Just write it already
As a teacher I taught my students to make a plan before they started writing. Create an outline, make a thought web, doodle a picture, something to get the creative juices flowing and keep you on the right track. Now, as a writer, I seldom take my own advice.
While the term “verbal diarrhea” tends to refer to someone who can’t stop rambling, I prefer to use it as a great writing strategy. I sit down, pick a topic, and just start writing. I allow my words to explode onto the page and when there is nothing left, I begin the painstaking process of editing everything.
It may seem odd, but even verbal diarrhea does work with the system I mentioned in The wrong way to start a blog. I have identified my categories, I have a rough topic in mind, and I write. True, there have been times when I’ve tossed everything (See Do I look fat in this paragraph?) but, for the most part, I usually get one, if not several articles out of what ended up on the page.
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