Comments on: Heady (and subheady) Stuff https://wordsonpageblog.com/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html a freelance writing resource. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kristen King https://wordsonpageblog.com/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html#comment-1971 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:30:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html/#comment-1971 I’m all about subheads and outlines. I think my head would explode without them. 🙂

kk

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html#comment-1965 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:42:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html/#comment-1965 Devon, you’re in luck – we gladly welcome freaks here. :))

]]> By: Devon Ellington https://wordsonpageblog.com/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html#comment-1957 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:31:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html/#comment-1957 I’m the freak who vomits out the whole article, then rearranges everything a few times, and the sub-headers are the LAST thing I do.

]]> By: Angie Ledbetter https://wordsonpageblog.com/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html#comment-1953 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:46:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html/#comment-1953 I hammer out the main body of the article and let it simmer for a while before editing. I usually bold or bullet the subtopics or stand-out thoughts as I go, or sometimes add them in on the edit. Then I look for cool data for a sidebar, just in case the editor wants an add on. I usually jot down ways to tweak the original article or slant it differently to resell while the ideas and contacts are fresh.

]]> By: Rebecca Smith https://wordsonpageblog.com/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html#comment-1951 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:38:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html/#comment-1951 Great system, Lori!

My process is similar to yours too (great minds …).

I call my fill-in-the-blanks areas “buckets” 🙂

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html#comment-1950 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:19:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html/#comment-1950 Very cool! Isn’t that the easiest way to get an article going? It’s like a cheat sheet minus the cheating!

]]> By: Michele https://wordsonpageblog.com/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html#comment-1949 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:01:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html/#comment-1949 Oh my goodness, Lori, I do this same thing! I’m working on longer pieces today (due soon) and I’m filling in info under my subheads now. Like Amanda, I sometimes do things backwards. I’ve even been known to write the very last paragraph first because the piece is just inspired that way, and then I go back to the top and work my way down. We writers are clever folks, aren’t we?! LOL

*smiles*
Michele

P.S. I’m going to link to this post soon. I already have my next post planned, but after that one I’m definitely sharing this with my readers. 🙂

]]> By: Jessica Anne Elizabeth https://wordsonpageblog.com/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html#comment-1948 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:16:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html/#comment-1948 I do the same thing as Amanda !

]]> By: Amanda Nicole https://wordsonpageblog.com/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html#comment-1945 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:48:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2008/12/heady-and-subheady-stuff.html/#comment-1945 I get the subheaders within the body of the article down right away. Then I paste the relevant quotes under the appropriate headers, and that way I feel like I’m just filling in the blanks, and it keeps me on track. I also write the intro last.

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