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Posted this in another thread, but it belongs here too:
My best advice for those of you who are starting out writing articles is to write a few practice ones to start (but DON'T submit them.) You can keep them saved, preview them to see how they look, and then keep on going back and re-working them. Then pick the one you like best and submit it.
Also, don't just write an article for writing's sake. Wait till you have the perfect inspiration. My last article on Full House was conceived while I was in the shower. For whatever reason, I was thinking about a message I had gotten from Candace a little while back, and then that reminded me of how I had just seen Jodie a few nights earlier on Pants Off Dance Off, and from there I got the idea to use what knowledge I'd already gained and do further research, and what developed was a fairly decent article, if I do say so myself.
And like Knites has offered, I'm glad to volunteer my services as a proofreader/editor. Don't be scared. I won't be rough on you. I am very hard on people who DO submit articles that are trash, because they have all had the opportunity to use things like proofreaders, beta readers, or even something as simple as spell check, and they choose not to. That's why I really rake them over the coals. (Trust me, my bosses would and have done the same to me from time to time.) But those of you who would like the help and would like to get better at writing, I promise I'd be willing to work with you.
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