| If you have not joined the literary ranks by | | | | everyone what you know! Don't be boring, try |
| writing your story yet, now is the perfect time. | | | | and make your writing jump off the screen, be |
| Why not make it one of your resolutions to write | | | | controversial your the expert here! Perhaps the |
| a few words every day? Don't jump in at the | | | | most important element is the title, this is what |
| deep end and risk getting yourself bogged down, | | | | entices people to view your article, let's assume |
| take it steady, little and often is the key to | | | | it's about cooking a steak for example: |
| staying focused and maintaining enthusiasm when | | | | How to cook the best steak! |
| first starting out. | | | | 7 easy steps to cooking the juiciest steak ever! |
| Short stories are a great way to launch your | | | | Which would you choose? No contest! |
| writing career, pick a favourite subject ie a pet, | | | | As you can in this small example the Title is your |
| your holidays, a special day at work or a strange | | | | sales pitch |
| amusing incident etc. etc. - there's a never ending | | | | Creating stories for your children can be a |
| list! Write a brief plot, personalise your characters, | | | | fantastic and fulfilling experience, beware though |
| maybe add a theme (honesty prevails sort of | | | | for there can be few harsher critics than an alert |
| stuff), write down a running order and your half | | | | six year old child! Letting your ideas run riot in a |
| way there. The beauty of short stories is that | | | | fantasy world of dragons, talking animals or |
| they are short and can soon be discarded if things | | | | dancing bananas can the perfect way to free |
| take a turn for the worse. They allow the writer | | | | your writing shackles and let the juices flow. The |
| to practise with words, use suspense, humour, | | | | only constraint is your own imagination, the more |
| sadness and all the other emotions necessary to | | | | unbelievable the plot, the dafter and cheekier your |
| story writing. | | | | characters the more the kids will be captivated |
| Another ideal first venture is to write a review or | | | | by your story. |
| an article, the very backbone of the Internet is | | | | Children demand a happy ending, there should be |
| comprised of articles and reviews. If someone | | | | pitfalls and tragedies along the way of course but |
| breaks wind, within a week it has been reviewed | | | | the overriding theme of goodness overcoming evil |
| and some expert has written a series of articles | | | | should prevail most of the time. Imagine the |
| on it! Have a look around the net for reviews and | | | | scenario: |
| articles you'll see exactly what I mean. If you | | | | "Sammy the Salamander, his mother now gone, |
| have your own website or blog the writing of | | | | cried and cried. The angry crocodile still hungry, |
| reviews and articles with a link back to your site | | | | always hungry, was looking for lunch again". The |
| can have a very beneficial effect on your traffic, | | | | end! |
| something worth bearing in mind believe me! That | | | | "Goodnight sweetheart so you in the morning" |
| aside it is also a fantastic way to develop your | | | | "Night mum" |
| writing skills and gain confidence in your creative | | | | 10 minutes pass. |
| ability. | | | | "Mum mum I can't sleep" |
| Writing an article is dead easy, pick a subject you | | | | Definitely not good! |
| know something about and proceed to tell | | | | |