A question I sometimes get asked is how article writing is different from other kinds of writing. As a writer of fiction in the offline world, I had an interesting transition to writing articles for the Internet. So I’m going to try to explain what the difference is and why offline writers might have trouble adapting to writing articles for the Internet. You might find this interesting reading.

For those who don’t know, I’d written quite a lot offline for many years before I hit the Internet. I wrote plays, songs, short stories, TV scripts, novels and poetry. I spent most of my life writing fiction…and loving every minute of it. It was something that came naturally to me. Then I hit the Internet for the purpose of making a living with my writing as an article writer and suddenly…everything changed. I didn’t have nearly the success that I had in the offline world. But why? Well, I have a couple of theories on that.

First of all, there is a big difference between writing fiction and writing a factual article. With fiction, you are not at all limited to what you can write. You can let your imagination run completely wild with you. With article writing, you are limited to the facts and opinions of the subject matter. This restriction can make it harder for some people to write a compelling article.

Another difference is the end result. With fiction, whether it’s a play, short story, novel or whatever, the actual reading or viewing of the work is the final result. That’s all you want to get out of it. If the person doesn’t like the work, oh well…they still viewed it. With an article, especially if you’re writing for the purpose of getting people to your site and making money from your writing, if they don’t like your writing, they’re either not going to hire you as a writer or buy your product.

So with article writing, there is more at stake because you are trying to achieve more. This is why I personally found article writing much more difficult. With fiction, you only had to convince one person to publish your work. With article writing, to be profitable at it, you have to convince a whole lot of people to buy your product or hire you for your services. It’s just not the same animal.

If you are an imaginative person like myself, you will probably find fiction a lot easier to write. If you are a more logical person, you will probably find article writing easier. A lot will depend on your personality. But make no mistake about it. There is a big difference between writing fiction and writing articles.

To YOUR Success,

Steven Wagenheim

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