I Found A Sure-Fire Way To Kill Writer’s Block (Steal My Strategy )
Do you face Writer’s Block? Let’s kill it
Do you face Writer’s Block?
In simple terms: Writer’s Block is a situation in which you find yourself struggling to get ideas or you lose your momentum in the middle of the writing. Thus you can’t write a single word once writer’s block strikes you.
Is this ever happened to you? If yes, let me tell you a hard truth.
If you face writer’s block — you don’t know how to write well. Call me whatever, but this is the reality. The reason you face writer’s block is because you don’t have a “Pre Material” in place.
Remember. If you write linearly, you’ll always face writer’s block.
I guarantee.
So what’s the solution?
Outliner. Before writing your stories/content first outline the major elements. I call it “Pre-Describe” and “Post-Describe.” Let me explain it a bit.
- Pre-Describe: It’s a writing process where you first write all the main points in a list or bullet form.
- Post-Describe: It’s a writing process when you describe your writing in detail via sentences and paragraphs.
Now let’s talk about the outliner.
Outliner has basically 3 main parts:
- Introduction
- Main Points
- Conclusion
Remember I’m not adding “Headline” as a part of the outliner, which you should first write before outlining the story/content. Because if you don’t know what the headline is then you don’t know what you’re writing.
So make sure your headline is ready before you outline the story.
First, see the sneak peek of Outliner from my Medium MasterClass.
Now let’s discuss those 3 main parts in detail:
1. Introduction
This part is your chance to grab the reader’s attention.
In the introduction part, you write about the things that support your headline or topic. It further has 3 more sub-elements:
- What’s the topic: In this section, you write the ins and outs of your topic. Like you address the problem, you show benefits, you write lessons, etc.
- Who’s the reader: In this section, you write down who’s your ideal reader and what they crave for or what’s the outcome they want.
- What’s the hook: In this section, you brainstorm the hooks you can use for your introduction part. You ask: Can I tell a story? Can I share some data points? Can I share any examples? Etc.
Remember, you just have to write every detail in either bullet points or in the list form.
Don’t describe them through long sentences or paragraphs — That’s a separate task you do when you sit down to write the story.
2. Main Points
The main point is where you add your secret sauces.
The main points are where you list out the points you’re going to cover. These main points should be aligned with your headline and introduction.
In the main points, you write about “ways, methods, lessons, mistakes, reasons, how-to, etc” based on your topic or headline.
Understand. You just have to outline or list out the main points — don’t describe them in detail.
So let me show you if I had to outline this story — how I’d do it. So that you can understand it better.
See the below picture:
It’s just an example to show you. I could’ve added so many things there but… You get it.
3. Conclusion
This part is as valuable as your intro.
In this section, you brainstorm or think about what you’re gonna say and how you’re going to end the topic.
You also brainstorm ideas on what would be your call to action for the readers.
The best way to finish your story is to give the readers a strong call to action to do something like reading the next story, subscribing to the newsletter, buying your stuff, etc.
So let’s if I’m finishing this story, I’d say…
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