Feature Article Help

Do you need help with writing an article? Are you unsure about the parameters of the article you need to write?

WordsRU’s professional editors can help you to tailor your article to the specific audience you are addressing. Their editing and comments can help you to prepare the correct article for your particular application, whether it is a news story that contains objective information about an event, situation or plan, or a feature article help that may take that information further by including opinions or an interpretation. A feature article may also be designed to instruct, entertain or add a further dimension to a news story or other keynote item.  (In this WordsRU resource document, we are talking about feature article help, not academic articles, which are intended for peer review and subsequent publication in related academic journals.)

 

WordsRU - Feature Article Help

 

“What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died? That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart and Bach, the Beatles, and me?”

  Love Story
— Erich Segal

 

 

The key elements in a feature article are 1) the introduction or lead section, 2) the body of the piece, and 3) the summary or conclusion. The opening highlighted above is an excellent example of an introduction or lead section — reading between the words, the reader is told a great deal, setting the stage for what is to follow and whetting the appetite for more.

 

WordsRU’s professional editors and proofreaders understand that the introduction is the most important part of your feature article. Their help with your feature article help ensures that your article immediately engages your reader with a provocative question - as in the opening line above - a thought provoking quotation, or an enigmatic statement. Our editors and proofreaders will also help you to quickly determine whether the substance (body) of your article meets the promise of the introduction and that your summary or conclusion includes a reminder of the reason for the piece, and closes with an effective and emotive statement or quotation. 

 

WordsRU’s professional editors offer you feature article help that will strengthen and rework your sentences where applicable to benefit the flow and readability of your work. Along with a grammar check, they will ensure your work is free from spelling and typographical errors and check word choice, syntax and paragraphing. Particular attention is paid to punctuation, a very important element of rhythm and readability. Let WordsRU’s online editors and proofreaders help you get your feature article into the very best shape for publication.

 

Some points to keep in mind when preparing your article:

 

  • Focus on the human interest implications.

  • Be clear about the purpose of your article.

  • Write in the active voice.

  • Decide on the tense for your article and stay with it (present tense is usually best).

  • Accuracy is crucial – interpret but do not create / invent.

  • Remember your audience.

  • In-depth / in person interviews work better than phone, and give more detail.

  • Include direct quotes as well as anecdotal material.

  • Your article will usually appear in columns — keep paragraphs short.

  • Talk to more than one person to provide a more complete picture.

  • Do not rely on computer spell-checkers.

We edit - you take the credit!

View our book testimonials from published authors.

WordsRU Writer Services:

 

WordsRU will ensure that the help you receive on your feature article will attract the highest possible quality outcomes.

 

 


2002—2008 Copyright © WordsRU