Over the years I have seen people who want to become writers struggle with ideas.  It wasn’t long ago that content mills popped up (fortunately most have closed down because they’re absolute garbage).  In these mills, which relied on other people’s work and shared the ad revenue with them (really the author earned 1 to 5% of revenue generated on ads shown on their works – usually a few pennies).  One of them had a forum that went along with it where writers could interact with each other.

A common theme in those forums: I run out of things to write about!

In this article, I’ll give you the lowdown on how you can set yourself up so you have an unlimited supply of topics that are right up your alley.

Step One: Start a Journal

Everyone should have a journal.  In fact, many recommend at least a short journal as a part of your morning habits.  It helps to organize your thoughts, reduce stress, and put goals onto paper.  As you write in your journal, focus on the things you’re struggling with and the things you want to change or accomplish – some should be goals for that day, others as long as several years out.  The important part is consistency and honesty.

Step Two: Dwell on that Journal

As the journal starts to fill up, dwell on it.  Think about your goals, dreams, and habits as they are.  Are you meeting your goals?  Are they constantly slipping through your fingers?  What needs to be done to find success?  Every time you sit down and write in the journal, consider each topic just a little deeper, and put a few more details into your writing.

Step Three: Review Your Journal

Within a month you should have quite a bit of personal thoughts scribbled as journal entries (these can be done in a digital format, but I prefer pen and paper.  There’s just something about scratching that pen across the paper that is a physical representation of moving thoughts from the brain, onto a surface).  It’s time to go back through and start reviewing them.  Did you meet your goals from a month ago?  What happened if you didn’t?  Did the goal change, or does it continue to elude you?

Step Four: Break Each Entry into a Few Parts

All of those journal entries can be divided up.  Some might be just ramblings.  Others might be emotional entries like mine often are, “Existence is pain, everything is meaningless!”  But the bulk of them should have nuggets of inspiration, insight, and opportunities for growth.  Start pulling them apart and breaking out those aspects where you have seen growth in the past month (or however long it has been since penning the words).

Step Five: Expand on those Parts

Using those nuggets, and the dwelling you did earlier, transform them from one or two lines in a journal entry, and create a 500ish word blog out of them.  Share your personal anecdotes on where you were, the concepts you learned, how you learned them, how you applied them, and ultimately how that information allowed you to grow as a person, a professional, or in whatever capacity you actually did.

A Ghostwriter Helps Turn Journals into Books

Many people have been journaling their entire lives.  Those journal entries contain stories, anecdotes, and inspiration they have learned over the years – something that would make a phenomenal book.  But they’re discombobulated (thatmeansallmixedup) and the thoughts need organized into a cohesive storytelling manner.  If that’s you, you need a ghostwriter.

And you’re in luck!  Schedule some time below with me, a ghostwriter, and let’s take your story to the next level as you become a published author.