This is a continuation of my previous article containing 20 questions for Odyssey writers struggling to write an article. With that added, this comes to 50 questions I would like to ask. Since I always pay attention to how language is used, instead of merely offering ideas and suggestions, I decided to form them not into statements but into questions, as to insinuate that I am directly communicating with content creators on The Odyssey Online and seeing what unique answers they may have that come in article form. Sometimes there can be a direct answer, while other times there can be meanderings into more unique answers.
1. What are some of the most interesting metaphorical words or phrases you can come up with?
This may seem useless, but remember that all of us use metaphors all the time in order to magnify the significance of anything we talk about. In fact, my own titles have metaphors, such as using the name of a Roman sea god as an adjective, the use of "consumption" to refer to an addiction, and the phrase "love-hate relationship."
2. Have you wanted to write a direct letter to anyone?
It is pretty much the norm to write articles like this on The Odyssey Online, specifically when they begin with "To..." and follow that with whoever they are addressing. I have done the same for humorous and more personal purposes.
3. Have you already had articles written prior to writing for Odyssey?
You may have wanted to share them but never found the opportunity prior to signing up to write for The Odyssey Online. You may have even planned to write a blog but never got around to doing it but already had possible posts written. Originally I wanted to post my critique of the pre-Disney Star Wars film series and my literary review of "Heart of Darkness" on my blog "Abandoning Old Gods" before I decided to post them on The Odyssey Online.
4. What is popular right now?
This should be a fairly simple question since you can always look at The Odyssey Online homepage to see the "Popular on Odyssey" section.
5. If there was an Odyssey article that fascinated/enraged you, would you respond to it?
You would have to have the emotional attachment to the issue that an article was discussing that caused you to respond in some way.
6. Who do you aspire to be like?
This could include anyone in your personal life or a famous person.
7. What was your favorite class lesson?
It may have caused you to think differently about the subject that it was teaching.
8. Have you tried writing an article for experimental purposes?
You may have wanted to go beyond just the ordinary article and decided to play with the conventions of article-writing. You never know. You might end up with a list of article ideas and you might end up changing them from statements into questions.
9. Was there a place that you went to?
Whether it has to do with a national landmark, a park, or a different country.
10. If you could direct a movie based on history or classic literature, and star on “Game of Thrones” as actor/actress and the main lead, what would the movie be?
This one is not as generalized as my other questions, but I have thought of writing an article like this. I have noticed that even before "Game of Thrones" was aired that there were actors/actresses who starred in movies that closely resembled "Game of Thrones," whether it is Sean Bean, Liam Cunningham, Michelle Fairley, Lena Headley, Kit Harington, etc.
11. Have you looked at other Odyssey writers’ article idea suggestion lists?
This is sort of a contradiction from the purpose of making an article like this, by not offering article ideas, but questions that lead to article ideas being created independently. However, I have written an article based on one of these types of article idea suggestion listicles with a unique stance.
12. If you cannot find the right headline picture for your article from a free stock photo website, where else would you choose your picture?
There are ways of deciding where to find headline pictures outside of a free stock photo website.
13. Have you tried anything new?
In my case, I tried two Udemy online courses and wrote my reflection on them.
14. Do you have a creative fiction short story that you have no ambitions to expand?
If you have no plans to submit to a literary magazine, it might have a place on The Odyssey Online.
15. What is your biggest wish?
Speaking of the headline picture, it would be interesting what your highest aspiration you would place within a coin to be dropped into a wishing well.
16. Have you used an idea generator?
Although it said six, I decided to make it seven videos I wrote about. It is entirely your choice of what to make with an idea generator, which not only include Portent but also Hubspot and Inbound.
17. What [blank] made you so amazed, it shattered your preconceived idea of its [blank group]?
This could be a scientific article that made you think twice about your disinterest in science as a subject or a song from a music genre you do not particularly like.
18. Is there anyone you would like to interview?
This may include someone you know who has a fascinating lifestyle.
19. Can you explain any form of action, life stage, or event using your favorite movie/TV series as a recurring example?
I definitely find a lot of these on The Odyssey Online, with articles containing the phrase "...explained by..." or "...as told by..."
20. Why should anyone care about your favorite movie/TV series/book?
You may hold it to heart, but it is up to you to convince everyone else to feel the same way that you do.
21. Who would you want to give a shout-out to?
You may take advantage of The Odyssey Online in order to give a voice to artists, designers, photographers, writers, musicians or anyone who does independent work.
22. You think you could write an article about each of all of the Category Sections?
There are category sections within the Muse dashboard, ranging from Dating to Lifestyles and Sports.
23. Are there any stereotypes, propaganda, or any general use of misinformation you would like to disprove?
I set out to clarify Irish indentured servitude as different from African slavery and the Gullah language as not broken English.
24. What theories do you have?
There might be an issue that you would like to discuss while backing up your argument with evidence.
25. If there is an article with a question as a headline, have you wanted to answer it?
This question is merely Question #20 in my previous questions article in reverse. I did the same when looking into colonization of Titan.
26. Which side would you take on a particular issue or interest?
This can have to do with politics or any other issue.
27. What is one of your childhood memories?
For me, it was probably what a lot of other Millennials can relate to, which is riding in my parents' truck, listening to classic rock on the radio. This inspired me to write my article about some of the more saddening songs.
28. What does this hashtag mean?
Whether it is #OwnVoices or any other hashtag, it would be worth examining the meaning behind it and who uses it.
29. Can you share some quotes by famous people in history?
They could be used in your sub-headline or be the entire focus of an article.
30. Have you wanted to write an article based on the picture you wanted to use for its headline?
They say a picture is worth a thousand words and perhaps they are right.
