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Journal on Thoughts.com
Everyone has their own motivation for writing a blog. Some people treat it like a diary or like a forum to share their day to day life or innermost feelings with their friends, family, and sometimes total strangers. Those users often prefer a raw, unedited type of writing and simply write and post whatever thoughts come to mind.
Other people write fewer blog posts and put more time and consideration into each one, treating it more as a short essay or memoir than a diary. Those bloggers often do a lot of brainstorming before even beginning to write and go through multiple revisions before posting anything. For that type of blogger, and I am one of them, if I can recommend one thing, it is this: Get a writing journal.
A writing journal is an invaluable tool for any writer, whether you wrote novels, short stories, screenplays, advertisements, greeting cards, poetry, or blogs. You should have the journal with you at all times. Take it with you to work; put it next to your bed at night. It should always be within reach, because you never know when inspiration will strike.
It would be great if you could just sit down at your computer and say, “Okay, inspiration, I’m ready now. Hit me.” Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. I rarely come up with any good writing ideas when I’m trying to think of ideas. Instead, I think of them when taking a shower, walking the dog, trying to fall asleep in bed or driving to work. Having a writing journal handy gives you the ability to start recording your thoughts whenever inspiration hits you so that you can write about it later.
My writing journal has all kinds of things. It has quotes that I or a fictional character would say, a specific image or description, writing topics, character profiles, story outlines, and more. You can do your brainstorming or free association writing in your writing journal. By keeping a writing journal, you can do your best to avoid the dreaded writer’s block. If you don’t have inspiration, that’s fine. When you do, write it in your journal and then you will have something to refer to later. A writing journal is as essential to the writing process as talent itself.
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