How To Write About Almost Anything

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You know, I've been working on my next project that has to do with niches
and writing some articles on things that, quite honestly, I've never written
about before and noticed how easily the writing was coming.

I then sat down and thought to myself, "Why is this so easy?"

And then it hit me.

You know how you can write about anything?

It's called living life.

I realize that if you're 18 years old you probably haven't lived much life yet
and it could be a little harder for you to come up with things to write about.

And even at that...some 18 year olds have probably done more in their
lives than I'll ever do.

Point is, by simply exposing yourself to the outside world, unless you're as
oblivious as they come, you can't help but to learn. Every single day I
learn. And when I tackle new niches, especially those that involve living,
I realize that I'm able to write about them simply because of what I've
lived through in 51 plus years.

Am I an expert in everything? Of course not. But there is nothing wrong
with writing an article based on your own personal experience with a
particular subject. A simple, "I've discovered, from my own experience,
that..." and then go on to tell the reader about your experience. It's then
up to them to decide if it's valid or not.

As long as you don't make any promises, guarantees, or anything of that
nature, nothing wrong with sharing what you've learned. Just be responsible
about it.

I'll usually say something like, "I don't know if this is going to work for you
or not, but I've found that it does work for me. Why not give it a try and
see how it goes?"

If you write with honesty and sincerity, there is no reason why you
shouldn't be able to write about just about anything, unless of course it's
quantum physics and you can just about understand how water turns into
ice. I mean yeah, we all have our limitations. But when it comes to life
stuff...just go out and live.

You'll be amazed what you're able to write about.
#write
  • Profile picture of the author Adaptive
    Thanks for the positive reminder, Steven.

    You have a few years on me, but I've lived enough to say that in my experience, the approach you take on your experience works well for many people's experience.

    Regards,
    Chris
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  • Profile picture of the author Trader54
    Do you use a outline to write your articles or is it usually just off the top of your head.

    Like some type of template? Have you ever done a WSO on this and is it still available?
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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
      Originally Posted by Trader54 View Post

      Do you use a outline to write your articles or is it usually just off the top of your head.

      Like some type of template? Have you ever done a WSO on this and is it still available?

      It depends. If it's something I feel passionate about, I'll just write from my
      heart and let it go. I find those are my best articles as they are the least
      "stiff".

      The ones that I need to put more thought into, yes, I'll make an outline for
      each paragraph and then refer to it as I am writing. I don't like these articles
      as much, but they still work if they're written well.
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  • Profile picture of the author wordsmith101
    Thanks for this steven. I am a newbie here and i love reading your advices.
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  • Profile picture of the author subwaysurfer
    Its true! If you've lived long enough you've stored up a lot of info in that personal PC of yours. Inspiring post alright. Im well over eighteen now, but always remembered what a writing teacher said to me. She said. "forget about trying to write good" just be honest, and "speak " to the paper like you're speaking to a person infront of you. If you do that, your true voice will come out and it will be powerful, insightful and honest, and it's that honesty and passion that will resonate with people. This is not to say that you shouldnt have some knowledge on your subject, but once you back that head knowledge up with application , then you've got some dynamite on your hands. Good post again.
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  • Profile picture of the author jamsferguson
    If you feel passionate about it you write from the heart and it is less stiff, if not, you use a paragraph outline. Makes sense. What percentage of the writing that you do falls into the passionate category? It seems that unless you were passionate about a lot of areas, most of the time you need to build an outline?
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