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With seven months writing on Bleacher Report, I think I may be able to help guys around this great Web site.
It took me 82 articles, but I am now a Senior Writer, and I think that it may help me get through to more readers and writers around B/R.
I think this guide may be able to help more than just the the new guys on B/R, but all of the new B/R writers out there.
Lesson No. 1—Don't Forget Who You Are Writing To
If you are on B/R, it means you love to write and you enjoy sports. These are the guys you will find on B/R; from the guys that are here three years to the guy that is joining as we speak.
Don't forget who your audience is. They are fans that love their teams and would love to read your stories about them, if they are good.
And if you do your best, people will read your articles.
Lesson No. 2—Don't Let Anyone Slow You Down or Take You Down
B/R is a good place, with good writers and good people.
But just like the real world, B/R can't be perfect.
There are a few guys on B/R that may call you names and try to take you down if they don't agree with your articles.
And others will join B/R just to call you an idiot, but you can't let them stop you.
We call these types of people, trolls.
Internet trolls don't have much to say about your article, they are just trying to make you feel bad and try to make you hide your opinions.
But as all B/R writers know, opinions are not meant to be hidden.
So don't let them get to you. Remember, you don't have to respond to the comments they leave on your articles.
Lesson No. 3—Read at Least as Much as You Write
This is more about learning the system, and looking at what other writers are doing. You need to look at both the good and the bad on B/R.
If you see someone with an "Article of the Day", read his article. Look at the way he writes and the words he chooses.
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