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Author Garrison, Bruce, 1950-

Title Professional feature writing / Bruce Garrison
Edition Fourth edition
Published Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2003

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 W'PONDS  808.06607044 G242/P 2003  AVAILABLE
Description xii, 533 pages ; 24 cm
Series Lawrence Erlbaum Associates'(LEA) communication series
LEA's communication series.
Contents Preface -- Part I: The Basics -- Feature Writing in the 21st Century -- A Career as a Feature Writer? Finding a Good Feature Article Idea -- Researching Feature Article Ideas -- The Writing and Editing Process -- Part II: Types of Articles -- Descriptive and Color Writing -- The Human-Interest Article -- Profiles and Personality Sketches -- Seasonal Features -- Entertainment Features and Critical Writing -- Aftermath, Follow-Up, and Depth Series Articles -- Travel Writing -- Service Features -- Personal Experience Articles -- Writing Humor in Feature Articles -- Writing Science and Technical Features -- Part III: The Collegiate and Professional Writer -- Writing Feature Articles on Campus -- Freelance Writing and Marketing -- Surviving in the Freelance Business -- Appendices: World Wide Web Resources -- Pennsylvania Angler & Boater Guidelines for Contributors -- Vermont Life Magazine Writers' Guidelines -- Operations & Fulfillment Magazine Writer's Guidelines -- Operations & Fulfillment Magazine Content and Style Guidelines -- Operations & Fulfillment Magazine Story Evaluation Checklist -- Freelance Letters of Agreement -- Code of Ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists -- American Society of Journalists and Authors Code of Ethics and Fair Practices -- Protecting Yourself in the Magazine Recession (or Any Other Time)
Summary "Professional Feature Writing provides the basics of news media feature writing and establishes a solid foundation for students and writers making feature writing their career. This fourth edition offers a thorough and up-to-date look at newspaper, magazine, newsletter, and online publications, with emphasis on daily newspapers and consumer magazines. It serves as a comprehensive introduction to feature writing, emphasizing writing skills, article types, and the collegiate and professional writing life. With a wide variety of perspectives and experiences of both young and experienced writers, editors, publishers, and professors, the text is filled with practical guidance for writing a wide variety of features." "Each chapter includes excerpts and complete articles from the nation's leading publications."
"Building on introductory writing and reporting skills, this text is appropriate for upper-division journalism students learning feature writing and advanced writing topics. It will also serve as a valuable resource for freelance writers."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography, pages 509-519
Subject Feature writing.
Journalism -- Authorship.
LC no. 2003049395
ISBN 0805847650 alkaline paper
0805847669 paperback alkaline paper