Prevent Writer’s Block With Word Association

Over coming writer’s block can be harder at times than others, and even rummaging through other venues may not work.  That’s when working with word association can help.

Word association is one of the easiest ways of coming up with ideas that I’ve ever personally used.  In a nutshell, it goes like this.  Write down any word that comes to mind.  Doesn’t matter what, just write it down.  Now, write down 3 or 4 different ideas that come to mind from that first word.  Keep going from one idea to the next until you see an idea begin to form.

Another idea I created for myself is a little thing I call N.A.V.A.  These stand for Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb.  I just write down one of each, not thinking about how they go together or anything like that.  Then, I work at trying to find a way to link them to each other.  For example, my page would look like this:

N=Basketball
A=Globular
V=Crash
A=Sensationally

Now, I’d try and get each of those words to coincide with each other in a story or an article.  For instance, I could write a story about a basketball player in a car crash.  Or I can write about the sensation exploits of professional basketball players.  There are several ideas that can be obtained from just these four words.

Mind you, these are only a couple of ideas to help you get over your writer’s block.  One of the best ideas, though, is to create your own ways of overcoming this obstacle.  If you can create your own ways of beating writer’s block, there will always be something to talk about.

Find Work At Blogger Jobs

I found a really cool site that I just had to pass along to everyone else.  It’s called Blogger Jobs, and it’s a pretty neat site.  Just like a normal blog, you can sign up for the RSS feeds and get updates every time the site posts a new job opportunity.

Some of the jobs posted here are basically blogs looking for writers who want to add their Google Ads code into their pages, or split the ads between the blogging host and the writer.  Some ads are for real companies looking to hire someone to run their blogs for them.

One of the cool things about this site is that bloggers can post their mini resume’s to the “Bloggers For Hire” section.  Now mind you, Blogger Jobs isn’t hiring, but they will help you get your name out there so anyone who is might find you.  Also, you’ve got to read their TOS for submitting yourself into their database.

I found a couple of offers that sounded like good opportunities, and I’m giving them a shot.  I can’t say whether or not their going to be worth it, but it never hurts to try.  As time goes on, if they work out, I’ll be more than happy to let everyone know.  If not, then I’m sure not going to send you guys over there.

There are some cool blogger jobs out there, and as blogging becomes more popular, more companies are looking to hire bloggers.  Are you a blogger in need of a blogging job?  Go check out Blogger Jobs and see for yourself.  I’m not promising miracles, or even that you’ll land the job you’ve always wanted.  But they have tried to add a little something for everyone.

Adding Some Body To Your Posts

With the tens of thousands of blogs on the Internet these days, there is always something to read about.  Every day, another blog hits the net looking to get in on the “make money” train.  Now, mind you, not all of these blogs claim to be experts in the field, they’re just looking for their place in the cyber world.

With that, I’ve noticed that a few of these blogs are just placing any old thing on their sites in order to pack on the content.  Some of them simply run the RSS feed from other blogs onto theirs, and in my opinion, this is just wrong.  But, that’s my opinion.

Then there are those that bang out a few words in order to say that they’ve written a post.  There is no substance to the post.  No real information.  I don’t mind reading a post that is trying to sell me something, but at least take the time to really tell me about the product you’re selling.

If you’re going to take the time to write a post, give it some body.  Give it some personality so that it stands out and catches my attention.  Don’t just say, “hey, I thought this CD was cool, so buy it from my site”.  Tell me about the CD.  Who’s on it, how long has it been out, why should I put out my money for it?

If you’re posts are boring, you won’t be keeping your readers around for long.  However, if you’re posts are vibrant and lively, you’ll have readers coming back time after time.  It’s all in how you word your articles.  You don’t have to talk down to your readers, but don’t bang out robotic articles that sound pretty much the same.

If you add a little pizzazz to your posts, you’ll bring in more readers.  And if you’re trying to sell something, more readers mean a bigger potential for buyers.  The difference between a good post and a great post is all in how you word it.