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title	:	Professional Feature Writing LEA's Communication Series
author	:	Garrison, Bruce.
publisher	:	Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
isbn10 | asin	:	0805830189
print isbn13	:	9780805830187
ebook isbn13	:	9780585338071
language	:	English
subject	Feature writing.
publication date	:	1999
lcc	:	PN4784.F37G37 1999eb
ddc	:	808/.06607
subject	:	Feature writing.

Page i Professional Feature Writing

Page ii LEA's COMMUNICATION SERIES Jennings Bryant/Dolf Zillmann, General Editors Selected titles in Journalism (Maxwell McCombs, Advisory Editor) include: DeFleur Computer-Assisted Investigative Reporting Fensch Sports Writing Handbook, Second Edition Garrison Computer-Assisted Reporting, Second Edition Garrison Successful Strategies for Computer-Assisted Reporting Merritt Public Journalism and Public Life: Why Telling the News is Not Enough, Second Edition Tichener 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 Professional Feature Writing Third Edition Bruce Garrison University of Miami

Page iv Copyright (c) 1999 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, retrieval system, or any other means, without prior written permission of the publisher. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers 10 Industrial Avenue Mahwah, NJ 07430 Cover design by Cheryl Millbrandt Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Garrison, Bruce, 1950 Professional feature writing / Bruce Garrison. 3rd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 0-8058-3017-0 ISBN 0-8058-3018-9 (pbk.) 1. Feature writing. I. Title. PN4784.F37G37 1999 808'.06607dc21 98-30121 CIP Books published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates are printed on acid-free paper, and their bindings are chosen for strength and durability. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Page v CONTENTS About the Author ix Preface xi Part I: The Basics 1 Feature Writing in the 21st Century 3 2 Finding a Good Feature Article Idea 33 3 Researching Feature Article Ideas 60 4 The Writing and Editing Process 89 Part II: Types of Articles 5 Descriptive and Color Writing 127 6 The Human-Interest Article 148 7 Profiles and Personality Sketches 175 8 Seasonal Features 203

Page vi 9 Entertainment Features and Critical Writing 225 10 Aftermath, Follow-Up, and Depth Series Articles 271 11 Travel Writing 293 12 Service Features 329 13 Personal Experience Articles 355 14 Writing Humor in Feature Articles 377 15 Writing Science and Technical Features 408 Part III: The Collegiate and Professional Writer 16 Writing Feature Articles on Campus 449 17 Freelance Writing and Marketing 477 18 Surviving in the Freelance Business 511 Appendix A World Wide Web Resources for Feature Writers 534 Appendix B Guidelines for Contributors 536 Appendix C Restaurant Review Letter of Agreement

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