Topics That Trend. Topics That Don’t.
Don’t just write, read as well.
We all write about the things that interest us. I wrote about junk and secondhand stuff the other day. Total junk. I love junk but I’m in the minority as junk is not a trending subject. Nor is it headline news, but of course, junk may be a defining subject one day. But not today.
What do people want to read about? Trending subjects that are relevant to the times we live in and our own lives and experiences, that’s what they want to read about. If you have mental health problems you will want to read about other’s experiences of mental health and how they relate to you and whether you can learn and be helped from their situation. It’s a great thing to read something and think “that’s just how I feel”. It makes your feelings validated and important.
So as a writer, read. Look at what is around you. Look at the subjects that get the most interest and odds on these will be subjects that are relevant to people’s lives in the here and now. No offense meant here but is there a real call for reams of articles on the joys of knitting? Whilst I’m sure there may be some on here who quite like knitting, in these current times there may well be other subjects that trend more. Well, there will be (Vee now awaits a full inbox from enraged Knitters Of The World).
