Writing.Com General Discussion

Articles, like stories, need to be structured.

1. Introduce the topic of the article
2. Introduce the premise - for example, if you're going to talk about scene structure, explain why it is important and how you are going to go about discussing it
3. bullet-point your way through the things you want the reader to consider, rather than rambling back and forward
4. Finish with a conclusion, pointers to other articles of interest and some food for thought
5. Follow up with a bibliography of articles/documents/books you have quoted or referenced in writing the article

In the introduction, it is helpful to give a real-wold example so the reader can immediately relate.
You can take a look at this article to see how an informal beginning helps to ground the reader before moving on and tackling things in a more formal way: "Description or Teaser?"