It happens to me all the time – heck, it’s been over a month since I posted so that should at least prove that I’m not one of those prolific writers who can sit at a keyboard any time and pound out some literary gems. Or am I?
I think timing and the ability to write things down has a lot to do with it. We all tend to have good topic ideas for our blogs from time to time, but if you don’t make a note of those ideas then you may well be depriving your audience of some of your best thoughts and tips. I think that one of the biggest problems is that ideas don;t always come flooding through your fingers just because you happen to be sitting at the computer. In fact, there’s a good chance that sitting at the computer with the intention of writing a little masterpiece may be counter productive.
You often hear musicians talking about when and where they wrote some of their greatest works – and it’s rarely because they set aside some time specifically to do that. I remember Barry Gibb from the Bee Gees talking about how one of their biggest hits – Jive Talkin’ – was inspired by the rhythmic sound that their car made when they were crossing the Julia Tuttle causeway in Miami each day on their way to the studio (it was originally called ‘Drive Talkin’). Another good example is the opening lyrics to Elton John’s ‘Rocket Man’. The lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin and came to him while he was driving near his parents house. He ran in and told everyone not to talk until he wrote them down.
So that’s the first lesson in preventing blog writers block – keep a list of ideas and add ideas to your list whenever they come to you. You should end up with many topics to choose from.
Another good source of ideas is your own wealth of experience. Experience in your job, life experiences, things you have seen, heard or done. It depends what your blog is about of course – I often feel like writing about politics or social issues but those topics aren’t relevant to this blog. We are all experts at something though, so it’s always worthwhile to write about the things you are proficient at or particularly interested in.
Believe it or not, most people who find your blog in a search engine aren’t looking for things to buy – they are looking for solutions to their problems or answers to their questions. Think about some of the questions you’ve found answers to recently, or some of the problems you have solved. You may find that they make for excellent content for your blog!
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