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mething and think “that’s just how I feel”. It makes your feelings validated and important.</p><p id="386a">So as a writer, read. Look at what is around you. Look at the subjects that get the most interest and odds on these will be subjects that are relevant to people’s lives in the here and now. No offense meant here but is there a real call for reams of articles on the joys of knitting? Whilst I’m sure there may be some on here who quite like knitting, in these current times there may well be other subjects that trend more. Well, there will be (Vee now awaits a full inbox from enraged Knitters Of The World).</p><p id="08db">And if you have personal life experience of those trending subjects, that makes your writing especially valuable to the reader. Your words on the page will give the reader the feeling of actually being in the room with you and talking things through. Words can have a powerful impact. They can change minds, widen horizons, and change lives. So choose them carefully and with care.</p><p id="0966">There are some great articles about. Articles that pull you right into the words, either on-screen or paper. The writer w

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eaves his words as a spider weaves his web, both are beautiful things and can shine in the sun or glow in the moonlight.</p><p id="d6d8">We are all interconnected by words and words that are woven connect us even more. Look back at your past writing and see what did well. What subjects did you write about? What slipped to the bottom of the pit and what didn’t? Look for the trends and find your niche. It may take some time but find it you will. This is all a learning experience.</p><p id="4c75">Read up on your topics, get a feel for what hits the bullseye, and what misses completely. What is the world at large interested in? There will always be those subjects that are very specialized and interesting to only a few, but even these may find a small audience.</p><p id="222e">And maybe, just maybe, dip your toe outside your niche sometimes and see what happens. There is nothing to lose. You will only gain experience from that and if it is published then bravo to you. Another niche may well have presented itself and add another facet to your writing.</p><p id="25d9">Read and write, rinse, and repeat.</p><p id="6ea1">Vee</p></article></body>

Topics That Trend. Topics That Don’t.

Don’t just write, read as well.

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We all write about the things that interest us. I wrote about junk and secondhand stuff the other day. Total junk. I love junk but I’m in the minority as junk is not a trending subject. Nor is it headline news, but of course, junk may be a defining subject one day. But not today.

What do people want to read about? Trending subjects that are relevant to the times we live in and our own lives and experiences, that’s what they want to read about. If you have mental health problems you will want to read about other’s experiences of mental health and how they relate to you and whether you can learn and be helped from their situation. It’s a great thing to read something and think “that’s just how I feel”. It makes your feelings validated and important.

So as a writer, read. Look at what is around you. Look at the subjects that get the most interest and odds on these will be subjects that are relevant to people’s lives in the here and now. No offense meant here but is there a real call for reams of articles on the joys of knitting? Whilst I’m sure there may be some on here who quite like knitting, in these current times there may well be other subjects that trend more. Well, there will be (Vee now awaits a full inbox from enraged Knitters Of The World).

And if you have personal life experience of those trending subjects, that makes your writing especially valuable to the reader. Your words on the page will give the reader the feeling of actually being in the room with you and talking things through. Words can have a powerful impact. They can change minds, widen horizons, and change lives. So choose them carefully and with care.

There are some great articles about. Articles that pull you right into the words, either on-screen or paper. The writer weaves his words as a spider weaves his web, both are beautiful things and can shine in the sun or glow in the moonlight.

We are all interconnected by words and words that are woven connect us even more. Look back at your past writing and see what did well. What subjects did you write about? What slipped to the bottom of the pit and what didn’t? Look for the trends and find your niche. It may take some time but find it you will. This is all a learning experience.

Read up on your topics, get a feel for what hits the bullseye, and what misses completely. What is the world at large interested in? There will always be those subjects that are very specialized and interesting to only a few, but even these may find a small audience.

And maybe, just maybe, dip your toe outside your niche sometimes and see what happens. There is nothing to lose. You will only gain experience from that and if it is published then bravo to you. Another niche may well have presented itself and add another facet to your writing.

Read and write, rinse, and repeat.

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