Every now and then, I run a workshop on making blog content interesting at a local high school. The workshop always kicks off with a session on generating ideas for blog posts – though of course the ideas apply to all writing.
Here are thoughts on how to generate content ideas that I share (with the addition of some that have been shared by participants over the years):
In February this year (2021) I wrote about how I was making a temperature scarf.
Basic idea: crochet a line of wool for every day of the year, representing the weather in various colours (red for a hot day, blue for rain – that sort of thing).
I have always loved making things, using my hands to get things done.
For most of my life, that has meant sewing – making my own clothes, making patchwork quilts, making face masks, even making nifty little things to avoid spending money.
A good 10 years ago now I joined a quilting group. Over the years, the group has mutated to a craft group, where we sew and knit and do workshops and talk and support each other. We meet on the first and third Saturday afternoons of the month, in a local library.
At least we did until Covid-19 made us all stay home. Continue reading
