Comments on: Do Your Blogging Struggles Still Bother You?

By: Ralph

Ralph — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:49:15 +0000

Waking up at 3 am was fantastic! It started as an experiment but its a lifestyle now. I’m up at 3 about 4 times a week. Sometimes more if I really need to get something done. It was great to challenge myself and succeed. It was also great to see so many of my readers take on the same, or a similar challenge of waking up early.

And you’re right, it is much easier to gather ideas because not only are the typical noises not there, the people who would usually call, text, or IM you are all sleeping. So there are no interruptions.

By: Hulbert Lee

Hulbert Lee — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:12 +0000

Hey Robby, I totally respect your opinion. I think different ways work for different people. The Stephan King method that you pointed is also a good idea – to keep writing whatever comes from your mind, no matter how bad it is. He probably knows a lot about this stuff since he is a famous author.

I don’t know, it’s just for me though, whenever I get writer’s block, not thinking about writing somehow helps me come up with ideas and this often happens when I’m away from the computer. I like your suggestion though and I will keep it in mind when I encounter another blogging struggle. Thanks for your comment Robby.

By: Robby G

Robby G — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:08:11 +0000

I’d say my biggest struggle is actually not getting carried away with web surfing for hours before actually closing everything and getting things written. I have to say though, I somewhat disagree with the whole “take it easy and go for a walk” idea, because I was reading that Stephen King, even when he has writer’s block, just sits down and goes at it until he gets his 2000 words done for the day. He says the best way to tackle writer’s block is to keep writing, whatever crap that may come out. You can always get rid of it later, or at least fix it up. Maybe it’s subjective, but for me the system where I keep writing through it seems to work. But I still like your emphasis on that in a year from now it won’t even matter.

By: Hulbert Lee

Hulbert Lee — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:23:19 +0000

Thanks Christopher, I also agree. An important part of life is about being and not trying to force or control a situation. This allows us to be open to events and opportunities that we do not see when we are trying too hard to make something happen.

By: Christopher Kabamba

Christopher Kabamba — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:06:51 +0000

I love your concluding thoughts. As with all life, its about “being open to experience events”…not resisting “BEING”. It sounds philosophical but as you have said it, it works.
Thanks.

By: Hulbert Lee

Hulbert Lee — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:54:15 +0000

Whoa you’re right. You do get a lot of comments! But you seem to be already publishing every week and pulling it off nicely. I’ll take your advice into consideration for helping me in case I stumble across writer’s block again. Thank you.

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:04:46 +0000

I have to honestly say that I have trouble just posting 3-4 X a week. I have a backlog of about 30 posts, and I want to publish every week but that would be too much b/c there are too many comments, and I like to respond to most all of them!

If you focus your blog topics, I think it’ll help you with writers block.

Or, you can join groups like The Yakezie Group I formed, where there’s mutual support from our 40+ members.

Best, Sam

By: Hulbert Lee

Hulbert Lee — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:15:07 +0000

Hey Ralph, how did waking up at 3 AM go? That is pretty early, but I’m pretty sure at that time everyone is sleeping and it is easier to gather ideas when it’s completely silent, instead of having the typical noises we would hear during the day.

I also agree that it’s important to step back and think of something worth writing about. If we feel more excited about the topic, we can create more passion within us to want share our ideas with our readers.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:55:18 +0000

When I get “the block” its a sign that I need to do something. My last big mental freeze came right before I decided to an experiment where I would wake up every morning at 3am. Once I wrote that article, the ideas began to flow.

I think stepping back is good but I think it is best to step back and do something worth writing about. I feel that the more exciting the activity the more passion who will have when you tell your readers about it.

Thanks for sharing

By: Baker

Baker — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:40:05 +0000

Yeah it’s clear here. 3 out of the 4 seasons there is really amazing weather, and everyone knows the Summer it gets very hot in Arizona. The thing is the Arizona heat is not “humid” they call it “dry heat” so you don’t really “sweat” if that makes sense…