Want to write more content during 2023 - I used to write a lot of blog posts but short form content has taken that away from me. Any tips from those who actively write on how to get back in writing?
Just write about what you’re passionated about!
For sure you have your niche. Take a dive on it
What do you want to write about? Who will you write it for? If you're stuck, write a letter to a friend to get into it
Start using journaling. Shorthand about your day: Write about the movie you watched or book you read, This is called active journaling. writing without any purpose or meaning
For me, it starts with having a purpose > if I can constantly find a purpose to write it takes the pressure off of sitting down and needing to start from scratch
I really like the screenshot essay format.
Mobile first and intentionally short to finish in 15min. And most importantly forces you to be succinct.
I like having a tiny daily "thing" to create, even if it doesn't get published. My gm☕️s get the camera in my hand and creative juices start flowing. My photo posts get me to reflect and write a tiny caption, which always ends up snowballing into a paragraph or three.
Also over the past 2 weeks I've found ChatGPT to be a really great sounding board. Some days I ask it questions, I poke and prod and we bounce ideas back and forth, and a few times I've found a spark for a post in there. Today, for example, we were talking about empires and identity and it struck me how identity as a theme applied to my photo, and suddenly I was in a flow state writing. Yes I'm aware I'm speaking about AI as if it were a person but...I kinda like that. It feels real 🤣
If I’m working on a long composition, I’ll aim for 30 - 60 seconds of completed music a day. That way by the end of the week I have a small chunk of it finished. It adds up over time. Maybe start with a paragraph a day?