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Secrets of Article Writing – Develop The Mindset of An Article Writer
The mindset of any writer is important and article writing is no different. The best way to develop your mindset is to understand how articles are best utilized for your purposes and then create a regular routine around that. Whether you are a freelance writer or a website marketer, you can create a regular routine to help develop your mindset.
Knowing your goal is the first step in developing your mindset. For example, if you are writing to market your website, it is important to understand that your articles do not have to be long works of art. A correctly written article to market your website only needs to be about 300 to 400 words. The importance of the article is to increase your search engine optimization and also improve your position on search engine result pages. Providing detailed information is not important. Your website will inform the reader about your products.
Writing longer articles will not distract you from your goal; however it will reduce your chances of writing more articles. One of the most important strategies to article marketing is to publish as many articles as possible. The more articles you produce, the better your results. If on the other hand your motivation is to become a freelance writer, then you must conduct more research and produce more detailed articles. The most successful article writers understand what their most effective strategy is and then they develop a system to increase their production.
Once you know the best approach, you can develop your mindset much more easily. For freelance writers, you must develop a regular routine of research and fact checking to produce longer and more detailed articles. For website owners, shorter mass produced articles are much more effective at raising your SEO and eventually increasing traffic to your website. The bottom line is to know what type of article works best for you and then fine tune a system so you can increase your production and quality.
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How Jedi Mind Tricks Can Help Your Writing
I have been looking for Obi-Wan Kenobi for some time now. My search for a Jedi master has all but failed me. I found well dressed look-a-likes, bizarre Jedi-wannabe’s who turned out to be 35-year-old unemployed men living with their mothers while honing their light saber skills in a damp basement. Battery operated plastic light sabers and Jedi guides printed from the internet could offer me no assistance. I was searching for the real thing.
Why do I need a Jedi Master, you ask? I am in search of the secrets of George Lucas, the Jedi Master of Writing and I thought, if anyone could help me find those skills, well, Obi Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn come to mind instantly. And as they obtained those secrets for me-the secrets of great story telling and unrestrained ambition-I thought they could also use some of their power on me. You know, just a few Jedi mind tricks to help me stay focused. I wrote some of them down for that fateful day Obi and I meet face to face.
You are an amazing writer.
This book will be published.
You will work at your craft at every opportunity you get.
You will write consistently several times a week.
You will read and research to gain more knowledge-always sharpening your skills.
You will never give up on yourself because your talent is God-given.
Mere words, yes, but in the hands of a Jedi Master, those words have great power! Even as I read over them again, my faded, folded too many times and shoved in my back pocket list, I can feel the strength they want to have. But my timid words don’t hold the “force”fulness I need and crave. I need Obi Wan to stand before me, waving his mystical hand in front of my eyes and saying in his slightly Scottish voice (the Ewen McGreggor Obi Wan of course), “You are an amazing writer.”
In my desperation, I tried those Jedi mind tricks on myself, all the while knowing I did not possess the Force nor have I had any Jedi training. I did read something though in Proverbs 18:21 that gave me a little more confidence. “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” (NIV) So I stood in front of my bathroom mirror with my list and waved my hand in front of my eyes while reciting, “You are an amazing writer… You will be published… You will never give up on yourself because your talent is God-given.” A funny thing happened. I felt better.
So the next morning, I pulled my list out, waved my hand in front of my face and read those words again. During my lunch break, I pulled a book out of my bag and began searching through the chapters. It was a book on how to become a better writer. When I finished a long, tedious day, I turned on my laptop and skimmed through a few chapters of an upcoming title I had written a few weeks ago. I continued my Jedi mind tricks, eventually losing the hand movement and found that the more I said those things, the more I believed them. The more I acted on them. I was beginning to act like a writer, writing several times a week and even taking notes and listening to what other writers were saying around me.
The power of life and death are in my words! I didn’t need a Jedi Master, I just needed to believe in who God created me to be! I am a writer, an amazing writer, who works on her craft at every chance she gets, writes consistently, reads and researches and refuses to give up on herself because her talent is God-given. I have written these words on my bathroom mirror in dry erase marker to remind me of those things. Just as Jedi mind tricks are only temporary-I have to constantly renew my mind. I have to remind myself who I really am as there are those (The Sith) who desire to weaken my resolve.
I no longer seek my Jedi Master, no longer search for Obi Wan Kenobi or Qui-Gon. I have become my own Jedi writing master, if you will. What are the words you need to be saying to yourself as a writer? Write down those thoughts that need to be said back to you-whatever they may be-and write them on your bathroom mirror, tape them to your walls or your computer monitor. Speak those words of writing life over you. Become your own Jedi Master and may the writing force be with you!
Kristen Eckstein is an avid marketer, book publishing coach, and the author of three books. Find out which publishing option is right for you! Grab your free audio and fun quiz at http://www.iampublished.com
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