But you’re a lot creative. Love that – going off in the real world and finding inspiration from totally unrelated stimulus. That takes a lot of synthesis and imagination. Like your recent experience for example. “,)

Jan, It’s great that reading inspires writing for you. If you enjoy reading – and it looks like you d0 – you will never run out of post ideas. Quiet reflection works for me, though. Just yesterday I was having a salad in a bar/restaurant on the way to a client – very peaceful and comfortable atmosphere. I came up with about six really strong post ideas.

I did experience burnout, much frequently when I started my niche blog. Only after I got used to the momentum, but still sometimes the problem will come but less bothering as it used to be. I find stepping away from the PC or have a good read of someone else’s site or news can help a lot. It’s normal and no one should feel depressed by it. After taking a deep breath, sit down and start writing something… before you know it, you’re flying on your keyboard. ^^

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Inviting guest bloggers is a great idea. Having one gives you a lot of breathing room and a much needed respite. Spices up the blog, too, when you introduce a different voice to your readers.

Love the little scene you conjure here of you writing in a cafe, oblivious to the bustle about you, intent on pinning down that promising idea on paper. “,)

Sometimes it helps just to cut down on the blogging. Try to blog at lease once a week — which I do every Friday with a link post. It’s OK to slow down — just follow these tips to revive yourself.

Interesting topic – one of a great deal of relevance to all of us.

I fully agree with each of the points mentioned above, and I especially feel that taking a break every now and then is important – so too is maintaining an interesting and healthy lifestyle outside of work and blogging.

I have two further thoughts. First, I feel that choice of topic is crucial in this regard. I feel that it is important to choose a topic which has sufficient breadth so as to ensure that there was always something new to write about, and also to choose a topic about which you as a blogger possess sufficient knowledge/expertise and enthusiasm so as to produce interesting new discussions on a consistent basis. (Of course, with a corporate blog, as opposed to a personal blog, the choice of topic is somewhat restricted)

Second, it is also important to pay close attention to news and commentary about your topic in the media (both traditional media and social media). Exactly how useful the media is or isn’t will of course vary according to the topic in question, but with my own topic, I personally find that I can more than easily find enough material contained within the media to generate interesting topics for conversation.

Jenny, Agreed. So much of the pressure to publish bloggers feel is self-imposed. One thing worse than writing nothing is writing about nothing – and let’s face it; nobody has something to say all the time.