How to Always Have Something Interesting to Write About

how to write something interesting

Common question: “What should I write about?”

Common answer: “I don’t know. I guess whatever.”

Grammar problems within our minds aside, the answer to this ubiquitous question about content choice is incredibly…under-answered.

You want to be able to deliver interesting and compelling content for your blog or publication on a regular basis, but eventually, you hit a snag. You run out of things to say and give up, mostly because you don’t want to deliver anything short of your best work.

It’s a nice sentiment, but it’s also misguided. There is always something of value to say. You’re just not asking the right questions.

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The Writing Tip They Didn’t Teach You In School

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My education was full of “Aha!” moments that helped me acquire the skills necessary to eventually become a decent writer.

“Your essay needs more examples.”

“Aha!”

This is how it typically went. Question: what sets you on the path of success to writing? Your answer is probably one of four:

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Why We Should Write Letters Again (Please)

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Over the weekend, I put together an article for the Thriveworks Blog under that same title (I added the “please” just for you guys) and stressed the importance of maintaining a culture of meaningful letter-writing.

The reason I write with such haste is simple: Digital communication, with all of its bells and whistles, has a major flaw. Yes, we can send thousands of texts to numerous people and have inboxes with thousands of emails, but in 100 years, what record of your existence will remain?

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Every Blog Has a Story. Here’s Mine.

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This article marks the 200th post on jonnegroni.com. In fact, it’s been almost exactly 19 months since the first post on this website got everything started. Here is my story, and I hope it serves you well as you embark on your own blogging journey.

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12 Words You’ve Been Using Wrong

words you've been using wrong

I love grammar. One of my favorite classes in college was desktop publishing, but only because I enjoyed finding out that I had been using a word incorrectly for years. I’m weird?

Lately, I’ve been Tweeting grammar tips a lot, and I’ve noticed that a lot of people have found them to be useful lessons and reminders. So I decided to put a list together of commonly confused words that you can start brutally correcting people on (technically, there are 19 words).

Let me know in the comments how many words you’ve been using the right way, but be honest…

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Want to Be Successful? Turn Off the TV

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Hey new professionals, this article is specifically for you.

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Defining Courtship and Why Society Needs it Again

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I published an article yesterday entitled “Why Every Relationship Needs Courtship,” with the hope that I would spark a conversation about what it means to partake in responsible romance. Want to know something interesting? I also expected the subject to be controversial and initially rejected by readers…but it didn’t.

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