Emilie Ackerman

NO AI VERSION:

Whether it is a blog, an essay, or a magazine– it comes to writing anything, it is important to have a strong introduction and include details that interest the reader in your topic. You could start it as a question, with humor or as a paradox, etc. As you are writing, the most important thing is to keep your reader hooked at the beginning and the end of the paragraph. Every paragraph should amplify the one that preceded it. It gives your reader a reason to stay. To make sure your writing is smooth,

As someone who is an editorial and social media intern at Girls’ Life Magazine, this was helpful for me to learn as I am someone who is writing different articles every week. As this is my first time writing for a magazine, I constantly have to put my self in the shoes of girls ages 10-16 in how they would approach reading this article. Since young kids nowadays, especially as they are growing up with technology, have short attention spans, I have realized it is important to keep my writing short and to the point. But when starting an article something I always have to ask myself is– what is the best way to pull them into the piece? Besides putting a question in the beginning, something I noticed that I think pulls the reader into your piece is your voice in the piece. The goal of Girls’ Life is to make young girls feel like we are their best friend. It gives them feel a sense of comfort in knowing we got their backs and that is what also has them coming back for more.

Another thing I realized is very important when it comes to writing for a magazine, especially when it comes to entertainment or news pieces is to look for material everywhere on a topic not just the obvious sources. For example, when I did my article on Meg Donnelly’s broadway debut in Moulin Rouge, I had to find more information about the show. Instead of just finding the obvious information of the dates she will be in the show and when tickets go on sale, I did deeper research on some of her past credits in acting as well as what the show is about and some moments in the show fans of hers will be excited about. When you include information that isn’t obvious it gets your audience excited to know about more information. I personally know when a show comes out, I want to know all of the details and this is exactly my point. When you include information others did not know about, it makes your piece stand out and keep your audience hooked.

When including these writing strategies in an essay or an article for a magazine, it will for sure making your piece more effective and draw the reader in for more.