Why do we blog? To make our voices heard, to connect with
people and of course, for the feeling of satisfaction when others read what we
write. The final write up makes us feel proud of our work; we love publishing
our articles and publicizing them on Facebook and Twitter. And someday, someday
we will have 20-30 genuine comments on our articles (this is strictly for men. Many
women bloggers end up with 50-60 comments on their blogs).
The flipside is the pressure – the pressure of writing articles
which people enjoy reading... constantly coming up with new topics. See I’m no
poet or story teller. I don’t often write on conventional topics. I relate
incidents that catch our eye to daily life. Sometimes this leads to a problem
that I’m currently facing – Writer’s Block! I’m sure most bloggers face it.
It’s that phase when a writer can’t think of what to write; he feels like he’s
staring at a brick wall. No inspiration, no ideas, nothing. Yet, the pressure
to keep writing so that his blog doesn’t stagnate.
But that’s ok I guess. It’s all part of the package. You
can’t always write good articles. Some will be average, others crappy. So I
keep writing, like we keep moving in life even if we have bad days.
I keep reading articles and books. The brain isn’t
pressurized to come up with inspiration. Ideas are allowed to crop up anytime –
in sleep, while driving, cooking or reading. The important thing is that one
keeps writing. Too often we’re guilty of wanting to do something so well that
we skip deadlines. The same happens in blogging. It’s not necessary that each
article be a masterpiece. So keep writing. Traffic, visits, comments and
followers will follow. Cheers!
Your turn now. What do you do when you suffer from Writer’s
Block?
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And why it happens? No not the Writer's Block, but that guys have to get genuine 20-30 comments while ladies easily get 50-60? Cyber discrimination? why don't you write on this topic?
ReplyDeleteAnd for the Block, yes I too have faced the problem...but for me I generally relate it with my religion Procrastination...I always have a backlog of travelogues to write/publish but I dont just dont - no reasons :)
LOL, Punit... That's just a way of life ;) Remember the joke when a girl updates on FB about travelling in a bus and the whole world sympathizes and what happens when a guy puts up the same update?
DeleteI don't think this is necessarily a fair assumption to make. We all know that Mommy bloggers are super popular on the Internet right now. They're putting a ton of work into social media and other kinds of promotions. Women also tend to be the readers, so that could also be another reason why women get more comments (women relate to women, and so they comment). Or maybe it's simply just that the women's posts that are getting lots of comments are just better than the men's, and you could maybe learn from that.
DeleteGreat points there, dear Anonymous writer. Valid and applicable in the blogging world. Especially the point that mommy bloggers are probably most popular on the web today.
DeleteWriter's block is given, it'll always be there Vishal. Maybe it's the pressure to write consistently.. I write when I feel like writing. Maybe there'll be 2-3 posts a week, maybe a single post in 2-3 weeks.. I think its fine.. Also, sports and books help me contribute to my blog. You also read books right? More book reviews can help you get out of writer's block..
ReplyDeletePS: 20-30 comments? Even that's good yaar.. :)
True, Binu. 20-30 comments are very good... Someday... maybe someday... :)
DeleteVishal, Why don't you ask your readers what they want to read in your next article?
ReplyDeleteAtul, I tried that on Twitter... No one responded :(
Deletegud one Vishal.
ReplyDeleteI think you should start using the 'blogger's block' instead of writers block.
:-)
LOL Vishal. We bloggers are writers too... So it amounts to the same for us :)
DeleteDamn writer's block. :P On the hindsight, post 'em when you feel like. No force what so ever. :-)
ReplyDeleteTrue that, Kanthu. Will have to work on that :)
DeleteVishal you have hit the nail in the head. I guess its every bloggers problem at some point in time.
ReplyDeleteI have faced the same writer's block and blogged about it here:
http://www.alwaysabhinav.com/2013/02/staring-at-blank-screen.html
Great article, Abhinav! Have left some thoughts there :)
DeleteSometimes it's writers block ,then yes the trick is to keep writing.sometimes it's getting caught in a lot of things with no time to blog ! Which I have been facing quite often of late :(
ReplyDeleteYes... I've noticed... very little happening on your blog lately...
DeleteHope you'll find the time to get back to it soon... You're such a talented writer :)
Sometimes the ideas just don't pop out, and we have to chase them awhile, eh? Keep thinking, keep writing and it will all come together, again.
ReplyDeleteThat's what the secret is, isn't it? Very well put, Tim. Thanks for dropping by.
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