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The Struggles Of A Content Creator

Paper on the desk, pencil in hand, but the words simply won't come. These are the struggles of the content creator.

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The Struggles Of A Content Creator
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It happens to all of us in the writing world

At one point, we're walking down a long and winding path filled with endless epiphanies and stories to express through marginalia scribbled onto a piece of paper for our friends and teachers to see or typed onto a Word document posted to the Internet for the world to see with nothing to worry about to reach a destination famously known as, "the deadline." Suddenly our path is cut short by a wall. A great, stone wall that stands hundreds of feet tall and stretches for miles. This obstacle is called, "writer's block."


Writer's block is defined as, "The condition of being unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with writing." Everyday, a writer somewhere in the world struggles with this condition, and it's one of the most difficult feats to overcome. At night, words constantly reel around in their mind and ideas pound at their conscience relentlessly. Typically, these words are the ones they're inspired to apply to an article of some sort the next day.


Unfortunately, the words and ideas that develop in the brilliant content creator's mind have a nasty habit of disappearing the next morning on a regular basis, and they must do whatever they can to find them again. For hours, the writer wracks their brain just as the words and ideas do at night to no avail. Their original plan has diminished, and they have to begin again with a blank slate.


The worst part about forgetting these things is the fact that it might have been a brilliant idea for a decent article that everyone would more than likely want to read, but our minds reject them due to the fear of their underlying quality and meaning. That's always a great question most content creators ask themselves: "To what extent can I take this week's creation?" These days it's either a hit or a miss, especially in consideration of who your audience is. We don't want our readers or viewers to lose interest in the middle of whatever we have to say, so we have to be very nit-picky about the words and subjects we choose.


Not to mention the title. Finding an appropriate title to grab someone's attention is a crucial part to the process of content creation. It's the first thing the readers and viewers see, and if it seems unexciting and as bland as normal everyday life, our view count won't be great.


Although content creation may be a difficult occupation to obtain, we can all agree that those of us who have decided to enter into this division have done so for a reason. We have a voice, and we want people to hear what we have to say. Sometimes, it's difficult but nothing beats the feeling of breaking down the wall known as writer's block with an iron fist, reeling mind, and a pencil--or keyboard--in hand.

To my fellow content creators: you're not alone. I understand how difficult it is to find that killer hook, but never give up. Keep that creative mind of yours going, and continue to prevail in the art of content creation.

Lacey Franklin

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