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Just about everyone is familiar with this beginning: “In the beginning God created the heavens and earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep . . .” (Genesis 1: 1-2 RSV) In a sense we’re playing God when we write a story. We create the characters, plot, and setting, turning a blank pagenothingnessinto a compelling story.

Not only is your first scene the first impression of a story, it is the doorway that invites your reader on a journey. First scenes are what determine whether or not your reader is going to follow your characters to the end.

Your beginning must accomplish several things:

Introduce your characters

Establish the place and time the story occurs

Introduce the conflict or point at which change begins.

Your opening sets the tone, mood, situation or problem. It actually begins in the middle of things.

Looking at the first lines of Genesis from a purely literary standpoint, the first lines introduce God as the protagonist. The time and setting (simply) is the moment of Creation, same as the point of change. Before God created the world there was nothing. For the purpose of this illustration from a literary standpoint, Nothing was what happened before the story begins. It starts in medius resin the middle of things.

Let’s look at a few opening lines of other stories.

I could tell the minute I got in the door and dropped my bag, I wasn’t staying. “Medley” by Toni Cade Bambara

This blind man, an old friend of my wife’s, he was on his way to spend the night. “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver

She told him with a little gesture he had never seen her use before. “Gesturing” by John Updike

Something has already happened before the opening line. The first line is actually the middle of the story. Each story has its own history. The plot is affected by something that happened before the first sentence on the first page. In Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter’s book, What If? They describe story beginnings: ” . . . think of the story as a straight line with sentence one appearing somewhere beyond the start of the lineideally near the middle. At some point, most stories or novels dip back into the past, to the beginning of the straight line and catch the reader up on the situationhow and why X has gotten himself into such a pickle with character Y.”

Take out an old story, or one you’ve been working on. Look at the opening scene. As yourself: Does the story have a past? Is the current conflict grounded in the history of the story? If you answer no, then you don’t know your story’s past well enough.

John Irving said: “Know the storyas much of the story as you can possibly know, if not the whole storybefore you commit yourself to the first paragraph. Know the storythe whole story, if possiblebefore you fall in love with your first sentence, not to mention your first chapter.”

Rita Marie Keller has written and published numerous short stories, articles, and essays. Her novel, Living in the City was released September 2002 by Booklocker.com, Inc. She founded the Cacoethes Scribendi Creative Writing Workshop in 1999.

So you want to be a writer, except you don’t know where to begin. Heck you can’t even think of something to write about let alone how you’re going to get paid for writing. Maybe you have gotten over those humps but can’t figure out why you’re not a successful, awarding winning writer yet. Well, here are several tips to get you through all of those problems and then some.

Plan What You are Going to Write – This is very important whether you are just beginning to write or have been writing for years. Simply put you need to know what you’re talking about. Many times we as writers get bogged down in what we call ‘writer’s block’ but all that really means is that we can’t think of anything to say. If you take whatever idea you have and start writing down the points you’d like to make about that idea, then the words will flow naturally. Also it planning what you are going to say ahead of time saves on time when you actually sit down to write out that story or article you have in mind.

Write Everyday – And yes I do mean EVERYDAY. If you are serious about writing then you have to treat it like you would a regular job. That means you need to get up go to your office (a.k.a. your computer) and get to writing. Rain, hail, sleet or snow you need to write. Regardless of what you have to do that day you need to set aside time to write. Which brings me to my next point…

Have a Specific Time Set Aside for Writing and Adhere to that Time – This is important if you’re going to establish the discipline necessary to become a serious and successful writer. You have to find a time frame that works for you and stick to that time frame. No excuses. The main reasons why budding writers don’t succeed is because they lack discipline. And the only way you gain discipline is by doing something over and over again, writing everyday and writing at the same time everyday will help you gain the discipline you will need to be a success.

Write About what You Know and what You Don’t Know, Research – When you’re first starting out the best thing you can do is to write about something you know. If you don’t know anything about astronomy, don’t write about it. It is much easier to write an interesting and compelling article about something you know and are passionate about then to write about something you’re clueless about. As time goes on and you become a better writer then you can approach topics that interest you but you may not be well versed on. Research is the key. The Internet, books, magazines, periodicals, be thorough and make sure if you borrow someone’s idea that you credit them for it. Plagiarism is the ultimate sin for a writer.

