Having a writing blog is great, but there is no getting away from the fact it can sometimes be hard to think up ideas for posts. Particularly when your blog has been running for a long time, the initial inspiration that was there can start to dry up and you have to start getting more creative about what you do with it.

Still, we’re writers, and so with any luck there will always be something to write about, even if some days all you manage to post is a few brief lines. When it comes to keeping your blog ticking over, it’ll be better than nothing. Here are a few ideas to help give you inspiration for posts for your writing blog.

1)      Write about what inspired you to write in the first place.

2)      Write about what you might be doing if you weren’t a writer.

3)      Write about your worst ever writing experience – what’s the worst thing you ever wrote?

4)      Write about when you first realised you might actually be good at this writing lark.

5)      Write about why you love writing. What is it about it that gives you that warm fuzzy feeling?

6)      Write about the worst piece of writing criticism you ever got and what you did about it. Writers love to know they’re not alone when it comes to getting bad reviews or feedback.

7)      Give your blog theme weeks (or months, depending on how often you update it). For example, you could have broad themes like ‘novels’ or ‘independent publishing’, or smaller themes such as ‘things that bug me when I’m writing’ or ‘stuff I am bad at writing but wish I was good at’.

8)      Write about other writers. Which writers do you admire and why?

9)      Write about your favourite childhood books. Reread them and then write about how they compare now you’re an adult.

10)  Write updates to old posts. That post you wrote last year about how you’re still really sceptical about e-books that you’ve now completely reversed your position on? Write about it, and why you’ve changed your mind.

What are your ideas for interesting writing blog posts?