There are times when a blogger, like any other writer, will ‘loose the muse.’ Every idea that comes to mind seems either trite or dull or, worse still, no ideas come to mind. What’s a blogger to do? Here are five tactics that just might clear away the cobwebs and allow you to find an inspiring idea for another great post:
Start with the news! Open up your favorite news page or open
a newspaper and see what catches your attention. What are the politicians up to
today? Any pending legislation that worries you or flat out scares you? Or
perhaps someone is running for office or proposing a law that you may want to
publicly support. Some celebrity is sure to be in trouble again; have anything
to say about that? Maybe you have an idea about who should be dating or
marrying who. Who died? A nice memorial post for a nice person may be in order.
What happened On This Date in past years? Some past events are worth
researching and writing about. Are you into sports? Many bloggers or blog
readers are sports fans and they might be interested in your take on the
playoffs or the players. Don’t forget to check the editorial page and the
letters to the editor — do you agree with the opinions? Tell the world why or
why not.
Read some blogs! Start surfing your favorite blogs. What are
they talking about? You might have a different perspective on the latest hot
topic that might just be interesting to your fellow bloggers or a perspective
that might make them mad (BTW, never worry about making bloggers mad — most of
them love having something to gripe about). If you can’t find anything that
inspires you in your favorite blog, surf through some of those blogs that
always make you mad; the ones that seem to promote everything that goes against
your lifestyle. Anger is always a good blog motivator but don’t get so angry
you get irrational. Comment on some blog posts and then expand your comments
into a post on your blog. Also try logging onto Blog Explosion, Blog Clicker or
one of the many other blog traffic generator programs — there are lots of ideas
out there that are worth writing about from either a pro or con perspective.
What have you been watching or reading? Have you read any
good (or bad) books lately? Write about your latest read — recommend it, blast
it or even write an abstract for your blog (but don’t give away ending). How
about movies, the great ones or the pitiful losers might be worth some good or
bad words — you could make movie or book reviews regular features of your blog.
The same goes for television shows. Start a series that follows your favorite
TV show, there might be quite a few fans of the same show that will be
interested in your take and appreciate your summary of episodes they missed. If
there is a book, movie or TV show that you thought was great there is sure to
be a reviewer who panned it. Find the bad review and write a post countering
the reviewer’s opinions.
What have you been doing? Your work place, your co-workers,
you bosses, your home and your family members are all fair game for your blog —
keep it short and amusing and you’ll have a great post. Once you introduce a
particularly interesting person to your readers you may want to do some
sequels. When was your last travel vacation — write a travelog about where
you’ve been or do some research on some places you’d love to go to and write
about them.
Do you have a special skill? If you can make something that
is unique or something that is common but made special because of what you
know, there may be people interested in knowing how to do it. Give away tips on
cooking, sewing, cleaning, fix-it projects, pet care, child care, beauty
secrets, personal care or organizing tips. Make it a regular feature on you
blog. If you have a digital camera find an interesting subject, take some
pictures and then write something based on the subject. If you found it
interesting or comical or sad its likely to interest someone else.
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