Defeat Your Blogging Block
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It’s not necessarily contagious yet all bloggers eventually get it – even the best of the best. And since it can stop you dead in your tracks and keep you there for a while, you want to make sure you’re prepared to battle and defeat it as soon as possible.
Here are 4 things you can do to get rid of the blogging block:
1) Use Mind Maps – mind mapping software has been around for a while. I fought using it for a while too. Until I hit the block and really needed some help brainstorming. I used Bubble.us and I was hooked. Now Bubble.us is not the only mind mapping software, but it is free and very easy to use, and that is exactly what I wanted.
2) Don’t always start with the beginning. I don’t know about you, but for many starting is the toughest part. So I say, who says you have to start from the beginning? There are time when I can start from the beginning and it just flows, other times I have a great 2nd or 3rd point but nothing else. What I learned is that that’s OK – I’ll start from there. I have even started from conclusions and worked my way backwards. A bit unconventional, but I found it works for me. The point I’m trying to make is work with what’s working.
3) Always carry a journal – I cannot tell you how many great topics for blogging I came up with while I was away from the computer. Keep a running a list of topics that come to your mind and refer to it often. Sometimes just looking over the list will help you come up with even more topics.
4) You’re not married to the length – some bloggers feel obligated to create posts with some significant length. Don’t feel obligated to it. If today you feel like your blog might have only one paragraph that’s OK too. It’s YOUR blog. You can do whatever you want – well…almost…depending on how many readers you’d like to have tomorrow 
What are some of the ways that help you beat the blogging block?
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Thank you for a great post
Hello there,
I had to deal with that scary “bloggers’ block” right before christmas time.It was really hard because I didn’t expect it to be something I would have to deal with one time. Well I learned my lesson.
Now I try to avoid this by using Evernote to record everything I find in the internet. Or when I have a random idea that needs to be written down without leaving my PC alone
The other thing I use is also a free mind mapping tool called FreeMind.
But I think it’s not really the problem to find an idea but find motivation to blogg. Ideas are everywhere. Just watch the Twitter feed or read a book. Meet some friends, go out for a drink (or two
), call someone you haven’t talked to for a long time. These are just a few ones to get a fresh topic to talk about.
The main problem is in my opinion, that many peeps don’t know what blogging really means to them. What they can get out of it. Once figured out why you have a blog and want to maintain it, then a few things become a lot easier. Then you can motivate yourself because you know what results it might cause. And finally the bloggers’ block is a smaller risk.
These are my 2 Cents
Mariam, thank you for being so kind to share your experience and creative ideas that worked for you. I must say I agree with you entirely, especially the part about finding a “why” behind the entire blogging. When “why” is strong enough, any “how” is not an issue.
I like the features of bubble.us I have used its free side before.
I use the notes feature on my phone frequently. I ether email or download the notes when ready to add to my journal.
I subscribe to lots of blogs and twitterers and feed the blogs into google reader under various folders for each topic. These posts usually trigger some new ideas.