A blank Word document sits on your computer waiting for your creation. Where to begin? Well, first and foremost you must choose a topic for your article. What to pick? The easiest route is to write about one of your great Passions.
Writing about your Passions will cause your writing to flow quite easily. Add to that your enthusiasm that comes through and your reader will be hooked.
Is this important? Absolutely! Editors love writing that shows enthusiasm. You will save research time by writing about a topic you know. Then, your writing becomes easy to accomplish. It is a joy rather than a job.
If you feel that writing in your interest area is too limiting, then branch out into similar areas. For example, if you have an expertise in chemistry, then writing about health shouldn’t be too much of a learning curve for you. This will also give you a wider scope for selling your articles, as most magazines have a health section. The health articles can then be stretched to include topics on sporting injuries and how to treat them. Or perhaps nutrition, but narrow this down by focusing on various age groups. See how the ripple effect happens? It won’t take long for you to be submitting articles to many different magazines and websites. You’ll be writing about different topics, but you will retain your passion and enthusiasm.
If you choose to be a freelance writer, then choosing your topic is up to you. However, if you are asked to write about a topic that you know little about, then you will need to do some research. A skilled researcher will find information quickly and then bring it all together to create the article.
Another option for writing about topics with which you are unfamiliar is to outsource it. There are many businesses on the web that outsource this and other services. Do be careful, and make sure the writer you hire does original work, does not plagiarize from the internet, and has good spelling and grammar skills. You don’t want your reputation to suffer.
If you are publishing on the internet, you will find there is seldom an editor available to accept or reject your article. The burden of correct facts and good solid information then falls to you. Keep your article fresh. Make sure the content is correct. And add new information. These things will help develop your good reputation.
So we all know that dogs need water, food, and exercise. Don’t write about these things that “everyone knows.” Instead, give new information. For example, you might write about how the droopy eared dog needs to have his ears checked for ticks and other diseases that might develop. Don’t waste your reader’s time. If you don’t have any new information to offer, they won’t be back. Challenge them with new facts or even new ideas to ponder.
So choose a topic about which you have a lot of passion, provide new and interesting facts or ideas for your reader, write with enthusiasm, and before you know it you will be submitting lots of really good articles.