There are many ways you can generate ideas you can use for your stories, articles and other creative pieces. Start with the three ways given below:
1. Put Your 5 Senses to Work
A simple but effective way to generate fresh ideas from a single concept, idea or object is to describe or illustrate it using the 5 senses -- sight, smell, touch, taste, sound.
For you to do: Generate 5 specific images or concrete examples (one example for each sense) for the following:
2. Take Advantage of Your Conflicts
Conflict is a part of life. It's also a source of creativity. You only need to look at yourself and examine your experiences to come up with ideas based on conflicts.
For you to do: What's stopping you from doing something? Who is in the way of you getting what you want? What's stopping you from taking a career leap? Brainstorm for conflicts in your life and come up with at least 15 in your list.
3. It's OK to Call People Names
Generate nicknames or terms that capture the lifestyles, attitudes or characteristics of certain groups of people.
For example, the nicknames I came up for the kind of people I encountered on the bus when I used to commute to work and back were: space-hog, slumper, fidgeter and refined. The terms described how the people on the bus behaved as they sat. [They were useful because I was able to avoid the space-hogs and the fidgeters when choosing a seat. Sitting beside a slumper was all right, since most slumpers kept their slumps within their space ;o)]
For you to do: Generate nicknames or terms for the following groups of people:
Begin using these 3 simple ways of generating ideas today. Before long, you'll be churning out one idea after another with ease. That's creativity at work!
About The Author
Copyright (c) 2004 Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ
Shery is the developer of creative, motivating and fun e-mail courses for writers. Sign up and take an e-mail course today...free! http://writingbliss.com
cheap limo service Lombard .. Lockport Chicago limo O’HareIf you are reading this article then you probably have... Read More
People can't believe I did it, but I did. I... Read More
Maybe you should write a book! This is not as... Read More
It would be very selfless or noble of me to... Read More
Have you ever started a creative writing project with great... Read More
At first, I noticed that I could have written many... Read More
Chances are, you'll be busy over the next several weeks.... Read More
Sailors had it for years. Great explorers had it as... Read More
Every morning I excitedly get out of bed. Just a... Read More
As a professional copywriter, not only do I do a... Read More
Writing technical articles is a challenge. There you sit, surrounded... Read More
It's 6:00 p.m. You're dead tired, but instead of an... Read More
There are a lot of tapes and books and CD... Read More
Whether you keep a separate spiritual journal or just want... Read More
Balance your life ... Read More
Often, time is an enemy of writers. Sales seem slow... Read More
Originality emerges from structure. Once you have a story idea,... Read More
Proofreading worksheets are a great tool to help individuals open... Read More
Dr. Phil's Life Strategies, #1 New York Times Bestseller catches... Read More
1. Remember publication is a business; writing is an art.... Read More
Writing better is critical for students. But it's even more... Read More
What do people expect when they join a writing group?The... Read More
Language Training - A key to Global CommunicationLanguage Training is... Read More
Regardless of what sort of writer you are and how... Read More
If your dream is to get published, the chance is... Read More
limo O'Hare Glen Ellyn ..You know you've got writing talent. Others enjoy your work... Read More
The Scanning ReaderWriting for the Web is different than writing... Read More
Creative Writing Tips ?The writer, who doesn't have the time... Read More
You might not need any memoir writing help, per se,... Read More
Want to write your book? But, need a blueprint on... Read More
So, you want to freelance as an editor, writer, copy... Read More
Creative Writing Tips ?When an idea comes to us for... Read More
Q: How do I expand on an idea without getting... Read More
Arrogance has a bad rap. We think of arrogant people... Read More
The short-short story has been likened by some as being... Read More
By far, I have found that the lack of discipline... Read More
There are a lot of tapes and books and CD... Read More
Want to write a how-to article but can't come up... Read More
(This excerpt is taken from my new writing workshop Writing... Read More
Paulo Coelho was born on August 24th 1947 in Rio... Read More
I went to school to be a teacher. In fact,... Read More
When you sit down to write a steamy romance, a... Read More
Readers often send me interesting and exciting e-mails about the... Read More
Think you can't write a book that will sell? You... Read More
There is no specific formula for children's fiction. There are,... Read More
1. Become an EavesdropperListen carefully to the way people REALLY... Read More
If Ben Franklin were alive today, he would be...uh, very... Read More
You've decided to write your very own Newsletter to promote... Read More
Creative Writing Tips ?It's no use coming up with a... Read More
"The Magic of Layout..."???Okay... "magic" might seem a bit over... Read More
Writing |