Arild Nygard

Questions we ask when we want to write something and need a place to start can usually be triggered of by using the “Who”, “What” , “Where” type of markers. I call them markers as I see them as just that. They mark my beginning or a paragraph within whatever I’m writing at the moment.
”Who” am I writing for? It is a question that can be leading to many different other questions and all have to be answered in order to complete the topic.

“What” am I writing about? This is a direct lead in from the “Who” marker. If I write for expecting mom’s than it will be a subject directly related to that topic. Expecting mom’s.

The single “How” marker is sometimes the most difficult one to get going. This is where a lot of research comes in to play. I f you write for the Internet or I should say If I write for the Internet than I will do some keyword research and find words or phrases that expecting mom’s are asking online.

The list goes on and on like this until I have a complete picture of what I am doing and as notes and small paragraphs have been written as I go the whole thing becomes like a picture that you start elaborating on and before you know it you have a full fledged article or report made. It only remains to edit and do the final touch up before publishing.

I presume that if I do this long enough than after a while it becomes second nature to do this automatically.

So conclusion to the original question than must be that I’m not a natural writer, as I have to do a lot of work before I have anything good to write about.