5 Tips to Get Writing Now
Last Saturday, Cheryl and I got video taped for GuruTube.net. I had a great time! I have to admit, though, I was nervous. I was going to have a video clip on the same site as Guy Kawasaki and MC Hammer! (Our videos will be posted in a few weeks.)
For the Breakfast Blogging Club, I presented on 5 Tips to Get Writing Now.
Tip 1: List of 20
On a piece of paper, list from 1 through 20. Set a timer for 3 minutes. With a blog topic in mind, write as fast as you can.
The purpose of this exercise is to generate ideas.
Tip 2: Mind Mapping
Pick one idea from your List of 20, and place it in the center of a blank page. Then read how to use mind mapping in the post, “What Are You Passionate About?”
The purpose of this exercise is to expand upon an idea.
A Little Blogging Haiku
Filed under: Blog Topics, Writing Tips
Sometimes I find it hard to sit down and start writing a blog post. Anyone else feel that way?
Even when I have an idea of what I want to write about, sometimes staring at that blank computer screen is such a drag.
Tomorrow at our monthly Breakfast Blogging Club meeting, Beth is going to show us some ways to easy into it… almost like tricking your brain into writing. And I’m really looking forward to it. Read more