Articles of Style

Article writing Choose a topic that interests you enough to focus on it for at least a week or two. If your topic is broad, narrow it. Instead of writing about how to decorate your home, try covering how to decorate your home in country style on a shoestring budget. That’s more specific and, as such, easier to tackle. Then write a rough, rough draft, including everything you can think of. Stay loose, avoid getting analytical, and enjoy the process of sharing what you know. When you’re done, you’ll have the bare bones of an article that only you could write. Then put it aside for a while. STEP 2: ADDRESS YOUR AUDIENCE’S NEEDS . Now, come back to your piece. Switch gears and imagine you’re the reader of this article. Pick three words to describe the audience you want to address (e.g., professionals, single men). As this reader, what questions would you like answered? You might not know the answers yet, but list the questions anyway; you’ll find answers in the next step.

A  good article  (GA) is an article that meets a core set of editorial standards but is not   quality. Good articles meet the  passing through the  successful.  They are well written, contain factually accurate and  information, are broad in coverage,  , stable, and illustrated, where possible, by relevant   with suitable  . Good articles do not have to be as comprehensive as featured articles, but they should not omit any major facets of the topic: a   of the criteria for good and featured articles describes further differences.