Admit it: some of us like to plan things out. Some, perhaps, a bit more than others.
If you are a fiction writer, you spend time writing about your characters, figuring out the plot line, getting into a Marshall Plan for the book. If you write non-fiction, you endlessly organize your research, your files, and track every single submission and query letter.
I represent those remarks!
For those of you who have these compulsive characteristics, here’s a neat trick for your blogging: a blogging calendar. Essentially, figure out what you are going to write about each day on your blog and what things you will update on your web site for the month.
Why do this? Well, it is the ultimate planning tool. It allows you to have a roadmap for the month. You can research your posts knowing when they will come up for writing. You won’t have writers block…because you already have your topic and perhaps a few key points about what you will be writing about.
Personally, I don’t have a formal calendar. What I do have is a listing of subjects to write about that I store on Notes area in Outlook. I then pick and choose the topics to write about when I do write for the blog.
But, a calendar is a cool tool if you like to plan.
Scot
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