how to create a 1000 words blog post within 20minutes

How to Write a 1000

Word Blog Post in 20

Minutes

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Content creation takes a lot of work (but I didn’t

have to tell you that!). You have to come up with

an idea about what you want to write (whether

that’s from keyword research or something you

came across that you wanted to share with your

audience), write the thing, then add visuals that

help you tell a compelling story.

And you have to do that as often as you can,

without sacrificing quality. The new rules state

that blog posts should be at least 1000 words,

which is a fairly long article. And writer’s block is

a real thing (that sneaky so and so).

But I think I’ve found something that works

amazingly well to help me write more posts than

ever before. It’s also how crazy starts, and that’s

dictation, which is a fancy word for setting up a

microphone (or earbuds) and letting the voices in

your head be heard.

Here’s how I use Dragon Dictate to write a 1000

word blog post in 20 minutes:

Step 0: Write Your Title

You should spend as much time crafting your title

as you do writing your post. Why? It’s the first

thing people read. The thing that tells them

whether they should click to read more or keep

scanning. A compelling title creates intrigue.

Make people curious, don’t hide the lead, add

numbers where appropriate, and don’t forget to

include negatives if they make sense.

So write your title before you turn on Dragon .

Step 1: Outline Your Article

Before using Dragon, I almost never outlined my

articles before writing, which led me down a

number of tangents that didn’t belong in my

posts. But you’ll find way more success if you

write your main points (headers) before you start

dictation. That will help you know where you’re

going before you get there, and it will help avoid

the inevitable ums and ahs that come from

dictating when you don’t know what to say.

Now, provided you’re not in a library or coffee

shop, you can turn on Dragon .

Step 2: Dictate the Body

Once you have your outline written, go ahead and

start dictating! Plug in your earphones, or if you

have a microphone, use that, and go to town!

Think about what you want each paragraph to

say before you hit “go” and pause as often as

you need to in order to get your point across

seamlessly. Hit stop when you’ve finished a

section, move the cursor to the next section, get

a drink of water, and repeat the process. Dictate

your conclusion.

Step 3: Edit Heavily

Check and see your word count. I bet it’s higher

than you expected. Good job! Now, go over your

content with a hawk eye. Look for homonyms.

Look for places where Dragon doesn’t know the

word. Look for awkwardness. The editing stage

is a lot longer with this method, but the writing

process is a lot shorter. Just another example of

how you can’t get something for nothing.

Will Dragon Work for You?

Learning how to use Dragon, and teaching

Dragon how to understand you, is exhausting.

The learning curve is steep, the training is boring,

and if you want to help Dragon understand you

better, you have to put in the extra effort of

teaching it corrections. That said, I use Dragon all

the time, and I find it to be an awesome way to

create content more quickly. I’m a fast typist,

sure, but my words-per-minute typing pale in

comparison to how quickly I can talk. I’d be

willing to bet you’re the same way. Unless you’re

my former coworker who types flawlessly (and

freakishly fast