Subconscious Idea Storming
By LMReviews on Nov 22, 2008 in Multicultural Writing, Writing/Freelancing
I’ve beat to death the notion of getting story ideas from movies, books, television and magazine stories. But some of my best ideas have come when I was doing something else. Many folks like to brainstorm, where they take a piece of paper and frantically write whatever comes to mind in a set period of time.
In the moments when I’m trying to fall asleep or avoid waking up, the best phases that later spark articles or book ideas that I have been conjured up have occured.
As a matter of fact the whole idea for Sable Lit Reviews and the sable seal rating system came to me while I was pruning the God-forsaken 20 foot Palo Verde tree in my front yard.
They say life happens while you are doing something else. For me, the best part of my writing happens when I am doing the mundane. So, next time you are stuck do something else. Start a load of laundry, do some gardening or watch your favorite movie. You’ll be surprised how the writing solution will suddenly appear right before you.
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