Seek Constructive Criticism – Yes I want you to seek criticism. This isn’t a bad thing. Sure we all want to hear how wonderful we are and what great writers we are but the positive comments, while ego boosting, aren’t going to make us better writers, the negative ones are. Constructive criticism isn’t about being cruel or mean it is about telling someone what works and doesn’t work about what you’re writing which will ultimately make you a better writer. So give your work to people you trust, whose opinions you value and who you know will be honest with you no matter what. Sure, it may sting a little at first, but you’ll eventually thank them for their honesty and you’ll see the results of their criticism as your writing improves.

Submit Your Work to as Many Sources as Possible as Often as Possible – You should be sending out your work everyday or at the very least once a week. Query letters, reviews, manuscripts it doesn’t matter; if you want to be successful as a writer then you have to submit your work as often as possible and to as many sources as possible. Research the magazines or periodicals, etc. you’re submitting your work to before you send them anything. You need to make sure that what you are looking to send then is something they are looking for and you need to have a through understanding of their guidelines for submissions. If you expect someone to give you a paying job then this is the only way to go about it. Also submitting your work gets you into the habit of viewing your writing as a business and not just a hobby.

Have Fun – Lastly the most important thing to remember is to have fun, enjoy yourself. This is something you’ve dreamed of doing and while it is a lot of hard work it should be enjoyable and not a chore.

© 2005 Tamika Johnson

About the Author: Tamika Johnson is a freelance writer and owner of PrologueReviews.com. To read more reviews by Tamika or to have your book, music or film reviewed visit http://www.prologuereviews.com

Source: www.isnare.com

Blogging is smart an art. Blog sites are the nicest portals which do aid people to unfurl their inundating mind streams, in umpteen aspects and share their ideas and experiences. It satiates several yearning hearts by being a platform for unleashing the artistic potencies from within, in writing reviews, articles, poems, stories, etc.

Personally, I’ve been craving for such a thing for a substantially long period, until my student and above that my friend, Mr. K. Rakesh, kraki@rediffmail.com, to whom I am grateful, came to my rescue by acquainting me with one blog site. (Visit – http://srinispree.blogspot.com) There is ample scope for registering our stuff, which might be of mammoth use to many others. To publish and later tweak it to the anticipated levels of perfection and subsequently seeing the transition for ourselves is an ethereal experience! I hope many of you know this better than me.

My humble plea is only this – please don’t use blogs for perverted purposes or illegal intentions. There are lot more areas for such things. Spare blogs!

Certainly blogs are also for fun and frolic, but within the bounds of acceptability.

May it be a perpetual source of inspiration, nurturing sensational writings that vibrantly serve humanity, yielding reciprocal harmony and international integrity in a broader sense, in near future. In the present context… at least self-improvement.

Srinivasa Moorthy

I’ve a innate craving to write and register many of my thoughts/values…I would like to start with reviewing PC games, movies and stories, writing articles of general/social values and publishing interesting snippets, poems, etc., in English!

srinivasa_moorthy@yahoo.co.in

From Normandy to Funafuti, from the warehouse to the
boardroom, fathers have been giving their lives unselfishly for their
families.

The movie Peal Harbor has just come out and helps remind us that our
Fathers are very special people. They will give their lives for their
loved ones.

With new technological advances over the years in e-book publishing,
it is
now possible to publish an e-book about your Dad, and present it for
the
world to see.

It will cost you a little time but it won’t cost you any money. This
gift is
the perfect gift for honoring Dad.

What is an E-book?
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An e-book is simply a digital file or collection of files that, when
put
together and published, tells a story or may teach you a lesson or a
skill.

Four major advantages of publishing this way are:

1. An e-book can be 5 pages long or 500 pages long. There is no
longer a
need to conform to requirements of book editors, wholesalers and
distributors. You are the boss!

2. The author can add sound, photographs and even video to the e-book.

3. An e-book is always a work in progress. The author can add,
delete, and change the story in a matter of minutes. Your Dad’s story
can grow in
size over the years.

4. E-books are easily distributed to relatives across the country and
those
living in other countries.

What better way to give thanks and tribute to our Dad’s than to tell
his story?

Every year you can add to the story and create a legacy for your
children and grandchildren. You can add stories daily if that is what
you wish!

Isn’t this better than giving him a tie or barbecue mittens?

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How do I create an E–book? I am not a technical person!
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Here are 5 simple steps to help you make this Dad’s Day, her very
best.

1. Create your e-book just like you would create any document. You do
not need any special formatting.

2. Save your e-book in Microsoft word as a doc. File a text
file and/or html file. ( An ASCII text file is the printing that you
use in the body of your e-mail. People can read it on any computer
located around the world)

If you are using Microsoft Word, you would “save as” text or .txt.

