Want to know how to generate more ideas, and never run out of ideas, of what to write about next?
For starters, be more observant:
There is a lot of info out there, staring you in the face, that you can write about.
- What’s happening around you? Watch what people do and say. Can you exaggerate their actions and behaviour, like comedians do? Or turn their characters and dramas into fascinating stories.
- Be more perceptive to what you’re reading. Learn to pick out and pinpoint basic facts, the real hidden gems, within the jumble of words. If you start to `read-between-the-lines’, you may come across a catchy statement that gets you mind thinking and going down whole new possibilities of thought.
- Carefully watch videos and podcasts and make notes. Consider how other people do things. Is there something that you didn’t know before, that turns a key in your brain? Perhaps you could use one of the principles and let your mind spiral into new concept avenues.
- Listen to smart people. People who are successful or become rich through using particular methods and principles that got them where they are today. What are they doing that you’re not doing? How could you apply it to your circumstances and use it to your own advantage?
Nothing happens unless something is started!
Go for it…
Take a topic or a catchy statement. Then go to you computer and type in everything that comes to your mind.
Let your thoughts flow out. Don’t worry, you can adjust and correct things later. The point is to do something, anything at this point.
Once something is typed in and is growing, you have something to work with.
- Because you’ve had to split up and re-arrange facts according their particular categorized paragraphs, you start to see a trend or trail of thought occurring.
- You can see now that the article is made up of more than one supporting fact. Are they really related?
- If your article is too BIG (more than about 650 words) and some of the subject matter has gone off at a tangent, you know that, that fact should really be split off and use in another blog altogether.
- It’s a fact that most people are lazy and concentration doesn’t last for very long. People generally can only remember one main topic and perhaps not more than three supporting facts.
- And if the article gets to about 2000 worded article, you could then perhaps split it into 4-6 separate blogs, each having its own theme topic.
- Remember there is always another angle to a concept. Make it your own. Add your own experiences to it. Told a different way, can mean totally something else.
- Knowing that, take each topic and give it more oomph, power and clout. Refurbish it with more interesting sagacity. Add exciting subheadings and bold fonts where necessary. Make it sensational and give it more life and sizzle.
Always on the ready:
If you love life, people and Nature, you will always find something to write about.
- Always have your camera on hand. You never know when a good opportunity for a picture-story is staring you in the face.
- Have an inquiring mind. There is sure to be something you can write about. Take time to do research, check up on all the topics you like or wish to know more about.
- Make notes of your research and file them in a folder. When you run out of ideas, you can always do revision and peruse through them, and come up with a different perspective, having learnt so much in between.
Consider the fact:
Inventors invent things by taking a few old known facts, re-arrange and adjust them, and also add new theories of their own to the mix, in order to come up with brilliant new inventions!
That's truly a fact to consider, have also noticed that reading a lot and talking to myself has helped get better at writing, i was terrible back then. thanks for the post i have learnt.
For years we were told, if you talked to yourself.... you were mad. But it seems that isn't the case.
It helps to talk things through with someone who is actually listening to you.. yourself!
Whether its aloud or internally, it certainly makes you feel in control of the moment, don't you think!?
yes that's true, it helps visualize vivid pictures of incidents you want to portray, i think it's a powerful tool for becoming a better writer.
Hahaha before when we talk to ourselves we are branded schizophrenic nowadays its called healthy. I do a lot of self talks thank for this post @artguru again
An excellent post with practical ideas that all content creators can use. Develop your own idea machine based on the presented tips!
The easiest way to be motivated is to get any text you really liked in the past (book, article, vlog) and read it again. If you still like it (because chances are you might not anymore, since you absorbed all it had to offer and now it's just another word salad) then take your keybord and... rip it off. Make a cheap immitation.
I am not joking. It works every time for me. Obviously, you have to change as much as you can, such as names, locations, even the prose. Do the editing a couple of times and before you know it, you have you own text with its own style and spin on the same topic.
Yes when I'm reading, I'm looking for keywords that'll jump out at me. I take another double look... and ask myself how does that apply to me and my project?! How can I use it? That's how I get WOW-moments.
That's very well written and definitely true. The world and the people around us are fascinating.
Awesome! thank you, Im making notes if the idea is good enough. it's helpful because i check it often to see what i was thinking about.
When you make notes you have something to work on. If you don't make notes, you forget that exciting Wow-moment and lose out on a concept that could make a difference in your life.
I totally agree!
Thanks a million=) very fascinating article
This is indeed a great article that I am going to bookmark and keep rereading incase I am out of ideas.
I always listen a lot to people and create a story and also sometimes I revisit my old blogs and write/update it with new info....!!
I need to start filing my ideas though as you suggested here.
I suggest the Finding Forrester way, which is to find a paragraph of your favorite writer from one of his books, articles or anything and copying it on a notebook and continue writing something based on that paragraph.
This is a shiny, wee gem of inspiration for those struggling with their voice; not something I personally wresle with! :) Just call me gobby! Please feel free to pop by mine, I would love your thoughts on my most recent offering: https://steemit.com/spirituality/@ldacey-laforge/hindsight-is-indeed-a-wonderful-thing Seasons Greetings to you and yours xox
Wauhhh.....great. these are the challenges we normally face, especially when writing similar topic ideas. I believe making notes, watching podcasts videos and improving on my research should help me to improve on my writings as you have just noticed.
Thanks
@artguru sure I do run our of things to write about writing quality content needs time and lots of time. What I do I run through my old pictures and ask myself what makes u gratefulrhwn there the writer juice starts. Steem. On XoxO from me
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I have always found this challenging.
Anyway, for a newbie like me, found this article really helpful. Thanks for sharingwooowwww.. i like it.. !! nice post.. This is amazing, amazing and interesting. .
All fantastic ways to inspire yourself. When I write poetry I like to tap out a rhythm and add words to it. I also inspire myself by drawing 5 lines on a paper with my eyes closed and then connecting them to create a picture. It opens up my thought processes and I create stories as I doodle. I carry a camera with me everywhere because you are right, you never know when a picture story may just pop up. Great post. Thanks for new ways to open the mind.
I like your idea of tapping out a rhythm. It's thought provoking.
truly you are a great writer, i am always inspired by your write up keep doing what you love doing.
i never considered myself as much of a writer, and saw steemit as the best opportunity, having joined about a week now with the desire to write growing i tend to be more observant of happenings around me, giving me titles content is another thing. Reading your article and having you mention that gave me the confidence that am on the right path and your article is quite informative. thank you and keep them comming.
This adds alot of clarity and simple but effective techniques for the creative writing process. Priceless!
great blogging tips! I often find myself running out of ideas. For my niches (fashion, beauty, travel), I go to Pinterest and Instagram for inspiration. I also check out blogs of fellow bloggers. There are days when I have a lot of ideas and I take that opportunity to write them down - perfect for days when I am having a "blogger's block" :)