Literary Miscellaneous

Steps to write an article

Choose the title of the article

The writer must choose a title that interests him to focus on it for a week or two. It is usually preferable to narrow the research topic and search for a specific topic instead of writing about a general topic, then write a rough draft that includes all of the writer’s ideas. The writer must enjoy freedom of thought and enjoy the process of sharing information. With others, he put the draft aside for a while, then imagined that he was the reader of his article, and hypothesized some questions that different categories of readers might ask, put them in a list, and then tried to find answers to them.

Search

At this stage, you should look for things related to the research, such as: definitions, statistics, quotes by famous people, anecdotes or illustrative stories, references to local events, and places if the article is about a local topic, and collect all of these things and place them inside a file.

Writing the draft

Writing a new draft that includes the information obtained. The new information obtained may lead to writing a new draft that is completely different from the writer’s first draft. Then read the draft and ensure that it is clear, efficient, enjoyable for the reader, and uninterrupted.

Draft proofreading

The information in the draft must be checked; To ensure that it contains all topics related to the topic and its comprehensiveness, when the article contains a lot of information, the information must be divided and placed under sub-headings, in addition to the necessity of dividing complex information into steps.

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The writer must read his article when he finishes writing it to a friend, and ask him about the clarity of the information contained in it, and the extent of its comprehensiveness, and benefit from the comments presented in improving the article. He must also ensure the sequence of information in his article, and the use of linking tools in it, and continue reading the article. Edit it until you are sure it is ready for publication.

Tips when writing an article

Tips that can be followed when writing an article include:

  • Use reliable sources of informationThe writer must be careful when searching for his information on the Internet, and be sure to take from reliable sources such as well-known newspapers, experts in the field, government websites, or university websites, and must rely on several sources that are not linked to each other to ensure the complete accuracy of the information.
  • Write short, clear paragraphsShort paragraphs provide ease of reading, in addition to pushing the reader towards reading successive paragraphs contained in the article, in addition to the need to pay attention to placing spacing between paragraphs, and to ensure that the paragraphs are short, strong, and specific at the same time.
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