General Discussions

**willcode4beer** · 04-17-2007, 03:21 PM

Content is King

So, what do you do when you have writer's block?

Where do you find ideas for things to write about?

**angele803** · 04-17-2007, 11:38 PM

Bah...that is a tough one. I am kind of going through that right now.
I think it helps to step away from what you are doing for a bit. If you have writers block, and you keep dwelling on it, you arent going to be able to go anywhere. Sometimes you just have to get your mind off of it to clear your mind and come up with better ideas.
If I take a break from thinking about it, and I still have problems, I look at other sites to see if I can spark an idea. Like right now, I am working at an ATV store. We are trying to think of content for our bikes. I know nothing about ATVs and have no idea on what to write about. So I have been going to other sites that sell ATVs to see how they do things. It has helped me a little with some ideas.
Good Luck!

**tehfincheh** · 04-18-2007, 10:06 AM

I think it happens to everybody eventually.

If the writing becomes a chore, you begin to lose creativity and ultimately, quality.

I write so many articles as a freelance writer that it numbs my own ability to be creative.

My advice? A week in the sun. It fixed things for me.

**ForrestCroce** · 04-19-2007, 04:43 AM

I try to read a lot, and expose myself to new ideas. Sometimes they can indirectly find their way to inspiring something good to write about. Anything you can read on the human condition, psychology, evolution, and things like that is a great source of inspiration.

How-to articles are a pretty easy topic to fall back on. If you code for beer, I'm sure you can explain the inner workings of a computer, make multi-core computing understandable to the masses, or share useful algorithms. Maybe with a screen shot to take up some real estate.

Also, not all content is text. If you're having writer's block, head out for a nice hike with your digital camera. Then write a page around the experience. You can even drum up some traffic this way, by submitting the image ( w/ a link ) to digital photography sites. It will be "untargetted" traffic, less likely to buy what you're selling, maybe ad-blind, but on the bright side, it will be mostly people who haven't seen your site before.