Overview
Updated with fresh facts, examples and illustrations, along with two new chapters on digital media and blogs this third edition continues to be the authoritative and essential guide to writing engaging and marketable feature stories. Covers everything from finding original ideas and angles to locating expert sources Expanded edition with new chapters on storytelling for digital media and building a story blog Captivating style exemplifies the authors’ expert guidance, combining academic authority with professional know-how Comprehensive coverage of all the angles, including marketing written work and finding jobs in the publishing industry Essential reading for anyone wishing to become a strong feature writer Accompanied by a website with a wealth of resources including PowerPoint presentations, handouts, and Q&As that will be available upon publication: www.wiley.com/go/sumnerandmiller
Full Product Details
Author: David E. Sumner (Ball State University, USA) ,
Holly G. Miller
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.440kg
ISBN: 9781118305133
ISBN 10: 1118305132
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 30 November 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
<p> Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate collections. (Choice, 1 July 2013) <p> It doesn t matter if the student s chosen medium is daily newsprint, a monthly glossy, or an iPad, Sumner s and Miller s approach reinforces the time-tested tenets of feature journalism: make things interesting, well-organized, market-appropriate, and reader-friendly. (Journal of Magazine & New Media Release, 1 June 2013) <p> Highly recommended for any student interested in writing for magazines or the Internet. (Cogito Ergo Sum, 20 December 2012)
US REVIEW LIST Journalism and Mass Communication Educator Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, Book Review Editor University of Nebraska at Omaha, School of Communication, ASH 108A, Omaha, NE 68182 Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly Ted Pease, Book Review Editor Utah State University, Department of Journalism and Communication, Logan, UT 84322 The Writer , Book review editor, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-9950
Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate collections. ( Choice, 1 July 2013) It doesn't matter if the student's chosen medium is daily newsprint, a monthly glossy, or an iPad, Sumner's and Miller's approach reinforces the time-tested tenets of feature journalism: make things interesting, well-organized, market-appropriate, and reader-friendly. ( Journal of Magazine & New Media Release , 1 June 2013) Highly recommended for any student interested in writing for magazines or the Internet. ( Cogito Ergo Sum , 20 December 2012)
Highly recommended for any student interested in writing for magazines or the Internet. ( Cogito Ergo Sum , 20 December 2012)
Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate collections. (Choice, 1 July 2013) It doesn't matter if the student's chosen medium is daily newsprint, a monthly glossy, or an iPad, Sumner's and Miller's approach reinforces the time-tested tenets of feature journalism: make things interesting, well-organized, market-appropriate, and reader-friendly. (Journal of Magazine & New Media Release, 1 June 2013) Highly recommended for any student interested in writing for magazines or the Internet. (Cogito Ergo Sum, 20 December 2012)
Author Information
David E. Sumner is a professor of journalism and head of the magazine journalism program at Ball State University, USA. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee and is a former ‘Magazine Educator of the Year’ in recognition of his contribution to journalism teaching. His books include The Magazine Century: American Magazines Since 1900 (2010), and Magazines: A Complete Guide to the Industry (2006). Holly G. Miller is a working journalist and communications consultant, with bylines in numerous publications including Reader’s Digest, TV Guide, and Indianapolis Monthly. She has degrees from Indiana University and Ball State University, USA, and teaches advanced feature-writing classes across America. In addition to writing, ghost-writing, and co-authoring more than a dozen books, she has won awards from Associated Press, the Society of American Travel Writers, and the Evangelical Press Association
