Since I seem to be writing to a target audience of newer writers, let me offer another piece of advice to budding article writers, especially those for whom English is not a primary language.

Read.

Yes, read. As in, read books. Read magazines. Read articles. Read poems. Read, read, read.

Why do I exhort and encourage you to read? From my own experience, seeing language in its many forms trains your brain to see new vocabulary words in proper context and to see how the mosaic of the English language can be put together beautifully.

Increasing your vocabulary and learning to put together complete and coherent sentences will add tools to your toolbox. Like the saying goes, if all you have is a hammer, everything begins to look like a nail. If you are limiting the number and type of tools in your toolbox, you are limiting your options to creatively express what is in your heart.

As an exercise to increase your knowledge and understanding, as soon as you finish that book or magazine article, try to put what you believe the author was saying into your own words to apply that knowledge you have just gained.

Reading for pleasure is one of the best ways for you to become a better writer.