Blogging successfully requires you to be consistent.  You put a lot of work in behind the scenes to get your blog noticed, and if the people who find you and love what you have to say can’t count on you for new posts on a regular basis, they have no incentive to check back consistently: and your blog is soon forgotten. Sometimes you have an idea you are really excited about and the words flow easily and eagerly with very little editing needed when you’re done. Other times, you may find yourself staring resentfully at the blank screen in front of you, struggling to find a place to begin. It can be difficult after focusing on a days worth of busy work to get creative when all you really want to do is let your heavy eyelids win the battle.

Here is a list of fun websites I’ve found through my travels online that have both entertained and inspired me when I’ve hit a wall.

• One Word: Simple. You’ll see one word at the top of the page. You have 60 seconds to write about it. As soon as you click “go” the page will load with the cursor in place. Don’t think. Just write.
• Free Rice: Sharpen your vocabulary and do some good at the same time! For every word you get right 10 grains of rice are donated through the UN World Food Program.
• 10 Universities offering free writing courses online: MIT, Perdue, and more!
• 501 Writing Prompts: An entire book on Scribd of a variety of writing prompts to get the juices flowing.
• StumbleUpon: StumbleUpon allows you to check off your areas of interest and shuffle through infinite websites that fall into those areas. Shuffle through video, too!

What helps you beat writers block?

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