* You want to see whether you can do it;
* You want the fame and fortune which may come with it;
* You have something to say which can only be said at book length;
* Someone has hired you to do it (you'd be amazed at how many people want to "write" a book, if they can get someone else to do the actual writing :-));
* You want to create a stream of in*come;
* You want the bragging rights which come to authors -- "My book's available in your local bookstore";
* You want to develop a real presence as a writer.
I'm _______(your name.) I spoke to you at...
I'm _______(your name), and I'm sending you a query for __________ (magazine, website)
I'm a __________ (a writer, a freelance writer) and I'm writing because _______ (your reason for sending the message)
"The word that is written is a thing capable of permanent life, and lives frequently to the confusion of its parent. A man should make his confessions always by word of mouth if it be possible." (The Claverings)
"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt". (Measure For Measure, Act I, Scene IV).
A couple of weeks ago I launched a new article writing guide, and I'm very pleased with the results that writers are getting.
One writer, Gary, said:
"...wanted to let you know how well it's working for me. I put methods 3 and 7 into use immediately, turning a couple of existing articles from "overview => subset". Now, only an hour and a quarter after downloading it I've listed 69 article titles and written 4 new article drafts."
The ability to quickly write articles is an essential Web writing skill. You need to turn out articles not only for others, but also to be able to promote yourself, and your writing services.
I love the strategies in Increase Your Article Writing Profits. They're strategies I used every day, because they make it easy to write quality articles, without stress.
think about our third question above, the one involving rewrites. These don't implicate copyright law, since nothing is being copied excepts the facts from the original article—and copyright law famously does not extend to facts and ideas.