Article Writing - 8 Simple Steps to Creating Your OWN Articles Without Infringing on Copyright

With respect to article writing, there seems to be some confusion about what is allowable and what “borders” on plagiarism and theft. So allow me to list the actual process that I personally go through.

I hope this does not bore experienced authors. My intention is to clarify the steps that one should take to write an ORIGINAL article, not copy and change somebody else's work.

When I write an article, here is what I DO, roughly:

1. I see, hear or read something that inspires me. Often an idea will just come from that incredible place called “nowhere.”
2. I take my clipboard, pad and pencil (yes, I write in pencil because sometimes I will lay down and write upside down and you can’t do that with a pen) and I start to write.
3. I write around a page and a half from my own “brain” - nowhere else. I just let it all flow out. I know that this will measure around 350 to 450 words.
4. I then research any quotes that I may use to get them EXACTLY word for word and I place them between apostrophes and assign an ownership (ie author’s name). I also italicise them so that they stand out during the typing task.
5. I type the entire article in Microsoft Word. I never personally use the spell check (bad “advice” here) because I personally do not trust it. I edit each article two to three times.
6. I then copy and paste into my own websites or wherever else I want the article to appear.
7. I check the “look” of the article in the preview panels to see that it looks OK (eg no missing html closing tags). This allows a “visual” of how others will see it. At this point I will separate into a few more paragraphs if there are too many big blocks of print as I believe strongly that big blocks are reading barriers.
8. A final proof read to make sure it all makes sense and I hit “publish” or send.
   
   

1. hunt around for another person’s well written article.
2. copy anything to my hard-drive that is not my own intellectual property.
3. mish-mash another person’s work and then call it my own (ugh - even the thought of doing that reviles me).

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