I want to write an artical for a magazine

[wrs]

what type of fish would be the best type to write about? I am interested in what the public would like to read about before I write the artical. Thanks!

 

[hellohefalump]

I like reading about quirky/rare/oddball type fish. It's hard to judge what 'most' people want though, different people like to read about different fish. Personally I like to read articles about the fish I personally keep, or wierd wonderful fishies.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi wrs

When you write anything for publication it's important to think about where you would like to send it.

If you want to write a piece for a family magazine, for example, look through it and see what kind of articles they have already published. This way you can make your article appeal to the kind of reader who likes that kind of material.

If they are light and humorous then write about that kind of subject. If they are serious or intended for a particular age or gender group, an article for that magazine would be entirely different.

If you narrow things down a bit, the members will be better able to help you.

 

[netobeto]

i like reading about predatory fishes that you can keep in your house.

 

[Whitey]

I like reading about fish that i have or would like to get, a 2 page in-depth talk (with pictures) on a dwarf puffer would be a good read.

For me anyway.

 

[rayjay999]

I'd like to see more articles on Gourami's or one of the less talked about Tetras (not Neons or Cardinals).

 

[sylvia]

I'd like more articles on fish behaviour rather than so much about how to keep, raise or breed them which is already (for the most part) available. If you can use common species as examples to illustrate your own theories/observations etc it would make for a very itneresting read even for beginners who have not yet started keeping rare or exotic fish and also itneresting for more experienced fish-keepers who are bored of the usual articles.

 

[wrs]

well, aquarium fish magazine, my favorite fish magazine, lets people write articals that can be submited. I was thinking about kribs, as I wrote a profile on them, but i know that there are so probably so many articals writen about them. I also know alot about the goldfish and bettas, but I think that many artricals may have been writen about them as well. I am not sure if there is an archive to look at past articals though. Prehaps I will e-mail them and ask.

 

[One_Trick_Pony]

iu would suggest you write about some fish soem acutally keep or have kept then you can drw form perosnal experience

 

[keane]

iu would suggest you write about some fish soem acutally keep or have kept then you can drw form perosnal experience

agreed.

to write an article about fish you have no experience of keeping or real knowledge about would IMO be wrong.

You would only be drawing references from other peoples findings and putting your name to them.

steve

 

[chkltcow]

Why are you so set on writing an article anyway? What fish have you researched, studied, kept, and experimented with for years that would give you such expertise to write such an article, anyway?

 

[freddyk]

Anyone is entitled to write an artical. If you're a writer why not? But this is non-fiction, so you can't write about what you don't know. I don't know what kind of publication this is, but a magazine would probably expect the author to have extensive experience behind them. If I were writing it I'd simply choose a species I have more experience in, and enjoyed keeping. Who knows everything about them anyway? I'd go to a real library and search real books to get info from professionals to add to my own experience.

 

[wrs]

Ive had kribs for a year, and have done alot ofd resurch on them, and I feel that they are one of the top three fish I know the most information about.

 

[MAM]

Something I always find interesting is seeing the species from both angles. What they are like in the aquarium trade, conditions kept in, foods fed, reproduction etc, and how that compares to their cousins in the wild. Example, livebearers. What you see for sale at your lfs is often quite different from what you'd find in the wild. I always find it so interesting to see really where these fish come from, what their natural environment would be like if they were actually wild fish rather than the tank raised variety, etc. Makes one appreciate their fish a bit more when they know "where that fish comes from" so to speak......... Know what I'm saying?

And even though you may not be an expert now, this is your chance to really dig in and do some extensive research, and become somewhat more of an expert. Should be an interesting experience for you.