In an attempt to keep this blog alive while I am still building it, I will be transferring posts from an old blog to this one. This is only a temporary solution, and soon new and original posts will be up. This post shows you how pushing yourself to write isn’t always a good thing.
The worst way you can ever write a blog entry is to force yourself to write. A blog is your own, so you usually aren’t forced to write about things you don’t want to. The thing that is surprising here, is that bloggers are forcing themselves to write for themselves! If you want to be a tool, go for it!
I see way too many people writing their blogs like they didn’t really want to write it. You can see it in the way it is written. How can I see it?
- Poorly revised. You’ve got grammar errors and spelling mistakes that you just didn’t care to go back and fix. The writing style is also sloppy and inconsistent
- Lack of emphasizing your points. You might be sharing your opinion on something, but fail to explain why.
- Unoriginal content. I see too many quotes, and not enough personal idea coming from your blog.
Just get it done and get it out the door, right? Bad idea. You have subscribers because they know your content is original and one of a kind. Do you want to fail them by posting something you don’t even like? If you don’t like it, chances are they won’t. Don’t rush it.
Tell me why you think forcing yourself to write is good? I can think of one and that is if you are behind schedule (I do this all the time on my school assignments). Other than that, you have no good reason to rush. Your subscribers might want your new content now, but if they know it will be good, they can sit their butts down and wait.
To finish a blog, it might take more than one sitting. This is perfectly fine, in fact, it should be necessary. This gives you time to rethink what you have just wrote. When I write, I write paragraph by paragraph. Sometimes, I write sentence by sentence. This allows me to evaluate what I just wrote, and then I can further expand.
Often times, I will take my computer outside with me to write using inspiration from things other than my vacant apartment wall. If I can write magic like this, inhaling the Tuk-Tuk fumes passing in downtown Bangkok, I guarantee you can use this practice anywhere. I will talk to friends and family just to extract ideas. I become enthusiastic about the topic. When I get to that point, I know I will write something productive without the need to force myself.
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