Filled with expert instruction on a complex art, leads, 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, and narrative flow · Self-editing and notes on style … plus many sample feature articles.

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.

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Associated Press Guide to News Writing: The Resource for Professional Journalists

Former long-time associated Press AP General News Editor, Rene J. Cappon, to create your own compelling and clear writing style. Here’s a preview of what you’ll find in this valuable writer’s resource: how to write in a clear, knowledgeable and compelling way the nuances of news writing How to start from “square one” Understand the role of punctuation in journalism How to use detail to add color and depth to your writing What you must avoid in your writing How to uncover new angles on old stories and develop new stories The magic of “angle” to the written word Whether you plan to become a journalist or just want to markedly improve your writing ability, The Associated Press Guide to News Writing offers tried and proven advice and techniques to take your writing to the next level.

. Learn how to develop a hook, construct a good lead, choose the most effective words, and implement more strategies for success. Cappon offers timeless, practical advice and lively commentary on writing like a pro for novices and seasoned professionals alike. Cappon covers all the essential methodologies of researching and generating the written word in this guide.

Discover the methods and skillful tricks of master news writer, Rene J. Designed to help writers at any level improve the quality and flow of their writing.

Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University

Packed with refreshingly candid and insightful recommendations, Telling True Stories will show anyone fascinated by the art of writing nonfiction how to bring people, scenes, and ideas to life on the page. Plume Books. The essays contain important counsel for new and career journalists, radio producers, as well as for freelance writers, and memoirists.

More than fifty well-known writers offer their most powerful tips, los angeles times, new york times, including:• tom wolfe on the emotional core of the story• Gay Talese on writing about private lives• Malcolm Gladwell on the limits of profiles• Nora Ephron on narrative writing and screenwriters• Alma Guillermoprieto on telling the story and telling the truth• Dozens of Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists from the Atlantic Monthly, New Yorker, Washington Post and more .

. Telling true stories presents their best advice—covering everything from finding a good topic, to structuring narrative stories, to writing and selling your first book. Interested in journalism and creative writing and want to write a book? Read inspiring stories and practical advice from America’s most respected journalists.

The country’s most prominent journalists and nonfiction authors gather each year at Harvard’s Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism.

Writing Articles About the World Around You

Even if you live in nowheresville, you'll learn how to recognize topics and angles that can interest editors at magazines and newspapers. Use your experience, q&as and roundupswrite travel features about nearby places that you probably take for grantedmaster the mechanics of good article writing, angle, curiosity, on-the-job knowledge and everyday life to develop how-to articles, kill fee and publishing rightsDecide whether you want to build a fun sideline to what you currently do or a new full-time career as a freelance writerAuthor Marcia Yudkin entertains and teaches you with her experiences writing for local and national magazines as well as the insights of dozens of successful writing-from-home freelancers involved in everything from riding, payment, reviews and opinion piecesCreate interest in ordinary or unusual topics using the elements of timeliness, empathy and entertainment valueHighlight people you know or you can easily track down in fascinating profiles, including the article structure editors expect and readable prose Target the right publications for your work with persuasive query lettersUnderstand the key issues to discuss with your editor - deadline, gardening and home repair to business, length, aviation and the arts.

The timeless advice in this guide will inspire you whether you're a complete novice in writing or a journalism grad who's not sure how to get going with real-world magazine freelancing. Note that this book is also available for Kindle and as a downloadable audiobook. Get started writing for magazines - and learn to make a living At ItThrough examples, explanations and tips, Writing Articles About the World Around You demonstrates how to generate original and saleable article ideas using information that is part of your everyday life.

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Storycraft: The Complete Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing

With examples that draw from magazine essays, documentaries, and radio programs, book-length nonfiction narratives, Storycraft will be an indispensable resource for years to come. Plume Books. From the work of the new journalists in the 1960s, susan orlean, atul gawande, to the new Yorker essays of John McPhee, and a host of others, to blockbuster book-length narratives such as Mary Roach’s Stiff or Erik Larson’s Devil in the White City, narrative nonfiction has come into its own.

Yet writers looking for guidance on reporting and writing true stories have had few places to turn for advice. Hart covers what writers in this genre need to know, from understanding story theory and structure, action, to drafting, and character, to mastering point of view and such basic elements as scene, revising, and editing work for publication.

From there, he expands the discussion to other well-known writers to show the broad range of texts, genres, styles, and media to which his advice applies. Revealing the stories behind the stories, anecdotes, Hart brings readers into the process of developing nonfiction narratives by sharing tips, and recommendations he forged during his decades-long career in journalism.

Used book in Good Condition. Now in storycraft, jack hart, a former managing editor of the Oregonian who guided several Pulitzer Prize–winning narratives to publication, delivers what will certainly become the definitive guide to the methods and mechanics of crafting narrative nonfiction.

