5 Unconventional(but simple)Writing Tips To Produce Quality Blog Content

1. Discuss your problems with your furry friend

Writing can be annoyingly frustrating at times.

But the answer you need is often right in front of you the whole time.

My dog likes to hang out with me when I’m writing and sometimes it’s best to talk through your problem or frustration out loud.

Getting the problem out of your head often reduces the frustration and helps you come up with a logical action plan to solve it.

Even if you talk to your coffee cup, pencil, or your favorite stuffed animal, this tip often gives me the AHA moment I’m looking for.

2. Write Down Your Problems Before Bed

If you’re having a problem with a blog post, or even starting a new blog post, write down your problem in the form of a question.

Just one question.

Right before you fall asleep.

Your subconscious mind will work on this problem through the night and often you’ll have the answer in the morning.

Now, this doesn’t always work. Sometimes the writing fairies are off visiting other writers, and missed your bed.

But I’ve found this does work 7 out of 10 times.

This also works if you write down the problem then go do something else that doesn’t require a lot of brain power. Such as, showering, walking, or working out.

3. Keep Your Drafts

Okay, so sometimes my writing really sucks. At least that’s what my brain says. I’ll get halfway through a post, stop, and realize I could NEVER publish what I just wrote.

I’ve learned to never hit the delete button on what I’ve just written.

Leave it in your draft folder or fold it up and leave it on your bookshelf. Then, months later you’ll:

Stumble on it later what you’ve written isn’t half bad and you write a conclusion and hit publish. :)

Realize the topic you’re writing is a good one but you need to rewrite the topic to get your point across to your readers in a better way.

4. Quantity Over Quality

This one took me a while to be okay with.

You see, our brains have been trained to value quality over quantity.

If you had the choice between 30 cars that are beaten up and in no condition to drive versus your dream car, you’re probably going to choose the dream car.

But it’s better to publish 30 less-than-perfect posts than just one blog post that’s been beaten into perfection.

Quantity beats quality because you’re in the end you’ll accomplish both.

We’ve all heard that quality takes a hit when you’re producing more but that’s not taking into account that practice makes perfect and efficiency only comes with repetition.

5. Use Restrictions

A little while ago I was part of workshop where Isaac Morehouse shared some of his writing tips and tricks. One of his tips that I use any time I feel stuck in a rut with my blog posts is to use a restriction. Here’s a couple of examples:

Don’t use any words that contain the letter E (this one is hard, I promise…)

Start the first sentence of your post with the letter A, the second sentence with B and so on in alphabetical order.

Don’t use adjectives or adverbs

Only write sentences of 9 words or less.

Of course, you don’t have to keep the restrictions there for your final draft, but using restrictions like this can take your writing in some interesting directions.

Above all.

Write because you want to write.

Write because you have something that the world needs to read.

Write simply because you can.