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Feature Articles: Get These Ten Great Ideas!

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Charlotte Digregorio

I discuss ten popular topics of feature articles in my book, Beginners’ Guide to Writing & Selling Quality Features, that I wrote several years ago when I taught journalism. I will list them here. These are especially suitable for local … Continue reading →

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Feature Writers: Make Your Work Publishable and Praised by Readers

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

When you write for newspapers and magazines, you must always consider whether your article is not only likely to be published by editors, but if it will be praised by readers. Popularity of writers leads to more writing assignments for … Continue reading →

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Feature Writers: Consider Your Description

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

When I taught journalism, I harped on students to be more descriptive in writing features for publication. Below are some descriptive sentences that I’ve pulled from some of their papers: 1) Soft drinks shoot out of a gun that looks … Continue reading →

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Feature Writers: Avoid Stale Language

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

When writers resort to using stale expressions and words, that signals that they are getting lazy. Below are some stale expressions that I’ve run across in newspapers and magazines, that have no place in writing: 1) better half 2) better … Continue reading →

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Feature Article Ideas Abound!

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

If you are short of ideas for feature articles, let me give you 42 of them, based on articles I wrote and published in the past year. 1) a municipal band leader 2) a barbershop quartet 3) a genealogical society … Continue reading →

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Feature Writers: Use This Checklist

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

Mark Twain often spoke of writing in an unpretentious way, simplicity of language, accuracy, and “naturalness.” These are points that should be uppermost in feature writers’ minds when they write for newspapers and magazines. Heed these key points about your … Continue reading →

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Feature Articles: Learn How to Humanize Them

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

What do we mean when we say humanizing the feature article? That can mean two things: writing in a human interest style, and often, dealing with incongruity. Human interest means that which interests people. That could involve, writing about other … Continue reading →

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Authors: Book Covers Are Vital to Your Book’s Success

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

If you read the comments after my post, “Writing a Book? Your Title Is Key,” you noticed that William Sheehan, one of my followers, asked me to address the topic of book covers. The Wall Street Journal once published, “You … Continue reading →

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Feature Writers and Columnists: Make Your Writing Shine

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

As feature writers and columnists, keep these tips uppermost in your mind. 1) If you don’t know what to write about, look around you, go out and do something, and observe. Drive past something–a business or an organization, and write … Continue reading →

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Feature Writers: Engage Your Readers in Your Newspaper & Magazine Articles

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

With feature articles, keep these 10 points in mind to capture and hold the attention of your newspaper and magazine readers: 1) The “head,” the title of the article, is important. Does the head have an interesting or picturesque verb … Continue reading →

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