This is a little ‘odd’ thing that I sometimes challenge myself with – but on occasion I’ll challenge myself with writing tasks that are a little left of centre.
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Other tips include maximizing your screen so all you see is the document at hand, switching off email and instant messaging clients, using a tool like Writeroom (a mac tool that leaves you with nothing to look at on your screen except what you’re writing) etc. For me one of the best ways to stop a lot of the distractions that tempt me away from writing is simply to get offline. While there’s nothing wrong with any of these things – clearing time to write and putting barriers in place to keep the distractions at bay is important. I could go on but even as I’m writing this I’m feeling the urge to do something else! Emails, instant messages, phone calls, family noise, online games, researching my next gadget purchase…. One of the biggest barriers for me in writing posts is getting distracted. While there’s no one there to enforce the deadline it still seems to work for me. I find that having this deadline in mind motivates me to come up with something. I have an unwritten deadline in my mind that I have to publish a post every night at midnight on both of my blogs (the timing varies a little from day to day but I have to at least have one ready to go by that time). It is amazing what a little exercise and a little time thinking about something else can do for your creativity and ability to think clearly. Not a walk to think about blogging, just a walk, usually with my son. One of the best things that I do to come up with ideas for blog posts is simply to go for a walk. You might not end up using the headline that you start with – but it might be enough to spark a little creativity and get the ball rolling on a blog post. Most bloggers start writing their post first and add a headline later – however sometimes doing it the other way around can be fun. Add any reader questions to it as they ask them – this way you’ll always have a question on hand to tackle.
Tip: Start a ‘question journal’ of your own that you note any questions that you come across. Look at your blog’s search engine referral statistics to see what people are asking to find your blog.Put yourself in the shoes of a beginner in your topic and imagine what their questions might be.Visit other blogs and forums to search for questions from their readers.Check your comment section to find questions from readers.Ask your Twitter followers for questions.There are lots of ways of getting relevant questions to answer: Questions tap into people’s needs or problems and can often be greatly appreciated by readers (this adds to reader loyalty). The best posts are often those which answer specific questions. If you’re fortunate enough to have a mobile device or laptop – hit a cafe, park, try a different room in your house, go to the beach…. Sometimes simply writing in a different place can release a little creativity in you. It can be used both to come up with fresh ideas for posts but also in extending previous posts that you’ve already written. I’ve previously talked about how Mind Mapping can be used to generate hundreds of ideas for blog posts. $("submit_request").Stuck for something to write about on your blog? Here are a few suggestions of things that might help get the creative juices flowing.
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