Angela Booth's Writing Blog

Therapeutic writing: writing to fix problems

Writing heals writing. If you have a challenge, whether it's writing-related or not, writing ABOUT the challenge helps you to fix it, over time.

Here's how I use therapeutic writing:

* To clear my mind

* To help me to strategize

* As a pre-writing tool on projcts

* To help me to find ideas

* For fun and creativity

Try therapeutic writing yourself.

Start a sentence with: The three things I don't realize about (insert whatever you like here --myself/ a person/ a situation/ a project) are_________"

You'll be shocked at what you know, but don't realize that you know. You're much smarter than you think you are. :-)

A tip: much of the work on the subject of writing as therapy focuses on writing about feelings. While this may be useful in a clinical situation, it's useless outside of it.

When you're using therapeutic writing, focus on describing situations... write about what's happening. Never try to solve a challenge, that will happen automatically.

Just describe, without focusing on emotional reactions. Your emotions are just energy, they come and go, and only have the meanings you ascribe to them. If you focus on your emotions, rather than description, it's useless self-indulgence, and won't help you to change anything.

What inspires you?

Writing is much more fun, and it's easier too, when you're inspired. Your writing flows, like water along a burbling stream.

A writer contacted me yesterday, asking about inspiration, and my first inclination was to pooh-pooh it. "Inspiration? That's for wimps!" I grumbled. After all, writers write. Whether you're a full-time or part-time writer, if you hang about waiting for inspiration, you'll be a very skinny writer.

Then I thought about it... It occurred to me that somewhere along the line of 30 years of writing, I've learned to get inspired pretty much on demand.

That's nice for me, you may be thinking, but wait.

I made a list of what inspires me.

You may find it useful. Or not. :-)

1. Books. I read every day, for several hours, usually for amusement, rather than research. If I don't read for a couple of days, I find that I'm irritable and annoyed. I tend to get crushes on authors. Currently my crush is Ernest Haycox. I've read Bugles in the Afternoon many times, and I reread it whenever I want to be inspired.

2. Images. I love images. Photographs and paintings inspire me. I also like doodling. Images stimulate the right brain (creativity).

3. Music. I used to be able to listen to music while I write; I can't do that now. I need to focus on the music completely. My favorite genre is Early Music; especially the music of the Renaissance. I don't know why, but it's inspirational to me.

4. Walking. Whenever I get stuck, I go for a walk.

5. Meditation. I meditate every day. I do short meditations of a couple of minutes to clear my mind throughout the day as I switch from one project to another. (I use a couple of iPhone apps, they're great.)

What inspires you? Leave a message in the comments, or contact me if you'd rather leave a private message. You can also DM me on Twitter, if you prefer.

Today's writing tip: play!

Are you having enough fun with your writing?

Yesterday I received a message from a newish writer: "I never seem to finish anything. I've started dozens of writing projects. Why do I lose interest in them after a few pages? All these false starts make me feel so guilty."

Here's my response:

You sound as if you're putting too much pressure on yourself. Remember that your creative self is very child-like (not childish, however). Your creative self likes to PLAY.

Starting a project, and telling yourself: I'm writing a book, or even I'm writing an article for _________ can be enough to squelch your enthusiasm and child-like creativity.

Why not put all your start-up projects into the same file, or box, if you will? Think of that box as a planter box full of project seeds. Starting off new projects in your planter box keeps them all in the same place. Since you're only playing, there's no pressure; it's guilt-free.

You can create a "box" out of any file, in any program, or in a notebook, or in index cards. Call it your Play Box, or Toy Box if you like, and take your box out when you're ready to play. Once a project takes off -- it's sprouted in your planter box so to speak, you'll know -- you'll remove it to its own file automatically, without thinking about it.

If you keep all your new projects together, you'll find they'll cross-fertilize. :-) As you're reading through one, you'll get ideas for another, and can play with that one for a while.

Useful programs for your writing Play Box on your computer include: Curio (Mac) and OneNote (PC). Here's a great article Is Curio the answer to no OneNote on the Mac? 

I cover growing your writing organically in the Top 70 Tips to Help You to Write More.

FWIW, I start all my projects in my Play Box in Curio -- I must have around 100 mini-projects, and I enjoy playing with them.

