As the holidays approach, we’re coming into an even busier time of the season and still trying to keep ourselves focused on ideas for our newsletter writing.

The question is: “How to keep up with ideas to simplify our writing?”

I don’t think I’ll look at new magazines articles the same since I was just listening to a recent guest speaker’s talk. She mentioned that whenever you see articles you like, posts with interest, etc., take a picture and send it to a file for future reference for ideas for your newsletters. If you’re like us, there’s always magazines around to browse, Canadian Living, Fine Homebuilders, even the LCBO has beautiful magazines fit to inspire (Now that magazine might lead to having a little sip of something whilst looking through it! LOL!)!!

Here’s a few ideas to help you find inspiration as they’re helping me:

** Magazines – Their “From the Editors” section has great ideas you could use and edit to make yours. Take a few sentences and keep going as you’ve just started those creative juices flowing! 

** LinkedIn, Instagram, etc. – Other people’s postings can create a wealth of inspiration from all different points of view. Endless ideas to help your brainstorming. Follow lots of people for different points of view.

** Books – As you indulge in some quiet times enjoying some reading, you never know what can inspire your writing; a sentence here, a few words there… and off you go with another creative insight…..and into another world of ideas.

** Inspiration from nature and life – Looking at nature, like the blue jays taking control over the bird feeders from the smaller birds, might inspire ideas of hard work and achievements. Then as the seasons are changing, reflections of change might be another inspiration. Ideas are endless!

** Podcasts and Blogs – Keep your notebooks close or your note-taking apps because you never know what you might hear that just grabs your mind to thinking, I could use that!! This happens to me a LOT!! 

…..and to finalize, the guest speaker said to NEVER start a newsletter with a blank slate; always have ideas in a file to reference and draw from. These tidbits, I hope, will help you never let that happen and keep you from being stumped!

MERRY WRITING!!!