Tutorial I: The Blundell Technique
Saturday, July 9, 2005 at 21:18 My first attempt at feature writing, nearly a decade ago, was a total mess.
Tutorial II: The Lead
Saturday, July 9, 2005 at 21:34 When journalists talk about the beginning of a story the word they use is “the lead”.
Tutorial III: Nut Graph
Saturday, July 9, 2005 at 21:42 The relationship between the lead and the Nut Graph can be thought of in this way: The intro highlights an individual case. The Nut Graph, meanwhile, illustrates how that individual case is actually representative of a bigger trend or how it fits into a bigger overall picture.
Tutorial IV: Main Body (Blocks)
Saturday, July 9, 2005 at 22:00 With the Nut Graph sorted out, I'd like to now share with you another aspect of the Blundell Technique. And this has to do with the blocks that he uses to organize materials for his feature stories.
Tutorial V: Conclusion
Saturday, July 9, 2005 at 22:05 In feature writing, leads get most of the attention, but endings are equally, if not more, important.
Tutorial VI: Story Types
Saturday, July 9, 2005 at 22:16 Now that you have all the tools to write your feature story, you need to decide what kind of story you're going to write.