly correspondence, blog posts, or social media updates. It often includes conversational language and may incorporate humor or slang depending on the context.
3. Persuasive: Designed to influence or persuade the audience to take a particular action or adopt a specific viewpoint. It utilizes rhetorical strategies, compelling arguments, and emotional appeals to sway readers’ opinions.
4. Professional: Similar to formal style but tailored specifically for business settings. It focuses on clear and concise communication, avoiding jargon or overly technical language while maintaining professionalism.
5. Creative: Emphasizes originality, imagination, and artistic expression. It’s suitable for storytelling, fiction writing, poetry, or any context where creativity is valued. This style may involve vivid descriptions, metaphorical language, and innovative ideas.
6. Narrative: Tells a story or recounts events in a chronological sequence. It’s commonly used in memoirs, autobiographies, or historical accounts. This style engages readers by immersing them in a narrative structure with characters, plot, and setting.
7. Descriptive: Focuses on vividly describing people, places, or objects to evoke sensory experiences in the reader’s mind. It’s effective for creating imagery and capturing the essence of a subject through detailed observations and sensory language.
8. Instructional: Provides step-by-step guidance or information on how to perform a task or achieve a specific goal. It’s commonly used in manuals, tutorials, or educational materials. Clarity and simplicity are essential in this style to ensure easy comprehension and follow-through.
9. Expository: Presents information or explains a topic in a straightforward and objective manner. It’s commonly used in textbooks, reports, or news articles to provide factual details, analysis, or commentary without personal bias or opinion.
10. Humorous: Intended to entertain and amuse the audience through witty remarks, satire, or comedic storytelling. It’s suitable for comedy writing, satire pieces, or light-hearted content where humor is the primary focus.
11. Poetic: Utilizes rhythm, meter, and figurative language to create lyrical and expressive prose. It’s suitable for poetry, poetic prose, or any context where beauty and aesthetic appeal are valued.
12. Conversational: Mimics the style of natural conversation, with a focus on authenticity and engagement. It’s ideal for blog posts, podcasts, or interactive content where the author aims to connect with the audience on a personal level.
13. Technical: Employs precise and specialized language to convey complex information or instructions related to a specific field or industry. It’s common in technical documentation, scientific papers, or engineering reports, prioritizing accuracy and clarity.
14. Journalistic: Follows the conventions of journalism, emphasizing factual reporting, objectivity, and impartiality. It’s suitable for news articles, feature stories, or investigative pieces, adhering to journalistic standards and practices.
15. Satirical: Uses irony, sarcasm, or exaggeration to critique or mock societal norms, politics, or cultural phenomena. It’s effective for satire pieces, editorial cartoons, or humorous commentary on current events.
16. Philosophical: Explores abstract ideas, concepts, or beliefs, delving into deeper questions about existence, morality, or the nature of reality. It’s suitable for philosophical essays, reflections, or contemplative prose that invites readers to ponder profound questions.
17. Educational: Focuses on imparting knowledge or teaching concepts in a clear and understandable manner. It’s commonly used in textbooks, educational videos, or instructional materials, prioritizing simplicity and effectiveness in conveying information.
18. Eloquent: Emphasizes eloquence and sophistication in language use, employing literary devices and eloquent expressions to convey ideas with grace and style. It’s suitable for speeches, formal presentations, or literary works where rhetorical flourish is valued.
19. Cinematic: Evokes the style and atmosphere of film or television, using vivid descriptions, dynamic pacing, and visual imagery to create a cinematic experience for the reader. It’s effective for storytelling, screenplays, or descriptive passages that transport readers into a visual world.
20. Minimalist: Strives for brevity and simplicity, conveying meaning with minimal words or embellishment. It’s suitable for minimalist poetry, microfiction, or any context where concise communication is valued.
21. Editor’s Choice:  Let’s the editor decide based upon content.

Let the editor decide based upon the content of the material.

Strives for brevity and simplicity, conveying meaning with minimal words or embellishment. It’s suitable for minimalist poetry, microfiction, or any context where concise communication is valued.

Evokes the style and atmosphere of film or television, using vivid descriptions, dynamic pacing, and visual imagery to create a cinematic experience for the reader. It’s effective for storytelling, screenplays, or descriptive passages that transport readers into a visual world.

Emphasizes eloquence and sophistication in language use, employing literary devices and eloquent expressions to convey ideas with grace and style. It’s suitable for speeches, formal presentations, or literary works where rhetorical flourish is valued.

Focuses on imparting knowledge or teaching concepts in a clear and understandable manner. It’s commonly used in textbooks, educational videos, or instructional materials, prioritizing simplicity and effectiveness in conveying information.

