Feature Writing

Features can be about any subject, from the fluffiest lifestyle piece to the toughest investigative report.

A very different style from hard-news ledes

Just as there are different kinds of hard-news stories, there are lots of different kinds of features

Features tell the stories of people's lives

How much detail, description and background information is too much - or too little?

News features combine a featurey writing style with hard-news reporting

Writing a Spot-News Feature

Spot features are just what they sound like - feature stories written on a spot-news, or breaking-news deadline

Newswriting is great, but for those who love words and the craft of writing, there's nothing like producing a great feature story

It's a moment every reporter has experienced. You're struggling with the lede, the all-important opening of your story that will either lure readers in or send them packing. Nothing works until suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, a great lede pops into you head, fully written.

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All those years of English class have probably left you with a lot of bad habits

Writing great reviews is a real art, one that many have tried but only a few have mastered

The personality profile is an article about an individual, and profiles are one of the staples of feature writing

Most editors will tell you that beginning writers need to use fewer adjectives and stronger, more interesting verbs

Keep it Bright and Tight

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