Hints on the How to of "Inspirational writing"
Many sites that feature articles are now posting and putting up
articles on the holidays. I wanted to write an article on
"Thanksgiving". Thinking to myself "you can do it, go ahead",
with this, I thought and thought. "What about the holidays"?
"Was there one that stands out in my mind"? As I pondered, I
actually wrote another article on an entirely different subject.
Then I posted it around on the ezine articles and on my site. As
I re-read it this article, I could sense the warmth of a memory
coming back. You know those don't you? When you settle back and
then all of a sudden a warm memory strikes you. It starts at the
back of your mind and works it way out. That's the way memories
do at times. They get stuck in the back of your mind, shelved
for some reason or another. Maybe you are too busy, wham; you
end up pushing that memory back because there's no time for it
now. This memory came up like a lump in my throat and a tear
stinging in my eye. It actually brought me back to a time in my
life during junior high. Out of this inspiration I wrote "Tears,
Thanksgiving, and Mom". You see, many people operate on this
kind of inspiration. Others write out of boundless research they
have done. After this the author puts all the material into
concise and proper order. I have written both of these ways for
years. The best method for me is to research a topic. For
instance, I write a lot about biblical topics relevant to
today's society. When doing this I first write the main sentence
about what I am writing. For instance, I might want to write
about "The courtroom of God". Then I immediately go to my bible
study software. I have a number of these, which I recommend to
have on hand. Theophilos is a good one. I take the noun, in this
case God, and put in other nouns referring to the courtroom.
This would be God judge and search for it in the software search
engine. Perhaps I would put judge in and follow all the search
items for this. I do this when searching a topic, then putting
the information into order following a outline. Moreover, this
method works for virtually anything you want to write about. If
you were writing on Thanksgivings in the south, for instance,
your search item would be southern thanksgiving. Now for this
search we would search the internet, encyclopedias, and even
southern cooking magazines. In following this method, I like to
have inspiration to go with my research. This inspiration
usually comes quickly as I follow a line of investigation.
Sometimes I end up in places where I did not think it would
lead. That is the fun of it. When the inspiration is flowing, I
have literally written thousands and thousands of words until I
am finished. Then when I am done, I save it and wait for a day
or two. By doing that, I allow all preconceived ideas about the
article to lapse somewhat. Then, I go and review it. After this
I rewrite and correct, then repeat the procedure. For articles
on the internet I publish to
my own site [http://wingswatchman.org] and also to my blog
at [http://wingswatchman.org/WordPress] . I then have a
number of article websites where I put the finished product. I
do recommend, though, that you find a good article submission site. These can be very helpful to
you as they automatically have the connections to thousands of
other people that would be interested in your article.
You want people to read your article. By getting people
interested in your article, you can have thousands of back links
from your articles that are posted on other sites. This is
helpful in the google page rank system. It also gets your
article into the hands of editors that would actually pay you
for your work. The doors can also be opened for free lance work
as more people come to know you and how you write. The last
thing I must say, if you want to be a writer, then write and
write some more. Do this on a daily basis by putting down your
thoughts on paper if nothing else comes to mind. By Dana G Smith