Prompt: Write or rewrite a paragraph in the Hemingway Editor http://www.hemingwayapp.com with 0 adverbs, passive voice, complex phrases, and hard-to-read sentences.
When you have an idea, make sure there is a demand for it. Search for key terms for your title as if you were a reader trying to find your article. Skim the top few hits. If your idea turns out to be wholly original, then that is great, but you will need to do extra research to make sure there is an interested readership for it. Finding other articles on your topic is not a bad thing; on the contrary, it means that you have identified something interesting enough for other people to write about. However, if there are hundreds of articles, books, videos, and other resources on the topic (for example, say you want to write a general introduction to programming in Python), you will have to carefully consider your angle to stand out from the crowd. This angle could come from an answer to question four or question nine. Also, check the dates on the articles you find. If you are writing about a specific implementation and the best competing article is, say, five years old, for many topics that means your fresh take might be marketable. After this validation step, note any similar articles you find, as they will make good sources in the research phase.
When you have an idea, make sure there is a demand for it. Search for key terms for your title as if you were a reader trying to find your article. Skim the top few hits. If your idea turns out to be wholly original, then that is great. But, you will need to do extra research to make sure there is an interested readership for it. Finding other articles on your topic is not a bad thing. You have identified something interesting enough for other people to write about. But, there may hundreds of other resources on some topics. (For example, say you want to write a general introduction to programming in Python). You will have to consider your angle to stand out from the crowd. This angle could come from an answer to question four or question nine. Also, check the dates on the articles you find. Let's say you are writing about a specific implementation. The best competing article is five years old. For many topics, that means your fresh take might be marketable. After this validation step, note any similar articles you find. They will make good sources in the research phase.