Explores abstract ideas, concepts, or beliefs, delving into deeper questions about existence, morality, or the nature of reality. It’s suitable for philosophical essays, reflections, or contemplative prose that invites readers to ponder profound questions.

Uses irony, sarcasm, or exaggeration to critique or mock societal norms, politics, or cultural phenomena. It’s effective for satire pieces, editorial cartoons, or humorous commentary on current events.

Follows the conventions of journalism, emphasizing factual reporting, objectivity, and impartiality. It’s suitable for news articles, feature stories, or investigative pieces, adhering to journalistic standards and practices.

Employs precise and specialized language to convey complex information or instructions related to a specific field or industry. It’s common in technical documentation, scientific papers, or engineering reports, prioritizing accuracy and clarity.

Mimics the style of natural conversation, with a focus on authenticity and engagement. It’s ideal for blog posts, podcasts, or interactive content where the author aims to connect with the audience on a personal level.

Utilizes rhythm, meter, and figurative language to create lyrical and expressive prose. It’s suitable for poetry, poetic prose, or any context where beauty and aesthetic appeal are valued.

Intended to entertain and amuse the audience through witty remarks, satire, or comedic storytelling. It’s suitable for comedy writing, satire pieces, or light-hearted content where humor is the primary focus.

Presents information or explains a topic in a straightforward and objective manner. It’s commonly used in textbooks, reports, or news articles to provide factual details, analysis, or commentary without personal bias or opinion.

Provides step-by-step guidance or information on how to perform a task or achieve a specific goal. It’s commonly used in manuals, tutorials, or educational materials. Clarity and simplicity are essential in this style to ensure easy comprehension and follow-through.

Focuses on vividly describing people, places, or objects to evoke sensory experiences in the reader’s mind. It’s effective for creating imagery and capturing the essence of a subject through detailed observations and sensory language.

Tells a story or recounts events in a chronological sequence. It’s commonly used in memoirs, autobiographies, or historical accounts. This style engages readers by immersing them in a narrative structure with characters, plot, and setting.

Emphasizes originality, imagination, and artistic expression. It’s suitable for storytelling, fiction writing, poetry, or any context where creativity is valued. This style may involve vivid descriptions, metaphorical language, and innovative ideas.

Similar to formal style but tailored specifically for business settings. It focuses on clear and concise communication, avoiding jargon or overly technical language while maintaining professionalism.

Designed to influence or persuade the audience to take a particular action or adopt a specific viewpoint. It utilizes rhetorical strategies, compelling arguments, and emotional appeals to sway readers’ opinions.

Suitable for professional documents, academic papers, or official communications. It maintains a serious and dignified tone, using standard language and proper grammar.

Conveys a casual and relaxed tone, ideal for friendly correspondence, blog posts, or social media updates. It often includes conversational language and may incorporate humor or slang depending on the context.

Welcome to Star Bright Community Stories, where the magic of everyday life shines through. In the fabric of our existence, it’s the seemingly mundane moments that often hold the most profound significance. This platform isn’t just a collection of anecdotes; it’s a tribute to the resilience, kindness, and determination found in communities worldwide. We’re here to honor the unsung heroes, amplify voices of positivity, and foster connections that transcend boundaries. Through collaboration and shared experiences, we weave a tapestry of hope, understanding, and collective action, building towards a future where every thread contributes to a brighter, more compassionate world. Join us in celebrating the remarkable stories that remind us of the beauty and potential inherent in each of us, and let’s work together to make our communities even stronger.

1. The following is a quick status report.
2. Survey 25 community leaders to create a base of requirements.  Done.
3. Create  a demostration prototype.  Note that the interface to social media is disabled until we go live.  Done.
4. Ask for reviews of the prototype.  In Process.
5. Add more stories.  In Process.
6. Seek out those of you who are willing to assist as advisors, writers, and for the many things I have not thought of.  In Process.
7. Review and improve the story submittal process.  In Process.
8. Improve the story search process.  Action Pending.
9. Create reports showing activity, likes, dislikes, comments, and something to measure the effect of this effort.  Action Pending.
10. Go live.  we will go live when we have 40 stories from 8 or more groups, and the social media interface will put our stories in the feeds of 1000 persons.  Current target is the end of March.  Action Pending

Wayne Angel

530 521 5006

wayne@complexs.com

Vision:
To support the building of a better world on the foundation of strong communities and demonstrate we are meant for more.

Mission:
To increase support for and participation in our community public benefit activities.

Strategy:
Tell short, behind the scenes, human interest stories.
Tell the stories that highlight the benefit of participating and supporting our communities.
Help draw people into the life of the many communities that surround us.