At a loss for what to write about, and how to write it?
Looking for something, anything, to stir your creativity?
Let the Mad Macedonian share his writing, and make some suggestions!
Speaking of suggestions...
MAKE YOURSELF SOME NOTEBOOKS, AND BE OBSERVANT OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS: Reading the articles, and ads, in the newspaper, or a magazine, taking note of the ads, billboards, and business names, in your community, or where ever you travel, indoors, and out, are wonderful ways to store up a nice collection of ideas for writing prompts ( Suggest your own in the Comments! ):
1st SENTENCES:
1. Has it been 3,000 miles?
2. I'd rather be surfing!
3. Get your own Box!
PHRASES:
1. See Spot save
2. Love so sweet
3. Let us know!
4. Animals not allowed!
5. We're here for good!
6. Our best ever!
7. The Standard of Purity
8. The Latest Thing!
9. Leasing Information
NEWS HEADLINES ( HEADLINES FOR ARTICLES, OP-EDs, and LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ):
1. It's a busy shopping day for angels.
2. A big man for a big job.
3. Making a joyful noise.
4. Back in the saddle.
5. He was always on the move.
6. Trying to outsmart bullets.
7. Healthy fair it ain't
8. Police acknowledge error in report on naked man.
9. For the man who has everything.
10. It's crying time again.
11. A disaster long foretold.
12. Fight for your right to be stupid.
13. Ensuring we stay stupid.
14. On the run from insults.
15. It's all about perspective.
BUSINESS NAMES:
1. Randy Rivers
2. Lender Liquidation Center
3. Just us Girls
4. The Stumble Inn
5. Things Remembered
6. The Young and the Rest of Us
7. The Redneck Store
8. Life's a Beach
9. The Lover's Package
10. Jimmy Carter's Mexican Cafe
11. Beer Hunter
12. Never on Wednesday
13. Last Call Lounge
14. Stiffy's ( Everyone comes to... )
15. Gay Mart
16. Bates Nut Farm
17. Uncle Jesse's Place
18. Shave it!
AD SLOGANS:
1. Learn the warning signs.
2. College grads by the gallon!
3. Let's make our taste buds merry!
4. Don't squeeze the Charmin!
5. We never close!
6. We appreciate your business
7. We sell for less!
8. We'll pick you up!
9. Your window of opportunity.
10. Let's savor the Holidays
11. There's no place like hope
12. There is no substitute!
13. We've made going to the movies simple
14. Aren't you curious?
BOOKS AND WEBSITES:
Looking for books, and websites, to end your writer's block, stir your creativity, help you become a better writer, of fiction, and non-fiction, or to help you learn to write poems of all varieties?
The Books, and websites, in my sidebar are a great place to start, but there are many more like them out there, if you know where to look ( Make suggestions in the Comments! ).
Don't just go online, or to your chain bookstore, either.
Try used bookstores, thrift stores, Library stores, and their frequent special sales events!
Just because a book is older than God, and out of print, doesn't mean those long dead, and mostly Caucasian, creative voices, and teachers, don't still have something to say that might speak to you. ;-D
The best way to end writer's block is to get a job editing other people's writing.
:)
Posted by: jaspar | December 23, 2007 at 07:53 PM