What To Do When You Sit Down To Write & Nothing Comes Out
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Updated 2021.12.07
What do you do when sitting down to write your blog and feel no inspiration?
Wait for the feeling of inspiration and inspired thoughts coming? This does not happen often, but if you feel challenged in this area, know it's universal.
Writing, and the coming and going of thoughts that arrive as you write can act as an ocean tide, or in a wave movement.
You may experience swells and flow periods, and if you are reading this blog, you may have just exited a swell period, and you now may be entering the lull.
This blog is about what to do to keep your creativity up while in the lull.
So below, we'll go over three things to do during a writing slump while you wait for the enchantment of the next writing swell.
3 things to do during a writing slump
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#1 Plan for the next swell
Check out your data from the previous period on Google Console, Pinterest, or whichever analytics provider you use.
What were people reading the most?
What is trending now that wasn't before?
What keywords are ranking within your highest viewed pieces?
These can give you clues as to where to go next with your writing, and provide beautiful contemplation for what to write about next.
The numbers in your data for each piece you write can give you clues as to what is doing best in the current climate, signaling what may also do well later on.
#2 Connect with your need to give
When you want to blog, this is generally a sign that the soul desires to give.
So you're already tuned into the knowing that your soul needs to give, which is good.
Blogging is just one way you can give.
Creating or scheduling engaging social media posts is another way to give.
Organizing, cleaning up, and sourcing new upgraded materials for your future creations is another.
Another way to give is to go back and update blogs written over five years ago with new tech.
This gets old performers in front of new eyes and refreshes it with all the new stuff you know now that you didn't before. Updating older content also restores your passion for the work.
So there are other ways to use your writing skills to update and create new that aren't blogging.
The urge to blog may be the urge to write, but perhaps there is something else that needs writing such as older blogs, social media posts, or newsletters.
#3 Focus on another area of your business
Aside from blogging and The Membership, I usually have one or two side projects that I'm working on at any given time.
It is these other projects I give my time to whenever I run into a block.
Sometimes all a lull turns out to be, is that all you needed to do was something else with your hands for a while, and give yourself time to work out whatever idea it was that you were working out.
Writer’s Block? This post discusses how to overcome it while you wait for the oncoming enchantment of the next writing spell. Photo of person with dark painted nails and Be Happy Mug by Lisa Fotios from Pexels with text overlay What To Do When You Sit Down To Write A Blog And Nothing Comes Out.
So to recap, when you sit down to write a blog & nothing comes out
Run the numbers to prepare for future blogs and see what performed well in the past
Give your writing energy to another area that needs attention - social posts, updating old content, newsletters, etc.
Focus on another area of your business for a little while
Usually, I will follow a pattern of writing for 2-3 weeks straight and then breaking and working on other things for about a week.
Those other things include planning social posts, content for other areas, and business administration.
One of the best parts about slumps for writing blogs is that they don't always coincide with market slumps or teaching slumps.
For example, you may experience a writing block when your other content is doing well, giving you some time to plan during the lull season.
For more on flowing through writing blocks
Still, nothing coming out?
It could be energetic.
Sometimes writer's blocks will occur when you feel ungrounded or if too much energy is coming in via the upper chakras, scattering or clouding the area of your energy field where divine downloads come in.
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