Writing with a Bird's Eye View
You're wondering about that title, aren't you? That's what
writing good headlines is all about. You need to make people wonder where you're going with the idea. Uh-oh...
I'm losing my focus!
Ha! I just showed you what I want to discuss this time.
Focus is keeping your eye on the ball. It's not writing about the optimal condition of
golfing fairways when you're writing about an optimal swing. The
fairway has nothing to do with the swing--the aim, the position of the ball, yes, but NOT the swing. Right?
Why I said you need a bird's eye view in my header is actually counter to what that really means. Rather than writing about everything you might see from a high vantage point, you need to narrow your little birdy eyes so that you see only what's in front of you--your topic. You must FOCUS.
Let me give you an example of narrowing to a suitable focus:
When you're writing about a popular band for teenagers, what can you write about?
Here are some aspects:
The music
The band members
Fans
The musical genre and where the band's music applies
Anedecdotal information about the band
Their music videos
And on and on.
OK. Let's take the first example. Say you're writing about
Evanescence. You can write about the way that
Amy Lee sings, how
Ben Moody plays. Their anthem "
Bring Me to Life," or anything directly pertaining to their music.
When you start writing about where they come from, biographies of band members, direction of their music videos, or anything that ISN"T strictly about their music, you've lost your focus.
Stick to one topic. Maintain focus. No tangents. Keep your mind glued to the subject and write only about one thing. Everything else you may be tempted to drag in can be other articles. How cool is that? :-)
Have You Tried the System?
Hello everyone,
Hope you're having a fine July day! I'm working on writing some ad copy for a friend today. It's a great day for writing. Of course, everyday is a great writing day for me. :-)
The thing is, if you never start, you'll never get anything written.
Oh, I completely understand. I've had approach-avoidance to writing all my life. Before I actually started writing for fun, which led me to writing professionally, I HATED to write. It just seemed like too much hard work, something that someone else could do. How dopey!
Once you start writing, you'll see that it quickly becomes a passion, that is, if you're at all interested in doing it.
If you aren't interested in it, but are an online business person, you really have no choice. You HAVE to write, unless you want to pay someone like me to do it for you. Have at it! :-) Come visit
http://ovediting.com anytime!
But seriously, if you start to write, you'll find that it's not as hard as you think. Write it. If you aren't happy with it when you've stopped, rewrite, rewrite, rewrite, until you're happy with what you have. And if you still aren't convinced that what you've written is worthy for the human eye, then send it to an editor. Oh, I'm chiming in again. I'll do that, too, for a fee. But I, and editors like me, can get expensive. Most online marketers are here on a shoestring budget. I know I was.
Trust yourself. If you've done the best you could, don't be shy. Put that writing out there. The more you write, the better and faster you will be.
But start!
Now, here are a couple of worthwhile blog links for you:
http://progressing-through-life.blogspot.com/This blog is from Kristin, a woman diagnosed with a terminal liver disease. It's honest and compelling, and it would be lovely if you'd make a comment.
http://candles-notjustforburninganymore.blogspot.com/Is another of Kristin's blogs about candles. I LOVE them, do you? Check this blog out and let Kristin know what you think.
Please Forgive Me
Mea culpa, mea culpa...
I know I've been remiss about posting here. No excuses. Let's just get the ball rolling again.
I had an excellent question in "Only 2 Days Left" about how to market article directories. Check it out. I hope Dianne will give us her URLs. I'm also giving away free article submission directories, which I plan to update regularly.
If you haven't gotten your copy, sign up here:
http://ovweb.net/tracker/track.php?id=155And if you haven't bought 7 Secrets yet... now's the time, folks! Check out the testimonials at the site. And read Tim Linden's review (
Linden Software,
StartXchange Clixx Network,
ProBlogNetwork owner). Folks are loving it!
Why? Because it's a simple system. You will be able to organize those random thoughts and work them into something focused and well-presented. That will help you to have your
articles accepted at first glance!
And
articles are definitely the BEST way to advertise. Once they're distributed, rather than having your
article at one
e-zine, you may have 10 or 20 sites pick it up. Seriously, it's a great way to get your name out there and with that "author" tag comes esteem. It works like magic. :-) People think you're an expert in your field, begin to trust you, and voila! Sales.
You won't get this training anywhere else, that's certain. You point to someone who's had 10 books published and is telling you how to write articles, and I'll be surprised.
Books aren't
articles, but I've done a rousing round of those, too. If you're leery, check out my resume at
WriteOn! my writing site. You'll see that I've had LOTS of experience, including 5+ years as a writing instructor. If I can't tell you how to do it, nobody can.
So, let's have your questions... Your links... Your interest! If we can start something going, it will snowball and we'll have a regular discussion blog. I'd like that a lot.
Be well!
