Should you walk, run, or learn to fly?
WARNING ⚠️
This post is only for the intellects
How to come up with short eye-poking content?… Even with fucked up hashtags?
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Recently, I googled my name. Uggg… and Yeah… [collectively there are 31,000 + plus followers on social media & my podcast …]
So, what is my secret sauce is…
No worries -I still write like nobody’s gonna read my shit (this is where the freedom of creative writing resides)
side note: one of my favorite books & author: “Nobody Wants To Read Your Shit” by Steven Pressfield
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Never fear – – I don’t give a fuck about the Algoo-rhythms (algorithms)
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Do not stress – – not having the best hashtags (fucked up hashtags still work last time I checked)
( fuckityfuck #hashtags)
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The best ideas can smack you in the face when you’re in the shower,
on the toilet,
stuck in traffic,
in a Zoom meeting
(I’m sharing from my experience)
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I am a creative
I’m not analytical
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It’s a curse because I write everything down that I’m thinking [it can be annoying as fuck when an idea pops into my head, and I have an affair with my purse looking for my tiny .99 cent store notebook so I can jot that shit down…] How many times have you thought? ...I will remember this later and go back and write it… AND when later comes peaking around; you forgot the idea dammit.
It’s also a blessing in disguise to be so free with creativity… because I don’t think about it – – I just do it [that’s just the hamster-wheel energy I have] someday when I’m old and shit – I will miss that hamster-wheel energy
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I have given birth to two boys AND to 6 books [yes, writing books are like labor pains]
(3 paperbacks on Amazon)
(3 Free eBooks they’re out there on the Internet)
I am a magazine writer for @rockstarsdream and @medium.
I have a podcast: Middle Finger Happiness {I recently got accepted to be on iHeart Radio too!}
My blog: SharonLeeZapata.com
I am an Abstract Artist with a studio in the Art District near downtown Houston
When I meet people [usually in my studios on Saturdays] and they learn about what ‘I do” ~
The response is 99% this: You do a lot of stuff ~
My response is, “ I am using all the colors in my little fucking box… even the broken crayons [last time I checked; they still worked]”
Do you use all the colors in your box too?
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How to Come Up With Eye-Poking Content? …Even with f*cked up hashtags
1. Collect & create your own listicles (people love The Top 10 List of Amazing Shit… )
2. Drink coffee and listen to the lyrics of your favorite music
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3. When you write your post(s) on Instagram for hell’s sakes – – leave oxygen on the page … that means skip some spaces
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If your shit is just written in one large paragraph… chances are people will not read it
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throw down some emoji‘s or dots or little orange square things…
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4. Write about a niche topic when everybody else is following the latest trends (fuck those trends)
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5. Become befuddled (stupefied) AND Entertained By reading a Twitter thread
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I love Twitter [follow me @sharonleezapata]
A kickass tweet can lead you to find amazeballs content for a full-blown Article
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6. Kick off your post with a bold statement a.k.a. begin with the HEADLINE and a SUBTITLE
. Don’t complicate
. Keep it simple
.Use your voice
. If you’re not sure of your voice
(Well, you better figure that shit out real quick but in the meantime – look for inspiration from others) Check out this blog post: I’m Not the Smartest or Most Talented, However, I Still Make Great Shit Happen
.Collect admired headlines you love
7. Get a copy of THE BORON LETTERS by Gary C. Halbert (updated by Bond Halbert)
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In this book, sit back, read, learn, laugh, and enjoy your new improved outlook on life and you’re writing
FINAL THOUGHT:
As a writer, don’t gauge or examine all your crazy-awesomeness ideas
If you do that… you’re gonna
Damage those ideas and their potential life-changing magic
A struggling writer is a raw artist
A raw artist shares their damaged goods more freely… Because they’ve got nothing to lose
Thanks for being here.
Big ass hugs & peace, Sharon
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