Storytelling -- how to catch and hold a reader's interest through artful narration of factual material

William E. Blundell, one of the best writers on one of America's best-written papers -- The Wall Street Journal -- has put his famous Journal Feature-Writing Seminars into this step-by-step guide for turning out great articles. Filled with expert instruction on a complex art, it provides beginners with a systematic approach to feature writing and deftly teaches old pros some new tricks about:

· How and where to get ideas
· What readers like and don't like
· Adding energy and interest to tired topics
· Getting from first ideas to finish article
· The rules of organization
· How -- and whom -- to quote and paraphrase
· Wordcraft, leads, and narrative flow
· Self-editing and notes on style

... plus many sample feature articles.

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• Publication Date: November 29, 1988
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