Try this simple idea to help you to have more fun with your writing, and be more productive: PLAY. :-)

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Writing: Mind Mapping for Writers

Do you use mind maps in your writing process? They're a wonderful tool for any form of writing. I use them every day, and I encourage my students to use them too.

Let's look at how you can use mind maps to become more productive and have more fun.

1. Branches or Clusters?

There are two basic ways in which you can create a mind map. Tony Buzan, who popularized mind maps, uses branches. However clustering also works.

Try both mind mapping styles, and you will gradually find your own process.

I like to use branches on large, hand-drawn mind maps for planning books and other large projects. I pin these to the wall, so that I can see where I am at a glance.

When I'm planning an article or another short piece of writing however, I tend to use clustering, because clustering helps me to see connections and to explore what I want to say.

2. Brainstorm to Gather Ideas

Mind maps are fantastic for brainstorming, because they help you to use both the logical and the intuitive sides of your brain. If you're stuck on a writing project, create a mind map. You'll soon be writing full steam ahead.

3. Mind Map Your Week for Productive Days

Every Sunday, I create a tasks and goals mind map for the coming week. I pin this mind map on the wall where I can see it whenever I look up from my computer monitor.

Over time, my mind maps for tasks and goals have become less complex. I've learned to just create a basic outline of what I want to accomplish during the week, because that leaves room for inspiration and creativity.

4. Create Easy Proposals and Presentations

Is procrastination a problem for you? It's a problem for many writers. Usually procrastination means that you're not comfortable with a project, and a mind map can help with that. Create a mind map before you start on a project.

For example, whenever a copywriting client hires me for a new project, I do a quick mind map of the project and then file it away. Mind mapping seems to jog my subconscious mind, so when I start to work on the project I find that I've got a wealth of ideas already because I've been thinking about it subconsciously.

Mind maps are also useful for creating proposals. You can plan out a project very quickly with a mind map.

I also find myself using mind maps whenever I need to give the presentation. I can create a quick mind map on an index card and can then speak with confidence without needing to refer to notes.

Become familiar with mind mapping: it will help your writing career.

Write more - become a pro writer

Yes, you can write more and become an expert writer - even if you're a world-class procrastinator.

Did you know that when you write more, your writing improves? Many of my writing students experience this. They find that when they write more, writing is easier for them - they're not dominated by their inner editor.

My new writing class, "Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process" is based on lessons I developed for my private coaching students to help them to write more, improve their writing, and make more money writing.

If you're struggling with your writing, the class will help. The techniques you'll learn in class with help you write fiction, nonfiction, and copy for business.

Discover how you can write more, improve your writing, and sell more of your writing to higher-paying markets.

Love mind mapping? Be quick for this

Mind mapping is an incredible productivity tool. I use mind maps every day, both hand-drawn, and on my computers.

I've had many questions about iMindMap, and several writers have purchased the program on my recommendation. They're thrilled with the difference it's made both in their creativity, and in their productivity.

Now my favorite mind mapping application is running a special for 24 hours only, so if you've been hesitating because iMindMap seems a little pricey, you'll want to take advantage of this offer.

You have around 19 hours to go... :-)

Happy mind mapping. :-)

Get Creative and Write More: Fab Freelance Writing Ezine

Our theme in next week's issue of Fab Freelance Writing Ezine is "Get Creative and Write More".

Here's an excerpt from the Editorial:

Make writing more one of your goals

If you want to write more, you need to make that one of your goals. It took me a long time to learn this. By my own calculation I spent the 1980s and 1990s figuring this out; I'm a slow learner. :-)

If you don't already track the number of words you write each day I encourage you to do that. You can keep your daily word count in a word processor file, or in a spreadsheet. A spreadsheet is probably easier.

What matters isn't so much the number of words you write, but the fact that you're actually counting them. What you focus on increases, so you won't need to do much beyond tracking to find that your daily word count gradually goes up.

For example, if you write just 50 words today, you'll be amazed that tracking will increase your word count to 500 and 1000 words a day within six weeks.

Tracking your daily word count is powerful and it's easy, so do it.

The issue includes a list of tools which will help you to become more prolific. Enjoy.

Make money writing from home: ditch your day job forever

If you can write, you can make money writing from home. The Web has made it possible for ANY writer, no matter how new or inexperienced, to turn writing into a fabulous career. If you're stuck in a soul-destroying, or just boring job, writing is your way out.

