Why do you struggle writing? What makes it hard for you to write new articles?

If there's one thing that I can safely say that I always have the motivation to do, that's writing.

For me it's everything else that I struggle to get "in the zone" about.

Writing is hard for most people because it requires a lot of focus and discipline. Many times long walks or time alone in a quiet place will help when you're at a loss for words.

None of thee above actually.

My problem with writing is the uncertainty that it will be used for the purpose it was intended, as much of it involves psychology, philosophy, and influence.

Much like the foundations and makings of quality copywriting, there's a powerful psychology infused in writing. It can sustain and influence long after we're gone.

While I can appreciate the topic of this thread is more relevant to articles in the sense of providing information or perhaps integrating a specific style to draw on sales, visitors, opt-in, subscribers, or perhaps relationship building...

Writing comes easy to me, releasing it... now that's another story.:rolleyes:

Also, when I get in the zone, I hate coming back out of it!

All the Best,

Art

I'd say that the most difficult thing for me would be organization, although really that's not too big of an issue these days. I certainly don't struggle with quality or getting in the zone.

However, I actually used to struggle with just about everything on that list.

The following 3 things have really helped me to write more content, higher quality content, and have direction with what content to create next:

1. Create a content map for each website.

This way before I begin writing the first piece of content for one of my websites I know exactly how it should fit in with everything else on the site. I know what voice to use, what the conclusion of my article should lead the reader to do next, and what else the reader is likely to be interested in on my site. Knowing these things before you even sit down to write 1 word of content is unbelievably helpful, and it really helps in organization as well.

2. Outline every piece of content you're going to write.

At the end of each day I do my best to find time to sit down and write outlines for the content I plan on writing the next day. I simply jot down a couple opening sentences, an outline of the main points I want to hit on and then a closing sentence or two.

This makes the actual writing much faster, and you don't have to worry about the writing with 'flow' since it's pretty much already done for you. Since you already have a vision of what the finished article will read like, actually creating that article is almost just a matter of letting the words spill out onto the keyboard.

3. Write with your own voice

The best, most engaging content will come from the writer who's most confidant in their own voice. When people are reading anything - Books, magazines, posts - the more they can connect with the writer the more likely they are to read every word of the content. People don't connect with paper or screens, they connect with people; if you find a way to write naturally with your own voice you'll find that your writing ends up much more enjoyable to read, and your bounce rates will reflect that (or conversions or whatever).

Anyways, I hope these tips are at least marginally helpful to at least 1 person reading this thread...If not then I apologize for the ramble =/

Kindly,
- Stephen

Thanks to everyone who has participated so far, I'm enjoying the various perspectives we're getting here.

@Stephen - thanks for the detailed response, making a content is a great idea for organizing and preparing for writing.