How I Write a Blog Post

Hello guys!


So back in February the lovely Katie did a post on A Writer's Faith about how she writes a blog post. I thought that this was a really cool idea, and so I decided to do a post on that as well! Thanks for letting me steal your idea, Katie!


I'm going to be using this post for some example pictures.


Step One

Initial Idea 

So when I get the first idea, I either open a new post in blogspot, or I write it down in my writing notebook, or blogging notebook.

If I'm I'm blogspot, or at my computer when I have the idea I'll usually just go ahead and start a new post in blogspot and put any ideas I may already have in the body of the post.

If I'm not on my computer, then I will write it down, either on my phone, in my writing notebook, or in my blogging notebook!

*cue squeals*

I just put it together, and I'm already so excited about it. It's got post worksheets, content planning calendars, and future goals. I'm thinking about doing a post about this notebook, so if you're interested in seeing that (with lost of links to printable blog-themed worksheets), let me know in the comments!



Step Two 

Outlining 

Sometimes I will just skip this step altogether, and to go on to step three, but if I'm feeling like I might get stuck, then I go ahead and write out my bullet points, i.e. the main ideas of the post. Usually my posts are all pretty orderly (like this one, for example) and sometimes I even already have all of the main points from my original notes when I started the post draft.



Step Three 

Drafting 



This is where I fully develop my outline (if I had one) and get down all my ideas. I usually do it in one sitting, and go straight through from the opening to the end post. 


Step Four 

Proofreading 



I proofread all my posts in the preview option of Blogger. Somehow I spot mistypes and missing words easier when it actually looks like a blog post and not a block of text. I read through the text and make corrections in the editor as I go, then update the preview to show the corrections and read through everything one more time. 


Step Five 

Creating the Image 



I use Canva to create all my blog post images. If anyone's interested, I might do a post someday about how I create them, and where I get my photos from.  Once I've finished the image, I add it to the post. 


Step Six 

Post It

Press Publish! 

The End. 




That's it! I hope you guys enjoyed this. If anyone else wants to do a post on how they write blog posts, let me know. I'd love to read it! Thanks Katie for inspiring this post!