On Creativity and Content
Before I go any further, today is India’s Republic Day. To all our Indian/of Indian origin friends and readers, happy Republic Day!
As you think about blogging, whether for personal or business reasons, how much do you mix up your content?
Seriously, please tell me in the comments section, I really want to know.
I’m guilty of thinking about it a lot, but not doing it enough. I love different types of content, and like many people, am attracted to visuals almost as much as – perhaps more so than – written content. Not necessarily infographics, though there are some great ones out there, but give me a great cartoon, and I’m hooked.
I love Mark Schaefer’s {growtoons}, Ken Mueller featuring The Social Life of Frank and Linh and get a kick out of Jeff Esposito sharing his pick for cartoon of the day.
5 Ways to Break Through Writer’s Block
This post was sparked by a Twitter conversation with Andrew of Redtype, when we were chatting not too long ago about how we sometimes need to disconnect ourselves from the wonderful world of social media when we need to F-O-C-U-S and W-R-I-T-E.
Do you find you do? I find I do.
It’s not that I can’t write when I’m flitting between social networks, but when I really need to put my head down and get a ton of writing down, I do need to go offline.
Because delightful as chatting with everyone is, it doesn’t always help me focus on my writing, and then I start panicking about all the writing I’m not doing.
Confirmation That We Kick Ass
Well, whaddya know? After more than a year (much more, though I don’t remember exactly how long, that’s how long it’s been), I woke up at 4:50 am today to see this email (bolding mine):
Subject line: Alltop Submission Accepted
Thank you for submitting your blog or website for inclusion in Alltop. We’ve added the feed to the PR topic:
4:50 am is not usually when I tumble out of bed, bursting with energy. It’s when I get up – slowly – to ease my body into the day and before starting my workout (today’s Bootcamp day).
But this morning, I literally jumped out of bed. Had my husband and dogs not been sound asleep (except for Suzy Q., my Corgi mix, who I’m convinced sleeps with one eye open so that she can be at my side the minute I stir), I would have let out a gleeful war cry or started singing, “Na na na na… na na na na… hey hey hey.. Alltop!” (Completely not a celebratory song, but it’s what popped into my head.)
Are you laughing at me? It’s ok, I’m laughing at myself. But the thing is, ever since Alltop was created, I wanted WUL to have “confirmation that it kicks ass.”
