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