How Do You Generate Creative Writing Ideas?
Writer’s block can be frustrating. You need fresh ideas to get your creative juices flowing. Generating new ideas on your own can be tough. If you get out and experience the world around you, you’ll be surprised at how many ideas come to you. Find characters in your everyday life. Create a character profile on them and keep these profiles on file. Come up with a different name, place of birth, physical description, life experiences that shaped their behavior, demeanor, talents, weaknesses, careers, hobbies, idiosyncrasies, problems and whatever else you can think of. You never know when you’ll need to dip into your character file. Creating a character profile can generate a great story idea. Go to a restaurant, bar, mall, or park and watch people. Listen discretely to their conversations and create stories behind the snippets that you hear. This method can generate many situations and story lines if you let your imagination run wild. Do some writing exercises to get your creative juice
