need some writing tips

@jasmeena (846)
Indonesia
December 25, 2011 6:23am CST
Maybe I have been finding it so difficult to concentrate on my writing jobs because of uncertain teaching schedule at public school, so i got fired while working freelance as copywriter for advertising agency and again i got rejected again..but i still write,my new job, for online education magazine (not in English,but Indonesian). How to make our article more interesting and how to make re-writer article different?any tips?please share..thank you
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9 responses
25 Dec 11
I think you answered your own question: concentration is the thing you're missing. It's sometimes very hard to concentrate when you've got an erratic schedule, outside pressure and annoying clients. As for making articles interesting, that's something every writer wants to know. I think it frequently depends on what you're writing. For example, if you're writing about education (or are writing educational articles), making them more fun helps - because so much educational material is boring and straightforward. A new angle on things, a different way of looking at the content... anything can help.
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@airkulet (2700)
• Philippines
25 Dec 11
Very well said Spike, I wished I can make my writing more fun and not boring and straightforwardan
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@nicanorr (1789)
• Philippines
26 Dec 11
Here are tips so you can concentrate on your writing career: 1) Eat a well-balanced diet with plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, milk. etc. 2) Have a clean body. Take a bath oftentimes to obtain a daylong fresh feeling. 3) Learn to solve problems at the soonest time possible. They are mysticisms that drain a lot of our energy. Feel the comfort of a peaceful mind when no problem haunts you. 4) Make a list of your daily tasks and allot a certain time for each one of them. This is very vital. Stick to the time alloted for a task. Do not consume the entire time allotment for a single task or two. For unfinished tasks, continue the work tomorrow and so on and so forth until the tasks are all done. Based on these tips, plan your work well and focus.
@nicanorr (1789)
• Philippines
26 Dec 11
addendum: 5) Have a very good night rest. Sleeping early and waking up early in the morning is a good habit. It makes Juan a bright boy.
@emdjay23 (1575)
• Philippines
25 Dec 11
I also write articles.. I guess you'll just have to have an idea of what ever your likes.. example if your into health, I think you should write all the things that you know regarding health.. I am a nurse so I write most of the time regarding health.. I just wanna ask, what particular site were your writing are?..
@arcideaco (1257)
• Singapore
26 Dec 11
I think the trick is to read more. Reading more interesting articles you will gradually attain the innate ability to captivate your readers with your sentence structures. You need to have some interesting headers for a start which let people explore and anticipate before reading onwards. It is a skill and sometimes people would term it as talent. Cheers.
• India
26 Dec 11
Well there are lot of tips out there on internet but if you want to make things more perfect and excellent you goota work hard to upgrade your writing skills. Writing is all about your imagination if you are writing on a particular topic. But it becomes more worse if you write know the content but your English is too bad to publish, this makes things more worse and we feel that we got to do something about it. Starting of with some writing tips first of all you have to read lot of articles if you are weak at imaginative writing, secondly you need to upgrade your grammatical skills most people are lack this skill because of improper wording in their mind this can be done by reading daily newspapers which is same as reading articles and all, cause you will get to know the flow of the content and how things work. Thirdly which is little out of subject is i recommend watching news and related channels to upgrade your writing because hearing also somehow works on writing. Hope you got some useful tips i guess, thanks for a beautiful discussion.
@succeednow (1633)
• Singapore
27 Dec 11
Hi jasmeena, To be a good writer you need to inculcate a good and discerning reading habit. Read as much high quality writing as you can. Reflect and ponder over what you've read and make notes. This is where you will get your ideas when you sit down to write. Concentration and focus are also important skills that you must master in order to be an effective writer. Your ability to think is extremely important. I leave you with this quote from the book, The Science of Getting Rich : "There is no labor from which most people shrink as they do from that of sustained and consecutive thought. It is the hardest work in the world." So if you can overcome this difficulty you'll get far. Happy thinking and writing.
@mr_pearl (5018)
• India
25 Dec 11
Hello... To write a good article, you need to have sufficient knowledge of the topic at hand. You need to know both of the sides of the coin. If you don't then make a research.... Now, list the points properly.. And start elaborating each one of them. Make sure, you utilize all the knowledge that you have acquired while elaborating... I hope this will help... Good Luck!!!
• India
25 Dec 11
what are the sites you are working on? I am also interested in writing jobs in English.
@airkulet (2700)
• Philippines
25 Dec 11
All I can say is wishing you all the best on the path that you are walking, I am also struggling on my writing skills. And I am here gain in mylot trying to sharpen my writing skills. I need more practice