Article Ideas: Using Who, What, Why, Where, When to Spark Inspiration

<h1>Article Ideas: Using Who, What, Why, Where, When to Spark Inspiration</h1>Author: <a title="Athlyn Green" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/athlyn-green/136006.htm">Athlyn Green</a> Article ideas . . . Where the heck are they? You sit down to write and your mind is as blank as the local movie theater screen. You wait and wait, wondering if ideas will emerge. If a movie fails to play, movie goers usually get their money back. But what about writing? What do you do when you are stuck for article ideas and your mind draws a blank? It's actually very easy to come up with ideas for articles. It simply means utilizing neat tricks to spark your inspiration. We are all familiar with the words: who, what, why, where, and when. The next time you need to generate article ideas, use these words. <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Vicente_Fox_laptop.jpg" target="_blank"></a> Article Ideas Who Who would you like to write about? Johnny Depp? Decaprio? Celebrity articles draw an audience. When you need ideas for an article, why not write a  "who" article? <ul> <li>Johnny Depp: One of This Century's Finest Actors</li> <li>Patrick Swayze: Example of Courage </li> </ul> What What article ideas could you generate using the word, "what"? What is considered newsworthy? <ul> <li>What You Need to Know About Cancer</li> <li>What Insurance Coverage Actually Covers</li> <li>What Rising Oil Costs Mean for Home Owners</li> </ul> Why When you need ideas for articles, think of what you could write about using "why" to start your article. <ul> <li>Why You Should Make a Will </li> <li>Why Kindles are the Latest Rage </li> </ul> Where "Where" is another handy word that you can use to generate article ideas. <ul> <li>Where You Can Find Great Bargains</li> <li>Where to Get Away From it All This Summer </li> </ul> When "When" is a word that can be used when you are stuck for ideas for articles. <ul> <li>When Clinton Denied His Guilt</li> <li>When Ideals and Reality Clash</li> </ul> It can be seen that using these simple "W" words can be a method to spark creativity. Article ideas are all around us. Sometimes we just need the tools to help us to discover them. The Article Doctor <ul> <li><a href="http://writinghood.com/style/how-to/the-10-minute-article-time-saving-tips-for-fast-article-creation/" target="_blank">The 10-Minute Article: Time-Saving Tips for Fast Article Creation</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://writinghood.com/style/how-to/five-article-method-a-hands-on-tutorial/" target="_blank">Five Article Method: A Hands-On Tutorial</a></li> </ul>About the Author: Athlyn Green is a freelance writer from B.C. currently living in a 100+ year old Victorian house in Nova Scotia.

She's written for arts/avian/Christian/fiction/humor/literary/poetry/e-zine markets.

The author freelances web content and writes alternative health articles.

Athlyn offers tips and tricks about freelance writing at her blog: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.writeandearnaliving.com">http://www.writeandearnaliving.com</a>Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/writing-articles/article-ideas-using-who-what-why-where-when-to-spark-inspiration-849473.html" title="Article Ideas: Using Who, What, Why, Where, When to Spark Inspiration">Article Ideas: Using Who, What, Why, Where, When to Spark Inspiration</a>

Article ideas . . . Where the heck are they? You sit down to write and your mind is as blank as the local movie theater screen.

You wait and wait, wondering if ideas will emerge. If a movie fails to play, movie goers usually get their money back. But what about writing? What do you do when you are stuck for article ideas and your mind draws a blank?

It's actually very easy to come up with ideas for articles. It simply means utilizing neat tricks to spark your inspiration.

We are all familiar with the words: who, what, why, where, and when. The next time you need to generate article ideas, use these words.

Article Ideas

Who

Who would you like to write about? Johnny Depp? Decaprio? Celebrity articles draw an audience. When you need ideas for an article, why not write a "who" article?

Johnny Depp: One of This Century's Finest Actors
Patrick Swayze: Example of Courage

What

What article ideas could you generate using the word, "what"? What is considered newsworthy?

What You Need to Know About Cancer
What Insurance Coverage Actually Covers
What Rising Oil Costs Mean for Home Owners

Why

When you need ideas for articles, think of what you could write about using "why" to start your article.

Why You Should Make a Will
Why Kindles are the Latest Rage

Where

"Where" is another handy word that you can use to generate article ideas.

Where You Can Find Great Bargains
Where to Get Away From it All This Summer

When

"When" is a word that can be used when you are stuck for ideas for articles.

When Clinton Denied His Guilt
When Ideals and Reality Clash

It can be seen that using these simple "W" words can be a method to spark creativity. Article ideas are all around us. Sometimes we just need the tools to help us to discover them.

The Article Doctor

The 10-Minute Article: Time-Saving Tips for Fast Article Creation

Five Article Method: A Hands-On Tutorial

Athlyn Green is a freelance writer from B.C. currently living in a 100+ year old Victorian house in Nova Scotia. She's written for arts/avian/Christian/fiction/humor/literary/poetry/e-zine markets. The author freelances web content and writes alternative health articles. Athlyn offers tips and tricks about freelance writing at her blog: http://www.writeandearnaliving.com

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