Finding and Using Quality Sources to Shore Up Your Writing
How to tell your story in a way that people will believe — by backing it up properly.
In my work as a writer, I’m constantly looking for information. I need to know exactly what I’m writing about to deliver a good piece, and obviously, I don’t know everything there is to know, and I’m sure you don’t either.
Luckily, we live in the modern age of the Internet, so all the answers I could ever need are only a few keystrokes away. Unluckily, there’s also a lot of filler on the web that doesn’t actually deliver quality information — I’m looking at you, WebMD.
So, how do you tell the difference between good information and bad information? You figure out who’s writing, decide if you can trust them, and call back to the ones you can.
Here’s how to find and use quality sources in your next piece.
Understanding Authority
No, I don’t mean asking for permission to write. Authority, when it comes to web pages, means that the authors of the site can be trusted to give you reliable and factual information.
Anyone and everyone can write things on the Internet, so knowing who’s writing what and whether it’s true is important.
