Stockpiling Blog Articles Gets You Ahead of the Game

You write because you are passionate. Your thoughts on a subject are converted into text, and that makes you feel good. Publishing this text in a blog gives you a sense of accomplishment. And having a permanence of legacy gives you a taste of eternity. You think of an idea and you email it to yourself so you don’t forget it later. That sentence you just created in your head has to be jotted down on notebook paper before it becomes a fleeting phrase. When you sit down to write you find yourself in an undisturbed zone where nothing can touch you.

Well, maybe this last part about getting into the zone doesn’t always work out so well. And it’s something that every writer struggles with, sometimes on a regular basis. But if you are truly passionate about the things you write about, then you can use that to your advantage when you do find yourself in the zone. Using your passion and your zoning time to your advantage is particularly helpful to bloggers, because bloggers require frequent and regular content.

Begin with your inspiration. Where do you get your story ideas from? For many of you bloggers out there, you likely get your ideas from news feeds and other forms of current event streams. Other times you may become inspired by an event or a conference, a keynote speech or a product demo you witnessed live or via webcam. Someone may have mentioned an idea at the last networking event you attended, and you feel it may be an important concept on which to follow up.

Wherever you get your inspiration from, begin to stockpile it. Email or bookmark links for yourself to check out at a later date. Notice patterns on how this content relates to each other and to other moments of inspiration you have had. Rely on your tools of technology to archive your inspiration and access it when you do have time to zone in on your writing.

There are two major benefits to this archival method; you will better overcome writer’s block when you sit down to focus on your writing, and you will be able to better stockpile content for your blogs.

For getting over the writer’s block hurdle, having points of inspiration saved up can reignite your interest in a particular topic. Even if the news or event itself is no longer relevant, the concepts behind it can be revamped and reiterated through your own content. When you have time to sit down and write, begin by going through your bookmarks and notes. Having a system for aggregating your bookmarks and notes in a centralized location can enhance the simplicity of this process. See what passion gets sparked inside of you again, and begin writing.

On the stockpile side of things, you can take your moments of inspiration and turn them into viable products. Once you find yourself in a good writing zone with a good amount of time on your hands, you are not limited by the stress of writer’s block, a deadline or any other immediate scheduling needs. Go ahead and write articles that you are passionate about and save them for a later publishing date. Even if you don’t complete the articles, you have written down some notes or thoughts on the subject. You can fill in the details later when you are in fact facing the stress of writer’s block or a deadline.

By alleviating much of the stress that surrounds the actual writing process, you clear your mind to focus on the writing itself. Stockpiling inspiration, notes, and articles themselves gives you an opportunity to stay at least a half-step ahead of the game.

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Written by Kristen Nicole from Kristen Nicole
Posted on November 23rd, 2009 and filed under Blogging
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