Thoughts on creativity, writing & making
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by cmwrite
Trending topics are subjects that are currently capturing the attention and interest of a wide audience.
From social media channels to search queries, trending topics provide valuable insights into what people are talking about and what content is in demand.
For content creators, understanding and leveraging these topics can lead to increased engagement, visibility, and website traffic.
Whether it’s hot topics in everyday life, digital marketing niche trends, or specific topics for article writing, keeping a finger on the pulse of what’s trending can help content writers provide valuable and relevant information to their target audience.
So let’s dive in and explore the exciting world of trending topics.
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After suggesting ways to come up with more article ideas, I realized I didn’t go into detail about the best tools and workflows for this.
What I’m going to suggest to you is what I personally do for capturing and keeping article ideas…it’s not what I do to generate ideas or what I do after I have settled on an idea.
(i.e. the writing or production process — but if you are interested in that, please let me know).
I think Idea Capture is the right term for this. I’m borrowing from the Getting Things Done method, which is a very useful process for organizing all of the information in your life, though I don’t follow it by the letter.
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You want to be more creative, but where do you start? Creativity is not something that can just happen on its own — it needs a bit of effort from us in order for it to flourish.
So how do you go about becoming more creative?
There are many different approaches out there, but the most important thing is to find what works best for you as an individual writer and creator. That might mean collaborating with others who share your interests or fostering an environment where the sparks can really fly. The key is to have discipline and consistency until you get somewhere!
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I’ll admit it: likes and shares are a lot of fun. And it’s cool to see your writing and your voice grow even a little bit.
But…are those small writing wins creating something interesting?
Are you building your content city, filled with interesting places and sights to see?
Sometimes, yes. A lot of times, no.
Some things are intentionally meant to be a flash-in-the-pan; others are a slow simmer that takes a long while to create and marinate.
But the body of work? It’s more than a moment. It’s more than a few months.
I like what the designer Paul Jarvis said many years ago (I can’t find it now!)
“Art is measured in lifetimes, not months” — Paul Jarvis
Art is a lifetime.
It’s a fact I often forget.
Most of the artists we admire didn’t write just one book or paint one awesome picture or record one sweet song or have just one incredible meme.
The ones we truly admire are the people who did it repeatedly.
The most memorable artists made connections over and over again, and changed the game in some way while doing it. Their art is a collection of great moments over a sustained stretch.
Too many people are trying to scratch something out fast, just because. But if “success” doesn’t come fast enough, they’re done.
If you really liked it or enjoyed it and wanted to make a career out of it, it takes more than a few hours and a handy “life hack” to go with the passion.
In the race to the top, we often go for the moment rather than trying to create a legacy.
Good work takes time, possibly even a lifetime.
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