Fab Freelance Ezine helps you - subscribe and receive the free report: "Freelance Writing for Beginners: Great Opportunities to Make Money Today". It's 21 pages packed with information to help you to develop a six-figure writing career.

Writing: how to get more great ideas every day

Want to get great ideas for your writing? Ideas are everywhere. Chances are you get dozens of great ideas between the time you get out of bed, and while you're having your first cup of coffee.

All writers get more great ideas than they know what to do with; if you don't, it's because you're damming up the flow. At some stage, you've told your subconscious mind, by your behavior, NOT to give you ideas. You can retrain your subconscious.

Here's how.

1. Be prepared: know when your ideas flow

The way to get more great ideas is to notice the ideas you have. Most ideas come when you're not actively working, you're doing something else.

Oddly enough, I get my best ideas in the shower. It's horribly predictable that as soon as the water starts cascading down, I get a flow of ideas.

I've been known to leap out, all soapy, dry off my hands, and scribble notes.

Nowadays I take a digital recorder into the bathroom, jump out, and then talk the notes into the recorder. As soon as I'm dressed, I go to the computer, and mind map the notes. Once the notes are in mind map form, I know they won't escape.

You'll find that the more you notice, and USE any ideas you get, the more of them you get.

2. Ask for more ideas: affirm you're creative

Your subconscious mind will obey you. Just say to yourself "I'm creative. I get lots of great ideas, every single day." Keep repeating this affirmation, and ideas will flow.

Use mind maps, as I do. I'm an avid mind mapper. I create mind maps on my computer, on index cards, on sticky notes, and on the iPhone (I use iBlueSky, it's great.)

Your mind maps let you capture your ideas, so that they can trigger more, and better, ideas.

3. Create lots of projects: ideally, finish them

At any one time, I'm always working on around 20 active projects. These projects include client work for my copywriting practice, articles for my magazine clients, as well as my own projects.

Once you start paying attention to your ideas, and using them, you'll create lots of projects. You won't finish some of them. (You'll finish client projects of course, that goes without saying.)

Don't get stressed over this. Feel free to dump projects onto the back burner. Remember, ideas are everywhere, and you'll get more great ideas every day. So what if you don't complete them all? There's no law which says that you must.

Yes ago, I was compulsive about completing projects I started. I'm sure this was due to my upbringing. Finally I decided that this was a silly attitude. Why work on a project I didn't want to work on, when I had better ideas lined up?

In a nutshell: to get more great ideas every day, pay attention to your ideas, and tell yourself you're creative.

If you have idea-generating tips which work for you, share them in the Comments.

End your writing procrastination: become a prolific writer TODAY

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The 70 tips will help you to plan your writing time, stick to a writing schedule, and get more energy, so that writing is a pleasure for you.

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Write for The Genie: you never know when he will appear

For weekend writers, I just wrote "Surprise! Surprise yourself, and others, in your writing", which encourages you to use surprises in your writing.

Your writing itself will often surprise you, when it has effects you could never have predicted.

Through your writing, you may meet someone who can totally change your life. A blog post may deliver a big new client. An article you write may produce the seed of a book. Your writing may suddenly change direction, and take you from boredom to exhilaration.

Without knowing it, when you're writing, you're writing for The Genie, as Andy Nulman suggests in this blog post: Make A Wish (or "I Dream of Genie")--Theory 25

"Meeting The Genie is akin to a raffle. Do nothing, you have no chance. Buy one ticket, you have one chance. Buy 100 tickets, and you increase your probability 100-fold. It's rare that The Genie will come to you. So do the work. The math is simple. It's the black-box outcome process that's complicated."

Read the entire post... then keep writing. You'll meet your own Genies. :-)

Write more - become a pro writer

Yes, you can write more and become an expert writer - even if you're a world-class procrastinator.

Did you know that when you write more, your writing improves? Many of my writing students experience this. They find that when they write more, writing is easier for them - they're not dominated by their inner editor.

My new writing class, "Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process" is based on lessons I developed for my private coaching students to help them to write more, improve their writing, and make more money writing.

If you're struggling with your writing, the class will help. The techniques you'll learn in class with help you write fiction, nonfiction, and copy for business.

Discover how you can write more, improve your writing, and sell more of your writing to higher-paying markets.

