Did you miss Part 1 of these Blog Tip? If so, just click here.
As I said in Part 1, you should always have a list of resources that can nudge your imagination.
Your resources should be topics you can go to time and again to mine for ideas when your imagination is on strike and/or your brain is tired.
One of these resources should be the Monthly Tie-In because every month of the year is special for something: holidays, retail sales of certain items, commemorative days, etc.
You can do a Google search of what a particular month is noted for or use my list that follows as a resource. Take my topics and add to them. There are many things about each month that's special and that "specialness" may also trigger a memory of an experience you had about that event.
Not on the list below are each month's birthstones, astrological signs, and flowers as well as books with subject matter that can tie in to special celebrations and events. The list below ranges from the whimsical to the comical to the profound. Most days have several "national whatevers" attached to them, and just about every day of each month is some national commemorative day.
Some dates change every year so look up the event for 2020 to find the specific date.
My Resource List of Monthly Tie-Ins: July - DecemberJuly
- World UFO Day
- 4 - Independence Day in the U.S.A.
- International Kissing Day
- Slurpee Day
- World Population Day
- 14 - Bastille Day
- National Lottery Day
- World Emoji Day
- National Hot Dog Day
- Pioneer Day
- Campfire Day - First Saturday
- International Hangover Day - First Saturday
- National Girlfriends Day
- National Mahjong Day
- National Mountain Climbing Day
- National Coloring Book Day
- National Sisters Day
- Purple Heart Day
- Book Lovers Day
- National Tell a Joke Day
September
- National Lazy Mom's Day
- National Read a Book Day
- Labor Day in the U.S.A.
- National Teddy Bear Day
- National School Picture Day
- Make Your Bed Day
- Uncle Sam Day
- Grandparents Day
- Mayflower Day
- Talk Like a Pirate Day
- Canada Thanksgiving Day
- National Boyfriend Day
- Do Something Nice Day
- Golf Lovers Day
- National Coffee with a Cop Day
- World Mental Health Day
- Clergy Appreciation Day
- National Dessert Day
- National Grouch Day
- Take Your Parents to Lunch Day
- Black Poetry Day
- Mother-in-Law Day
- Halloween
- All Saints Day
- National Authors Day
- National Housewife's Day
- National Sandwich Day
- National Doughnut Day
- U.S.A. Veterans Day
- National Men Make Dinner Day
- U.S. Marine Corps Birthday
- World Kindness Day
- America Recycles Day
- U.S.A. Thanksgiving
- National Cake Day
December- National Pie Day
- Rosa Parks Day
- National Day of Giving
- National Cookie Day
- International Ninja Day
- St. Nicholas Day
- Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day
- National Guard Day
- National Cupcake Day
- Bill of Rights Day in the U.S.A.
- Crossword Puzzle Day
- Chanukah
You will too if you always know what to blog about! - Christmas
- Kwanza
- Boxing Day
- New Year's Eve
As I've said before, to be a successful blogger, plan in advance.
Once you have some idea resources lined up, you'll never dread blogging day again.
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