Creating a sound building: Architectural elements to quality articles
The business of writing overlaps metaphorically with the business of construction. Just as writers craft words, so builders construct a variety of edifices. The building process proves a valuable analogy for creating solid writing pieces.
The first step involves choosing a site. What you write must account for the venue you’ve chosen and the audience you’re targeting. While each publishing option has its merits, our main focus remains writing for Helium. At Helium, knowledge primarily accumulates in the form of articles.
The word article connotes a small work of art, a composition, an independent, self-sustained piece that is apart of a larger publication. The Helium site collects knowledge in the form of articles. But a variety of building styles fills Helium’s byways. Still, the structural element that provides the lynchpin holding this publishing center together remains knowledge. Make sure your article is built upon knowledge. Make sure your raw materials include an undergirding of solid fact.
Once you’ve thought about the site, then you need to make sure you have a good plan. Without a blue print, you risk ending up like that proverbial little pig, building a Continue reading ‘Creating a sound building: Architectural elements to quality articles’ »
