What are the basic things you must know before writing an article?

Imagine, you have some thoughts, opinions and ideas regarding a particular and trending topic, and you want to make such an opinion known to people, how will you do just that ? It is often said that information can be told to people, but some may not like, and urge that "Reading a written text is much more beneficial to us instead of listening". The format and method of writing are customary to different individuals.

It is of no surprise that some individuals tend to present their opinions and suggestions in the form of an article, which is usually made available for people to read.

 What is an article?

Any copy that includes but not limited to writing a piece of news either to publish on a newspaper or to be read on social media is called an article.

What is article writing? 

Article writing is an act of putting into writing the beautiful, rich inspiration of the muse. Even though the muse seems like a source of inspiration to many individuals, it is a great source of information to writers, as it embodies a great deal of Knowledge unknown to humans.

We all know that different have their different format and arrangement of words.

What are the main objectives of writing an article?

It is true for article writing that every article has an objective, and we will gladly go through some of these objections.

Every writer has a reason or two to make his article count on the pages of the platform he chooses. To give meaning to the topic of interest and bring it to the limelight, the following objectives of writing an article should be considered.

‌The urge to provide information on a particular topic of interest.

‌Ideas to be suggested either formally or informally.

‌Giving a piece of advice to the readers, which are your audience.

‌To narrate the particular events in the form of short stories.

‌To describe a person, location and even technical development amongst others.

Types of article writing.

 Article writing is a process of putting down your thoughts about a particular topic of interest.

The way you put down your thoughts would be determined by the type of message you would like to convey to your audience. To help you write articles, we have summarized different types of articles writing into four basics forms.

Expository.

Persuasive.

Descriptive.

Narrative.

 

Expository article writing

Do you know all of your actions were first intended?. You are reading this because you intend to know the types of article writing as was listed above.

Similarly, you can only write an article by knowing and thinking about what message you want to pass on to your audience. Expository article writing is the important type of article writing. This type of article writing can be defined as  subject– oriented. It allows you to focus on  passing down information without the influence and pressure of your opinions. This type of article writing is mostly used in academics and formal form of writing.

Objectives of expository type of article writing.

To explain an ongoing process.

To provide facts and figures on s particular topic of interest.

To provide sequential, logical order on how to do something.

Persuasive article writing.

This type of article writing convinces or logically   brainwashes your audience with reasonable facts that something is true or false. This type of writing article tends to focus more on writing opinions.

Objectives of persuasive article writing.

To deliver a convincing and satisfying arguments with the audience.

To provide a justifiable and reasonable quotation to accept and opinion.

The power of the mind is in the hands of persuasive article writing.

Descriptive article writing.

As specificity is the major key to delivering an excellent descriptive article to your audience. This type of article writing deals with in-depth knowledge of  the  topic to be described.

Objectives of descriptive article writing.

The primary objective of this writing is to visualize what the writer thinks, hears, and see, tastes smell, and even feels.

Narrative article writing.

To describe some stories behind an event, generously, the writer act as storyteller.

Objectives of narrative article writing.

To deliver a useful content to your targeted audience.

 

Rules of writing an article

The act of writing has rules, but it is conventional  to the type of article and the individual writing the article.

The topics of the article should be unique and  relevant.

It has to be interesting.

It has to be easy to read.

Main goal of writing an article.....

 The Title must be  eye-catching, clear and interesting.

How to start writing an article.

This is a part of writing that comes with lots of reasoning. Let  us see some tips on how to write an article.

Having a purpose of writing.

Having a target audience.

Getting your data and information.

Using proper grammar, spelling, and proper punctuation is the prerequisite of writing an excellent article.

Keeping the introduction of the topic interesting, short and catchy.

Hope you enjoy reading this article.

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