1. Create an outline of what material you’d like to cover
2. Work your way through the outline filling in each outline item.
3. If you need more source materila, don’t hesitate to search for a specific terms to get more detailed information.
4. Stay focused! keep your butt in front of your editor and keep writing.
5. Repeat step 4.
6. Once you’ve completed a first draft, take a break. Grab some lunch, get a cup of coffee, go make some copies, whatever. Give your brain a break and take some time to relax.
7. Come back to the article and do your proof reading.
8. Submit the column and go back to surfing the web.
9. Tweet up the article as well as post it in the appropriate groups.