I’ve been free-flowing it, but am going to switch over to a more planned system. I’ve been spinning my wheels too much thinking about what to write.

I also do a combination of the two. I have a general plan and idea of what I want to write about for the next couple of weeks, and somehow it falls into place with things that crop up  in that period of time that inspire me to write.

Sheila I agree, it definitely helps to plan it out to get similar themes going!

Like Jacki, I do a lot of both. I’d say the majority of it is free flow, but when there is no free flow coming then it’s time to sit down and actually brainstorm.

I find that this is what works best for me. 🙂

Hi everyone,
Really interesting topic. A couple of years ago I was a professional blogger for a company, and during that time I would plan about 70% of my blog posts ahead in an editorial calendar, with the rest being very spur of the moment.

However, something I did make sure I followed was seasonal trends. Since a good portion of the content I was writing back then was shopping-related this was really important, but I am thinking of applying something similar to my current blog. For example, I know that retreat season tends to be in the new year etc etc.

So far my content is totally unplanned. I just go with whatever book I’ve read or workshop I’ve been to. I think it will probably always be a little like that, but I do want to find a little more structure, especially when it comes to partnering with other bloggers or organisations.

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