5 Quick Tips For Fresh and Fast Article Ideas
If you are a ghostwriter, you probably write every day. If you’re a professional writer whose primary business is ghostwriting SEO web copy, then writing articles and blog posts on a host of topics is par for the course. When you aren’t writing something for a client, you’re probably trying to stockpile posts so you’ll always have something to grab for those moments when minutes are scarce. The key is in keeping your brain busy enough that you are never at a shortage for something to say.
Here are a few quick writing tips that work for me.
1. Dip yourself into the day’s circulation. What’s in the news? When searching through the day’s headlines, you’re sure to find a cache of succinct content. This can be extremely beneficial to quickly developing relevant topics to write about.
2. Hit your reader. If a writer’s earned a spot in your reader, it’s probably because you appreciate the way they think. You don’t have to write on the same topic to pull value. It is reading the words of someone you respect that will likely spark your mind to new ideas. Whenever I find myself hungry for new thought, I check in with my favorite online writers for inspiration. It is in another garden where you might blossom blooms of your own.
3. Sift through your inbox. If I find myself in between articles and feel like the stream is running dry, I like to check my inbox and answer emails before I get back to writing. Like a fresh glass of water or a walk around the block, I return to the blank page refreshed – now with conversation swirling through my mind.
4. Read something you’ve already written. Reading something you’ve previously written can be an instant impetus to new thought. Old ideas can be easily seen from a different side of the prism. You are no doubt a different person than you were back when you first wrote those words. Rewrite them, add a new twist, or simply update it for a different audience. What is old can easily be new again.
5. Read a few quotes. This one never fails me. If I have time for none of the other tips on the list, this one is still guaranteed to get my mind going in a different direction. Really, it’s the same tip as all the others – use the thoughts of another to stoke what’s already inside you, but there’s something about quotes that seem to distill the best ideas into a single shot of inspiration. Quotes can easily generate new thoughts or emotional responses, perfect for finding the fuel to fire your own.
Writing doesn’t ever need to be agonizing. If you’re staring at a blank screen, it’s probably time to stare at something different.
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#4 and #5 always do the trick for me; quote-taking is synonymous with reading, and I often find seeds of ideas while re-reading emails I’ve sent and comments I’ve written in other blogs.
I also get refreshed just sitting on our back step, watching the birds and bugs, or people watching in a café with a bagel and coffee. My kids also come out with funnier, wiser lines than I do so they’re also worth capturing .
Janice: I’m totally with you – I LOVE quoting my children. I like hearing their words and than extrapolating who they’re going to be with another decade tacked onto the end. I guess #4 and #5 are of a similar theme to your post from last week. Ha, great minds.
Sometime I read things I’ve already written and think “This is actually good!” That is one great thing about writing for the internet; its immediacy doesn’t give you much time to obsess over every article.
I love the quote idea! I also find that music helps me find a mood.