The basic premises to write a good electronic publication

My first electronic publications were required to highlight a domain in 1997. It was after my degree in archaeology, anthropology and linguistics and it was before I wrote a book in 2000. I was commissioned by the Spirit of the Universe in 1983 to do a job and inform the world of what you want to know. Three visions followed the assignment that showed me as a teacher on a mountain and my face in a browser, like that of a computer.

Teaching me about it continued during the intervening years. Then the Internet emerged. In 1992 he sent me to the university to confirm the visions that were part of the required information. It was there that the use of a computer was essential.

Without the extended education of both sources, the story would never have come together. When my first domain went online, the information was like a miscarriage where the fetus had grown to the point where my body couldn’t contain it. Writing it down helped. All that knowledge needed to be told.

However, my domain cried out for help and email marketing was shown as a way to get the message across. Writing about the Spirit was easy, and week after week the information I was given flooded people’s addresses. As time went on and more websites were added, my attention turned to articles to spread the word.

Writing them has proven to be a blessing as people tune in to what the Spirit wants them to know. The mountain is the Internet and he gave me a teaching position on it. Speaking with the commission in mind, there are important things to know about publishing in this way.

1. Write so the audience knows what you’re talking about. That sounds obvious but many fail to take into account that the reader has no prior knowledge of her experience.

2. Write in a way they can understand. Do not use big words and unknown phrases. Most people have the reading ability of a 12- to 14-year-old, so that’s the goal.

3. Don’t talk about yourself unless it’s relevant to your story. This is off-putting and the article may not get past the editors.

4. Do not talk. Beating around the bush is exhausting and readers tune out very quickly.

5. Put your main points in the first paragraph and expand on them as you write.

6. You have about six seconds to deliver your presentation to the audience, so make sure your headline is catchy and relevant.

7. Read other people’s articles for information and as a test for yourself.

8. Go through everything and delete unnecessary words, even paragraphs, if they can be excluded.

9. Be sure to use a spell checker and correct any mistakes.

10. Avoid the use of qualifiers, such as ‘always’, ‘great’, etc. Most are unnecessary and will lead to bad writing habits.

11. Use one word instead of several when possible.

12. Keep the article short but interesting enough for the reader to finish it.

When you’re done, post it right away because things change and news is worth sticking around for. If one follows these tips, writing articles will become easier with practice.