Writing Articles for Readers – Mentoring Monday
Today’s mentoring moment comes from one of the WAHM Articles authors, Judy H. Wright. Her article, Writing Articles for Readers, lists the important questions you need to answer before you can write an article that will reach your readers effectively.
Writing Articles for Readers by Judy H. Wright
Are you a writer?  Would you like to increase the effectiveness of your articles?  Are you feeling unsure about your audience or your ability to reach them? In order to build self confidence, the more you know, the more you can grow.
The more clear you can be about your reader and your message, the more widely your work will be accepted.  So, will you take a few minutes and make some notes (either mentally or on the printed paper.)
Who
Who are you writing for?
Who is your target audience?
How do they learn information?
What
Is the problem they want they are having?
Do you want them to feel?
Action do you want them to take after reading the article?
When
Will your piece be out before, while, or after the problem occurs?
Can you tie the article to a national event to get more coverage?
How
Can you help them solve that problem?
Empower them to solve their own dilemma.
Assist them to identify with the article
Trust you and want to build a relationship?
Where will they be reading it?
Online, article, blog, post, forum
Offline print magazine (national or local)
Side bar, opinion page
Why
Should they believe and trust you?
Should they agree/disagree with you ?
Should they buy from you?
Would you like to learn to set boundaries and build self confidence in yourself and loved ones? Check out the new eCourse by Judy H. Wright at http://www.EncourageSelfConfidence.com Please join us for free weekly teleclasses at http://www.ArtichokePress.com where you can sign up for a free newsletter; The Artichoke-Finding the Heart of the Story in the Journey of Life.
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