| So you would like to write BMX articles. Maybe | | | | BMX rider reader you would not bore them to |
| you want to write a scene report, a contest, a | | | | death saying the rider was doing a BMX bike trick. |
| recent roadtrip, a product review or any other | | | | Something better would be "he was out of |
| BMX related topics. Your ultimate goal is to be | | | | control whipping out tailwhips to icepicks on the |
| published in an e-zine or a BMX magazine. I listed | | | | spine". |
| some ideas below that may help you get started. | | | | Write an article to lengthy and you will probably |
| The first thing to do is make an outline of the | | | | lose you reader before he or she is done with it. I |
| article you want to write. This will help you stay | | | | never write articles over 500 words. This article |
| on track when you are writing the article. This will | | | | has 470 words. If you have a long article you |
| also keep you from rambling off and losing your | | | | should find sentences that could be taken out. |
| reader. Below is the outline for this article that I | | | | Generally when I submit pictures I send them by |
| prepared. | | | | e-mail as .jpg extension files and I also send a |
| Title; Making a BMX Writer out of you. | | | | clear hard copy (photo paper) to the editor. I also |
| Introduction | | | | mention who took the picture and who is in the |
| Create Outline | | | | picture. |
| Writing for the reading audience this | | | | After finishing your article read it and make sure |
| article is intended. | | | | all the words are spelled correctly and you have |
| Length of article. | | | | used proper grammar. Also make sure the article |
| Submitting pictures for the article. | | | | flows and makes sense. After doing that have at |
| Proofing the article after it is written. | | | | least one other person that is good in the subject |
| What to do with the article after it is | | | | of English proof it also. Even better have another |
| done. | | | | person proof your work. Sometimes if it is an |
| When you are writing an article you must take | | | | important article I will have a third person read it. |
| into consideration who the intended readers will | | | | You can submit it to Evilbmx. The editors will look |
| be. If you are writing for a general audience such | | | | at it and decide if they will work it in the next |
| as a newspaper article it doesn't make any sense | | | | e-zine. There is also many article directories you |
| to talk about doing tailwhips to manual or maybe | | | | can submit it to on the web. Some of the |
| a toothpick on a subbox. Instead you would say | | | | directories are: |
| the BMX rider is performing a bike trick on the | | | | This article is copyright protected by Evilbmx and |
| ramp. If you are writing a scene report for a | | | | cannot be reproduced without permission. |