Writing for publication is a skill latent activity that is developed in gradients and honed with practice. For the past twenty-five years the author has teamed with colleagues (most frequently, Ken Henson) in presenting workshops about professional writing at a variety of conferences for such organizations as the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE), the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE), National Technology and Social Science (NTSS), and Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE). As an editor of the SRATE Journal, he has noted that many less experienced writers struggle with some of the principles that are covered in the workshop. So he decided to share some of these points with their readers. The organization of this paper will follow the style that he recommends for readers to use in their work. The focal points will be: motivation for writing and how to conceptualize and organize an article.