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Hi, I had read a similar question a few weeks ago, but I am still curious about the process of publishing an article on code project. Does the article have to be on a topic not covered before? What if I think I have a unique way of covering a topic to explain a facet of programming that might be useful to a novice? I have not written articles before, so I am a bit intimidated about the process. Does anyone have any suggestions for writing an article that won't be immediately dissed by people? I know the basics: good grammar, spelling, clarity of thought, good flow, and inclusion of pictures and/or examples. Anything else? Thanks for your opinions and suggestions. blueSprite :rose:
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Hi, I had read a similar question a few weeks ago, but I am still curious about the process of publishing an article on code project. Does the article have to be on a topic not covered before? What if I think I have a unique way of covering a topic to explain a facet of programming that might be useful to a novice? I have not written articles before, so I am a bit intimidated about the process. Does anyone have any suggestions for writing an article that won't be immediately dissed by people? I know the basics: good grammar, spelling, clarity of thought, good flow, and inclusion of pictures and/or examples. Anything else? Thanks for your opinions and suggestions. blueSprite :rose:
It doesn't matter if the topic has already been covered if you've got something to add to the subject If there are a thousand articles about xml parsing, but you've got something really good, or clever, or far less confusing for a newbie, then it's worth writting it up and submitting it -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords!
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It doesn't matter if the topic has already been covered if you've got something to add to the subject If there are a thousand articles about xml parsing, but you've got something really good, or clever, or far less confusing for a newbie, then it's worth writting it up and submitting it -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords!
Thanks for your response :) That's good to know. blueSprite :rose:
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Hi, I had read a similar question a few weeks ago, but I am still curious about the process of publishing an article on code project. Does the article have to be on a topic not covered before? What if I think I have a unique way of covering a topic to explain a facet of programming that might be useful to a novice? I have not written articles before, so I am a bit intimidated about the process. Does anyone have any suggestions for writing an article that won't be immediately dissed by people? I know the basics: good grammar, spelling, clarity of thought, good flow, and inclusion of pictures and/or examples. Anything else? Thanks for your opinions and suggestions. blueSprite :rose:
blueSprite wrote: Does the article have to be on a topic not covered before? No. blueSprite wrote: What if I think I have a unique way of covering a topic to explain a facet of programming that might be useful to a novice? Perfect. blueSprite wrote: Does anyone have any suggestions for writing an article that won't be immediately dissed by people? Make it as good as you today possibly can, and learn from the feedback. Looking forward to your article :)
Pandoras Gift #44: Hope. The one that keeps you on suffering.
aber.. "Wie gesagt, der Scheiss is' Therapie"
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Hi, I had read a similar question a few weeks ago, but I am still curious about the process of publishing an article on code project. Does the article have to be on a topic not covered before? What if I think I have a unique way of covering a topic to explain a facet of programming that might be useful to a novice? I have not written articles before, so I am a bit intimidated about the process. Does anyone have any suggestions for writing an article that won't be immediately dissed by people? I know the basics: good grammar, spelling, clarity of thought, good flow, and inclusion of pictures and/or examples. Anything else? Thanks for your opinions and suggestions. blueSprite :rose:
You might want to check this one out: http://www.codeproject.com/scrapbook/whatisagoodarticle.asp[^] happy posting:cool: --- http://sprdsoft.cmar-net.org - We Sprd You Softly Our site features contents and several images. Better check it out before the site grows even dumber.
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You might want to check this one out: http://www.codeproject.com/scrapbook/whatisagoodarticle.asp[^] happy posting:cool: --- http://sprdsoft.cmar-net.org - We Sprd You Softly Our site features contents and several images. Better check it out before the site grows even dumber.
Thanks to those who responded. I feel encouraged to go forward now. And thank you very much for the link. Very helpful! Thanks, blueSprite:rose:
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blueSprite wrote: Does the article have to be on a topic not covered before? No. blueSprite wrote: What if I think I have a unique way of covering a topic to explain a facet of programming that might be useful to a novice? Perfect. blueSprite wrote: Does anyone have any suggestions for writing an article that won't be immediately dissed by people? Make it as good as you today possibly can, and learn from the feedback. Looking forward to your article :)
Pandoras Gift #44: Hope. The one that keeps you on suffering.
aber.. "Wie gesagt, der Scheiss is' Therapie"
boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist | doxygenThank you for your response and your encouragement :)
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Hi, I had read a similar question a few weeks ago, but I am still curious about the process of publishing an article on code project. Does the article have to be on a topic not covered before? What if I think I have a unique way of covering a topic to explain a facet of programming that might be useful to a novice? I have not written articles before, so I am a bit intimidated about the process. Does anyone have any suggestions for writing an article that won't be immediately dissed by people? I know the basics: good grammar, spelling, clarity of thought, good flow, and inclusion of pictures and/or examples. Anything else? Thanks for your opinions and suggestions. blueSprite :rose:
Perhaps you are referring to the question I posted on this topic. I am very relieved to find that others are having the same concerns. I got tons of support and encouragement and some very good advice. I only got one piece of, well, cautionary advice, in that the concern was not to post something with outright "wrong" information. That's why I jumped at the chance when I was advised that if I wanted to, I could post the article to my own web site (I happen to have a site on Brinkster) and others offered to pre-critique it. If you have not yet seen it, check out A Guide to Writing Articles for Code Project[^] by Marc Clifton. I personally have gotten so busy that I haven't finished mine; I have an outline ready and that's it. I do, however, plan on writing "my first article" and before I post it I will "ask" if others want to take a cursory look at it. Then if it's "acceptable", I will post it and hopefully get blasted with all kinds of criticism which I will use to learn. Good luck, and please feel free to use me as a sounding board. I'm a beginner myself, so would be a good guinney(sp?)-pig for critiquing a novice article.