We've talked about the key ingredients or components that make up a feature story. Beginning feature writers often wonder how much of each ingredient to include.
In newswriting, the answer is easy: Keep the story short, sweet and to the point. But features are meant to be longer, to tackle their topics in greater depth and detail.
So how much detail, description and background information is too much - or too little?
The short answer is, if something helps support or amplify the angle of your story, use it. If it doesn't, leave it out.
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