Many people assume that a real writer can pick up a pen (or sit at a computer) and magically write a finished product, word by perfect word. Experienced writers know better. They know that writing is a process.
A series of activities that start the moment they begin thinking about a subject and end when they complete a final draft. Experienced writers also know that good writing is rewriting. Their drafts are filled with additions, deletions, rearrangements, and rewordings.
Writing begins with thinking about each writing situation. Your thinking involves answering the questions below:
-
Topic: What will you be writing about in this situation? The topic underlies all aspects of the writing situation. If you must choose your own topic or narrow an assigned topic, keep in mind the constraints you will need to follow.
-
Purpose: What will be your writing purpose in this situation? The purpose of you writing is usually to inform or persuade. Effective writing reflects a clear sense of purpose.
-
Audience: Who will be your audience in this situation? Your audience should be considered in all your writing. Is your audience more technical, or are you writing for a general audience.
-
Special requirements: How much time were you given, and what length should the article be? If reading or other research is required, you have to build time for it into your schedule.
Your writing situation is a major resource for you as you write. Refer to it often.
====================
If you would like information on marketing your articles or online business, please visit my other site: UMarketingU.com where you will find marketing ideas, hints and tips. Up to the minute information for your online and offline marketing!
You can connect with me via social media sites at – Facebook – Twitter – LinkedIn – Hellotxt – Dipity.com and Stumble Upon. If you are not signed up…they are free…you will meet a lot of other marketers to communicate with and possibly JV with. Social Networking is on fire right now, so be sure to use it. Note: with Hellotxt.com and Dipity.com you can update all your social sites! I look forward to being “social” with you!
-
Gathering Ideas For Writing: Incubation Previously, we discussed Keeping an Idea Book and Writing In A Journal FreeWriting, Brainstorming, and Mapping, today we will be discussing: Incubation When you allow your ideas to Incubate, you give them time to grow and develop. Incubation works especially well when you need to solve a problem in your...... - Knowing How To Outline Previously, we discussed Keeping an Idea Book and Writing In A Journal FreeWriting, Brainstorming, Mapping, Incubation, and Shaping and Grouping Ideas and Topic Sentences, this time we will be discussing: Knowing How To Outline Many writers find outlining a useful planning strategy. If you are working from an outline......
-
Gathering Ideas For Writing: Mapping Previously, we discussed Keeping an Idea Book and Writing In A Journal FreeWriting, and Brainstorming, today we will be discussing: Mapping Mapping, also called clustering, webbing, or mind mapping, similar to brainstorming is more visual and less linear. Many writers find that mapping frees them to think more creatively by...... -
Gathering Ideas For Writing - Freewriting Previously, we discussed Keeping an Idea Book and Writing In A Journal today we will be discussing: Freewriting Freewriting is writing nonstop about anything. It means writing down whatever comes into your mind without stopping to worry about whether the ideas are good or the spelling is correct. When you...... - Understanding Audiences For Writing Good writing is often judged by its ability to reach its intended audience. To be effective, informative and persuasive writing need to be geared to the fact that someone is "out there" to receive the communication. If you write without considering your reader, you risk communicating only with yourself. As......
Related Websites - Writing Roundup, September 11 Here is a handy table of contents that will help you quickly reach the topic of your choice. Let me know if you like it this way. The Business of Writing Craft Fiction Freelancing Platform The Business of Writing Freemium for Writers Is Two Debates Don Holloway provides interesting insight......
-
Saving Money by Choosing Used Furniture Most people try to make the furniture that they already own last as long as possible. This is because most furniture is quite expensive—and in today’s economy, the thought of heading out to the furniture store to plunk down hundreds of dollars (or more) on a couch or dining table...... - Social Media Optimization-reliable interactive marketing With the increasing popularity of social media sites, large number of visitors is logging to them for better search results. People are more influenced through social media; because they feel that the information passed on to them is not being paid for and hence not meddled-up with. The best part......
-
A Decade of the Internet [/caption] The decade did not begin auspiciously for the Internet; it opened not with a bang, but a bust. However, the 2000 dot.com bust, far from signaling the end of the Web, served as a much-needed “reset” for an industry run amok. Gone were websites with great ideas, fistfuls of...... - Hearing Aid Accessories- Shop Online to Meet Your Needs Hearing aid accessories can be purchased just about anywhere. From getting replacement batteries at your local big-box store to picking up a carrying case or other items at a specialty store, you can find anything that you could possibly need, as long as you know where to look. With so......
