This is a GREAT article, very accurate and helpful. Since I started on Steemit, I've had a ton of ideas for articles every day. Most of them aren't very good, but if they have some promise, I write them down. Sometimes, this means opening my phone and sending myself an e-mail with the latest idea. A few key words will be enough for me to remember it, but if I do not write it down I will forget it.

I also read a lot, as @infovore suggests. Often, some news story or article will trigger a thought or a memory in my mind. Or I might spot a connection that I think others would find useful or interesting.

Then I start writing. Sometimes, the article goes in a very different direction from what I had planned, but that kind of transformation is good.

There are so many ideas in my head for Steemit posts that I do not get to all of them. I have given away some of my ideas to other writers or split articles with other writers-collaborators. If you are a writer and want to discuss collaborations, feel free to contact me directly on Slack.

When one idea isn't working, it's also important to drop it or delete it, and then move on. I have gotten so hung up on one concept before, trying without any luck to develop it, before I finally realize that it's been a block for everything else. If an idea doesn't fit, eliminate it or move it to another file that you save for another day. And then focus intently on developing the part that feels right.