I was reading one Chris Brogan’s most recent posts about “Keeping the Blogging Fires Burning” and it was just at the right time. I have been experiencing some success with my blog lately but as usual I get busy and end up letting it go and putting it to the side. Then I usually end up avoiding it because I get into a sort of writers block, it was his post that reminded me one of the most important aspects of writing. Reading.
Reading helps you write, helps you push forward when your stuck. I have been avoiding reading one of my books I started because simply I was too busy but I finally decided to sit down and just read and before I knew it I finished the last 100 pages and was finished with the book. And it sure put a fire in me, I started writing ideas and topics and couldn’t wait to write again.
It’s funny how sometimes we fall so quickly in and out of love with something, especially writing sometimes and even when you haven’t embraced for some time it invites you back openly.
Here’s an exceprt of Chris’ post:
“Read constantly. I blaze through over 1000 blog posts a day. I don’t read them all, but I process about 1000. How? Quickly. I skim through, find points that interest me, and then REALLY read the ones that matter to me…..The point is, the more I read, the more I’m exposed to good ideas. Ditto with podcasts…..I’m stumped from time to time on what to write next, and then, at other times, I can churn out 100 blog topics for a single post (most comments and trackbacks to date on that post, by the way). But having a text file I can open and peruse gives me plenty of material to choose from.”
If you don’t follow Chris on his blog or Twitter you should.
