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Story Well Run Dry? Discover a Technique to Re-ignite Your Imagination
There is NEVER a time when there are no story ideas, just a time when you don’t see them.
One of the most overused expressions or words for writers is you have no story ideas and you've hit a creative wall. No, you haven't had a creative wall at all, but what do you have done is blinded yourself to all the stories that are surrounding you and crying out to be written. Yes, crying out and you are not listening.
Does that sound pompous to you? I don't mean to be, but let me tell you that I was there once, and I've since come away overwhelmed by story ideas. It started at a PR agency, where I attended last-minute brainstorming meetings for new clients' products/services.
You know what it's like to be on the firing line and expected to come up with brilliant campaign ideas. The pressure is intense, and the competition from your peers doesn't help, either.
What happened to me in those meetings was I let my creative mind loose, and it ran like a galloping stallion over ideas, big and small, useful or idiotic. It didn't matter as long as I was producing ideas, and that, in turn, brought a new realization to other people.
Ideas sparked more ideas, leading to incredible outcomes. But it was always a challenge, and depending on the…
