Michael is an award-winning author with more than 3000 articles in newspapers and magazines to his credit. He is a photojournalist, academic, and conference speaker. FeatureWriting.Net is his fourth book. His third book, The Jesus Newspaper was published in 2002 by the University Press of America.

This manual condenses all his experience into a practical handbook that walks you through the stages of creating and selling feature articles for any publication venue from magazines to the Internet.

Packed with solid advice, interesting examples and useful exercises. Particularly valuable is the huge list of story ideas . . . sure to spark an idea in any creative mind.  - Doug Trouten, Associate Professor of Journalism, Northwestern College

A readable and practical guide for journalist and writers. The chapter on websites for writers . . . is pure gold.  - Vie Herlocker, freelance writer

I recommend FeatureWriting.Net for anyone seeking to turn mediocre writers into masters of this challenging craft. - Michael A. Longinow, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism, Asbury College

New writers desire to break into the feature writing market, but many of them need practical ideas on executing a plan. This book guides them from the origin of the idea to suggestions for sources in the Internet age to strategies on developing the article. Nearly 100 specific ideas for timeless feature articles are included.

Educators will find this book light-hearted and filled with suggestions to help students snag the feature article. It guides students through the basics of good writing and finding how to make the article sing. Additionally, students will be directed on how to use the web to gather feature-oriented information.

This book does not assume an established level of writing expertise, but takes students from square one through the creation of successful finished products. Examples of feature writing are included in each chapter and students are directed to analyze, critique, and model their own writing on these examples.