9 weird ways to be more memorable as an online writer

I’m weird.

I’ve written and published things online for more than fifteen years.

I’m weird because I kept writing even when hundreds of my early articles got zero views.

Many flops helped me see things from a perspective few see.

Here are some unexpected things you can do as a writer to tower above the competition:

Write so you start giggling uncontrollably.

This may only apply to more light-hearted topics (or tones), but having fun with humour like this has been like a cheat code to productivity.

Write about the thing that’s been worrying you the most.

The worries that wake you in a hot sweat are a missed opportunity for most.

It’s on your mind, so close you can pluck it straight out like a feather.

Tell us about it.

Undoubtedly many will share your concerns, making this a hot topic.

Find one person who inspires you.

Maybe it’s another writer or someone you watched on YouTube.

They can be in an entirely different field. Use them. Write as though you’re writing directly to them. OR, perhaps better still, write as though you were them.

Write like you were an expert on why it is they drew you to them.

Write until your eyes water, either from giggling or from moving yourself out of numb slumber.

You’ll know the words will slap when you see the mist.

Stop writing about things you feel you ‘should’ write.

This is a death knell for good writing because it’s like creating while under the close scrutiny of a prison camp guard (you).

Focus only on things that make your heart sing. Your productivity goes through the roof, and people will gravitate toward your words.

Get out the house.

Some of my best writing happens before I sit down to write. I’m basking in the sun on a bench in the park watching crows eat bread.

That’s when the legwork is done. I’ve received an insight.

Now it’s just a case of returning home to my desk so I can pour it out on the page.

Get angry.

What has made you furious recently? Now we’re talking.

This is instant fuel for powerful writing. Turn this anger into something your reader would find helpful.

There’s no waiting for inspiration to strike.

It’s already simmering below the surface waiting for you to scoop it up.

Weave in little stories.

As an active life-liver, you have thousands of stories and funny anecdotes at your fingertips.

Recall something that happened yesterday. Maybe it was a ludicrous mishap. Perhaps something seemingly mundane, like taking out the rubbish and seeing a cat by the bin.

Use your creative muscle right now and turn this little event into a quirky lesson.

Stop trying to write the ‘best’ idea.

Find the 70% good idea. Now the pressure’s off, and you can finally relax your shoulders.

Abundant thinking is foundational here.

There are many ideas to go around, and once you get going, you can turn a good idea into a great idea anyway.

Let’s go.

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