New people are coming in this spot everyday, and then they want to write their own articolo & I think it's about time someone wrote a detailed tutorial on how to write one, because it's no easy task. So I decided to do it. This articolo is mainly for people who want to learn, but if the experienced can think of any other tips, please comment.

Step 1: Think of a topic
Most of the articoli on this site are opinion articles, like "My preferito Princesses" o "My preferito Princess Movies". These are fun to do, but be careful when choosing the lista te want to write. The best ideas for opinion articoli are:
♥ preferito Princesses
♥ preferito Princess movies
♥ Prettiest Princesses
♥ preferito Princess songs
...and many more. te can take a look at link because she has a lot of ideas for the traditional countdown article, and frankly, her articoli are fantastic. If te want to do a informational article, like "The Meaning of Disney Princess Songs" o "Alan Menken & his Princess Songs", make sure te do lots of research. Make sure te gathered all your information before even starting the article, and make sure the articolo hasn't been done before on the same topic.

Step 2: Think of a good titolo & summary
Remember - the titolo is the first thing people see. The first thing that draws them to the article. For example, a titolo like:
"why I luvvv princess jasmen!!111!!!111"
Isn't going to attract any readers. No ones going to read that article, because they can already tell that:
1.The writer can't spell.
2.The writer can't use punctuation correctly.
3.The writer doesn't use proper grammar.
It's much like Scrivere a book. If J.K. Rowling had named her first book, "harry putter n the sorcy stun", well...there goes her fame & money. So think carefully. What is your articolo about? If it's a countdown, a normal titolo like, "My preferito Princesses" will do. If it's informational, try to make it sound professional looking. Like, "Islam References in Aladdin". For your summary, it's really not as important as your title. In all the time I've read articoli on Fanpop, I've really never read a single summary. The titolo is all that draws me in. So just make a it quick, sweet & to the point.
"A lista of my preferito princesses"
"References to Islam in the movie Aladdin"

Step 3: Write & Organize Your Information
For opinion articles:
At the very beginning of your article, te might o might not want to write a quick intro to your article, explaining what it's about and wishing everyone a happy read. te don't have to, but it's not a bad thing to do. Next, usually you'd start with your bottom (princess, song, movie, etc.) and go to your top. When te want to make things bold & underlined, for example your subtopic titles to each paragraph about each (princess, song, movie, etc.) just look at the right of the articolo you're writing. te should see a box that says "Formatting Tips":

Use these instructions to spice up your articolo a little.
For informational articles:
The most important thing for this kind of articolo is ORGANIZATION. te want to section your articolo into different sections of information so te don't confuse your reader o get them off track. Great examples of this can be found in link and link. Use the formatting tips to organize your articolo too.

Step 4: Pictures
Even though it is tempting to do all your pictures first because they're the best part of making an article, I highly recommend te save the best for last. When doing opinion articles, te can find all pictures of princesses, princes, songs, and even movie titles at link. EVERYTHING is there. Bookmark it & never lose it. When te get the picture of the princess o other thing you're looking for, you're going to want to make it look beautiful because beautiful pictures in an articolo just make people want to fan it just for the pictures. My preferito photo-editing sites are:
♥ link
♥ link
When you've editing your pictures, follow these instructions:

To get your pictures successivo to the paragraph, put the alignment code on superiore, in alto of the paragraph. To put it under the paragraph, put the alignment code under the paragraph. A great example of fantastic picture alignments & editing can be found in almost all of link.

Step 5: Get People to Read it
Once you've re-read your articolo and feel like everything is perfect, click that pubblica button. Since everyone(including me) is too lazy to check the articolo section for new articles, you'll have no choice but to pubblicità it. The best way to do that is to make a pick:
"Will te read my articolo on (insert articolo topic here)?"
Then give people two simple choices: yes o no. pubblica that pick, and then the most important part, PUT THE LINK TO THE articolo IN THE PICK COMMENTS. So when people see the pick and say, "Hey, sure I'll read your article!" and click yes, they can just click on the link and be directed straight to it. You'll get lots of commenti that way. te can also post the link on the wall, but trust me, the pick way is much più efficient.

I hope I helped & I'm looking inoltrare, avanti to seeing all your new articoli soon.