Feature Story Writing Tips
Students in my Writing for Public Relations class were on a mission today, to share tips on feature story writing with each other. Below, I've aggregated the best tips for you.
@BarbaraNixon Don't over prose it. There's still a msg to deliver; don't bury it in a ton of $10 words. Go for emotion & brevity.Finding Ideas for Feature Stories
#comm4333 "The more features stories you create, the better you will become" bit.ly/wPRZJf
Feature Story Tip 2: Everyone has a story,you just have to look for it #COMM4333 bit.ly/zsK3uZWord Choice
- Feature Story Tip 1: "Omit needless words. Be obsessive-compulsive about it." #COMM4333 bit.ly/zs2ypq
- How to get A-hed in feature writing. | The Write StuffHis Wall Street Journal editors call Barry Newman the dean of A-heds, the elegantly crafted feature stories that for years occupied the m...
- #comm4333 "Use striking illustrations and anecdotes relevant to the topic." bit.ly/wPRZJf
How to Write a Feature StoryA feature story is an essay written by a journalist or news reporter on varied subjects of human interest. It can be a profile of someone...
#featurestorytips 2.anecdotes can be effective in illustrating key points, bringing people/incidents to life #COMM4333
If something helps support or amplify the angle of your story, use it. If it doesn't, leave it out. #COMM4333 journalism.about.com/od/writing/a/f…
Feature Stories: What You Should Use, and What You Should Leave OutWe've talked about the key ingredients or components that make up a feature story. Beginning feature writers often wonder how much of eac...- Feature Story Tips 3 & 4: "Use the three D’s: dialogue, description, detail" & "Begin with the end in mind" bit.ly/zsK3uZ #COMM4333
Story Structure
- #featurestorytips 5. grab attention-1st paragraph; detailed benefits-2nd; enhance message-3rd; elaborate on details-4th #COMM4333
