When you're writing your seven articles for next seven days - -- and forever afterward --- don't be too enraptured or concerned with bait paragraph or paragraphs. Your bait is important, but not so important that you stall over it, and never get around to writing article.

The bait can only become a stumbling block if you let it. Get article written, and then you can worry about individual components like bait.

===> The Explanation

This part of your article explains article's subject, or thesis. If you're writing about a computer program, you can explain what program does in a nutshell, or why program is important. If you're writing a personality profile, explanation tells reader why he should read profile.

Sometimes you won't need an explanation, it will be covered in article's headline and bait.

===> The Step (s)

The Steps are your argument. They can be individual anecdotes, or pieces of evidence. If you're writing about a computer program, Steps could be various ways of using program, or how to get started with program. If you're writing a profile, Steps could be your subject's career, his family life, details of his run for office, or details of how he won tennis championship, what others say about him, and so on.

I usually write steps in any order, and then rearrange order with appropriate transitions as I work through later drafts.

In a short article of 300 words, you won't have space for more than one Step.

===> The Termination

The ending of article.

In case of article about computer program, it could be how many people have bought program, when next version will be available, or where you can buy it.

In your personality profile, ending could be a final quote from subject.

A circular ending, when you manage to refer to bait or explanation in ending, is satisfying, and is an easy way to wrap article up without working too hard.

Although BAIT formula seems prosaic, it will release your creativity. It gives you a structure, which is always hardest task in writing an article. So go ahead. Write an article a day for next seven days. At end of seven days, you'll be a better writer.

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==> Tip Two: You can't get there from here

Barbara never set limits on her creativity. She had her routine, and she knew that accessing her creativity was as simple as turning on a tap.

You don't know what you'll produce in a creative state until you produce it. So you get into creative state by using your triggers, and you start to work --- write, paint, design --- and your creativity surprises you.

But you need to know that your creative inspirations aren't accessible to you in another state. You need to get into creative state first.

The feelings of: "I'm not creative", "I don't feel in a creative mood", "I'm too tired/ sick/ stressed to work" belong to your normal state of consciousness. Ignore these thoughts, and feelings of discomfort which accompany them. Then get into your creative state via your triggers, and what you produce will amaze you.

==> Tip Three: Command your subconscious mind (intend)

Whenever she finished a novel, Barbara said that that night she would tell her subconscious mind: "Tomorrow we begin a new book. Get it ready."

The next day, she'd sit on sofa, cover herself with her rug, and begin to dictate her new book. Yep, as easily as that.

Your subconscious responds to words spoken aloud. So if you want to write an article, tell yourself out loud (in private might be best) "At eight tonight I am writing a new article. Get idea ready.")

==> Tip Four: Negative thoughts are just thoughts --- replace them with positive feelings

Barbara Cartland understood value of positive feelings.

Developing ability to feel positive about yourself starts with recognizing when your thinking is negative.

Thoughts are like waves on ocean. The ocean produces waves, your mind produces thoughts. Thoughts lead to emotions. You can't stop your thoughts, but you can refuse to buy into them.

Noticing your thoughts, especially recognizing negative thoughts, is a major achievement. It takes a while to realize when you're thinking negatively, because for most of us, negative thinking comes more easily than feeling positive.

When negative thoughts discourage you, replace them with a positive feeling. Think of something you love: going to movies, pizza, puppies. Think how you feel when you see a puppy.

Encourage that feeling in yourself. When a negative though intrudes, immediately switch to thoughts of a movie, pizza or a puppy, whatever makes you feel good.

==> Tip Five: Do what you love. It matters

Barbara loved to write romance. That made it easy for her to be creative.

When you enjoy what you're doing, it will come through in your work. Loving what you do helps you to be creative, and ensures that you don't burn out.

Therefore, choose creative work that you enjoy.

Good luck with these techniques. The more of them you can apply each day, more you'll train yourself to be creative on command.

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