Author : Millicent V. Hay
Release : 1990
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 871/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Essential Feature by : Millicent V. Hay
Download or read book The Essential Feature written by Millicent V. Hay. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This helpful guidebook for prospective journalists provides the skills needed to be a successful magazine or newspaper feature writer. The Essential Feature is a writing guide, a file of examples, and a style manual all in one book. The author concentrates on those aspects of nonfiction writing that editors find wanting in beginning journalists: research, accuracy, and the skills needed to tell a story, not just report news. This book tells novice writers what editors want them to know. The Essential Feature explains how to apply research and literary techniques to journalistic writing; provides eight examples of successful prize-winning published articles; combines approaches to writing with practical advice on working as a staff or freelance writer; and supplies publishing tips to give the beginning writer a better understanding of the market.