My Blogging Workflow: A routine for nearly a post a day for 4 months straight.

I recently found a collection of other bloggers and their [blogging workflows](https://robertbirming.com/our-blogging-workflow/) on Robert Birming's site and couldn't help but be inspired to write out my own.

In truth, I've written about the writing process before (many times, whoops). When I did, I would give advice of what I *think* would be smart to do, or how I wish my writing routine would look like. Now though, I've found myself finally writing at a cadence I'm proud of and actually having fun in the process.

## 1. IDEAS

The way I figure out what I'm writing about varies. Because there was a large gap in my blogging posts during university, I accrued a large backlog of ideas I would mull over and ruminate on often. (Sometimes late at night in bed, tossing and turning when I should be sleeping.) Things I've spent years focusing on usually have a blog post which pours out rather effortlessly, like my thoughts on [MMA/UFC after years of watching the sport](https://brennan.day/the-only-real-sport/) with my brother, or [my thoughts on The Mountain Goats](https://brennan.day/be-prolific-accept-every-thought-mythologize-yourself-show-up/) after listening to them since middle school, or how [I relate to BoJack Horseman](https://brennan.day/bojack-and-the-temptation-of-suicide/) or the [underappreciated disability representation in Adventure Time](https://brennan.day/disability-in-adventure-time/).

Other times, I become inspired by something in the moment and immediately go to writing about it. Like when I heard the expression "there's more than one way to skin a cat," that was enough to jumpstart [an essay on spirituality and universalism](https://brennan.day/more-than-one-way-on-ritual-morality-and-the-darkness-beyond-knowing/). Sometimes I'll find myself working on something for a few hours, like [a peculiar Malware Analysis](https://brennan.day/the-curious-case-of-the-triton-malware-fork/) and realize there's a blog post right there for it.

Other, other times, there is no thesis I'm starting out with. I'll just go to the blank page and let stream-of-consciousness spill out. These usually result in more esoteric and nebulous blog posts, like musing about [how we ought to reckon with change](https://brennan.day/unseasonal/) or [deal with our fragile mortality](https://brennan.day/our-shared-oblivion/). The heavy stuff that isn't anywhere close to being fully developed or coherent.

I find it's best that I get into writing mode but then don't write immediately, and instead go for a walk outside or shower. The distraction-free time really helps solidify specific points and areas I want to work on before I head straight into the writing and forget myself.

## 2. WRITING

Obviously, this is the bread and butter. I see writing as meditation, and