“How do you write your articles?” A question that I was asked various times and I thought that I had to write an article about it and share its answer with you guys. It’s very healthy for any blogger and her/his blog to set a certain criteria/routine of how they’re going to create content for their blogs. Personally I follow some steps in every article I write that I think are “a-must” for every article, there are other steps I do with some articles only. Before listing these steps or things I do, I would like to say that with time these steps turn into a habit.
1- Collect Ideas:
Whenever an idea pops into my mind, I just write it down either on a notepad or on my iPhone notes! Whenever I decide to write, I just take a look at my notepad and a lot of topics will be waiting for me there. This activity also helps you in bulk writing, which is the best thing any blogger could do!
2- Summarize before going into details:
After choosing a topic to write about; I start by listing all the main points that the article will evolve around. After listing all the main points, I start writing about each one separately and add some intro text and closure if needed.
3- Do some research:
While writing my articles I have to do some research on the topic itself, I have to validate my knowledge before sharing it with others. I am not saying go steal information from other writers, but at least to make sure that what you are saying is true, valid, and is adding benefit and value to your readers.
4- Professional proof reading:
After I finish writing my articles, I always share them with my wife, who is an English Copywriter originally, to proof read it, fix all my grammatical and spelling mistakes and re-phrase some of the sentences where needed. It is really important to have someone professional to proof read your articles, you should be aware of spelling and grammar mistakes that could make some of your readers lose trust in you or just not give your articles the importance that they deserve!
5- Read it one more time:
After having your article proof read, you should go over it one more time in order to make sure that there are no spelling or contextual mistakes after it has been adjusted by the proof reader. By reading it for the last time you will also be able to make sure that it has a complete message, that it’s relevant and adds value to the reader.
This is how I usually write my articles, how do you write yours? Do you have any specific criteria which you follow when writing your articles or do you write them immediately onto Wordpress editor and publish them directly?
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@WPSecurityLock
February 19, 2010 at 1:15 amThanks for sharing these helpful ideas. Most of my brainstorming comes when I first get up in the morning. Alot of ideas come to my mind and I put them down on a notepad (I have way too many). When I write my articles/posts, I always start out writing it in Word first. I make it a point to write as if I am speaking to one person. I let my personality show through so the reader can get to know me better and see how I think. I usually re-read my articles several times and have a friend who is a copywriter, so that certainly helps.
Thanks,
Regina Smola
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@lionslinger
February 22, 2010 at 2:42 pmHey, we’ve got the same style. I’m glad I’m not alone in this powerful way to writing an article. Have you tried cellphone in catching ideas? I do; I use the recorder to record any ideas that pop out of my mind. :-)
@hameedullah
March 10, 2010 at 10:07 amI almost follow same technique to collect ideas, My notepad and whiteboard are my primary source. Also sometimes I use sticky notes too. About #4, I don’t have a professional proof reader so I just go through my article 2-3 times myself.
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Hey nice to see these ideas, hope it might help all the blogger’s even me to have an review.
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