The art and craft of feature writing

About this book

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.(Barns & Nobles)

Subjects

• art d'écrire
• authorship
• feature writing
• handbooks, manuals
• journalisme
• narration (rhetoric)
• rédaction technique
• reporters and reporting
• style, literary
• technical writing
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