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How To Write An Effective Article |
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Written by Theo McLanahan
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Friday, 06 June 2008 |
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Learning how to express your ideas through article writing is a great means to becoming a professional writer.
by TheoMcLanahan
Learning how to express your ideas through article writing is a great means to becoming a professional writer.
The crux of an article is the content. Organizing your ideas will make your article more readable and will earn you a greater audience. Consider these two steps when writing an article:
1. Use the simplest possible language
By writing in simple language, you are able to reach a broad range of people. Most magazine and newspaper writers compose their articles at a fourth grade level so their material is understood by the maximum number of readers.
These writers are highly skilled and could write at a much higher level, but keep their reporting at an almost universal level, so the news can reach more people. Of course not all publications can communicate at such a remedial level.
Technical, social, or political magazines involve more advanced issues than mere reporting, so the language in such publications is more complex and specialized, as are the readers of those articles. Aside from these specialized magazines, a straightforward and simple style of writing is preferred.
2. Present your ideas in an interesting way
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 dont 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.
A guide to the five paragraph essay:
1) In the first paragraph, briefly introduce the actual topic and concepts that are related.
2) In the second, third, and fourth paragraphs, expand on the topic from the introduction in simple, yet creative language.
3) In the fifth paragraph, summarize the topic that you've introduced.
By keeping the language of your articles understandable, simple, and clairvoyant, you will be able to write for magazines or Internet publication. By organizing your ideas and keeping your reader interested throughout, and by using "Spellings and Grammar" facility in Word software, you can become a successful article writer with a wide range of readers.
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