Avoiding Writer's Block
What We All Fear!?!
With all of us selecting our niche, there will be a point where we draw a blank and can't figure out what keywords to use/look up or what content to write. People on here have offered their methods to avoid this: alphabet soup, synonym search etc. - but what if there is an easier method that doesn't take as much time up out of your day?
Hello Brain, where have you been??
There are moments when we can't stop thining of ideas or concepts we want to incorporate into writing, but we "have to finish what we are working on first". I am guilty of this, and I am sure you all are too. Why waste these bright moment ideas finishing our one post when we can salvage them for later?
I know it is cliche...I know you may have seen it on movies even...but right it down! You have an idea? Jot it down on paper or in your phone and come back to it. This sounds so stupid typing out since it is extremely primitive, but I gauruntee we have all had moments where we didn't do this. You can still finish the post or page you are working on, but write those thoughts down and search for them or their similar key words later when you have that blank moment.
Does This Concept Actually Work?
Damn right it does! Two days ago, I was on my 5th cup of coffee and in a writing zone where I had more ideas than time in a day. While trying to finish one post, I kept thinging of ideas for future posts to the point that I filled half a sheet of paper. Today I finished and published that post- but after doing so I went back to that sheet of paper and did a quick search of each of the concepts I wrote down.
Do you know what I found? 11 new post titles using keywords withing the 300 to 100 range Kyle described in training. Instead of wasting hours looking up new topics when nothing came to mind, I spent 20 minutes and got 11 new post concepts.
How Valuable Is Your Time?
If you are like me, you have that full time job/family life- time is rare and you must make the most of it. Don't waste that time- use those mental overload moments to save you time on the backend. This will allow you to create 10 posts in 20 hours as opposed to 3 posts. Obviously I made those numbers up but based on what I have read in the live chat it seems mostly accurate!
Although basic, please take this advice to heart and try it out- you will have more ideas for post topics than you would on an off day! If you have any other suggestions or insite on what will help with post ideas, feel free to jot them down in the comment section below! Thanks for reading.
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Early in the morning, first few minutes, floods of ideas about many things roll in. Yep, jotting them down quickly till the flood ebbs is a good way to store up ideas for later.
Great post! Thanks for the share!
Joe
Hi Andrew
Yes, writing ideas down IMMEDIATELY is so important!
I've got a little book that I carry with me, and if something flashes through my mind (what I want to prepare for supper or which ingredients I need to pick up from the store or a blogpost idea), I jot it down. It is amazing how many times that little book has saved the day.
Sharlee (Chocolate IceCream)
I hope they work for you like they did for me! Even in moments where you are at the grocery store or out eating- if you think of something write it down or save it in your phone. We all forget things, I hope this will help counter that!
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Thanks for that info. Unfortunately in my job I get far to dirty and sweaty to be able to write anything on paper, or even to stop and dictate on my phone. But when I'm at home I always write down any ideas. Jim