RE: A brief introduction, and call for advice
April 29, 2012 at 11:21 pm
(This post was last modified: April 29, 2012 at 11:24 pm by Shell B.)
First off, welcome. You have a lot of questions there. I will try to answer them.
Firstly, don't bother to write to be recognized. People didn't recognize the name Richard Bachman and that didn't hurt Stephen King's career in the slightest. Write because you want to write. If you're any good, people will start to recognize you.
Who do you look for to submit articles in order to get a name out? Well that depends on many things. Are you looking to make money? Are you looking to reach an audience? Do you want to hone your skills? Are you only willing to write within your niche? These are important things. Figure out what you want. If you are just looking to write and get your shit out there, start a blog.
Honing in on a specific argument is simple. Start with a broad one and narrow it down. In terms of writing, it is taking a big idea and making it smaller. Say "refrigerators" is a hot search topic at the moment. An experienced writer wouldn't write an article entitled "refrigerators." They would seek a more specific topic. They would write, say, best refrigerator designs for a home with toddlers. Take a broad topic and narrow that shit down to a point. Thinking about your ideal audience helps here. The above example targets young homeowners with children -- a huge internet user base. Now, if you're targeting atheists, spend some time here and you will learn a bit about your target audience, which is key to choosing the best, narrowest topics.
Focusing on only atheism and anti-theism is not unbalanced. It is called niche writing. Almost all writers have a niche. Mine is history. I happen to also whore myself out for money and write filler and promo stuff a lot, but it keeps me writing what I like to write. Will it provide a bad career? You're already choosing to be a writer. It doesn't get much worse than that. If you don't love it, run now while you still can.
I'm pretty sure he didn't say he wanted to do any of that. From what I saw, he said he wants to write. Even in your post, you have a motive. Everyone does. He can't write without motive. Try riding a bike without moving your legs.
Firstly, don't bother to write to be recognized. People didn't recognize the name Richard Bachman and that didn't hurt Stephen King's career in the slightest. Write because you want to write. If you're any good, people will start to recognize you.
Who do you look for to submit articles in order to get a name out? Well that depends on many things. Are you looking to make money? Are you looking to reach an audience? Do you want to hone your skills? Are you only willing to write within your niche? These are important things. Figure out what you want. If you are just looking to write and get your shit out there, start a blog.
Honing in on a specific argument is simple. Start with a broad one and narrow it down. In terms of writing, it is taking a big idea and making it smaller. Say "refrigerators" is a hot search topic at the moment. An experienced writer wouldn't write an article entitled "refrigerators." They would seek a more specific topic. They would write, say, best refrigerator designs for a home with toddlers. Take a broad topic and narrow that shit down to a point. Thinking about your ideal audience helps here. The above example targets young homeowners with children -- a huge internet user base. Now, if you're targeting atheists, spend some time here and you will learn a bit about your target audience, which is key to choosing the best, narrowest topics.
Focusing on only atheism and anti-theism is not unbalanced. It is called niche writing. Almost all writers have a niche. Mine is history. I happen to also whore myself out for money and write filler and promo stuff a lot, but it keeps me writing what I like to write. Will it provide a bad career? You're already choosing to be a writer. It doesn't get much worse than that. If you don't love it, run now while you still can.
(April 29, 2012 at 11:19 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: If you sincerely want to essentially share the truth about our universe, then you should have recognised that the truth has no higher purpose or motive. It just is.
I'm pretty sure he didn't say he wanted to do any of that. From what I saw, he said he wants to write. Even in your post, you have a motive. Everyone does. He can't write without motive. Try riding a bike without moving your legs.
