9 Effective Tips on Article Writing

Internet is filled with amazing articles that are informative, useful, and timely. But still the demand for articles does not cease. All web sites need to be updated on a regular basis, that's why web site owners are always in need of articles. If writing is your talent, you can earn heaps from it. Here are some tips on how you can make it big in article writing:

1. Like any other process, article writing needs careful planning. Choose your topic and decide what information you would like to present and how.

2. Do your homework and research. The great source for information is always the Internet. Before you write, gather all the information and summarize them in a way that your readers will understand the topic the first time they read your article.

3. Do not copy and paste. People now have the means to know if you have directly copied your content from another site. This is a no-no in article writing. Come up with original, interesting articles that is truly yours.

4. Master keyword density requirements. In article writing, it is very important that you follow keyword density requirements to make your articles search engine friendly.

5. Avoid long sentences. Be direct and concise.

6. Come up with catchy titles.

7. Break down your article to 3-4 paragraphs so it's easy on the eyes.

8. Use words that are easy to understand. Readers do not appreciate the need to look up for the meaning of the words just to understand what you are trying to say.

9. Proof read. Before you submit your article, make sure that it is error-free, from grammar, spelling, to the information presented.

Hero's Journey, Monomyth (188 Stages) Screenwriting Tools, Structure Secrets

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The 188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the hundreds of Hollywood movies we have deconstructed (see URL below) are based on this 188+ stage template.

Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters. This is the template you must master if you are to succeed in the craft.

[The terminology is most often metaphoric and applies to all successful stories and screenplays, from The Godfather (1972) to Brokeback Mountain (2006) to Annie Hall (1977) to Lord of the Rings (2003) to Drugstore Cowboy (1989) to Thelma and Louise (1991) to Apocaplyse Now (1979)].

THERE IS ONLY ONE STORY

THE 188 STAGE HERO'S JOURNEY:

a) Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.

b) Gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.

c) Gives you a tangible process for building and releasing dissonance (establishing and achieving catharses, of which there are usually four).

d) Tells you what to write. For example, at a certain stage of the story, the focus should be on the Call to Adventure and the micro elements within.

ABRIDGED TIPS, EXCERPTS AND EXAMPLES:

(simply go to http://www.heros-journey.info/ for full details)

*****Ultimate Boon*****

The Ultimate Boon is not necessarily for the Hero only. In Straw Dogs (1971), Janice kisses Henry.

*****Origin of Backstory*****

The Hero embarks on the Journey and Transformation, not to gain a capacity, illumination, power or balance, but to regain it. It is not the attainment of a capacity that helps the Hero conquer his (or her) challenges but the reattainment of it. The backstory should be viewed as the moment when that capacity was lost and everything that led up to this point.

As such, the backstory is often where the Hero's Inner Challenges are made explicit. In Silence of the Lambs (1991), Clarice's story really begins with the lamb (which she recites to Lecter). In Midnight Cowboy (1969), Joe Buck's story begins when he is abused and his girlfriend is raped. In An Officer and a Gentleman (1983), Zach's story begins when his mother commits suicide.