Five New Ways to Come Up with Content for AC

We've all been there. You've written so much that it almost seems like you've completely ran out of options. No matter how much thinking you do or how much time you spend sitting around wasting your time, nothing comes to mind. You're stumped. Well, instead of racking your brain all day long, take some time out of your busy schedule to read the following ways to come up with content for AC.

1. Eavesdrop - Whether you're out on the subway, sitting at a family reunion, or even at work, listening to what others are talking about can clue you in to what people want to hear. Keep a pen and paper handy at all times so that when you hear something worth writing about, you'll immediately have a place to write down your ideas so that you don't run the risk of forgetting about a potentially good article.

2. Read - Magazines and newspapers tend to hold some interesting columns in them. Skim through them and find a subject that you (and others!) are interested in and write about it. It doesn't matter if you're reading the ingredients on a soup can or reading a billboard. Eventually you're bound to come up with a few ideas.

3. Look Around - Go outside and look around. Ask yourself questions, for example, "Why do they have so much junk out in their front yard?" That particular question could bring up a possible article such as, "Spring Cleaning - Make Use of that Junk".

4. Brainstorm - Sit down in a quiet room with a pen and piece of paper. Immediately start writing down everything that comes to your mind even if it's one word. Do this for two minutes straight. Once you've finished writing, review your work, and use it to come up with something to write. For example, let's say you wrote down "baby, money, clothes, boxes, green, etc." This could be an article about getting rid of old baby clothes to make money by having a yard sale. As you can see, I didn't use all of the words, but I still came up with a pretty good idea.