Thursday, October 23, 2008

Tips For Writing Successful Articles

By Theo McLanahan

Writing articles is an effective way to express yourself, whether for website promotion, your blog, or to become a professional writer.

Always remember - Content Is King. The better you can organize your ideas, the more publicity your article is going to receive. There are two basic things to remember when writing your articles:

(1) Use the simplest possible language Your writing should be able to reach maximum number of readers. This means that it must be written in the simplest language which can be understood by the widest range of people. Most frequently the writers of magazines and newspapers use the "fourth grade level".

In other words, they use language that a fourth grade reader would be able to understand.

This does not mean that they don't possess the capabilities to write in hi-fi language, they just wish that the news should reach to more and more people. But surely, using simple language is not possible for all types of publications. Many of the magazines related to technical issues, social commentary or politics will use such complex language to put the audience away from the actual facts. But for such kind of writing, appropriate level of complexity is needed. Apart from such magazines, it's always preferred to use simplest and straightforward writing style.

(2) Represent your ideas in an interesting manner Your ideas should be represented in such a way that they are useful to the audience. The better you frame your ideas, more readers will be attracted towards your article. Organize your ideas in such a manner that it entertains the readers. Make sure that don't write whole descriptive stuff so that the readers feel bored. Most of the articles written for the internet or for magazines are in classic style known as "five paragraph essay", which is an ideal format for writing articles in brief. If this style is followed then you can express your ideas in a very beautiful way with the good and interesting start and end.

How To Write Using The Five Paragraph Essay Format

1. First paragraph - An introduction to the topic of your articles and any related ideas in it.

2. Second, third and fourth paragraphs - Expand on the introduction and support your ideas, giving more detailed information about the topic of the article.

3. Fifth paragraph - Conclusion, including a summary of the points in the article.

When you learn how to use the five paragraph essay format effectively, you'll be able to write for magazines or the internet. Basically, you want to use the simplest language you can while organizing your ideas effectively. Do that and you'll be a successful writer in no time! - 15478

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