The Raw Materials for Writing
If you were to build your own house, you could not do it without first acquiring the raw materials. You would need wood, nails, windows, doors, shingles, siding, and much more.
This is common sense.
Yet, when it comes to writing, many people often sit down at the keyboard without any of the raw materials they need to write.
They stare at a blank screen.
The words don’t come.
They call this “writer’s block” and wonder why it happens so frequently.
And yet they never stop to answer this important question:
How can I “build” an article… or blog post… or sales letter… without the raw materials that go into that “structure?”
The raw materials for a written piece include (in part):
- Ideas
- Experiences
- Opinions & Feelings
- Facts & Figures
- Quotes & Excerpts
- Headline News
- Odd & Unusual News
- A Good Swipe File
- And other information gathered from your Research
All of these things lay the groundwork for good writing. They are the raw materials with which you write.
Next time you sit down to write an article, blog post, or sales letter… and you feel stuck… make sure you first have your raw materials with you. Research and gather information that you can use in your writing.
Do this — and writing will suddenly feel easy and effortless compared to your old way of doing things.
-Ryan M. Healy
