How I Write a Blog Post

Hello, lovely friends! *hugs* Welcome to my blog!

I have had a few people ask me about what my writing process looks like. The thing is, I don't have a specific process for my everyday writing. I just go by my random bursts of inspiration and write whenever I get the chance. However, I do have a blogging process, and I am going to share that with you today!

//Plan posts:
I try to plan an entire month's posts beforehand. I have a planner that I just got, and I try to write down what post I want to do for each week. Sometimes, I'll change what I originally had written if I don't necessarily feel like doing that post, but I like to have at least an idea of what I am going to do for that week. 
**Random side note: Planners are LIFE CHANGING. If you don't have one, you should really get one and try it out! I have never regretted getting mine!

// Write the post:
For a while, I was trying to find a day of the week that worked best for me to post, and I finally discovered that Saturday is perfect! I might put something out during the week, but for the most part, Saturday is the day! It gives me the whole week to work on a post without having to rush, which I love!
Through the week, I work on my posts a little at a time. I like having an entire week to work on it, because if I don't have time to do much writing that day, I don't have to worry about not having the post done on time. Some days I write a lot, some days I barely get ten sentences before I have to go somewhere or do something else, so it is good to have some wiggle-room.   

I have always typed up my posts in Blogger, but last week, my post for the next day randomly disappeared, and it was really stressful having to type it all up again last-minute! SO, because of that, I am most likely going to start putting my posts together in Microsoft Word. (Psst: does anybody else use Word for blogging? If so, I'd love some pointers and tips for the best way to go about it!) 

//Edit:
A really important (and sometimes really annoying) part of writing anything is editing. *crying* Inevitably, I will find grammar mistakes, awkward phrasing, or other such errors. Thursday is usually the day when I edit my post and make sure everything is coherent and spelled properly, and I will also add the links, italics, bold lettering, etc. where needed.

//Pictures:
In my opinion, pictures are one of the key elements of a post. I'm not a really good photographer, but I do really like to have nice pictures in my posts. (Quick shout-out to Google Images for pictures when I can't get my own to work! :p) Most of the time, I will only have one main picture at the top, but sometimes I will add a few more in the main body of the post to break up the text.
When I got my laptop, I couldn't get the photo editing program I had always used before, so I just use the standard Paint program to add the text to the main picture. So far it is working great for me! 

//Scheduling the post:
Something that I have started doing recently is scheduling my posts. When I'm done writing a post, I will set the time and day that I want it to post, and it will post it for me at that time! It makes things so much easier, because if I am going to be busy or won't be home to publish the post, it will still go up when I want it to. If you aren't using that option on Blogger, you totally should, because it's amazing!

SO..that's how I write my blog posts! I hope this was even a little helpful and didn't bore you completely. :p I find blogging to be SO much fun, and I love being able to post every week! Also, thanks to all of the lovely people that read my blog! You guys are da bestest! ♥ *hugs and cookies for all*

Have a lovely day!! :)

 ~Megan ♥