Monday, October 27, 2008

How To Write An Effective Article

By Theo McLanahan

Article writing is a useful means to express your ideas on paper so as to become professional writer.

Remember that "Content is King". The better way you organize your ideas, the more publicity you get. Two basic points to be kept in mind while writing an article are:-

(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.

That's not to say they can't write at a higher level, just that they don't want to limit their readers by their reading skills. There are obviously some cases where you'll need to write at a more advanced level - a technical article or political commentary for example. Only do this when necessary, however.

(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.

Five paragraph essay " Step by step guide

1. First paragraph - A brief introduction to the topic of the article and related ideas.

2. Second, third and fourth paragraphs - Support and expand on the introduction, giving more information about the topic.

3) Fifth paragraph: - Conclusion-which fully summarizes the topic and contains the purpose of the topic of article being written.

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! - 15275

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