Why It’s Okay To Run Out Of Topics To Write About

Just because you CAN squeeze 10 topics out each week, that doesn’t mean you SHOULD. It’s time to talk about mindset, value, and the art of being boring.

Emily Sinclair Montague

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That’s right, bad b*** squad — I’m back at it with the (relative) controversy. I’m about to blow a hole in the concept of finding endless things to write about. Madness. Insanity. [Insert more adjectives here].

You’ve heard the advice. Write an article a day, or at least five times per week. Keep a list of ideas and never stop adding to it. Make topics happen even when you don’t feel inspired, because muses are undependable little assholes who probably won’t show up if you so much as blink hopefully in their direction.

All of this is good advice, conceptually speaking. The issue comes from the way we tend to absorb it. If you’ve been putting pressure on yourself every time you ‘miss’ a post or article (like some tween on a Snapchat streak with her mediocre, too-much-axe-body-spray-wearing, crush), this article is for you.

Sometimes you don’t have anything to write about, and that’s okay. Actually, let me rephrase — sometimes you don’t find any topics you can write about in a meaningful, motivating, or high-quality way. So just…don’t.

There’s another way to do things. It’s called ignoring everyone and taking a big ol’ chill-pill (yes, that was a very 80s thing for me to say, thanks for noticing).

We Don’t Need This Many Articles Or Blog Posts, Anyway

Saturation isn’t merely a vaguely unpleasant-sounding word that makes me think of armpit sweat. It’s also a real phenomenon that’s become somewhat of an issue at various points in our current Information Age, where anyone and everyone can publish work and pretend they are interesting and know what they’re talking about.

Newsflash: they usually don’t. Sorry, mommy-bloggers, but last I checked you weren’t actually a health or psychology expert. Writing a blog that insinuates that you are both of those things? It’s not going to change reality.

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Emily Sinclair Montague

Author & Full-Time Writer. Embracing life’s chaos one word at a time. Get in touch at emsinclair@wordsofafeather.net (or don’t, but I love the attention)!