3. Set up an account with Infopost.com. They will host your file and
give
you a free website page to include your description, reviews, pricing
and
any other information. You may also post this story to your own
website if you wish.

If you want to offer your Dad’s story for free, designate a “Price”
of 0.00.

Or you may set a price for it and earn some money. Infopost will
accept
credit card payments for your sales and pay you an 80 percent
royalty on each sale!

Infopost.com is located at:

http://www.infopost.com

4. Look for a link on the top of the page that reads, “Post Info.”
Follow the directions on listing your e-book, including the
description,
sample chapter (if you have a large e-book) and then follow the
simple directions to up-load your e-book to Infopost.com.

Make sure you include your author name and book title
under “keywords” when prompted. Once you fill in the online forms
that ask you for pricing and description information, you can post a
similar book or hit the browse button on the Infopost page to find
and upload your e-book file from your hard disk.

You will then be issued an URL or Internet address of your Dad’s story
description page.

5. Copy and paste the URL of your e-book description page to your e-
mail
signature and send the URL to all of you friends and relatives. You
may even register you Infopost description page with major search
engines.

What about Using Search Engines to Blast My Dad’s Story to the World?
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You can accomplish this process for free by using the following
resources:

http://www.searchenginewatch.com

http://www.jimtools.com

http://www.urlsubmitter.com

Are There Other Ways To Promote My Dad’s Story Without Using Search
Engines?

Yes, if you would like to market your Dad’s story to the world you
will find all free e-book marketing resources at:

http://www.wayneperkins.net/ebooks hreetips.html

Summary:
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Now is the time to give your Dad something he will cherish forever.
The process of writing the book will be therapeutic for you as well.

Congratulations! You are now an official E-book author and your Dad
will be honored on-line forever!

Your Dad will be proud.

Happy Father’s Day.

About the Author

Wayne Perkins is the best selling author of “A Cheap and Easy Guide to
Self-publishing E-books” and offers consulting for e-book authors.
http://www.wayneperkins.net/offer/art.html
mailto:wayne@wayneperkins.net

I wish to walk a road, endless
With you beside me
My hand, to feel the warmth of yours
To move forward,
Leaving behind a trail of roses
With each step

I wish to look at those eyes,
to grasp the meaning of you
To unfathom you, yet again
Drown me once more with those soft browns
Burn me,
and let me be consumed
If only to be with you..

I dream of days
Walking with you hand in hand
Sharing laughter & grief
To cry to you,
To cry with you

I dream of sitting beside you
for a second time
Listening to you singing to me,
Beneath the stars and the crazy moon

I dream….
Of being under the rain
With you
For though the coldness of weather
may be unbearable,
the warmth of your touch,
may easily overthrow all ice

I dream
and
I wait.

Still, I am here
As which I may be a ghost, or your lover
But I am now
Waiting for another glimpse of you
Another embrace,
and one kiss

Though as I always say,
The world might be against me
Or you..
I shall never stop
Whether I be deserving of the front row seat to your life,
Whether I be your confidante,
Or your most faithful shadow
I will remain ceaselessly with you.

I shall forever adore you, my love.
I write in desperation and deep longingness for you
For though men change, my love is still
It is not Time’s fool, as once a great poet said
I love thee for love’s sake
And not for reason’s folly

There is no lie present
with these things that I offer
You cut me,
with every word of defeat
Why is there such fear?
Why is there reason, never to believe?

I am here.
Reward me with a chance
Of another beginning
There is a lot to offer you!
I have a lot to offer you…
I am more than you think I am..
I am so much better than this..

Take my hand, sweetheart
and come away with me
Take a chance, darling
and come away with me

But I could call you with even greater truth..
take my hand, My love.
and come away with me
and ill never stop loving you

About the Author: to walk the landscapes of my life with the rhythm of her writing..

Source: www.isnare.com

(c) Theolonius McTavish 2004. All rights reserved.

Seeking a spot of serenity somewhere in the universe, I recently booked a deep-discount dodgy berth on the ‘White Elephant Express Space Shuttle’, to a little known place in a galaxy far, far away.

“IT” (otherwise known as HD 36405.b) is not your average “oddball” exo-solar planet made of rock that wobbles on its end and zips around a nearby star in less than 2.46 days.

