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10 Reasons Why You Should Never Write A Listicle
A Listicle
Many writers consider listicles a low-quality or lazy form of writing. Some refer to them as fluff. Although fluff is a valuable component of a pillow, it is not given much love in the writing arena.
Perhaps you are on the fence about writing your first listicle. Get down! It’s dangerous to walk on fences. Keep your feet on the ground and heed my advice on why you should never write a listicle.
1.) Listicle is one of those words that just looks wrong. It’s like a weird combination of list, icicle, and testicle—three things that should never go together.
2.) It is a slippery slope. One day, you innocently write a listicle, thinking just one is no big deal. Next thing you know you are making a listicle of all the listicles you have written. But soon, the high starts to fade, and you look for a new fix. You discover the To-Do List, which works for a while. But you are getting hooked on lists and need more. So you start making grocery lists. You are sliding faster now. Next thing you know, you are creating wish lists. And finally, you begin a checklist to make sure you have completed everything on all of your other lists. It’s madness, I say! Don’t go down that road.
