Saturday, January 11, 2014

Not Another Rockstar Wife Blog

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By Marissa Velazquez


In addition to being a fun hobby, blogging has become a way for many writers to gain recognition and financial success. In recent years, many bloggers have become so popular on the Internet that they have been offered book deals. For this reason, lots of writers consider becoming bloggers. Sometimes, however, even if they are driven to begin this type of project, writers lack a solid idea for a concept. Celebrities and their inner circles seem to have this covered. It is easy, for instance, to write a rockstar wife blog. But everyday people can write blogs, too. In this article you will find a few ideas that may work for you or inspire other possibilities.

Are you someone who follows politics closely? You could use this interest to begin blogging. Try following the candidates and proposals that are relevant to your area, and giving your opinion of the options on the ballot. Readers will appreciate having a concise presentation of the information and an informed opinion to help them make their decisions.

Cooking blogs are also very popular. Writers of this type can post recipes and stories of their experiments in the kitchen. Even a disastrous cooking experience can be fun to read about, and it can also help readers to avoid making similar mistakes. Cooking writers can also post pictures of the food they prepare.

Parents with excellent writing skills are in a fantastic position to blog. Other parents love to read and sympathize with stories about the challenges and joys of raising children. If privacy is a concern, children can be given different names. Also, it is a good idea to avoid posting face pictures of your children on a public website.

Stories about owning and raising pets are also interesting. Pets often do funny things that are even funnier when they are written well. If you are a good writer and a pet owner, this might be your perfect idea. You could also include tips for feeding, pet care, and pet grooming.

Creative writing provides another easily executed idea. If you are a poet or a writer of short stories, you can post a daily or weekly sample of your work. This can be supplemented with a discussion of your writing process, which can be extremely helpful to other writers.

Some writers have built careers out of simply reflecting on their daily experiences. When you are able to do this with enough humor and wit, a gimmick may not even be necessary. Readers love to share in the daily obstacles and successes of other people, because it helps them to see their own challenges in a different light, and to be inspired by the triumphs of others.

If you do not like any of these concepts, use them to get your brain working to come up with other ideas. Everyone has stories to share with the world; a rockstar wife blog may be interesting, but lots of other lives are interesting too. It is simply a matter of figuring out how to package the ideas and the stories that you already have in your head and in your life.




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