A practical guide to all aspects of feature writing for journalists and freelance writers.
More feature stories are being published in newspapers and magazines than ever before, ranging from lifestyle spreads about the search for the perfect chocolate mud cake to investigative series about the illegal trade in wildlife. Feature stories offer journalists the chance to move beyond conventional news reporting and write more creatively.
Written by an experienced journalist and teacher, this practical guide shows how to write both elementary and more sophisticated feature stories.
The book explains how to:
- Generate fresh ideas
- Organise your time efficiently
- Gather factual and personal information
- Sift and sort raw material
- Find the best way to tell the story
- Write the story
- Edit and proofread your work
- Work with editors
