The nice thing about this blogging challenge is that Sarah sends daily emails with ideas and lessons, but you don't have to follow her prompts if you don't want to.
I'm all about flexibility.
BUT on days when you aren't really sure what to blog about (well hey there, today!) it's absolutely awesome when her "assignment" is to talk about how you power through blocks in your business.
How handy!
So here's my best tip and the thing I'm working on applying... if your blog is your bakery and you want to regularly have those
Spend time every day doing at least some blog post "baking."
I was thinking about this today when I was baking a double batch of muffins for my family.
The only reason my muffins ever come out half-baked is when I'm in a rush. And the only reason I'm ever in a rush baking is because I didn't start the process soon enough before a deadline.
The same is true of my blogging. Or photography. Or school work. Or house work. Whatever it is!
I have to spend at least some time every day preparing for blog posts!
It's not that I often have writer's block, per se; it's more that I have too much "baking prep" to do and not enough time to prepare AND get the post into the "oven!"
I have a huge list of things I can't wait to post about.
Funny how posts don't write themselves.
So I experience writer's block most often because I find that none of those great ideas are ready to go into the oven... and come out in a reasonable amount of time as a great post!
If there hasn't been brainstorming, drafting, photographing, and editing, then that's when I'm going to hit a block. Because 8pm at night is too late to worry about starting that process.
But... back to my double batch of muffins!
It didn't take that long to prep the batter, and then I had a batch baking while I had the rest of the dough at the ready on the counter!
Sometimes if I'm sitting down for my daily prep, I realize I'm on a roll and I get more than one post ready at a time! (I learned from Sarah that this is called batch writing and it's just so dang smart!) The times that I've worked ahead like that have been a life-saver.
And that, my friends, is the beauty of daily prep.
Then the next time I hit a block, I've got some "batter" at the ready!
Fellow bloggers, writers, artists, photographers, and creative souls... what do you do to combat blocks?
I'd love to see your tips in the comments!
