Professional Feature Writing Book

	About the Author
	Preface
I	The Basics	1
1	Feature Writing in the 21st Century	3
2	A Career as a Feature Writer?	15
3	Finding a Good Feature Article Idea	33
4	Researching Feature Article Ideas	56
5	The Writing and Editing Process	82
II	Types of Articles	113
6	Descriptive and Color Writing	115
7	The Human-Interest Article	136
8	Profiles and Personality Sketches	155
9	Seasonal Features	183
10	Entertainment Features and Critical Writing	207
11	Aftermath, Follow-Up, and Depth Series Articles	246
12	Travel Writing	266
13	Service Features	297
14	Personal Experience Articles	321
15	Writing Humor in Feature Articles	341
16	Writing Science and Technical Features	368
III	The Collegiate and Professional Writer	401
17	Writing Feature Articles on Campus	403
18	Freelance Writing and Marketing	424
19	Surviving in the Freelance Business	454
	App. A: World Wide Web Resources	474
App. B	Pennsylvania Angler & Boater Guidelines for Contributors	476
App. C	Vermont Life Magazine Writers' Guidelines	480
App. D	Operations & Fulfillment Magazine Writer's Guidelines	483
App. E	Operations & Fulfillment Magazine Content and Style Guidelines	487
App. F	Operations & Fulfillment Magazine Story Evaluation Checklist	490
App. G	Freelance Letters of Agreement	492
App. H	Code of Ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists	500
App. I	American Society of Journalists and Authors Code of Ethics and Fair Practices	503
App. J	Protecting Yourself in the Magazine Recession (or Any Other Time)	507
	References	509
	Index	520