Most linear thinkers have a great deal of difficulty even comprehending why on earth anyone in their “right mind” would be interested in visiting a planet called “IT”. Not being a linear thinker with an investment in the “right” answer, I didn’t give a hoot. After all, what does one (who walks on water and listens to miffed mortals all day long) do for a frigging night off, now I ask you?

If truth be told, (after reading random excerpts from “The Itty Bitty Bunkum Book About Life, the Universe and Practically Everything Under the Sun Not To Mention Stuff Going On In Remote Galaxies), I was simply delirious. According to its noted author, Dr. Jarn Leffer, “IT is a ‘must-see’ for those with little time on their hands and a passionate interest in Innocuous Things.”

As planets go, “IT” is a pretty ho-hum celestial pit-stop with perhaps one exception… the welcome notice that reads, “Cosmic Cowboys – Welcome to the furthest unexplored outreaches of the Galaxy … Home to the Flop Fairy and Oodles of Gadflies!”

“IT” is populated by colonies of giggling, green grasshoppers . What else would you expect to inhabit a far-flung, fantasy-challenged hellhole like this? But, what made “IT” strictly speaking a strange place was the fact that the inhabitants munch on green, biodegradable garbage bags just for fun. Lacking masticating capabilities, the gadflies process their food by vigorously jumping up and down on it. No wonder they have no need for fast-food franchises, strip malls or landfills!

Anyway, I picked up this picturesque postcard of the blessed ballyhooing buglugs. They look perfectly happy but don’t be deceived. In reality, they’re just a gang of glad-handing grasshoppers. They don’t play golf, eat burgers, or drink beer — and none can frost a rock! Come to think of it, apart from the company of bugs and the elusive flop fairy, this pathetic planet has precious little going for IT!!

To put “IT” bluntly, life on “IT” is just shy of a tittynope*. The jolly green grasshoppers and the carefully manicured green fairways with sand traps as far as the eye can see certainly make for an utterly harmless world. Regrettably, without a pair of golf clubs, a dimpled white ball, and the notion that 19th hole even exists on this planet — “IT” is about as fun as bag of toads!

Life Lesson 42: Remember to talk to your travel agent before ever embarking on a flight of fancy to a planet called “IT” in a galaxy named “Have-a-Nice-Day”!!

__________

*”Tittynope” for you whiffling word-peckers means “a small quantity of anything left over”.

If you want to know what those green, glad-handing grasshoppers from “IT” look like — ask any four-year old, or failing that request some help from a Flying Saucer Club member.

About the Author

Theolonius McTavish is a somewhat spaced-out time-traveller (of minor relevance and importance in the great scheme of things). When not probing odd things happening somewhere in the depths of the universe, he enjoys chinwagging with all manner of merry folk at www.quippingqueen.blogspot.com

Imagine a job that is tons of fun and, if you follow the advice outlined below, is probably one of the easier routes to becoming a household name. It is the job of Movie Reviewer. Just think about how wonderful it would be to get paid to munch on popcorn and watch films.

This is one job that every single one of us has been training for our entire lives. Your willingness to tell anyone who will listen that a particular movie was overrated or that a certain movie star’s last performance was Oscar-worthy already makes you a movie critic. The only difference between you and the pros is that they get paid for their opinions and their names are known the world over.

Becoming a movie critic is easily accessible to everyone. All you need is a love of the cinema, the ability to write and share your opinions, and the drive to parley your reviews into fame and fortune.

Stop The Presses

The fact of the matter is that the majority of newspapers aren’t going to give you the time of day without some previous experience. That is where the Internet comes in. Your first step to becoming a critic is creating a web destination. Set-up a web site and post reviews to it on a regular basis. By doing this you will be able to hone your skills, discipline yourself to write regularly, and another added bonus is that you will gain a following of loyal readers. This is a must if you want to become a famous critic.

Spread the Word

To really get your name out there you absolutely must syndicate your reviews. You can get your reviews on other web sites in a number of ways, but the two best and easiest are to:

1. Sign-up as a content provider at freesticky.com and sites similar in nature.

2. Join and submit reviews to the following sites:

• http://www.rottontomatoes.com
• http://www.movie-gurus.com/content/join/
• http://www.movietome.com/about/writer.shtml

Ya Gotta Have a Gimmick

If you plan on writing reviews it would be a good idea to come up with a gimmick. A straight forward review just isn’t going to garner you much attention or be that memorable. A review with a twist, on the other hand, will keep people coming back to read what you have to say and it will cement your name in the minds of the masses.

