I take my dull idea and put it into jaaxy. Then I find a keyword that makes me sparkle. Writing becomes easier then.

You are not along I was never good at putting words on paper,if you can not take these words and build them in to what people want to hear you are doomed.So hang in there you are not alone,lets hope some one comes up with a good way

I use Google alerts for ideas on all my sites, and it works like a charm. I am never short on article and post ideas. Hope that helps :)

Hi Mike, I am certainly one who finds it hard to write, I think I over think it! I do hope it gets easier in time, thanks for the post.

I used to write everything out first. But when I typed it out, it would end up totally different. Since last night, I am just typing. Then editing. It keeps my flow of thought going.

Hi Mike - thanks for sharing this. I write as I talk - so I have plenty to write about (a woman's prerogative, LOL). No seriously, I've learned from Kyle's teaching to make a list of the topics first, and then elaborate from there. And recently, since joining WA, every Sunday at church, whatever I hear from the sermon, I always find something interesting to ponder on and usually I can find good subjects from this "something" to write about. That's my two cents worth. God bless.

I used to think it was incredibly pretentious when a writer would say "I just sat down and let the character/writing take over". After a few years of writing I finally got what they meant. I also made a discovery about Stephen King, the novelist: when he starts one of his novels he has no idea how it will end.

Now, I just start to write and see where it goes. New thoughts arrive as I type and I more frequently have to cut out large parts of what I've written to make an article readable, where in the past I've struggled to pad one out.

Yeah Mike, I do find it kind of difficult most of the time, and to top it a little more yet, I have not practiced my English for many, maaannnyyyy years, so many doubts come to my head wether some (many) mistakes may show up, since this is a second language to me.
However, I will have to overcome this pretty soon, as well as other issues, since there will be no way for me to get ahead on this journey.
Kyle´s remarks below kind of make me feel it will be easier if I treat the subject as he suggests. Thanks for bringing this topic to my attention.

And in regards to writing an article, it can be tough if you look at it like you are writing an article. That is why I simply don't look at it that way. I always approach each and every piece of content that I write like I am "talking" to someone. I write in a way that speaks to them and in a way that is ME.

In other words, write like yourself and write in a way that you would speak to someone that you were trying to help if you sent them an email. Don't look at it like some elusive English essay.

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