Freelance Writing Without Researching

The Internet going down for a few hours is awful for freelance writers, and it may seem like the end of the world. You can be proactive here when this happens to you, so you do not lose those precious hours.

When the Internet is down you cannot do research, is something I have often thought or heard. When it happened to me, I would simply do housework or watch television. I would play catch up when the Internet came back up. I wasted precious writing hours, because there is an abundance of things I can write. I can write many things from personal experience and I can always put it on one of the paying sites or a blog.

What follows are some ideas one can use to write from experience, so feel free to use them to spark your imagination.

What are some quick Ideas for breakfast in the morning for people on the go? What are some good items to put on a brunch buffet? As a child what is the one thing your mom made for breakfast that was unusual? If she make pancakes with chocolate chips or blueberries as a special treat what eels beside those two things could she have used? If you have ever surprised a spouse or significant other with breakfast in bed, what did you serve? What other days can you surprise them, and what are menu ideas? The same holds true for every meal no matter if it's eaten at home, a picnic or at a campsite. The ideas are endless.

Look in your pantry. What's in there that you could make a meal of that most people would not consider? I often write about cakes, how to make them fancy by using what is in your cupboards, people look up that stuff.

If you have a medical emergency, write about what it felt like, how you survived it. This essay can go on almost any site, but you could also sell it at an online medical magazine. Almost any experience that changes you can be turned into an essay length article, which can be sold.

My Internet is down currently and it has been down since I woke up this morning. The house is clean so I am reaching deep within myself to pull out articles I can write on the fly. I am writing from things I know, so I maintain my schedule.

You can do this as well. It simply takes changing your mindset and doing what you should be doing. As a freelance writer, you must stay in the habit of writing daily if you wish to succeed in it. Writing daily is a habit we can learn as brush our teeth or eating was. It does not matter what you write, as there is a website for everything you write. Now you know the Internet connection is no excuse for blowing off writing.