The Dictionary-Oracle
If you ever have a question, just ask a dictionary.
''What should I do this evening?'' ''Extract.'' ''A present for my brother?'' ''Foot.'' ''What is the most beautiful thing on earth?'' ''Human.'' (These are the actual answers of my dictionary. Strange?)
All you need to do is
1.Take out a dictionary
2.Ask your question
3.Close your eyes
4.Open the book on a random page
5.Put your finger anywhere on the book
6.Open your eyes again
7.Voilà - you have your answer
This way you can find a topic for an article. Of course I'm aware of the fact that books are soooooo last century - that's why I already developed a modern version of it: The Wikipedia-Oracle. You can use any other page with a random-word/article-option as well. For example the Urban Dictionary.
Just ask your question, click on ''random'' and there you go.
Quote
Sometimes you already have a topic or at least an idea, but no introduction. Music will help you here (at least if it's not pure instrumental music).
Choose any song, keep the first sentence(s) or words in mind and use them for your awesome article. Maybe you have to translate the lyrics into the language you're writing in, but on the other hand it may be more interesting that way. You can also adopt the song title.
Keep Up With The Times
Try to be up to date. What is happening around the world? What is everybody talking about? And in particular: How can you profit from it?
You are a lion, you have to hunt. Find a victim and tear it up.
Take an actual (and controversial) topic. Write about it. You can either be reputable and neutral or - better - you provoke by telling your (pretended) opinion and adducing meaningless reasons. The advantage is, that people will face up emotionally with your article, want to give their point of view and hence comment it. Then they will show it to their friends by sharing it on Facebook or whatever. Anyway, you have a topic and get free advertising. Do you really need more?
Well, that's it. I have realized that I have a lot of ideas, I'm just too lazy. That's bad. Next time I will probably write an article about how to overcome laziness.
Try to be up to date. What is happening around the world? What is everybody talking about? And in particular: How can you profit from it?
You are a lion, you have to hunt. Find a victim and tear it up.
Take an actual (and controversial) topic. Write about it. You can either be reputable and neutral or - better - you provoke by telling your (pretended) opinion and adducing meaningless reasons. The advantage is, that people will face up emotionally with your article, want to give their point of view and hence comment it. Then they will show it to their friends by sharing it on Facebook or whatever. Anyway, you have a topic and get free advertising. Do you really need more?
Well, that's it. I have realized that I have a lot of ideas, I'm just too lazy. That's bad. Next time I will probably write an article about how to overcome laziness.
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