A few ideas for writing routines for those that blog everyday. Write a full post on your commute to and from work If you work 9-5 this gives you the opportunity to write 10 posts within 5 days and then at the weekend you don't have to write at all. Getting into the routine of … Continue reading 3 daily blogging writing routines
Category: Writing
Good and bad writing days
The writing process is just a stream of thought that I lock into for long enough to pour out a hundred words or so.Gemm 2019 On a good day the words just flow, I don't have to try and I don't have to sit and hope that something interesting comes to mind. But on other … Continue reading Good and bad writing days
A writers growth
Looking through drafts is a great way to observe your growth as a writer. Many time you come across things your current self would never write and so you press delete. Other times you come across good ideas that are poorly written out and you then have the option to just delete them and start … Continue reading A writers growth
Writing for the moment
I recently realised that I enjoy writing about current events. One of my most read posts is about Instagram guides, I think I published it a day after guides became available to everyone, it was a hot topic. If I'd written the post a few days or even weeks later it would have no longer … Continue reading Writing for the moment
On finally becoming a writer
I've always held writing to a high esteem, to such a high esteem that I always considered it to be out of my reach. It's undeniable that in the 9+ years I've been sharing my writing online, I've improved quite a lot. Yet, I always told myself that I could never be a proper writer. … Continue reading On finally becoming a writer
Getting ahead and falling behind
The trick to getting ahead is to increase your work rate and never go below your usual work rate. If you want to get ahead long-term then you have to make time to regularly increase your work rate, this gives you the ability to know that you're always ahead even when you back to your … Continue reading Getting ahead and falling behind
When your readers hate your best ideas
If often goes that the pieces you put the most effort into, spent the most time writing and generally are the ones you put the most heart into are the least popular. Turns out sometimes your reader won't be as enamored with the work that you consider to be your best, in fact they may … Continue reading When your readers hate your best ideas
When can I call myself a writer?
As someone that has never written for a publication or written a book, I have a hard time calling myself a writer. I've always thought that having my words published in a newspaper, magazine, website or a book etc. would be the validation that I need to claim the label of writer, yet they are … Continue reading When can I call myself a writer?
Commitment to the writing practise
My favourite thing about this blog is that I'm driven by my commitment to writing more than anything else. If I write something that gets 1 view, I'm just glad that I committed to writing something another day. If I write something that gets 102 views, I'm glad that a bigger number of people got … Continue reading Commitment to the writing practise
Writing through writers block
When you feel stuck and don't quite know what to write, instead of shying away from it, follow it. Start typing and just see what happens. Don't focus on how good or bad it is. Don't focus on whether it'll be worth sharing online or what people will think. Just write and then write some … Continue reading Writing through writers block
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