YOU CAN LEARN TO WRITE

Written by Bob McElwain


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Yet when you speak to them, you will be talking about fly fishing. Regardless of other interests, they will be interested inrepparttar topic or they will not be on your site. They want to know which isrepparttar 129919 best fly rod, and why. Whererepparttar 129920 fish are hiding. And more about ways to hook one of these elusive creatures.

What matters is presentingrepparttar 129921 information your target wants in a way in which they can easily grasp it. Against this need,repparttar 129922 rules of proper English matter hardly at all.

Ways To Make It Happen

A good point at which to beginrepparttar 129923 task of improving writing skills is to studyrepparttar 129924 way in which newspaper articles are written. Give it some time, and you'll see all is written simply. You may even discover thatrepparttar 129925 reading level is about 8th grade.

Why? Not because people are poor readers. Editors want people to find it easy to read their content. This improvesrepparttar 129926 chance that they will. Both of these characteristics of news copy are perfect for your website. Targeted, simple, easy to read page content should berepparttar 129927 goal on every site.

Search on "writing tutorials" and you'll find a bunch. And you may find some quite helpful. But forget trying to remember allrepparttar 129928 rules. Focus on ideas that will improve your writing. On my site, click on Topics inrepparttar 129929 navigation bar torepparttar 129930 left. Then on Writing Skills. There are some good ideas and references here for approaching this task.

How To Make It Happen

Inrepparttar 129931 end, though, there is no better way to improve your writing skills than to write. Edit, rewrite, and smooth as possible. Then write something else. If you consistently seek to do a better job with your next writing task, you will find improvement almost immediately.

One good starting point is your email. Write each reply carefully. Always reread and edit. Then seek to make your next reply stronger. While practice will not bring perfection, it will bring continuing improvement.

What Does "I Can't Write" Mean?

You may be fearful of putting your thoughts in front of others. You may not want to acceptrepparttar 129932 corresponding risk of criticism. You may somehow feel you are not "good enough." That what you have to offer is of little importance.

If you have concerns such as these, attempting to start a business online or offline is a bad idea. They will severely limit your success, far more than your writing skills level.

Often, however, such a statement means only that you are uncomfortable putting your thoughts into words on paper. Not many enjoyed their English classes in school. Orrepparttar 129933 predictable assignment: "How I Spent My Summer Vacation." If your resistance to writing amounts to things of this sort, a bit of practice is all you need. It is not a giant leap from speaking effectively to your target to writing to them.

The two examples mentioned above of people who felt their writing skills were not sufficient are representative of many. In very short order, either of these two men could be writing effectively. Not a novel, mind you. But content directed at a specific target such as fisherman. You can dorepparttar 129934 same.

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You Can Write Ezine Articles If You Can Write Three Sentences

Written by Brian Moore


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Finish each supporting sentence yourself. Don't try yet to be fancy. Just say what you like to do.

There - you have just written your first paragraph. It won't fit into your inaugural address so handily, but, likerepparttar inaugural passages, it IS a complete, logical paragraph.

Here's another example. Noticerepparttar 129916 wayrepparttar 129917 paragraph flows fromrepparttar 129918 topic sentence torepparttar 129919 supporting sentences. Both supporting sentences relate torepparttar 129920 topic sentence.

Topic sentence: Here is how I love to eat apple pie. 1. First I warm a generous slice for sixty seconds inrepparttar 129921 microwave. 2. Then I dip a large scoop of vanilla ice cream on it and dig in.

Now that you've written a paragraph, on another blank sheet of paper write three ideas for topic sentences. Never mind whether they are complete sentences with subjects and verbs. For now, just jot down ideas.

Next, dorepparttar 129922 same thing for your supporting sentences, number 1 and number 2. Try to make each idea relate torepparttar 129923 topic idea. Work fast and save making up complete sentences for later.

Polish up your piece by making each idea a complete sentence, or at least a complete thought. When you're finished, think of a title for your article - oops, did I say, "Article"? Practice this skill now, and you're on your way to writing a workable ezine article.

An article can be structuredrepparttar 129924 same way as a paragraph. Get your ideas assembled on blank paper. Your first paragraph becomesrepparttar 129925 topic paragraph, and each paragraph that follows, a supporting paragraph.

Now do me a favor. Go back through this article and countrepparttar 129926 sentences in each paragraph. You'll find it is structured in three-sentence paragraphs -repparttar 129927 very way I've shown you.

In reality this technique works great in most cases. At other times shorter or longer paragraphs will fit better. You berepparttar 129928 judge, as long as each supporting sentence relates to its corresponding topic sentence.

Finally, research some ideas for an ezine article. Write them down in a logical sequence and construct three-sentence paragraphs. That's all you need to begin your writing career.

Brian Moore publishes 'BizOps Secrets', a complete ezine resource for online success. AllPro BizOps, Proven Business Secrets That Work Online. http://www.allprobizops.com


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