Research

/ Notes

Read websites, articles, fanzones, Daily Mail (!) celebrity gossip, features, newspapers, tweets, social media links.

Planning

Check your availability word count first.

Hook

Introduce the issue - sum up what the reader is likely to discover in the article.

Fame at such a young age and what money can do to a young persons personal life

Background - Context

The article is likely to outline a brief history of the person or event which the article concerns, so that readers are fully aware of the background facts...

Made a few albums made a lot of money at a young age

everyone started using him and becoming his friend for money and fame

Fell into a depression

Can't trust anyone

Discussion, Q and A or interview.

The article is likely to return to the present-day situation at this point, discussing and giving different viewpoints of the person or event, with details and examples and quotations, and making comparisons with the past or with similar topics.

The writer’s own viewpoint may be inferred, alternative views might be given equal weight.  

The article with be in the present day about how he overcame this problem and give different viewpoints form these people in his life with quotes from him and others

Prediction - Future?

At this point the article may deal with the future developments or predicted outcome of the present situation:

That the star will go on to become even more famous and successful, or that a current predicament will become worse if nothing is done about it.

How has he and will continue to overcome this

Conclusion

The article needs a neat conclusion, which may be an ironic reference or humorous comment, or an evaluation of the different viewpoints, or a reference back to the standfirst or a quotation from the star.

How he has fully overcome this struggle and his input on how money can change people