Writing Online Content
Writing Blog Entries
Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 November 1999 08:00 Written by Ward Tipton Monday, 08 June 2009 19:48
For many aspiring writers and even for some professional writers, the very idea of writing lengthy articles filled with facts and information can be a daunting task and seemingly impossible to accomplish on a regular basis. While it is not nearly as difficult as some people would like to believe, it still can be difficult enough for some people to want to build up to or get some practice before they start.
Writing blog entries can be an excellent way to get experience, learn to relax with a pen in your hand and allow you to find out whether there is a large amount of interest in the knowledge that you have to share.
Consistency and Clarity of Thought
Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 November 1999 08:00 Written by Ward Tipton Wednesday, 03 June 2009 14:31
One of the biggest concerns that a professional writer will face is the need to maintain a sense of consistency and a sense of purpose in all of their writings. Whether you are writing for your personal pleasure or offering professional writing services to help other people gather very important information that they cannot get anywhere else in the world, it will all be for nothing if you cannot remain consistent.
As a professional writer on the Internet or anywhere else, it is important to be able to start at the beginning and finish at the end without missing any of the stops in the middle. A writer may not be successfully presumptive about anything. If you are writing with the consideration that your entire audience is smarter than the average person, you will alienate and subsequently lose roughly half of your audience.
An Editor’s Job
Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 November 1999 08:00 Written by Ward Tipton Saturday, 16 May 2009 14:34
I work now as both a professional writer and an editor. When I was a child, I used to write all the time. I did not get along with people very well and books were my salvation and my sanctuary. I did not originally set out as a writer but it was a great way to express my opinions so that they were heard. Attempting to talk to people usually resulted in misunderstandings and sometimes conflict. When I wrote, the worst I had to look forward to, was some intellectual bantering back and forth.
Unlike many gifted and professional writers, I could never successfully argue both for and against something. Even in my writing, I was forced to express my opinions as I believed them to be true and I usually included enough of my reasoning to make it known why I believed the way that I did. If someone were to change my mind, it could only be done by providing me with better information and more details. Even today, my work as a professional writer prohibits me from taking many jobs based solely on my personal beliefs, morals and personal standards.
