Getting started with a post

While sitting in front of the keyboard and musing what to write about, I thought about what goes into a ready post. When I have nothing written down yet and wait for inspiration to strike, I stop myself with my inner critic. To address this, I just started to write something. Here is how this post started:

I don’t know what to write, but write I must. This is a short thing, yes, I know. There’s always a mix of actual writing, of structuring, of editing. bringin the logic out and of research - there’s a question where I don’t know the answer to…

All of sudden I noticed there’s something there. Now the idea was to write about the elements of the writing process. One of them obviously finding the key topic to explore. Next could be just listing a few ideas (or drawing a mind map on the topic):

• Putting words to paper (doesn’t matter which)
• Finding the thought/observation/topic of the post
• Building the logic of the argument/the storyline
• Doing research
• Remove the fluff
• Rewrite for clarity (using more appropriate words, find analogies, use examples)
• Fix grammar and spelling mistakes
• Publish

This whole posts is not yet done, but at least the first ideas are out there and have time to mature. In the following days, I will follow up on that topic.