2 Apr 2015

how I prevent blogger's block

Last year, I managed to post pretty consistently - one or two blog posts a week with 'my week' every Sunday, I thought I did pretty well. However, I did go through phases of blogger's block but I also had bouts where I wanted to do nothing but blog; with ideas swimming about in my head to an extent that I had to sit down and write them all down before they all evaporated into thin air!

Because of all these ideas, I often have ideas that mean I have blog posts planned for the next three or four months and so, I don't feel as pressured to have to keep forcefully churning out posts. This, in turn, ensures that I enjoy running this blog :) If I feel like blogging about something spontaneously, I can rearrange these scheduled posts so that my current one can go live sooner.

So, this is how I do it. Firstly, I write down ideas at the back of my planner. I have a few ideas that are generic - i.e. 'top five' which made me write the 'five underrated pens' blog post and Pen Addict came up with an amazing variant of this (I take no credit for it, by the way!). There are also other blog post ideas which are not so generic but I think would fit in well with my blog - hence why they are blurred out. It is hard to come up with original post ideas but just by looking around you and your environment, anything is possible. If you work in an office environment for example, you could talk about jazzing up your desk at work or even your commute in and how you make it productive. Genuinely, ideas are everywhere, you just have to open your eyes to it. However, remember to bear in mind that not all ideas will make it onto your blog as maybe they don't make the cut, take way too much effort than they are worth or are just rubbish - and that's okay!


These ideas are then transferred to my weekly planning pages and are marked clearly by the prefix 'blog:'. I don't always get them written in a timely manner but again, going back to what I said earlier in that I have ideas scheduled for three to four months in advance (yes, I really am that anal about the organisation of this blog), it doesn't matter too much.


And finally, if I'm on a break (in the below picture, it was my Christmas and New Year holiday break), I can schedule in one or two days which are solely dedicated to this blog. This can mean writing posts, taking pictures or even sorting out some of the behind the scenes stuff!


I really do enjoy blogging and although it looks like I take it to an extreme here, it is necessary for me to fit it in with my lifestyle. My life is a student can get pretty hectic at times and not having to worry about my blog from time to time is a really nice feeling because this blog really is my baby! Plus, I just really like sharing some parts of my life that, I hope, you find interesting :)

Finally, one other thing I've stopped caring about are numbers. If you write with the sole purpose of getting one million followers, then I think it's quite probable that you'll lose interest in blogging quite quickly. Although this blog is still very little, it's always nice to read comments from readers and connecting with them - I do try and reply to as many as I can but sometimes, medschool takes over and I can't reply as often as I'd like and I do apologise for this! Through this blog, I've connected with such lovely people through Twitter and Instagram and that's the reason why I carry on blogging.

7 comments

  1. I've hit a blogging wall recently and I'm really struggling to get posts up. This week I've sorted out a new design, and I'm aiming to get a schedule planned to keep me going so this post came at great timing for me! Really feeling more inspired now thanks (:

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    1. I know that feeling - and it's taken me a good few years to actually get to this stage. Looking forward to seeing what new posts you come up with :) x

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  2. I've hit a blogging wall recently and I'm really struggling to get posts up. This week I've sorted out a new design, and I'm aiming to get a schedule planned to keep me going so this post came at great timing for me! Really feeling more inspired now thanks (:

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  3. I like your system! And it comes at a good time, as I'm currently trying to work out a system of my own. I'm very impressed you can balance posting with your studies!

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    1. Thanks Dani! It's a struggle to balance everything (not going to lie haha!) but because I schedule posts in advance, it means my blog isn't something I worry about too often. It also helps me stay interested in it as it's less of a chore and more of a thing I do as and when I feel like it (due to the ridiculous number of scheduled posts I usually have!) :) x

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  4. which pen do you use? it is so black! :D

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    1. Hi Ankica, it's just a cheap black gel pen I was gifted :) There's no brand name on it though unfortunately! x

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