Writing Feature Articles

by Brendan Hennessy

This book is aimed at everybody who wants to write feature articles - including students on journalism courses; practising journalists, staff or freelance; people in trades and professions who have the need or occasion to write articles and are not sure how to go about it; people in PR and advertising; and people looking for a new hobby.


Writing Feature Articles has proved invaluable, not only to students on journalism courses in the UK and overseas, but also to journalists extending their range, and to freelance and aspiring writers. Examples have been updated for this edition, and new information included on word processing.

Genres: Writing, Journalism

440 pages, Paperback

First published November 5, 1996

Reviews

[Steve Goodyear · Rating 1 out of 5]

This wasn't my cup of tea--even though he mentions tea or tea metaphors frequently in the book. He gets to the point quickly and directly, but I found he had too many extraneous points. He often throws in points with too casual of a style that throws the flow off and makes it awkward to read. Overall, I think the book could be tightened up to about half its content and not lose anything.

I was hoping his would have more of a genre analysis and detailed look at the actual writing, but it fell far short of anything I was hoping to get out of the read. It has a few good points, but it is very much an absolute beginner's book.

[Mohsen]

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