Whenever you hear “Two Thumbs Up” who do you immediately think of? That is a perfect example of a gimmick.

Who are the worst dressed celebrities? Just ask Mr. Blackwell. He may not be a movie critic, but he does us a gimmick to make himself memorable. His variety of gimmick is known as “throwing a brick”. No, not literally, but saying something negative about a celebrity will certainly garner attention. Joan Rivers is another person who uses this type of gimmick to gain attention for herself. After all, who could forget her scathing remarks on the red carpet?

The rating system at Rotten Tomatoes that was created for their compendium of reviews is another fine example of a gimmick.

You should avoid closely copying the gimmick of another well-known critic as you will merely be viewed as a pale imitation. Although, if you can come up with an inventive and original twist on one of their gimmicks, then by all means give it a shot.

Show Me The Money

In the beginning your main goal should be to make your name well-known and synonymous with movie reviews. Once you have achieved a modicum of fame then you can parley that into a paycheck. There are a of couple ways that you can turn the experience and celebrity that you have achieve online into cash and recognition offline.

1. Contact newspapers in your area. Find the email address for these newspapers and write to them asking if they would be interested in having you write reviews for their publication. Be sure to write to the appropriate editor. In most cases this will be the entertainment editor.

When writing for a newspaper it is vital that you don’t sign a work-for-hire contract. If you were to do this then the publication would own the copyright to all of your work, which means that you would not be able to publish your reviews on your web site or anywhere else as the newspaper is now the copyright holder.

2. Another offline venue that you should explore is radio. Public radio is probably your best bet, but you should approach mainstream radio stations as well. You could suggest doing reviews on the morning show of a Top 40 station or, perhaps, bite-size reviews that could be played all through-out the day.

About The Author

Heather Wallace is a writer whose work has been published in national, regional, and online publications. Additionally, she has written articles as a newspaper correspondent. Visit http://www.fetchingsites.com/MovieReviewer.html for more information on becoming the next Roger Ebert or Leonard Maltin.

Three Secrets to Effective Ezines
By Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D., CBC
www.customizednewsletters.com
956-242-4254

Effective Ezine Secret #1:

Repeat after me: content, content, content!

Ezine Mantra: My ezine delivers valuable content.

Content is king!

I don’t care if you have 2 subscribers or 20,000, please deliver quality content. If you can’t write well, then get help, or outsource. If you can write, then continuously work to improve your writing.

Make your ezine interesting to read, and valuable to your readers. Never forget your readers are asking themselves, “What’s in it for me?” Provide them answers and give them opportunities to learn more. That’s why you’re doing an ezine in the first place. It’s not just to show how much you know, but how much you care about them and are a resource to them.

Effective Ezine Secret # 2:

As they say in Hollywood, looking good is everything. Not only does an attractive design attract readers, but it projects image and in particular, branding image. Your ezine should not only look good (no typos, no misspellings, your logo and photo or colors that “brand” you), but it should look like your web site. And it should work: all the links are alive and working, the HTML message does not get delivered as garbled, it does not appear to be spam or use spam triggering words, and it is easy to read through use of subheadings and simple graphics.

Effective Ezine Secret # 3:

Remember to make a clear call to action. Even though I advocate valuable content, this does not mean you give away articles and ask for nothing in return! Make sure you make it easy for people to reply to you, ask questions, forward the ezine to friends, and make sure your marketing and promotional messages are clear and visible.

Give clear instructions as to how they can learn more through clicking through to your products page or by calling you. Always remember to tell people what they should do. Here are a few examples:

Respond by clicking the reply button on this email.
Call me at this number: xxx-xxx-xxxx before Friday
Click here to get a free report, e-book, special report
Tell me what you think, hit the reply to email button. (Spell it out!)
To forward this ezine to a friend, click here.
Invite a friend to subscribe by clicking here.
Get the number to my free telecourse: just ask by reply email.

Making Ezines Easy

There are a number of e-books and e-course online that can help you get started. Never forget, quality content that delivers value to your readers is the most important way to build a subscriber list of loyal readers that will want to buy services and products from you.

Learn how to do your ezines well. It is well worth the time and effort. Ezine writing and publishing gets easier each time you do it. Start small and grow, grow, grow. Before long you will have a reader base that is loyal, trusting, and willing to buy from you.

If you need help, get help.

