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"Write an Article - Get Noticed!"

By: Peg Bastin

Last year someone suggested I write an article. Who me?
What do I write about, I'm a 'newbie' for heaven's sake!
How do you write an article? Why should I write an article?

Let me try to answer these questions. There are lots of
reasons to write an article:

1. Get your name and your business noticed
2. To help others
3. To teach others
4. To share experiences
5. Free advertising for your business

What do I write about? First, I write whatever thoughts
come into my head on a sheet of paper. I make a list, then
put it into some sort of order. Then I expand on each
thought. Where do ideas come from? I don't know. When I try
to think of a subject for an article - nothing happens!
Just a bunch of unrelated thoughts - then all of a sudden
an idea pops into my head and voila! the words come pouring
forth faster than I can write them down! It's a fascinating
experience!

Usually I wake up sometime during the night with ideas
running through my head. I write them down as they come -
in the dark - try reading THAT in the morning! It's no use
trying to go to sleep, it won't let me alone. If I didn't
write these thoughts down as they occur - they would be
gone in the morning - lost forever. My best ideas seem to
come after lights out! This article was no exception! So
far, my articles have all come from my own experiences. I
guess that's what I know best.

How do I write an article? Once I have my thoughts on
paper, I organize them so the ideas flow naturally. Next, I
type a rough draft in TextPad. I never submit the first
draft, I rewrite, recheck, retype, spell check, then
proofread a zillion times.

When it's finally the way I want it, I count the words. I
usually try to stay around 500 words and format to 60
characters per line. It's easier to get published if the
article is not too long and is correctly formatted. Also,
more people will read a shorter article than a much longer
one.

After I'm satisfied with the final draft, I'll write a
short cover letter to each editor, personalized with their
name. I tell them the title, word count, and a short two to
three sentence description of the article. I then copy and
paste it into the email below the cover letter. I do NOT
send it as an attachment. Attachments do not get opened due
to all the viruses we have. I always send as plain text,
never HTML format.

Next, I get my list of editors that I submit to and start
submitting to them individually, according to their
guidelines. Some editors prefer you to request to submit an
article, and when I do, I tell them the title, word count
and brief description of the article. Most will let you
submit the article at once with "Article" in the subject
line of the email. I usually receive an acknowledgement
from the editors with a personal comment on my article, and
the date they expect to publish it.

And that's all there is to it! I'm always surprised to see
myself in print. I never thought of myself as a writer,
(except email!) And now I've received several requests for
weekly or monthly articles.

Guess I'd better get busy!

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Written by Peg Bastin. Learn to Understand Your P.C. in Simple language! If your PC is a Pain in the ya know where - Learn "How" and "What" to do! www.bastinmarket.com

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