I hear these complaints from article writers all the time. “I can’t think of anything to write about” or “I don’t know enough about the subject.” The list of excuses is endless. Well, with the commentary, there are no more excuses. Why? Well, when you’re done reading this article, you’ll understand why. The commentary, or what is more commonly referred to as the opinion piece, is the easiest thing in the world to write. After all, everybody has opinions, right?

Okay, so what really is an opinion piece of commentary? Well, it’s exactly what it sounds like. It’s an article where you give your opinion about something. I mean you DO have opinions, right? I have yet to meet a person who isn’t so opinionated that you just want to throw darts at them. Hey, I’m probably one of the most opinionated people around and my opinion is that ANYBODY can write these kind of articles. The form of them is very simple.

You start out by simply reporting the facts of a particular subject, whatever it is. So let’s say you’re writing about the current financial crisis and Wall Street. You simply report the latest happenings on Wall Street, whatever they are. These are easy enough to find through newspapers, TV or even the Internet. Just look up latest Wall Street news. Report the facts and then move on to the next part. That next part is YOUR opinion. And guess what? Since it’s an opinion, it can’t be wrong.

So let’s say you have an opinion on the housing crisis, people defaulting on their mortgages. You might write that it’s their own fault for taking out mortgages that they clearly knew they couldn’t afford in the first place. That’s one angle you could take. Another angle is from the viewpoint of the lending institutions. You could write about how irresponsible you think they have been for giving loans to people they knew could never pay them back. You could write about what you think of the bailouts. There is so much to comment on.

Opinion pieces are without a doubt the easiest in the world to write. Just get the facts straight and nobody can accuse you of writing an article that is inaccurate. After all, opinions are just that.

Try writing these sometime. You might be surprised to find out how easy they REALLY are.

And yes, THAT is MY opinion.

To YOUR Success,

Steven Wagenheim

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