4 Easy Writing Tips on How to Write Fast, Unique, Quality, Optimized Articles or Content Effortlessly

So... You Want to be a Writer?

Maybe you heard somewhere down the grapevine how authors, columnists, bloggers, content writers, or some other type of writer is making money for their written works, and you decided you were going to try your hand at writing and are in need of some writing tips to write fast effortlessly so that you may become an author. Maybe you will even earn 1 billion dollars from book royalties like J.K. Rowling did with her bestselling novel series- Harry Potter. Or maybe you have some impending deadline like a term paper, or document of some sort that you need to write, but don’t know where to start, or that devious writers' block has snuck up on you and you know some writing tips to write fast easily will be just the key.

Maybe you’ve seen bloggers, hubbers, and other online content creators and authors publish articles, blogs, hubs, etc., on a daily basis as if they are writing it effortlessly, and you started to wonder what their trick was. Are they using one of those article spinners? ...Outsourcing? ...and if they are outsourcing, are they really getting unique content and making money from the outsourcing? ...or... are they really that good at writing that they can write fast, easily? Listen to all those questions, it’s no wonder you’re here looking for writing tips, your head is about spinning. As an online content author, you can’t, or maybe don’t want to shell out $4000+ per month for outsourcing the work of writing articles, especially since it seems that outsourcing really only works for the big fish internet marketers and online content writers. I know how you feel, that’s why I’m going to let you know exactly what writing tips to use so that you can get started writing, increase your productivity, and meet any deadline effortlessly.

Writing Tips to Getting Started:

1. Overcome Writers’ Block Before it Starts

Ideas and inspirations come more easily, and often, when you are in a relaxed state of mind, not stressing over that impending deadline, as creativity is expression, and expression can only flow out naturally in a limitless and relaxed environment. After all that is how the famous novel series, Harry Potter came about; J.K. Rowling was simply riding a train in England from Manchester to London, when the idea for Harry Potter simply “fell” into her head, as she’s been quoted saying on more than one occasion. Ideas and inspirations will always flow naturally into your head, you just have to relax and pay attention when inspiration strikes by taking note of those ideas and inspirations, either by jotting them down or recording them on a tape recorder or some other type of voice recording media. Recording or dictating ideas and inspirations on a voice recorder is sometimes referred to as stream of consciousness writing or conversational writing and is the method that a lot of writers find most beneficial to their writing process. The best thing about the conversational writing method is that you cannot edit or delete portions of a conversation; you can only continue talking, thus giving you plenty of opening lines, talking points, and closing statements or summaries. When you take your ideas from the mental realm and make them physical, it not only provides you with a list full of topics to write about, but you will be able to decide on the reason for writing the article, or in the case of scripts, screenplays, novels, etc., what about that topic or niche you want to talk about in your writing, and delve into your topic or niche much easier.

2. Everything, Especially Writing, Goes More Smoothly with a Plan

If you have a basic outline of what you need, filling in the details will be much easier. The outline of any written work should consist of a title, an opening paragraph, body paragraph(s) that contain your main talking points and sub-points, and a closing statement or summary paragraph. If you feel you don’t know enough about the idea or inspiration to introduce your reader to the idea and have at least 3, but preferably 6 talking points, each with 3 sub-points, then you will need to research it so that you do have enough information for those talking points. Take your notes or dictations on your topic, purpose, and all other information about the idea, get on your computer, and type out EVERYTHING as bullet points. If you have new ideas as you’re typing, add them as bullet points as well. Next you should organize your bullet points by their common features and relation to the outline of your written work, into categories to create a rough outline of your article, blog, academic essay, personal statements, important emails, sales letters, manuscripts, novels, screenplays, or any other written works you may have to write. Having your bullet points organized into categories that form your general outline will give you a jump start on your opening paragraph, body paragraphs, and closing statement or summary paragraph. This can be done quickly by highlighting the text of the bullet point, cutting and pasting, or dragging it to the category it relates to most.

3. Time to Begin Your Writing

Don't look now, but you are almost finished. Yes, I said; almost finished, because if you were to take a look at your organized bullet points you would see that you actually have your article or document right there. Yeah the grammar sucks, and some words may need some tweaking, but that is all it needs now to be complete. Please note that I’m not saying to edit anything out at this point, if you did that, it would only delay your production, and is why we writers have the rule of write first, edit later.

Type each category as a paragraph, turning each bullet point within the category into a grammatical sentence. If writers' block starts to set in and you feel a little stuck, first ask yourself if you have properly introduced your topic to your readers, not only is it just good manners to give an introduction, but that introduction is what pulls your readers in or turns them away. Personal experience, stories, if then statements, questions, opinions, problems, advice, or a little known fact regarding your idea or inspiration, can make a great introduction, and if all else fails, remember to relax so that the words will flow into your head. Once you’ve introduced the topic of the bullet point, just explain the bullet point and each sub-point in common in more detail, using key search terms where possible to optimize your writing and make it search engine friendly if you are writing online content, and in no time at all, your paragraphs will be complete. Explaining in more detail each bullet point and sub-point will give your articles, scripts, etc., 400+ words with what will seem like very little effort, your readers will feel they have received valuable information (which they have), and it may help you transition from one talking point to the next.

Using phrases that connect one idea to another to transition from one talking point to the next will make your writing flow more smoothly and your readers will find your writing more enjoyable. When you get to your last talking point, instead of just ending your article, blog, etc., have your last main talking point or summary transition into your resource box. You can make it a call to action such as asking for the reader’s input, or make an offer of additional information, a free report, an audio, video, or something your reader may enjoy or find valuable.

4. Check Your Work and Give Yourself a Pat on the Back

You really should congratulate yourself, as it is much easier to revise, an existing draft of an article, essay, or whatever you are writing, than it is to fill up the pages that first time. Now that you have a complete draft, print it out so that you can read straight through it the first time to spot any kinks in the flow of how your document reads, then just smooth out those kinks and correct any spelling and grammatical errors to finish it off. Oh, before I forget; if you need more content to meet length requirements you know that the writing tips above, are very fast and effective, so just lather, rinse, and reapeat.

If you haven’t tried these writing tips yet, why not try them out now, and while you’re at it why not publish your written work here on HubPages, it’s easy to sign up, and It's FREE! With 15 million visitors to HubPages a month, it’s a great way to get your writing noticed and become a well known author.

Copyright © 12/20/11 by A.K. Love (dragnhaze)

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