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Writing About Writing
What am I going to write about? You can ask yourself endless questions on 'what' is going to be the subject of your article.� Don't despair! This is not a problem .� Any topic will do, and a lot of people will read your article as far as you pay attention to the top rule of the internet:� Give away information. This is the reason why people read articles, and that's why you are reading this article in the first place!� Think for a moment:� Why am I reading this article? The best way to start writing straightaway is to think of an experience of yours.� It could be any experience, good or bad, on any subject.� I have started my writing career by writing about 'writing'.� Sounds funny?� It may be , but it has helped me sort out a lot of 'writing' related issues and find my way through them.� Before starting writing articles for the web though, I read a lot.� I practically read anything I came across online , from ads to news items, and from book reviews to ebooks.� I became a reviewer to get into the 'things' faster, and I joined a lot of online communities as well.� Then I started writing How-to articles. One of my first ones focused on the Cover Letter, how to write� a smashing letter fast and easily and then send it off to an editor/publisher.� You can read this article for free at my site, http://lianametal.tripod.com , or http://liamet.tripod.com.� In a short time I had produced a lot of articles on 'writing' , and then I came across the 'ebook' device.� I said:� Why not?� It's free and now I can try to create my own ebook. You can get Writing Basics from my site at: http://liamet.tripod.com The odd thing is that a few years ago I did not even know how to operate a computer, and now I am creating e books! Isn't it amazing?� And know what?� Publishers want books about writing , and articles about writing are always very popular.� So, why not give it a try yourself? � Liana Metal is a reviewer and writer living in Europe.� She has written fiction and non fiction, and at the moment she is creating ebooks on a variety of subjects.� Visit her at http://lianametal.tripod.com and become a contributor.
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