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Chapter 12. Writing Blogs > Choosing Topics and Themes
Choosing Topics and Themes
Common advice is to write about what you know. Although this is good advice, remember too that you’ll be spending a great deal of time on any topic you choose. To make sure you don’t get bored, choose a topic that you want to know more about.
The following suggestions are starting points for your own lists.
Examine Your Life
Socrates said that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” If you examine your life, you’ll find you have plenty to blog about.
Try This
Draw a picture of your childhood bedroom. Make the drawing as detailed as you can. Use the picture as a catalyst for lists in your notebook.
A great starting point is your childhood. Where did you live when you were five years old? Where did you go to grade school? What was your home like? A treasure trove of ideas can come from memories of your childhood bedroom. What were your parents like? Were you allowed to decorate your own room? Would your mom have allowed you to spray paint the walls? Did you share the room with a sibling? What toys did you play with? What was the neighborhood like? What games did you play with other kids on the block?
