How To Write a Feature Article

Discover a step-by-step guide to writing feature articles, crafted by our expert press and narrated by TED Jet Ski.

Discover how feature articles inform, entertain, and persuade by blending facts with creative writing. Follow the writing process from prewriting to publishing, including drafting, revising, proofreading, and finalizing your feature.

Identify diverse sources of ideas for feature articles, including target readers, daily news, magazines, observation, experiences, school campuses, travel, conversations, journals, and imagination.

Explore types of feature articles, including analysis or opinion on current events, profiles, interviews, anecdotes, human-interest stories, humor, and inspirational or historical features.

Master feature writing by structuring articles with balanced leads, bodies, and conclusions. Craft engaging leads and titles, organize the body with time or space patterns, then finish with memorable ending.

Learn how to write compelling feature articles by prioritizing human interest, accuracy, and interviews, using clear active voice and appropriate tense to inform and engage readers.

Observe keenly, fuel curiosity, and explore beyond the surface to uncover the story. Master feature writing with diction, dialogue, point of view, tone, and investigation of angles and sources.

Identify publishing outlets and craft editor-friendly proposals for feature articles. Read target publications, include published examples, submit double-spaced stories with quality pictures, and follow up to secure placement.

Navigate the five stages of feature writing, from selecting a subject and lead to crafting a compelling title, tone, and ending, then revise and proofread for publication.