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I have wanted to hone my writing skill, but I rarely have anything to write about. It just doesn't come to the fore-front of my thoughts for me to sit down and
by typicalrunt 15y ago
I have wanted to hone my writing skill, but I rarely have anything to write about. It just doesn't come to the fore-front of my thoughts for me to sit down and write a 200 or 1000 word blog post. I'm very technical and also a generalist, so I feel like I should have something to write, but the words (or, maybe muse?) escape me.
Does your book talk about how to get over this roadblock?
- acangiano 15y agoAbsolutely. In particular, it's addressed in the following chapters: * In Chapter 1 and 2 when you plan your blog, I help you decide on the kind of blog you want to run, including how to pick between a niche or more generalized blog. Next, you don't just pick a topic a random, but instead do an exercise that helps you figure out if you have enough interest in the topic and plenty of things to say on it. We also use a bunch of free tools to estimate the size of your potential audience, so you don't corner yourself into a niche that is too narrow (unless you intentionally want to do so). * Chapter 5 gives you plenty of ideas on the kind of content you can create, how to get inspired, and what tends to work well for technical audiences (among other topics such as developing your own voice, writing catchy headlines that are not misleading, and so on). * Chapter 6 is called "Producing Content Regularly" and it's also relevant to the issue you raise. In particular, when it comes to surviving writer's block and contending with the challenge of coming up with new posts regularly.