Add Spice to Dry Topics

Your editor assigns you a 1000-word article on leaks in commercial aircraft lavatory waste tanks. What a snoozer! But, by utilizing some simple techniques, you can turn the piece into an enjoyable, as well as educational, read.

"A chunk of blue ice fell right through our bedroom roof," Suzie Smith said, pointing to the gaping ten-foot hole in the ceiling of her double-wide mobile home. "Landed right in the center of the bed!"

Now few people may want to read about leaking waste tanks but most folks love to read about people. Inserting people into your stories adds spice and interest.

In my course, Write Magazine Articles That Sell! we'll look at different categories of people you should consider adding to your articles : experts, witnesses, 'faces', and others.

Can you tell what category Suzie Smith falls under? She is a witness and her close encounter should pull the reader into the story and along the way learn about leaking lavatories and blue ice.

Carol Thomas - Write Magazine Artiles That Sell!