You want to start your persuasive writing now. You’ve been convinced that writing is easy. You’ve been made to understand that the potential income is huge.
Yes, you want to start right here. Right now.
The problem: What to write about? Where to begin?
The good news is, you are not alone. Many people who want to write have these questions in mind. There are more questions to follow but these two are always among the top three.
Let’s go straight to the answer.
What to write about?
You write about what you want to read. Ask yourself “what is it that you want to read about right now?”
Step 1
Develop a series of questions on what question you want to be answer about a particular topic. Start with biggest question first. And then keep on questioning and developing your question. With that you are developing your content by answering those questions later.
Step 2
Restructuring your questions. Choose the most important three questions. These questions will provide you with three important points about what you are going to write.
Step 3
Filter the rest of the questions. Some of them may be used as sub-question to the three that’s been chosen in step 2. Some of them may not relevant at all. You may delete them.
Step 4
Develop your three points above by answering the question you’ve been chosen in Step 2. Choose the most attractive sentence as the first sentence. Make your point clear and persuasive.
Step 5
Develop evidence. Support your points with evidence. The evidence gives authority to your points. By giving evidence, you show to your reader that you really mean business. You are writing about something true.
Step 6
Give relevant example to each point. This is to make your point clearer. Most importantly, example makes your points interesting.
Step 7
Tell your reader what you want them to do after read your persuasive writing. Ask them to take action. State clearly what you want them to do. Tell them also what your reader will miss if she didn’t take action.
Conclusion: You start writing by asking yourself what is it that you want to read.
Additional Tips: Go to any bookstore. Your subconscious mind will lead you to your favorite section. That is what you can start writing about.
