Let’s just say you’ve been invited to guest post on someone’s blog. I’m not sure why but some kind of automated brain block suddenly sets in and I don’t know whether it’s because there are so many things to blog about or maybe you have that one chance and you want the subject to be PERFECT, but suddenly you find yourself with your hands on the keyboard but they’re not going anywhere.

Since Book Marketing Buzz is all about books and authors and everything in between, I have compiled a list of blogging topics an author might want to go through to give them some ideas on what to blog about. I send this list to my authors just in case they need ideas and you might get some benefit from them, too, if you ever need a topic to blog about.

Blog Topics:

1. Pet Peeves of the Publishing Industry
2. 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Becoming a Published Author
3. 10 Things You Didn’t Know About (author’s name)
4. 10 Things You Didn’t Know About (author’s book)
5. How to Avoid the Slush Pile
6. How to Meet Deadlines and Remain Sane
7. How to Avoid the Rejection Blues
8. Why Book Covers are So Important
9. How to Write Nonfiction (or other genre) Like a Pro
10. What to Look for in an Agent
11. What to Look for in a Publisher
12. 10 Tips for Finding a Publicist
13. 10 Tips for Becoming a Better Writer
14. How to Sell Your First Novel
15. Practical Advice for Beginning Fiction (or other genre) Writers
16. Five Mistakes Writers Make When Querying Publishers
17. Booksigning Tips to Sell That Book
18. How I Made My First Sale
19. A Day in the Life of (author’s name)
20. How to Promote Online
21. How to Sell Your Book Online
22. Why Social Networks are the Keys to Good Networking
23. How to Network Online to Promote Your Book
24. The Right Way and the Wrong Way to Promote Your Book Online
25. How to Make Your Characters Believable
26. What Inspired Me to Write My Book
27. My Publishing Journey or How I Became a Published Author
28. Why Blogging is Important
29. What Makes the Perfect Book Blog
30. How to be a Good Guest Blogger
31. Finding Your Voice: Writing in First Person (or Third)
32. Why Mentors Are Important
33. Inside the Mind of the Author
34. The Footsteps I Follow: Authors I Admire
35. How to Overcome Radio Stage Fright
36. Why Writing is a Form of Personal Therapy
37. Why Winning Awards Helps Author Recognition
38. How to Write a Winning Writing Competition
39. Beware the Procrastination Demons
40. Booksigning Horror Story
41. Publishing Horror Story
42. How to Put Your Best Foot Forward at Conferences
43. How to Find a Critique Buddy
44. How to Create a Great Work Area for Inspiration
45. How to Write by the Seat of Your Pants: Outline or No?
46. How to Research Your Story Before Writing Your Book
47. How to Handle Pressure: Writing Under Deadlines
48. Why Choosing Your Setting is Important
49. 10 Things I Wish I Knew About Being an Author I Didn’t Know Before
50. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Getting Published

What I am finding is that blog hosts love for their guests to give them quality content that will help their readers and perhaps be linkable. What I mean by linkable is that if it is something of value to a blogger, they will write about your blog post and link to it. This means more exposure for the blog host which is always a good thing.

You can use the above topics as you choose, changing them to suit your needs, but I hope this helps!