12 Strategies for Generating Writing Ideas
Do you find yourself lacking writing ideas? Have you found generating writing ideas has become difficult? There are many strategies out there for brainstorming writing topics. Some work well for many writers, while other methods don’t work for other writers. That’s why I decided to gather 12 different strategies for generating writing ideas. Hopefully, a […]
The Words Will Come
Words will come to me whether or not I want them to. It’s what I do with them that matters, to give them a meaning and a purpose. Then, it’s up to you who reads them to decide if they’re worthy. Words are just thought fragments, loosely translated into a common tongue that’s never quite […]
How to Return to Writing After a Long Absence
There have been several times in my life in which I didn’t write much of anything for weeks or even months at a time. Life can come and sweep you away to more urgent things. But, for a writer, having to write is urgent even if you don’t really have time. Recently, I was thinking […]
Does My Blog Need a Content Refresh?
Is your blog feeling stale? Whatever kind of blog you have, you may feel like it needs new life breathed into it. So, you may be asking: “does my blog need a content refresh?” Reviving Old Blog Posts is a Great Way to Refresh Blog Content One reason your blog may need a content refresh […]
Prewriting is a Very Useful Thing for Your Writing
For me, prewriting has always been a bit of an ironic term. After all, doesn’t that involve writing things down? But, really, the act of prewriting is actually helpful for a lot of writers. While I have rarely ever done it in the traditional sense, there’s a lot of usefulness in integrating prewriting into your […]
5 Common Writing Myths BUSTED!
People have an instinctual need to communicate and share experiences. It may be through creating art such as painting or drawing. For many others, it’s through conversing with family and friends. But, the most effective and most broadly-reaching method of communication is writing. Of course, much human communication turns into gossip. While gossip can be […]
Skill, Talent, and Passion in Writing
It’s long been believed that by being an active reader, you can become a far better writer. While that is certainly true, it’s only one major component to becoming a “formidable writing professional.” Of course, really, the most important part to being a good writer is simply pursuing the act of writing as often as […]
The Ebbs and Flows of Creative Juices
Have you ever had a moment where you were sure the creative juices were about to start flowing, but then it didn’t go as planned? I’ve had so many scribblings over the years that I thought were going somewhere good, then suddenly stopped. Sometimes, the train of thought will stop mid-sentence. There was a time […]
Trimming Back the Words
You know what has always been tough for me as a writer? Letting words go. Seriously, I’m a packrat of words. I don’t mean in books, either. I’m talking about in journals, notebooks, and digital folders. I have volumes upon volumes of digital journals, half-baked ideas, story drafts, unpublished articles, et cetera. There’s so much […]
How Do You Give Your Content More Power?
Tim Taylor on the 90’s sitcom Home Improvement really liked to give things more power. One of the main running gags of that sitcom was that Tim Allen’s character was always finding things around the house to give more power. He always succeeded in providing the power. Unfortunately, it also usually blew up in his […]