How to Make Your Readers Think Without Confusing Them
Feel like you might be confusing readers with your writing? The entire point of writing, of course, is to convey an idea in as clear and concise a form as possible. But, sometimes you set out to make your readers think, and you just end up confusing them instead. So, how do you make your […]
Why You Should Use Google Trends Related Topics to Generate Content Ideas
Content marketing isn’t easy. There are only so many times you can write about the same topics before your readers get tired of it or stop paying attention to your content all together. Here we will show you how you can use Google Trends and its Related Topics feature to come up with new and […]
5 Reasons Why Grammar is Important in Article Writing
Article writing can be one of the most fulfilling tasks you can tackle as a writer, yet it’s also one of the most difficult things to get right. Whether you’re writing an article for your own blog or another company’s website, there are certain rules that must be followed to make sure the content reads […]
How to Find Easy to Rank Keywords
If you’re reading this article right now, you’ve likely watched and read SEO experts ramble on endlessly about creating awesome content and getting lots of back-links to it. This is all well and good, but creating the right content is the key. To do this, you need to target the best keywords when planning and […]
Some Top Blog Posts from 2021
I’d say 2021 was a pretty good year for The Phoenix Desertsong website. Of course, as it seems is always the case, anything Pokemon or Magic the Gathering related far and away outperforms my more serious work. I even turned away from posting gaming related articles mid-year trying to push my non-gaming related content, but […]
Can You Ever Have Too Many Blog Posts?
This may seem like a strange question for a writer to ask, but I’ve indeed asked myself: can you have too many blog posts? You can have too much of anything, right? But, how can you ever have too much of your writing out there? The more blog posts you have online, then the more […]
Why I Do Not Write Holiday Themed Content
Before you “at” me or cancel me for not being in the holiday spirit, I feel compelled to share with you the reasons that I’ve never bothered to write much holiday themed content. There was a time I may have written a Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas related piece on occasion, if I was feeling in […]
How to Find Writing Inspiration and Motivation
Writing inspiration can come from the seemingly most random of places. This very article found its inspiration from a Creative Commons photo I used on a previous post. It read: “I’m totally blogging this!” Is this actually something an article writer or blogger will say? Sometimes, yes. What Makes Something Worthy of Writing? You can […]
5 Common Grammar Errors in Writing Articles and Blog Posts
Like any good copy writing, articles and blog posts should be written in a conversational style. As an article writer or blogger, you want to be personal and treat your reader as if they are a close friend. Of course, that doesn’t mean you should overlook grammar errors in your writing. One of the worst […]
How to Become a Better Article Writer
So you want to become a better article writer? Here is my simple three-step process to do just that! Read a lot Write a lot Read and write a lot OK, there you have it. Now go forth into the world and write your heart out! Right, there’s a bit more to it than that. […]