Today I felt the need to write something and I have a lot of topic ideas in my backlog, but just didn’t feel it… So I choose instead to write about that: writing 😀
I am not really a reader…
What you have to know about me is, that I am not so much a reader. Most of the books I read are about self-development. Reading is definitely something I want to do more in the future, but generally, I am more of a visual and auditory learner. So I mostly watch videos on YouTube about loads of different topics. Maybe it’s because I am an impatient person (not so much now as I was in the past) or maybe the key characteristic that plays into this is efficiency. When I have a task to do, I usually try to do it in an efficient way. Efficient means the faster way but with the same qualitative output. And to me, videos are a more efficient way to absorb information. But that’s not what this post is about, got off track here 😛
The point is, I am not so much a reader. But what I do enjoy is writing. For me, it’s a way just to let my thoughts out by writing them down. When I write articles for this site it’s usually in one flow. I want you to feel like you are hearing my thoughts and for me, it’s much easier to write like this.
How I approach writing
When I write about a topic here, it’s usually inspired by a thought I had during the day or a topic that is on my mind for a while, so it’s fresh in my brain and I just let it flow out. That doesn’t mean I don’t do research or I don’t prepare some kind of structure of the article before I write it. It means I try to have a basic idea of what I want to write about and what the messages are and I let my thoughts flow.
And today as I already wrote I felt the need to write something and so I want to use that energy, but I didn’t feel like writing about any specific topic like passion, success, or another review. Today I just wanted to let you in on my thoughts, what writing means to me, and how I approach it.
I would like to write more consistently in the future and if you have any topics you would like me to write about, just leave a comment! But there are days where I just don’t feel it, so I don’t write. When I write I want it to be genuine and being able to truly share my thoughts. Like you can see inside of my brain for a short moment.
My journey as a “writer”
Well, these were my thoughts while I was writing. What I would also like to share with you is my journey as a “writer” (I am not a writer, that’s what the quotation marks are for).
Writing movie reviews
6 years ago I started by creating a site about movies (mostly movie reviews). Movies were and still are a big passion of mine (more in the past than now). But 6 years ago I think I watched a new movie nearly every day. It was my “shut off” ritual. And I also there thought why not share my thoughts on the movies? Of course, there are a lot of movie review sites out there, but I made a mix between the review and my opinion. Sadly after about 2 years, I stopped the site (was just a side project), but I learned a lot from it and had a lot of small successes like ranking on the first page of Google or getting daily visitors through Social Media and Search Engines.
Outsource writing
Then I have to say I didn’t write anymore that much, because I was really into online marketing… SEO, website creation, and the marketing aspect more specifically. So I felt like the writing part was the most time-consuming part and I outsourced that. So I paid people to write for me (HireWriters.com and Fiverr.com). I paid them to write blog posts and some eBooks. But I never was reeeeally satisfied with the results. If you are interested in doing that yourself I can recommend -> HireWriters <- if you are looking for quality. The quality is definitely a lot better than on Fiverr. But also it’s more about how much you are willing to spend.
SiriousThoughts – I am back!
Now a few years later I am back again writing myself… Why? Well, because I want my content to be genuine and come directly from me. Only this way I can make sure that my messages come across as I want them too (well I can’t really control that because it’s up to you to read it and interpret it), but it just feels more honest to me. And also, I started really liking the writing process. As you might know, I created this website during the lock-down here where I live and it is really liberating. I was and I still am sometimes an overthinker and writing is just a great way for me to let these thoughts out.
I hope you enjoyed reading this post 🙂
If you are interested in why I started a website about movie reviews, it was because I was looking for a way to do something I like doing and being able to live from that. Basically to have my own little online business. It was definitely more a hobby project to learn online marketing, but I had that initial thought.
I’m an aspiring writer. Any tips for overcoming writer’s block?
Anything that I can read? Do you have a blog yourself?
Well, I have these moments when I have the urge to write and I always try to use these moments, because there the words just flow. Also, I always try to write a topic where I already have a lot of knowledge and I already did a lot of research. If you have to start forming your opinion while you are writing, that’s when I usually get a writers’ block. What also helps is to take a walk and gather your thoughts. This is, for example, a topic I didn’t really think about yet, but it would make for a great blog post 🙂 I will follow up on this!
When it comes to writer’s block, it’s because probably you never thought it through or you are stressed or similar events
Whenever I feel this way, what I do is remind myself on the topic. Next I write everything I would expect all down, do the research, write, research, write and edit.
Hope this helps ?
I thought about this too after reading the comment and i totally agree with what you are saying 🙂
I think it’s great that you are trying to write even if that is not the number one thing on your mind. I think you have years of knowledge in online marketing that you could share on this blog. I would like to know about things like how to plan and start a website based on my passion. But not general stuff but rather in-detail information, with steps to get done to get from here to there. How to make such a plan and how to divide so that it doesn’t look and feel impossible. I’m just starting this journey and everything can help me. Thank you.
I will definitely create more content around that! I am actually planning to create a YouTube channel and challenge myself, like making a new Amazon Affiliate Marketing website and document it step by step. So you basically can watch over my shoulder. Also, I will then write articles about that and give you a to-do list. Definitely, something I will share with you guys! A lot of great content is coming! I am an affiliate marketer though… So, there is this platform Wealthy Affiliate that I joined 6 years ago and I was looking for the same thing. A very detailed step by step guide on how to create your own online business. The first month is for free, so if you want to check it out it has a great course -> Honest Wealthy Affiliate Review 2020
I think that an overthinking person, we would work well
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on writing. It really is liberating especially when things don’t go your way
Yeah it is very liberating and has become a passion of mine. I like the fact that it helps me and can also be helpful to the readers 🙂
I checked out your blog, drop me a mail, maybe we can collaborate somehow.