Short of writing ideas? Here are a few tips
I’ve often heard people crying out loud that they are short of ideas writing articles or blog post, it’s pretty common even among season writers. It’s often regarded as writers’ block, or if it’s a blog then bloggers’ block.
Throughout my blogging journey I’ve seldom face with bloggers’ block, in fact none that I can think of. There are a few tips that I find it useful..
Just start writing/typing
This is a technique I learn since high school. Whenever we are short of ideas, just write something or type sometime, quite often we can generate ideas at the process of our writing and create a great article instead.
Equipped with resources, read more
I have over 100s of bookmarks to various websites, news resources, blogs and useful information. I subscribe to more than a dozen of magazines in various topics, and I read.
Reading can provide instant ideas for writing, and equip us with knowledge that can be usable in the future.
Backup ideas
Prepare a notebook and pen, or PDA etc that can be carried with you always, and jot down any ideas that you think you can write about.
I have at least a few dozens of topics that I can write on jotted in my notes, if I’m seriously in bloggers’ blog I can simply refer to my notes and find one or two things to write about.
Digital camera is pretty handy too, a picture speak a thousand words.
Socialize
Having friends is not just about having fun with them.. we learn from our friends. Quite often we can be enlightened by our pals in some simple chats, which can lead to some really useful news and discussions.
Write something you are interested in
Ok this is not an idea to overcome writers’ block, it’s to avoid it at the very beginning. I believe if we are writing something that we are really passionate in, it’s not easy to be short of ideas on writing.
Don’t focus on money making or impressing others, write something that we are really interested in, and we might not need any other tips as mentioned above.