Feature and magazine writing : action, angle, and anecdotes

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Title:

Author:

Sumner, David E., 1946-

ISBN:

9780813805191

Personal Author:

Sumner, David E., 1946-

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2005.

Physical Description:

viii, 312 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Introduction : reading, writing and relevance -- Ch. 1. Capturing reader attention -- Ch. 2. The hunt for fresh ideas -- Ch. 3. Strong angles and focused ideas -- Ch. 4. Creative research and reporting -- Ch. 5. Interviews : moving past the predictable -- Ch. 6. Action-packed writing -- Ch. 7. Strong beginnings, satisfying endings -- Ch. 8. Anecdotes : the color of writing -- Ch. 9. The structure of writing -- Ch. 10. The art and style of writing -- Ch. 11. The wide, wide world of shorts -- Ch. 12. Picture this : the profile article -- Ch. 13. Real-life dramas and stories -- Ch. 14. How to write how-to articles -- Ch. 15. The calendar-content connection -- Ch. 16. Trends, conflicts and controversies -- Ch. 17. Writing to inspire -- Ch. 18. Writing for the business-to-business media -- Ch. 19. Writing for the Internet -- Ch. 20. Marketing your words -- Ch. 21. Writing creative query letters -- Ch. 22. Copyrights and wrongs.

Subject Term:

Feature writing.

Journalism -- Authorship.

Added Author:

Miller, Holly G.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip055/2004029264.html

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Summary

Consider the unique features of Feature and Magazine Writing: Action, Angle and Anecdotes. Its authors have taught magazine writing at universities for a combined 30 years and have earned success and acclaim for magazine writing and editing. Its comprehensive chapters cover the most complete range of topics ever included in a magazine and feature writing text. Its affordability makes it immediately applicable to the hundreds of journalism programs teaching "magazine writing," "feature writing" or similar courses. Authors Sumner and Miller have written a text that genuinely models its message through lively writing, touches of humor and a conversational tone. Coverage includes content too often missing or deficient in existing texts: finding original ideas; developing strong angles; writing for targeted, niche audiences; practical how-to instruction on the many different types of magazine articles; fresh perspective and advice from professional writers and editors; examples, exercises and sample, illustrative articles; glossaries of publishing terms in each chapter; how to find the best Web sites and databases for background research; and how to locate expert sources who are accessible for telephone interviews. Tightly edited, colorfully written, concise, and moderately priced, Feature and Magazine Writing is the textbook of choice for your future feature writers.