The Art of Spinning to Generate Article Ideas

Write Ten Articles Making Use of One Keyword

Oct 9, 2008 Inka Piegsa-Quischotte

Let your imagination spin in all directions by picking one noun and one verb and creating a variety of articles around them.

You want or need to write articles but are somewhat stuck for topics? A very good way to start is to think about one noun or one activity you are interested in or expert about and then expand into all areas related to the topic. The resource is in your mind.

The noun to serve as an example in this easy exercise is coffee. Thinking about coffee, you can write the following articles.

1. Why is coffee good for your health?

2. Why is coffee bad for your health?

3. Where and how is the coffee plant grown? How is coffee made? This in turn can trigger travel articles or history articles about Costa Rica, Brazil and Africa, to name but a few.

4. When and how did coffee reach Europe? A history of coffee consumption

5. Which nations are the prime coffee drinkers and how is the drink prepared? Think about Italy, Spain, Cuba, Greece.

6. A comparison of coffee makers, from percolators to espresso machines.

7. Names for coffee drinks. Why is a cappucino called that? What is "cortado", "nube" and "lagrima"?

8. Recipes for and with coffee ice cream and coffee cakes.

9. How to decorate a coffee table. History of porcelain and famous factories such as Meissen, Wedgewood and Rosenthal.

10. Coffee in literature and poetry

These examples are just a small selection. Once you get started on the exercise, you will come up with additional topics which were generated by your knowledge and imagination.

The verb chosen for this exercise is the one contained in the title: to spin. Here are article ideas:

1. Spinning in politics
2. The meaning of "spin doctor"
3. How to conduct brain storming sessions

Spinning has of course other meanings too.

1. Spinning and other aerobics exercises
2. How to keep fit with spinning and power walking

Yet another meaning of spinning is the original sense of the word.

1. Ancient spinning wheels and the making of cloth
2. Modern production of fabric
3. Hand spun and hand painted silk from Thailand and India

Having come that far, you may also think about art and craft.

1. Silk in the latest fashion shows
2. Silk draperies and upholstery in your home.

Thinking of silk in turn is a resource of numerous further articles, including history (Silk Road) art (Silk paintings) and more. As you can see, one thing easily leads to another, providing you with a plethora of topics to write about. Take half an hour of concentrated thinking, don't forget to immediately jot down any idea which springs to mind, do careful research and you will never again be short of topics to write your articles about.

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