I have readers who are authors and those who write articles for magazines. The authors are sometimes turned off by the blog posts related to article writing and the freelance writers bypass those posts meant for authors. So I try to create a nice variety. Today, I am speaking to my freelance writer friends.<\/p>\n
Authors, you should also pay close attention to my posts on article writing because this is a good way to promote your book. If you have a nonfiction book, along with your speaking engagements and other promotional activities, you should be submitting articles to appropriate publications related to the subject of your book. If your book is fiction, submit stories in that genre in order to help build your platform. You can learn more about how to do this by reading The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book<\/em><\/strong>. Yes, it even includes a section on this. And\/or purchase A Writer\u2019s Guide to Magazine Articles for Profit and Book Promotion<\/strong><\/em>. http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com<\/a> <\/p>\n Today I want to talk about article ideas. Whether you are an author with a nonfiction book on a particular topic, you are a freelance writer who writes in one area of interest (birds, fitness and health, angels, airplanes, home decorating or foods, for example) or you write on many topics, this post should be of help.<\/p>\n The thing that typically shuts down a budding freelance writing career before it even gets started is lack of article ideas. You write about what\u2019s fresh on your mind. You happen across a few additional ideas. And then your idea bank runs dry. Here are 5 prompts for increasing your flow of ideas.<\/p>\n \u2022\tRead! And I\u2019m sure that most of you do. But do you read with a sense of interest and curiosity? Do you care about what you read, wonder about it, question it, examine it further? Prolific freelance article writers are full of curiosity. They ask questions. They examine facts and, in the process, they come up with many, many solid article ideas.<\/p>\n \u2022\tResearch! Study websites, newsletters, magazines and news sources in your area of interest in order to discover new trends, products, reports, reviews and perspectives. It isn\u2019t enough that you did the research while writing the book. Your studies should be ongoing.<\/p>\n \u2022\tSubscribe! There\u2019s never a point when you know everything there is to know about your topic. Subscribe to pertinent newsletters and magazines and study them with an inquiring mind.<\/p>\n \u2022\tBe a blog groupie! You\u2019re already familiar with some blog sites. Use Google Alerts to become aware of others. And visit them often. http:\/\/www.google.com\/alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n \u2022\tNetwork! Join appropriate organizations and participate in their discussion groups, forums, meetings, etc. If you have a keen eye and a keen ear, you will be treated to a plethora of new article ideas.<\/p>\n Yes, this list is a bit vague. I\u2019ve explained what to do and where to go for ideas, but I haven\u2019t said much about how to actually cull the good ideas from the mediocre. That will be my blog topic for tomorrow\u2014December 1, 2009. <\/p>\n In the meantime, continue your education by reading my book, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book<\/em><\/strong>. Order it here: Sign up for one of my online, on-demand courses. http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/courses.htm<\/a> <\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for a sweet gift for someone who adores cats, consider ordering my Catscapades ebook or print (comb bound) book. It\u2019s Catscapades, Tales of Ordinary and Extraordinary Cats<\/em><\/strong>. These are true stories of my own cats over many, many years and those of others. It’s also illustrated with lots of color cat photos. http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades.html<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have readers who are authors and those who write articles for magazines. The authors are sometimes turned off by the blog posts related to article writing and the freelance writers bypass those posts meant for authors. So I try to create a nice variety. Today, I am speaking to my freelance writer friends. Authors, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,4],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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