Informative Writing - open to bidding

Below are lists of what one can choose to write about. Should be 1,500 words. I. Mysteries: Mystery lists are the most popular. Unsolved mysteries about man, the universe, monsters, UFOs, aliens, demons, ghosts, witches, etc. If you have a list dealing with this subject and it is not already covered on by us, it will probably be accepted if you comply with the rest of this guide. As you will see in the next point, uniqueness is also essential here. We don’t want to read about the Loch Ness Monster. We don’t want to read about Bigfoot, chupacabra, the Bermuda Triangle, etc. If your friends probably know the mystery—we do too. Unless you can tell us something we don’t know about them, leave them out. Google search our website to ensure you don’t duplicate content. II. Secrets: This is a little different from mysteries. These are subjects that the average person either doesn’t know, or isn’t meant to know. Secret codes, ciphers, places that are forbidden to the average person. If you can make our readers desperate to know the answer to something or to go somewhere they are not allowed, you have created a top-notch list. III. Facts or Misconceptions: Tell us something we don’t already know. It won’t be easy—our editors’ combined brainpower is like Einstein’s brain times ten . . . on steroids! Popular lists in this area are facts we don’t know, disproving something we commonly believe to be true, or generally telling us more about something we already knew. So a list of Top 10 Amazing Facts about Dreams was popular, but so was Biblical Facts Everyone Gets Wrong. If we believe it, and you can prove us wrong: we will love your list. IV. History Lists that deal with historical topics are often very popular. But these should not be dry lists—they still need to be a twist on something. For example Top 10 People Who Were Burned At the Stake, might be interesting, but it isn’t amazing. Better would be: Top 10 People Who Were Burned At the Stake And Lived. That is a list that would make people’s heads turn. No one ever did survive incidentally—at least not that we are aware of . . . but feel free to prove us wrong! V. Dark side of man: Lists which discuss the darker-side of man always do well. Lists of this type are Top 10 Evil Men, Top 10 Evil Women, Top 10 Evil Human Experiments, etc. Be warned: we all know that Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot, Mao performed evil acts. We don’t need to hear more about them. If you can tie the list into history it will be even more popular; for example Gilles de Rais is a fascinating character and his inclusion on a list made it even the more popular. But we have already had him on a list so don’t include him unless it for some completely unexpected reason . . . such as Top 10 Evil Men Who Weren’t, for example. While these four areas are the most popular themes in our top articles, you shouldn’t be discouraged from sending in something which doesn’t quite fit. There are always lists that appeal for other reasons. N/B Please advice if you will take up this job so as to give you outline on the Author Guide.