| | | Need to write an article? Three is a magic number! | | | |
Writing articles for magazines, the Internet or the local community paper neednt be a headache. Providing they are informative, reasonably short and to the point, readers and publishers will welcome your articles.
But, if the secret to writing neat, sweet articles is to keep them succinct, how do you maintain your focus and avoid the pitfalls of waffle?
Try the 3 by 3 Plan!
Taking a really simple example, suppose you want to write about kites. The first stage is to brainstorm all the possible topics under the heading of Kites. You might
come up with several ideas here: for example, kite history, kite safety or generating a kite. Any of these subjects could form the basis of a good article.
Select just one of these ideas (lets choose kite-making) and then you may start to put the 3 by 3 Plan into action.
Brainstorm again to extract just three topics related to kite-creating. Remember, you want to stay focused in your article, so three is a great number to start
with! The topics you find could be:
1. Types of kite
2. Parts of a kite
3. Decorating a kite
Now, for each of your three main topics, select three linked sub-topics that will relate to your audience. Children (or parents, for that matter!) might want to know the basic data
about:
1. Types of kite - (a) Classic diamond (b) Hexagon (c) Star
2. Parts of a kite - (a) Sails (b) Spars (c) Flying lines
3. Decorating a kite - (a) Painting (b) T-shirt transfer paper (c) Applique
Once your plan is in place, write three sentences about each of your (a), (b) and (c) sub-topics. You will
be surprised at how quickly your article will grow and how sharp and to-the-point your finished writing will be.
And finally, staying with the idea of three as your magic number, here are three more tips:
1. Make sure you have a connecting or transition sentence between each main topic. A great linking phrase will entice your readers
to keep on reading!
2. Write your introduction after youve written the main body of the article. Keep it interesting but limit it to 3 sentences!
3. If you want to write a longer article, make use of
5 or 7 as your magic number ...
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