The Art and Craft of Feature Writing by William E Blundell

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The Art and Craft of Feature Writing by William E Blundell

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.
William E. Blundell was a news editor at the Wall Street Journal, where he was a reporter, page-one writer, Los Angeles Bureau chief, and national correspondent. He won the Mike Berger Award, granted by the trustees of Columbia University, for distinguished metropolitan reporting in New York; the Ray Howard Public Service Award of the Scripps-Howard Foundation, and the Distinguished Writing Award for non-deadline feature writing, granted by the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
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ISBN 13 9780452261587
ISBN 10 0452261589
Title The Art and Craft of Feature Writing
Author William E Blundell
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Random House Australia
Year published 1988-11-29
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.