by Leigh-Ann Lemire
Do you know there are actually guidelines for writing and creating an interesting article? It appears that some people can write an article that has pep and flair, while another person can write on the same subject and make it boring or even incomprehensible. If you think you fall into the second category, you may be right – but by following a few simple guidelines, you could wind up in the first category.
Don’t get mired down in the English grammar, punctuation and spelling. Yes, we all should have learned this stuff in school, but in case you weren’t paying attention then, your word processing program will correct a lot of that stuff for you. You will still need to proof the article, but it’s much easier nowadays. If you can talk in a way that people can understand you, you can write an interesting article. And if you need more words so that you aren’t repeating yourself, try a right click in MS Word, then a click on synonyms on the menu that pops up.
In the rest of this article we will learn some tips that make one piece of writing appealing and another dull.
Before you start writing an article, you need to figure out your purpose for writing the article. Concisely state that purpose, if only in your own mind. You could intend to write an article about how to make a TV antenna from coat hangars – that would be a good purpose. Or you could have a purpose to explain chelation therapy in simple terms (chelation therapy is a method of taking heavy metals out of the body). These are examples of a purpose you could have for writing. Without that purpose, your article will be confusion.
A way to make an article interesting is to state examples. See paragraph above for use of examples. People read those examples and think, “I get that!” Examples make your writing usable for the reader.
Another way to make your article real to your reader and thereby make it more interesting is use of words. Figure out whom you want or expect to read your article. Then figure out what words they would understand. If you want to use a term like “qualitative reasoning,” you must be writing for math and science professors. If you are writing for a high school science class, use “computer programs for robots” instead. (In this paragraph we states examples without saying we were stating examples. More interesting that repeating the phrase, “for example.”)
Keep your sentences and paragraphs to a reasonable length. It is just easier to read shorter, rather than longer, sentences and paragraphs. After all, you want your articles to be read and most readers will chose the shorter sentence, paragraph, article, especially if they are in a hurry at the time they find your article.
Natural Growth Marketing is a company that specializes in writing articles and distributing articles. So if you don’t want to write it yourself, or you’d like your article rewritten or pepped up, they have professional writers who make a business of interesting writing. Visit them at www.naturalgrowthmarketing.com.
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Do you know there are actually guidelines for writing and creating an interesting article? It appears that some people can write an article that has pep and flair, while another person can write on the same subject and make it boring or even incomprehensible. If you think you fall into the second category, you may be right – but by following a few simple guidelines, you could wind up in the first category.
Don’t get mired down in the English grammar, punctuation and spelling. Yes, we all should have learned this stuff in school, but in case you weren’t paying attention then, your word processing program will correct a lot of that stuff for you. You will still need to proof the article, but it’s much easier nowadays. If you can talk in a way that people can understand you, you can write an interesting article. And if you need more words so that you aren’t repeating yourself, try a right click in MS Word, then a click on synonyms on the menu that pops up.
In the rest of this article we will learn some tips that make one piece of writing appealing and another dull.
Before you start writing an article, you need to figure out your purpose for writing the article. Concisely state that purpose, if only in your own mind. You could intend to write an article about how to make a TV antenna from coat hangars – that would be a good purpose. Or you could have a purpose to explain chelation therapy in simple terms (chelation therapy is a method of taking heavy metals out of the body). These are examples of a purpose you could have for writing. Without that purpose, your article will be confusion.
A way to make an article interesting is to state examples. See paragraph above for use of examples. People read those examples and think, “I get that!” Examples make your writing usable for the reader.
Another way to make your article real to your reader and thereby make it more interesting is use of words. Figure out whom you want or expect to read your article. Then figure out what words they would understand. If you want to use a term like “qualitative reasoning,” you must be writing for math and science professors. If you are writing for a high school science class, use “computer programs for robots” instead. (In this paragraph we states examples without saying we were stating examples. More interesting that repeating the phrase, “for example.”)
Keep your sentences and paragraphs to a reasonable length. It is just easier to read shorter, rather than longer, sentences and paragraphs. After all, you want your articles to be read and most readers will chose the shorter sentence, paragraph, article, especially if they are in a hurry at the time they find your article.
Natural Growth Marketing is a company that specializes in writing articles and distributing articles. So if you don’t want to write it yourself, or you’d like your article rewritten or pepped up, they have professional writers who make a business of interesting writing. Visit them at www.naturalgrowthmarketing.com.
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