Content writing vs lesson planning

I recently got a job being a content writer for a web developer. It's an on-going project and I'm on my 9865589799th iteration right now, so I thought I'd take a break to clear my head before going back out there. As much as I love writing, I have to admit that it's very time-consuming. I steered clear of my blog for days because I just couldn't write anymore after spending hours writing every day.

(In case you were wondering, the only reason I'm here now is because it's that in-between, awkward phase of time before dinner/JW comes back home and I need to time my cooking perfectly so that the food isn't cold by the time it's served. So I'm killing ten minutes before I start cooking.)

Content-writing is so different from planning lesson plans. With lesson plans, I can stop at "good enough" because I know that things are bound to change and there's no possible way I can plan out every single second of the lesson. With content-writing, the more you look at a piece of writing, the more you're bound to see what you can rewrite or improve. What's more, coming up with original and catchy phrases takes time. More often than not, I catch myself staring at the computer screen racking my brain to come up with something succinct, yet apt. Knowing that others will be reading your work in a professional setting makes it hard to stop until every line is Absolutely. Perfect.

Oh, and now I have experienced first-hand that - and I quote King Solomon here - there is nothing new under the sun. Original? Pfft. You're lucky if your brilliant catchphrase is remotely different from what a gazillion other content writers out there have already written, never mind that it took you 4 hours to come up with. 

I think I know what makes people workaholics now. =P

Comments

  1. LeiraAugust 31, 2016 at 3:49 PM

    Hahahaha, this is why I avoided taking writing classes in college as much as possible. The stress of knowing you can also improve until the last second kills me. At least in underdgrad stats I knew I could stop once I got the "right" answer.

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  2. LeiraAugust 31, 2016 at 3:49 PM

    *always improve

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