tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128153839401266850.post2637987460123693393..comments2023-10-14T09:29:12.226+02:00Comments on There and Back Again: An Air Force Tale: Get Your Awesome Ideas Out of the Oven and into Your BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10009277043526708285noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128153839401266850.post-4748896585698440432014-11-30T22:05:00.790+01:002014-11-30T22:05:00.790+01:00Trina! The freezer meal idea is so fabulous! I hav...Trina! The freezer meal idea is so fabulous! I have a few of those posts in the queue that never seem to get written, and oh man if I could just get them done and freeze them for later that would save so many "oh crap what am I going to write about" days! Thank you for taking the time to give such a helpful comment, I really appreciate it. Now I have to get back to baking. Or writing. Or straining chicken stock. Or wrapping gifts... whatever it was I was supposed to be doing before I jumped on the computer for "just a second" haha! Hugs from Germany!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009277043526708285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128153839401266850.post-24781388900587346202014-11-30T00:44:12.855+01:002014-11-30T00:44:12.855+01:00Jessica, your blog is so interesting, every time I...Jessica, your blog is so interesting, every time I visit I get sucked in. I think that's a good thing. But my muffins might burn. <br /><br />I love the baking analogy for blog post preparation. I have had success with this strategy at times. Right now I'm working on creating a backlog of not-seasonally sensitive posts (essay style, if you will) that I can throw up on the blog those weeks when the preparation of a particular post is taking more time than I thought. I compare these post to freezer meals--you pop them in when you're too busy to make dinner. So, the principles of bulk food prep apply widely to blogging. Thanks for getting my mind thinking on this. I think it's gonna help my blogging.Trinahttp://trinaholden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128153839401266850.post-77138234997966335702014-11-14T20:41:00.001+01:002014-11-14T20:41:00.001+01:00Andy thank you so much for such a helpful comment!...Andy thank you so much for such a helpful comment! I hadn't thought about prioritizing my idea list according to popularity. So smart. I also love the idea of asking my readers when I get stuck! Great idea! I am definitely going to keep your thoughts in mind as I keep working to get the good ideas written. Thanks again for commenting!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009277043526708285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128153839401266850.post-40002711821792543662014-11-14T20:38:17.806+01:002014-11-14T20:38:17.806+01:00Wow thank you so much for such a kind comment! You...Wow thank you so much for such a kind comment! You really made me smile! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009277043526708285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128153839401266850.post-36789574698284496832014-11-14T13:46:59.333+01:002014-11-14T13:46:59.333+01:00As a regular blogger for my own site and content w...As a regular blogger for my own site and content writer for others I often struggle with writers block, and I cope with it in the same kind of way you do. I spend at least an hour a week listing ideas for blogs for my site, from there I look at what I've written before and how popular it is (whether visits or on social) and consider if I could add something of value - if not i put it at the bottom of the list, if i've something to say then I will write the post. Sometimes I write and post in the next slot on SEOAndy, other times I leave the idea and content to stew and come back to review it later and add more value to it.<br /><br />For clients I encourage the same behaviour though usually it happens less than once a week they will site to gather ideas.<br /><br />Writers Block is not about lack of ideas I find, its simply that you've so many possible ideas and aren't sure which will work - so write them down and do the math. If you genuinely can't find an idea to write about, look at your competitors and ask your audience, your audience / fans will always help out. If you still feel stuck, simply come back another day you are too tired. <br /><br />And there in is the second secret, I write until I need to stop. That means I can write 5 or 6 blogs in half a day sometimes, and they are pretty good. But with writing so much can come deminishing rewards, so always get "bulk written" articles proofed.<br /><br />Hope that helps!<br />AndyAndy Kinsey / SEOAndyhttp://www.seoandy.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128153839401266850.post-47106630650590145742014-11-14T05:36:21.071+01:002014-11-14T05:36:21.071+01:00Jessica, that was sooo beautifully written! I have...Jessica, that was sooo beautifully written! I haven't experience block yet, but I HAVE started my actual blog writing even later than 8pm many evenings and it feels like much more of a climb indeed!<br /><br />You've done a great job. I love your writing and of course, your gorgeous photography. :-)Chatterbox Eventshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17376557323120007247noreply@blogger.com