Staring at a blank page can feel like an epidemic when you’re not only writing your current work-in-progress, but also your newsletter and your social media posts. That’s a lot of empty screens to fill. How are we supposed to talk about what we’re working on—or even past projects—without feeling salesy and weird? Is there any natural way to bring our accomplishments up?
Good news: yes. And I’ve got you covered with a creative calendar.
There are delightfully ridiculous national days every single day. Every day of the week offers something to write about, whether it’s Siblings Day or Hug Your Cat Day. There is always something happening that you can relate back to yourself, your characters, and your work.
Here’s what I mean: writer Shea Fontana used Wonder Woman Day to talk about her past work with the iconic character.
You can do the same thing with your stories. Does your character own a winery? There are lots of “drinky” days on the calendar, from Happy Hour Day (November 12) to Drink Wine Day (February 18), plus holidays that naturally center on drinking, like New Year’s Eve. Each of these days offers an easy, non-awkward opportunity to write something interesting and bring attention to your current or past projects.
And it’s not just about beverages. There are tons of writing-focused days, like:
- Screenwriters Day – January 5
- Comic Book Day – September 25
- I Love to Write Day – November 15
Then we get into the genre goodness. There are so many fun, story-adjacent days, like:
- Cozy Mystery Day – September 15
- Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day – December 8
- Spy Day – April 10
See how your brain is already starting to spin out ideas?
And we’re still not done. It’s not just national days you can use—history is another gold mine for content. If you have a character who’s a woman scientist, you can talk about your project on the birthdays of famous women in science, from Ada Lovelace to Marie Curie.
When you use a creative calendar, you suddenly have literally a year’s worth of content ideas ready to go. You can download it here.
To make it all even easier on Future You, I use Metricool to schedule my social media and Kit for my newsletter. Plug your shiny new ideas into those tools, and you’ve got a content engine that runs all year long.
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