Writing Articles
Friday, October 26th, 2007
Care to learn the absolute fastest way to write articles?
The first thing you will need is a new copy of Dragon Naturally
Speaking.
I picked up my copy at Staples for $59 a few months ago and I
believe it was the best software investment that I have ever
made.
If you have used voice recognition software in the past, I'm
sure you've had a few bad experiences with it. But I'm here to
tell you today that the latest version of Dragon Naturally
Speaking is an amazing piece of software and after just a short
training period, you can dictate articles at an amazing speed.
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
Verbs
One of the most common pitfalls writers make is in the use of passive and active verbs. When speaking, most people tend to use active verbs without thinking, but when writing, many revert to a passive approach. This is a more formal style, which although suitable for some types of writing, can be boring and lifeless to the reader. To keep your writing lively and interesting, you should look to use active verbs in the majority of your writing. Technical writing also favours the use of active verbs, sometimes called 'the active voice' as it removes ... [
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
You’re ready to write articles, but you don’t have a clue where to begin. Don’t let this stop you! I have some easy tips that will help you develop a solid cache of article ideas that will keep you writing.
Article Idea #1: Keep a Dream Journal
I'm not talking about writing down your “night” dreams in a journal. This dream journal is a book of your ideas. We writers have busy brains. We often get tons of ideas every single day. Some ideas we follow, while countless others are forgotten about. Purchase a small, pocket-sized notebook and write, “My Dream Journal” ... [
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
After you write your fabulous niche marketing article and you hit the enter key...send it on its merry cyber way, a lot of great things suddenly start to happen.
Naturally the article directory will read it by a human (as opposed to by software) and make sure that the content that you've come up with complies with their regulations and restrictions. They'll also be sure to remove anything that's unacceptable like HTML coding and foul language.
(Quick story, I recently had an article REJECTED at Helium because I used the word 'damn'...so just be careful as you start swinging dubious words around.)
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
In The Futurist magazine, Lane Jennings suggests, "Besides
reporting murders and muggings every night, why not devote a little
time to covering nonviolent conflict resolutions among enemies or
showcasing achievements by inspiring individuals who deserve to be more
widely known and imitated?"
You’ve probably heard that kind of plea before, yet most publications stress the negative. Why? Because negative events automatically appeal to our sense of drama and conflict. But there is a way to turn that to your advantage and still write about positive topics.
The key to selling articles about positive events or people is to find the drama inherent in their stories, so ... [
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