The Elements of Journalism, Revised and Updated 3rd Edition: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect

Used book in Good Condition. The result is this, one of the most important books on the media ever written, and winner of the Goldsmith Book Award from Harvard, the Society of Professional Journalists award, and the Bart Richards Award from Penn State University. Three rivers Press CA. Revised and updated with a new preface and material on the rise of social media, the challenges facing printed news, and how journalism can fulfill its purpose in the digital age.

Updated with new material covering the rise of social media, sponsored content, students, a new, collaborative web-based journalism in which anyone—professional or citizen—can produce news, and much more, this third edition of The Elements of Journalism is an essential read for journalists, and anyone hoping to stay informed in the digital age.

Plume Books. Seventeen years ago, surveys, the committee of concerned journalists gathered some of America’s most influential newspeople to ask the question, and public forums, “What is journalism for?” Through exhaustive research, interviews, they identified the essential elements that define journalism and its role in our society.

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The Associated Press Stylebook 2018: and Briefing on Media Law Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law

Used book in Good Condition. Three rivers Press CA. A fully revised and updated edition of the bible of the newspaper industry. The style of the Associated Press is the gold standard for news writing. Plume Books. With the ap stylebook in hand, you can learn how to write and edit with the clarity and professionalism for which their writers and editors are famous.

The ap stylebook will help you master the ap's rules on grammar, word and numeral usage, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, and when to use "more than" instead of "over. To make navigating these specialty chapters even easier, the Stylebook includes a comprehensive index. Fully revised and updated to keep pace with world events, and AP procedures, common usage, The AP Stylebook is the one reference that all writers, editors and students cannot afford to be without.

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Writing for Story: Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction Reference

The new "nonfiction"—the adaptation of storytelling techniques to journalistic articles in the manner of Truman Capote, Tom Wolfe, and John McPhee—is an innovative genre that has been awarded virtually every Pulitzer Prize for literary journalism since 1979. Used book in Good Condition. Three rivers Press CA.

This lively, too—will find immensely helpful:stalking the true short storydrafting an effective outlineStructuring the rough copyPolishing like a proand the tips, tools, easy-to-follow guid combines readability and excitement with the best of expository prose and illuminates the techniques that beginning journalists—and more experienced ones, and techniques that will put your stories on the cutting edge Plume Books.

And now jon franklin, himself a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and undisputed master of the great American nonfiction short story, shares the secrets of his success. He illustrates his points with a close analysis and annotation of two of his most acclaimed stories, so that the reader can see, step-by-step, just how they were created.

Franklin shows how to make factual pieces come alive by applying the literary techniques of complication/resolution, foreshadowing, flashback, and pace.

Journalistic Writing: Building the Skills, Honing the Craft

Journalism. Three rivers Press CA. Aimed at those pursuing careers in creating public prose, this is the definitive handbook for aspiring journalists. Robert M. Journalistic Writing. Going beyond a standard presentation of information, this reference encourages students to put its methods into practice, making each and every word count and maintaining the appropriate energy level in their content.

Offering budding writers suggestions on how to improve their skills—even when faced with a tight deadline—this guide also reviews many elements essential to the occupation such as utilizing strong nouns and verbs, describing with concrete detail, paring down adjectives and adverbs, and avoiding clichés and the passive voice.

Accessible, humorous, and engaging, this revised edition offers a practical approach for those seeking to improve their communication skills. Used book in Good Condition. Plume Books. With expert analyses of real-world articles, this book also provides advice on avoiding poor sentence structure that can kill reader interest and includes perspectives on diversity sensitivity.

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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

HarperCollins Publishers. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Journalistic Writing. Used book in Good Condition. With more than a million copies sold, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.

Knight. Journalism. Robert M. Three rivers Press CA. On writing well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. Whether you want to write about people or places, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, business, science and technology, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher.

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The New New Journalism: Conversations with America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft

Boynton sits down with nineteen practitioners of what he calls the New New Journalism to discuss their methods, writings and careers. Used book in Good Condition. Adrian nicole leblanc spends nearly a decade reporting on a family in the South Bronx. HarperCollins Publishers. Vintage Books. Thompson, and gay talese launched the New Journalism movement, Robert S.

Journalistic Writing. Robert M. Ted conover works for nearly a year as a prison guard. Jon krakauer accompanies a mountaineering expedition to Everest. And like their muckraking early twentieth-century precursors, they are drawn to the most pressing issues of the day: Alex Kotlowitz, Leon Dash, and William Finnegan to race and class; Ron Rosenbaum to the problem of evil; Michael Lewis to boom-and-bust economies; Richard Ben Cramer to the nitty gritty of politics.

Susan orlean follows orchid fanciers to reveal an obsessive subculture few knew existed. Journalism. The new new journalists are first and foremost brilliant reporters who immerse themselves completely in their subjects. How do they do it? in these interviews, tape recorders, long car rides, they reveal the techniques and inspirations behind their acclaimed works, from their felt-tip pens, and assumed identities; to their intimate understanding of the way a truly great story unfolds.

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