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Feature and Magazine Writing
Action, Angle, and Anecdotes
“This text provides the cutting-edge insights on writing and publishing needed in today's competitive marketplace. The authors--themselves highly successful authors and editors--teach with wit, pragmatic examples, concise information, and logical explanations. For developing journalists and freelance writers, this book is the gold standard.” “Holly Miller was my first editor when I wrote for The Saturday Evening Post, and I found her directives to me on a story assignment to be to the point and always helpful. In this book, she and David Sumner speak to student writers as if they were already professional writers. The advice is lucid. The tips are outstanding. This revision addresses the switch to digital publishing and even a veteran writer of 50 years such as myself can learn from it.” “Practical, methodical, and poetic, this book wonderfully teaches the art and craft of writing features and magazine stories. And it’s targeted to the digital demands of the 21st century.”
- Dennis E. Hensley, Taylor University
- Hank Nuwer, Franklin College
- Berkley Hudson, University of Missouri
David E. Sumner (Author), Holly G. Miller (Author)
9781118305133, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 30 November 2012
352 pages
23.1 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.44 kg
“Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate collections.” (Choice, 1 July 2013) "It doesn’t matter if the student’s chosen medium is daily newsprint, a monthly glossy, or an iPad, Sumner’s and Miller’s approach reinforces the time-tested tenets of feature journalism: make things interesting, well-organized, market-appropriate, and reader-friendly." (Journal of Magazine & New Media Release, 1 June 2013) “Highly recommended for any student interested in writing for magazines or the Internet.” (Cogito Ergo Sum, 20 December 2012)
Updated with fresh facts, examples and illustrations, along with two new chapters on digital media and blogs this third edition continues to be the authoritative and essential guide to writing engaging and marketable feature stories.
Preface vii About the Authors x Part I: Reading, Writing and Relevance 1 1 What Makes a Story Interesting? 3 2 How to Find an Original Idea 14 3 Strong Angles and Focused Ideas 26 4 Digging Deep for Original Stories 39 5 Talking Pointers: How to Conduct Great Interviews 55 Part II: Taking Your Articles to the Freelance Market 73 6 To Market, To Market: Shopping Your Words Around 75 7 Pitch-Perfect Query Letters 91 Part III: Adding Action and Anecdotes 107 8 Where to Begin: The First 100 Words 109 9 Action, Brevity and Style 123 10 Anecdotes: Mining for Gold 138 Part IV: Different Formats, Different Results 151 11 Briefs: Shortcuts to Publication 153 12 Profiles: Slices of Life 167 13 Writing Nonfiction Narratives 186 14 Eliminating the Ho-Hum From the How-To 211 15 Making a Timely Calendar Connection 225 16 Writing About Trends and Issues 237 Part V: Exploring Digital Opportunities 253 17 Building a Story Blog 255 18 Long-Form Digital Storytelling 265 Part VI: Preparing the Final Draft 277 19 Advancing Beyond the Slush Pile 279 20 Before You Hit the “Send” Button: A Checklist 293 21 Careers in Magazine Publishing 299 Appendix: Shoptalk: A Glossary of Magazine Lingo 314 Index 325
Subject Areas: Society & culture: general [JF]
