Nothing NEW Under The Sun

There Is Nothing NEW Under The Sun

If you think it…rest assured that someone else somewhere has thought the same thought. If you have a mind blowing “light-bulb-moment” and dream up an amazing new idea, just know that it has been dreamed-up before. If you write it, many others have written about it also. 

Did you know? There is nothing new under the sun.

With that in mind, let’s address plagiarism which is more prevalent today because of ease of access via the internet. One simply needs to search for a topic and search engines quickly return thousands of results.  The problem of plagiarism enters the picture when one person copies those results and uses them for their own purposes.

How do we avoid plagiarism?  

In order to avoid plagiarism, write your story or article from your head, not from research gathered from the internet. Chances are, you will find some of the same ideas you have, but your ideas will be in your own words. Still, it’s a slippery slope.

When you DO use information gathered searching the internet, you must credit your source. Indicate where you got the information from. If you fail to credit your source, you are guilty of plagiarism.

So, your job is to present your ideas in a way that is completely different from any information you gather through your research.

There is nothing new under the sun. But, no two people talk exactly alike, and they definitely do not write in the same writing style and voice. Write your pieces in your own unique style and voice. 

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How do YOU write your articles? Do you write first? Do you research first? What is your article writing technique?