Writing on the Internet

Another thing is that people often worry about how many open and unfinished pages they have.  There is really no reason for this.  I open a page when the article is ready.  Write the article, look for natural breaks to make modules, and then, after you have finished, cut and paste into the text modules one at a time.  This also allows you to order your modules.

If I have an open page it is because I am currently cutting and pasting, and adding those modules that might make money. 

If you are writing straight through have the material ordered in your mind or on paper.  If you take time with the segments and must stop until a later time, lay out the material by adding your module headings in your main file.  Then, you can write those modules as you get there.  But, the inclusion of all of the subtopics should be decided upon on the first day, if possible.

Sometimes something comes to mind if added, but after adding it the flow is no longer right.  Cut and paste freely, moving things so as to keep the article smooth.  Other times you will realize you forgot to place something in an earlier module without which things make no sense.  Be willing to go back and add when necessary, but pay attention to what will happen to the overall flow.

Typos happen.  And that sentence that you changed after it was half written can come out strange, perhaps not saying what is intended.  So, proof read the work.  Looking for underlined spelling problems is not enough.  You must go through the article to see how it reads.

And, during the proof reading be willing to revise your work as needed for the best possible results.

Writing while there is a lot going on around you is difficult.  Writing in solitude is best.  But, regardless of the distractions when you write, quiet is really important for proof reading.  This is when the work is polished.  Earlier errors can be fixed in the proof reading.

People do not like to read choppy articles written with sentence fragments or sentences so long they get lost in reading them.  They cannot follow a poorly written article, and will bounce out before getting into your work.

Better writing has other guidelines.  Make certain people can figure out what each pronoun you write pertains to.  Another writing skill is to remember overuse of a word is not good, use a Thesaurus if you fall onto this trap.  And, write for your audience.  You are not writing to show how complex your vocabulary is, but want to not come across as a third grader.  Write at the skill level of your readers.  No one likes to look up words in every sentence.

Yes, in the end we all write for money, but the modules cannot precede the words that describe their content.  And, it is not good to have too many products follow each other.  People are used to some advertisement, but they are less tolerant of having to scroll past a long string of products to get to the next text module.  Make a person scroll farther than they can see on the page and you might just encourage that person to conclude your article must have be a waste of time, that the rest is not worth their time to get to.

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