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What Will I Write About?by Jennifer Stewart If you're going to be a writer, you have to have a subject to write about and it has to be a subject that others will want to read about. Right? So, What Do People Like to Read About?
First and foremost, they like to read about themselves! Think of something that most people do or would like to do and you're on a winner. We all like to:
Of course, there are other things as well, but these four cover a great deal of territory - let's take a closer look at how you can use these to come up with a great article. Note: you can use these ideas as the basis for a short piece or an entire book - it's up to you. Putting the Right Slant on Things - Writing a Non-fiction Article Once you've come up with your subject matter, the next thing is to decide on the angle or slant you're going to adopt. This can make all the difference between a ho-hum piece and a best seller! Here area few ideas to get your little grey cells pumping: Travel Eating As well as the obvious articles on what to eat and where to eat, don't ignore the possibilities of how to eat. You could do a whole series of articles on the new etiquette. Consider some of these:
Caring for the Family There are many angles for this topic:
Making Money On the internet, this is one of the "biggies". Anything you can tell people to help them improve their finances, will be read with interest.
Also think of the possibilities with price guides - everything from washing machines, computer courses and Barbie dolls to Akubra hats, fence posts and face-lifts. These are just some of the possibilities - you can mix and match the ideas and the topics to come up with a new and catchy slant that will guarantee that your article gets read! Helpful Links These links are to sites where you can find the raw material for your articles. You can always get ideas and content from newspapers - but don't forget to double check for accuracy. This site has headlines and stories from around the world: Profnet calls itself the 'source of sources' and can find just about anything you need to know. It costs us (as writers) nothing to join, although you do need to allow a little time for the information to get back to you. Salon.com has a great selection of articles that may inspire you to write a follow-up or to approach the story from a different angle. You'll also find some excellent links to other useful sites from here. http://www.salon.com/media/index.html If you're writing an article with a scientific slant (or if you just need to check a few facts) the Why Files will help: http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/ For details on the life and times of any one of over 20,000 famous (and infamous) people, visit Biography.com: http://www.biography.com/bio_main.html Maybe your article requires some statistics - we've got just the place to find them too: And for information on absolutely ANY topic you can possibly imagine(!!), you can't go past the Internet Public Library: If you feel that you need to brush up your writing skills before you start, you'll find help here or you can subscribe to my free, weekly writing tips. FREE weekly Writing Tips: Click to subscribe now. Want to write a novel or article but don't have the time? Click here for the Easy Way!Looking for something in particular? Then use the site search box - just enter your word/phrase and hit Search (Click the Back button on your browser to return):
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