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, like inaugural passages, it IS a complete, logical paragraph.

Here's another example. Notice way paragraph flows from topic sentence to supporting sentences. Both supporting sentences relate to topic sentence.

Topic sentence: Here is how I love to eat apple pie. 1. First I warm a generous slice for sixty seconds in 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, do same thing for your supporting sentences, number 1 and number 2. Try to make each idea relate to 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 structured same way as a paragraph. Get your ideas assembled on blank paper. Your first paragraph becomes topic paragraph, and each paragraph that follows, a supporting paragraph.

Now do me a favor. Go back through this article and count sentences in each paragraph. You'll find it is structured in three-sentence paragraphs - 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 be 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.

One great source of ideas is articles that are out of date. Many people, for example have written on subject of how to submit your web site to search engines to get a high ranking. Conditions change so rapidly in this regard, an article could be written several times a year on this subject alone. What was true just a few short months ago may not be today.

The web is a dynamic place that is constantly changing. Not a day goes by that there is something in newspaper that could spark an idea. Just this week I read an article about discount web sites for airline tickets. Another article talked about disparity between urban and rural areas for web access. Still another compared number of minority households that had computers - and yet another talked about "Spanish Market".

The ideas are there, and if you keep a log of them, next time you sit down to write one, you should have a never ending supply. If you get an idea, simply write down title of prospective article.

Many times, as article develops, original title may not be appropriate. But, even if you do change title for your current article, keep old one. Who knows - a year from now it may light another spark.

A search of web on quotes is a fertile place to look. "Power Quotes" by Kevin Eikenberry - http://powerquotes.net - has a wealth of information. Dr. Kevin Nunley - http://drnunley.com is an idea factory. There are others like them that should be on your required reading list.

When doing research for current article you are writing, web is a fertile place to look. Always keep a paper and pencil handy, and if you get an idea write it down. Keep that same pad and pencil next to your bed. If you get an idea, don't trust your memory to write it down in morning.

Surprisingly, when I started this article it was going to be about advertising, but after first paragraph, I found myself writing something far afield from this. Guess that will have to wait for another time.