Inspirations and Muses
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Writing takes a lot out of you. One of the hardest parts is coming up with the material to write with. Most of the time, we are just recycling ideas that we’ve read elsewhere. I’m an avid user of my RSS subscriptions and I read a lot, and I mean a lot. There are about 70 different places I subscribe to that does not include the news. And let me tell you, when I go away for a week, coming back is hard to do. The updates pile up and then I have to basically devote a few hours of my time to just catching up. Then I get mad that they update while I’m trying to catch up. It seems endless. But its all worth it because then I learn new things, have topics to discuss, and maybe will write posts about them. If you’ve been reading, you will see that we do link to the other places that we find our material from.
Sometimes, Twitter makes for an excellent source of an idea. Someone’s random tweet can inspire a thought process that needs to be written down. Other times, a simple question has a detailed answer, and that could be a possible post as well.
Other times, simply keeping in mind of the things you do during the day can also lead to something post-worthy. A random conversation can spark lots of ideas. Maybe you were in a training session that you wish others could have participated. Or maybe you were having lunch with a friend and they said the funniest thing. Who knows.
Anything is post-worthy actually. Its just a matter of how you write it. Also, don’t write for the readers. Write for you. “If you build it, they will come” is a mentality that also works with blogs. Keep that in mind and let me know if you have something post-worthy. I like to read, and am looking for more.


