The Art and Craft of Feature Writing

Based on The Wall Street Journal Guide

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Writing & Publishing, Editing & Proofreading, Journalism
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Author: William E. Blundell ISBN: 9781101667125
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication: November 29, 1988
Imprint: Plume Language: English
Author: William E. Blundell
ISBN: 9781101667125
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication: November 29, 1988
Imprint: Plume
Language: English

Storytelling—how to catch and hold a reader’s interest through artful narration of factual material

William E. Blundell, one of the best writers on one of America's best-written papers—The Wall Street Journal—has put his famous Journal Feature-Writing Seminars into this step-by-step guide for turning out great articles. Filled with expert instruction on a complex art, it provides beginners with a systematic approach to feature writing and deftly teaches old pros some new tricks about:

· How and where to get ideas
· What readers like and don’t like
· Adding energy and interest to tired topics
· Getting from first ideas to finish article
· The rules of organization
· How—and whom—to quote and paraphrase
· Wordcraft, leads, and narrative flow
· Self-editing and notes on style

… plus many sample feature articles.

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Storytelling—how to catch and hold a reader’s interest through artful narration of factual material

William E. Blundell, one of the best writers on one of America's best-written papers—The Wall Street Journal—has put his famous Journal Feature-Writing Seminars into this step-by-step guide for turning out great articles. Filled with expert instruction on a complex art, it provides beginners with a systematic approach to feature writing and deftly teaches old pros some new tricks about:

· How and where to get ideas
· What readers like and don’t like
· Adding energy and interest to tired topics
· Getting from first ideas to finish article
· The rules of organization
· How—and whom—to quote and paraphrase
· Wordcraft, leads, and narrative flow
· Self-editing and notes on style

… plus many sample feature articles.

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