Disco Inferno*

Lately I’ve had such a hard time coming up with things to write every week for you guys. I blame my muse for abandoning ship, but we’re not here to cast stones. At least not today.

So I sat down at McLovin (my beloved laptop, for those of you new to my universe) to write a post for this week, and I decided I’d use the power at my fingertips to figure this out. So I googled “blog topic ideas.”

I know—I have moments of brilliance.

One of the top links on the search list was to a blog by Chris Brogan (a web luminary and general marketing super genius). His post is aptly called “100 Blog Topics I Hope You Write.”

Score!

You will NEVER find me writing about some of the topics Chris had listed, like…

How I Use Facebook (as rarely as possible)

My Children Will Do It Differently (I’d have to have children first, and that’s not happening—sorry, Mom)

The Difference Between Farks and Truemors (snicker)

Explaining Social Media to Your Chamber of Commerce (shudder)

How I Went From Very Shy to Less Shy (snicker again)

But several of his ideas appealed to me. My faves, in no particular order:

Ways to Save a Bad Time at a Conference (I’m TOTALLY doing this next year before RWA National)

How I Find Blogging Ideas (snort)

Books I Want to Write (wherein I explore my great desire to write about a rock band)

Ten Guilty Pleasures (sneak peak: donuts are at the top of the list)

When I Feel Frustrated (the art of breaking dishes)

Giving It Away (not a commentary on my dating life)

If you have a blog, how do you decide what to write about? Do you plan out your posts for the future? If you don’t have a blog, what sort of posts do you enjoy reading most? What would you like to see here? 

Actually, writing this has been helpful. At the moment, my brain is teeming with stuff to write about. Mini donuts, for example. And fonts. The spirit of the blog has me so empowered I may just schedule out the topics for my next few blogs and see how that works for me. I know—I’m talking crazy now.

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* In case you didn't notice, this blog post doesn't have anything to do with dancing or raging fires. I got bored with my original title, Another Blog Post, and decided I could be more creative. So I looked up and on the wall there was a flyer for a firefighters' 70s disco party (a benefit for the SFFD). It inspired me. Firefighters are good for that.