Tech Tip–Keep Those Ideas Handy

September 1, 2009 by Chris
Filed under: Tech Tip

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You’ve probably all heard of the concept of keeping an idea file handy. We writers know only too well that the Muse keeps her own hours. You never know when she’s going to have something to say.

If the time isn’t right to flesh out a new idea, you can take notes. Put them in a file for later. Write them in your notebook. Whatever you do, just don’t lose them.

I recently started a new blog, “The Boat Log,” which discusses all things boating. I had been musing about it for some time. Finally, I went ahead and and started. I wanted to generate a lot of content quickly. So, instead of an idea file, I took each of my ideas and made it a draft blog post. I added a title and some notes as needed. I have about 10 posts ready to write whenever I need it.

Not only did I capture my ideas, but I took them one step closer to being published by entering them in my blog. When the time comes to write, I just select my draft and start editing. Of course, this works best if you are checking back to locate those drafts. Since I have a regular schedule of post themes, this won’t be too much of an issue to easily locate posts titled for the particular theme.

How do you record your ideas?

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