Patsi@customizednewsletters.com

About the Author

Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D., is a writer, & publisher of coach ezines. For Secrets of Successful Coach Ezines, email patsi@customizednewsletters.com. Subscribe to BizBook Nuggets by blank email to dr.patsi-57738@autocontactor.com and Newsletter Nuggets by emailing dr.patsi-45475@autocontactor.com.

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Editors will buy a book for one or more of the following
reasons. By knowing what these reasons are, you can then
design a marketing plan with these features in mind.

1. The author’s previous books have sold well.

2. They love the book and think it will sell.

3. They think the book will sell.

4. They love it enough to publish, regardless of its
commercial potential.

5. It’s a book that deserves to be published because of its
value to a cause or the country.

6. An editor is passionate enough about it to overcome any
doubts the house may have about the book.

7. A new editor has arrived from another house and is
building a list.

8. The publisher has the opportunity to reflag a successful
author from another house.

9. The book will be the first in a series with strong
growth potential.

10. The idea for the book is brilliant.

11. The idea for the book is timely.

12. The writing is superb.

13. The title alone will sell books.

14. An author’s promotion plan guarantees a book’s success.

15. The author is a media magnet who can guarantee enough
publicity to make the book successful.

16. The author has a national platform such as a column or
a radio or television show that will guarantee continuing
exposure for the book.

17. The publisher thinks that the book will back list and
become an evergreen (like evergreen tree — sells for a long
long time).

18. The book has subsidiary rights potential including book
clubs, audio cassettes or foreign, electronic or movie
rights.

19. The book has adoption potential in schools or
universities.

20. The house has published similar books with success.

21. The book is on a subject that the house has or wants to
build a list on.

22. Overcome by auction fever, publishers convince
themselves that, despite the profit-and-loss statement rated
to determine the book’s value, they pay whatever it takes to
outbid their rivals.

23. The author wants to switch houses.

24. The editor discovers the book on a trip to a book fair
and thinks it will sell, or is caught up in the excitement
surrounding the book, or wants to justify the trip.

25. The publisher is sending the industry the message that
because of new management or despite changes in the house,
the house is a player.

26. The book being sold may not be a big one, but future
books will have bestseller potential.

27. The author has a personal connection with someone in
the house with the power to buy the book.

28. Publishing the book will enhance the house’s prestige.

This is not a definitive list. John Saul, a novelist,
observed if publishers don’t want to buy a book, they say
“It’s been done to death.” If they do want to buy that
book, they’ll say, “Always works.”

(c) Copyright, Catherine Franz. All rights reserved.

About the Author

Catherine Franz, a Certified Professional Marketing &
Writing Coach, specializes in product development, Internet
writing and marketing, nonfiction, training. Newsletters and
articles available at: http://www.abundancecenter.com
blog: http://abundance.blogs.com

I have compiled a list of 12 tips I think should be helpful
when you are writing articles on the internet.

1. Use lots of white space. People like to read in ‘chunks’ of
information so have lots of space in your background.

2. Use short paragraphs. Following on from tip 1 keep it short
and let your visitor read little pieces of information at a
time.

3. Use the occasional exclamation mark (!) to get your readers
attention. But please do not over use this as many people now
appear to be doing.

4. Ask a question so that your visitor will read on to find the
answer. This keeps the readers attention focussed.

5. Put a lot of thought and effort into your heading. If the
heading does not get the visitors attention straight away then
they will just move on and not even read your article. Try
‘The 7 Secrets to Successfully breeding Cane Toads’ rather
than ‘How to breed cane toads’.

6. Use bullets to quickly outline a number of points that may
be important in your article. Readers can scan through these.

7. Use numbers if this is appropriate for writing an article.
For example the way I am writing this article.

8. Outline the benefits to your reader. They want to know what
they can get out of reading the article so portray the benefits
of what you are writing about.

9. Do not waffle. This is never more important than on the
internet. People get bored quickly and there are a million
other articles they could be reading instead of yours. Get to
the point quickly – in the very 1ST line!

10. Target your article. Make it on one topic only and stick to
the topic. Do not try to write about 2 or 3 things in the same
article. Keep your focus on one topic to keep the interest of
your reader.

11. Conclude with a strong message. A message that summarises
your article or gets your reader to take further action.

12. Finally, be humble. People admire people who are humble. Do
not talk down to your readers.

Learn as much as you can about writing on the internet. It
really is different to writing in the offline world. Read as
many articles as you can and see which ones you find easier to
read.

About the Author

David McKenzie is the author of a new e-book titled “How To
Write Free Articles and Market Them With a $0 Marketing Budget”
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