Be a Better Writer

It's a shame when you write for a living and can't seem to find time to keep up your own blogs. YOU WRITE FOR A LIVING! Why can't you manage to keep your blogs updated?

The short answer is that it's much easier to write for clients who give you specific parameters and deadlines to meet. There's no guesswork in that, and unless you like being broke, there's no external motivation or inspiration needed :-)

That's why your own work can fall off. We're all so exhausted from working on things that make money NOW that we often find ourselves putting off that next blog post...until kingdom come.

But I have finally realized what my best writer's block remedy is. It's simple, easy, and always beneficial. It is so simple, in fact, that many of us gloss right over it when it's the most obvious of all writer's block exercises.

READY?

When you have writer's block...READ.

Reading someone else's writing is the quickest way to stimulate your own. Whether it be through a subsequent epiphany or your own ego that won't allow you to let others express themselves without getting a sudden urge to express yourself, reading the writing of others gets you inspired, and fast. Understand, however, that you have to read writing that has the potential to stimulate you. The back of the cereal box won't do in this case. You have to read something with the potential to feed something.

Got it?

So, knock the dust off of those blog subscriptions going to waste and actually visit a fellow blogger or two and really read what they have to say. Allow various authors to engage you. Leave comments. You will soon find yourself looking to chip away at your latest project, or maybe even inspired to knock out a really great piece in one sitting. Either way, reading helps motivate true writers to write.


Your thoughts?