Professional Feature Writing Book

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).