Comments on: How to Write Feature Articles http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/11/30/specialties/how-to-write-feature-articles/ Your Freelance Writing Resource Thu, 24 May 2012 17:22:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Freelance Writer’s Resources « World Of Freelance Writers http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/11/30/specialties/how-to-write-feature-articles/comment-page-1/#comment-13345 Freelance Writer’s Resources « World Of Freelance Writers Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:45:37 +0000 http://allfreelancewriting.com/?p=3443#comment-13345 [...] of my favorite site is run by Jennifer Mattern and is called All Freelance Writing. This site is a virtual storehouse of information, right from tips on how to improve your writing [...] [...] of my favorite site is run by Jennifer Mattern and is called All Freelance Writing. This site is a virtual storehouse of information, right from tips on how to improve your writing [...]

]]> By: Jennifer Mattern http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/11/30/specialties/how-to-write-feature-articles/comment-page-1/#comment-12884 Jennifer Mattern Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:24:25 +0000 http://allfreelancewriting.com/?p=3443#comment-12884 Any article can technically be a feature. A feature simply means it's evergreen in nature (as opposed to news -- something that will last). Features of a single page are very often sent to publications from PR firms (they don't only come from staff and freelance writers) when a news release wouldn't be appropriate. The assumption that they must be longer probably comes from the fact that many print outlets require longer pieces when freelancers pitch them, but that's only one side of the feature spectrum. Any article can technically be a feature. A feature simply means it’s evergreen in nature (as opposed to news — something that will last). Features of a single page are very often sent to publications from PR firms (they don’t only come from staff and freelance writers) when a news release wouldn’t be appropriate. The assumption that they must be longer probably comes from the fact that many print outlets require longer pieces when freelancers pitch them, but that’s only one side of the feature spectrum.

]]> By: Carol Tice http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/11/30/specialties/how-to-write-feature-articles/comment-page-1/#comment-12874 Carol Tice Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:48:33 +0000 http://allfreelancewriting.com/?p=3443#comment-12874 Interesting...features to me mean pieces over about 1,200 words, by definition. I think of 500 words as an article. Features signifies longer, in-depth pieces, I always thought. The feature pieces I've written in recent years are usually 1,500-3,000 words long. Carol Tice http://www.caroltice.com http://Twitter.com/TiceWrites Interesting…features to me mean pieces over about 1,200 words, by definition. I think of 500 words as an article. Features signifies longer, in-depth pieces, I always thought. The feature pieces I’ve written in recent years are usually 1,500-3,000 words long.

Carol Tice
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