It is not just about writing, it’s about making sense. What you are writing about, is it a subject that will interest readers. Is it a trending topic of discussion? When you write, are you communicating to your readers? Are you actually explaining the topic in the body of your article or are you writing off point? If you are writing on the point of your title, are you sure you are doing it in a way that your readers can easily comprehend? These are factors to consider when choosing a topic to write on. Writing is a means of communication. It is a way of expressing oneself.
You will agree with me that one difficulty in writing is getting a suitable topic to write on and how to develop the topic to the taste of your readers. This is because, the reader is the final consumer of your product (article). It does not matter how skilled you are in writing. Creating relevant and trending topics and developing it will always demand continuous improvement in your writing skills.
The following are a few ways that you can use in generate topics for your articles and developing them:
Search The Internet
You can get almost any information on the internet. Trending issues about politics, sports, fashion and lifestyle, economies and so on are always on the internet. There are various search engines that provide contents of various websites to readers. Google is a popular search engine. You can find information on anything you can think about on Google. Just type the keyword, and it will give you a variety of options to choose from. The internet has answers to almost any question. So, by searching the internet, you can always get topics to write on.
Ask Friends
Another way to develop topics for your articles is to ask friends. This may sound too informal but it can yield results as well. Since it is usually easier to learn from peers. There is no way you will ask a friend what they think about a subject that they won’t have something to say. No matter how irrelevant. Besides, you may not need to tell your friend what you are writing about and why. You can just start the discussion about a subject and get a general overview about it. You can learn new things from there that will later become a basis for your write-up.
Read The Comments On Your Previous Articles
By going through the comments made by your readers on your previous articles, you can get topics for subsequent ones. For instance, if you wrote an article on the importance of having a business plan, some of your readers may not know what a business plan is or how to write one. They may comment that you write something about business plan and how to write it. But how will you know what your readers need, if you don’t go through their comments? When you read the comment of your readers, you are able to know how they feel about your articles, if they need further information about the subject and you are also getting new topics to write on.
Read books
You must read wide if you want to be a detailed writer. You can get books on every topic you decide to write on. Read extensively, understand every nitty-gritty about any idea that interests you or the topic you are writing about. So that you will not be giving false or incomplete information about the subject you are writing about.
Watch Television Programs
Watching TV programs is another way by which you can get new ideas to write on. Most especially news channels and shows where they invite professionals on stage to address a particular subject. This is good for writers on political issues, education and sports writers.
Talk To A Professional
Talking to a professional in the field you are writing about will give you access to accurate information since you are getting it from an authority. For instance, if you want to write an article on zoology of which you know little about, you can arrange a meeting with a zoologist whom you consider to be an authority in the profession. Ask questions about the topic you are writing on and you can be sure to get firsthand accurate information from the person.
People like to update their knowledge, to learn new things and to get the information they need. This is why you, as a writer, should make sure that you are always writing about relevant topics that will interest your readers and keep them reading your articles.
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