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title	:	Real Feature Writing LEA's Communication Series
author	:	Aamidor, Abraham.
publisher	:	Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
isbn10 | asin	:	0805831797
print isbn13	:	9780805831795
ebook isbn13	:	9780585189611
language	:	English
subject	Feature writing.
publication date	:	1999
lcc	:	PN4784.F37A18 1999eb
ddc	:	070.4/4
subject	:	Feature writing.

Page i Real Feature Writing

Page ii LEA'S COMMUNICATION SERIES Jennings Bryant/Dolf Zillmann, General Editors Selected titles in Journalism (Maxwell McCombs, Advisory Editor) DeFleur Computer-Assisted Investigative Reporting Fensch Sports Writing Handbook, Second Edition Garrison Computer-Assisted Reporting, Second Edition Garrison Successful Strategies for Computer-Assisted Reporting Hachten The Troubles of Journalism: A Critical Look at What's Right and Wrong With the Press Merritt Public Journalism and Public Life: Why Telling the News is Not Enough, Second Edition Parsigian Mass Media Writing Titchener Reviewing the Arts, Second Edition Weaver/Wilhoit The American Journalist in the 1990s: U.S. News People at the End of an Era For a complete list of other titles in LEA's Communication Series, please contact Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.

Page iii Real Feature Writing Abraham Aamidor The Indianapolis Star

Page iv Copyright 1999 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, byut prior written permission of the publisher. Lawrence Er photostat, microfilm, retrieval system, or any other means, witho lbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers 10 Industrial Avenue Mahwah, NJ 07430 Cover design by Kathryn Houghtaling Lacey Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Aamidor, Abraham. Real feature writing / by Abraham Aamidor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 0-8058-3179-7 (cloth: alk. paper) ISBN 0-8058-3180-0 (pbk.: alk. paper). 1. Feature writing. I. Title. PN4784.F37A18 1999 070.4'4dc21 98-45245 CIP Books published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates are printed on acid-free paper, and their bindings are chosen for strength and du rability. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Page v CONTENTS Introduction vii Part I 1 The Profile 3 2 The Trend Story 22 3 The Pro and Con Story 36 4 The News Peg 45 Part II 5 The Focus Story 59 6 Problems and Solutions 78 7 The Journalistic Essay 90 8 Point of View 100 Part III 9 The Lead 117 10 Observation for Detail 128 11 Interview Techniques 132 12 Best Use of Quotes 136

Page vi 13 Copyediting for Features 141 14 Using Databases 144 15 Breaking Into Newspapering 150 16 Spell Checkers 154 References 155 Author Index 157 Subject Index 159

Page vii INTRODUCTION I wanted to call this book Everything I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned on the Features Desk, but that title, or one pretty close to it, already was taken. Something about learning the lessons of life in kindergarten. Nevertheless, such a claim would be quite valid. As a veteran newspaper feature writer with 14 years of experience in Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Champaign, Illinois, I was privileged to meet, and learn from: A young college student born with deadly cystic fibrosis who became a child chess prodigy, then a martial arts expert and vigorous campaigner for the rights of the disabled.

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