A writer's Christmas with notebook and camera

Sick of Christmas yet? After the first week of December, Christmas music in stores and an ever-growing list of things to buy and do, create stress.

Cheer up. You're a writer, right?

So in true writer's fashion, if something annoys you (or even better, outright enrages you) write about it.

You can write:

* An article query for a magazine on dos and don'ts of frugal shopping, since credit card debt never goes out of fashion;

* An essay on trends in kids' toys;

* An essay on your best Christmas ever.

Go shopping with your notebook and camera. As you stroll through the malls, think about what you're looking it.

If you see a nice display, take a photo of it, and ask the store owner for an interview after Christmas. You could write several articles for trade magazines on making the most of a Christmas display.

In the final week, as you're preparing for the Christmas feasts, take snaps as you stuff and truss the turkey for your blog. A how-to is always welcome, and will get you lots of traffic (and money) in the months leading up to Christmas 2009.

When you think of Christmas as a never-ending source of ideas, you'll feel much better throughout this frantic time of the year. Writing is relaxing, so do what you do best, and you'll sail through all the petty aggravations. Before too long, you'll feel the Christmas spirit and will realize that every Christmas truly is a time to celebrate.

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Three Fast Writing Techniques Anyone can Use

Looking for techniques which will help you to write faster? Here are three writing techniques which anyone can use.

1. Create a List of Ten to 20 Keywords

Start by creating a list of keywords. Normally this is done when writing Web content, but you can also use this technique in other forms of writing. Creating lists of key words will jump start your ideas.

Create a list of ten to 20 keywords, or even more if you can think of them. This is a way of priming your brain. Write the words quickly, without thinking about it too much. Often a word which seems unrelated to your topic will start a train of thought which gives you several great creative ideas.

2. Create a Mind Map or Cluster Diagram

Your brain thinks creatively in images. You can make use of the way your brain naturally works, by creating a mind map or a cluster diagram before you start writing, or at any time.

You'll often find that when you're writing a project and create a cluster diagram, you'll generate ideas for several additional projects as you're working with the diagram.

Use large sheets of paper for your mind maps and diagrams. You can buy artists' portfolios (often called visual diaries) for this purpose. Those in A1 paper size work well. This gives you room to doodle and to make notes on each diagram. Creating large cluster diagrams is particularly useful if you're working on a long project like a book or a manual.

3. Write a List of 50 Topics

Writing begets writing. Here is a way to start your creativity humming. Write a list of 50 topics in one single area. For example, your general subject area might be photography. Write a list of 50 topics which would be helpful to someone new to photography.

Once you've created the topics add them to a cluster diagram, and save it. It will be helpful in future, providing  you with ideas.

The ability to write fast will grow as your experience of writing grows along with your subjective experience of how your mind works. You'll develop your own techniques which you'll use on every writing project. However, since each writing project is different, you'll also discover techniques which are specific to projects, which you may only use once or twice.

The three techniques in this article will work on just about any writing project you're likely to encounter.

Recession-proof your freelance writing career

"Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process" gives you all the tools you need for a thriving writing career, no matter what the economic climate.

Three weeks after completing the class one student wrote:

"Thanks Angela, for all your help and advice in class. I'm quitting my job next week. I printed out my letter of resignation tonight after landing a contract writing job that will pay me more for three months part-time work than I earned in from my day job in the whole of 2007! You were right – the great gigs are out there, and now I've got the skills to land them. Your class opened my eyes. Bless you…"

"Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process" shows you how to thrive as a freelance writer. Would you like to write five times more than you're writing now, and sell to higher-paying markets? Take the class.

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Manage your mind, manage your writing

Are you in control of your mind? If you can't manage your mind, you can't manage your writing.

Mind management is especially essential for writers in the current economic climate. Others' fear and doom-laden pronouncements can trigger an avalanche of self-doubt and worries.

The result? Stress.

Stress kills your creativity.

Here's how to cope.

1. Exercise

Stress impacts your body. Not only do stress hormones age you, they're bad for your health. You'll feel better when exercise, and get rid of all those stress hormones, so make time for exercise every day. Just do it.

2. Pay attention

Your brain developed in ancient times. It can't tell the difference between a real here and now threat (a sabre toothed tiger leaping at you) and your imaginative "what ifs"... Viz: what if I lose all my money, can't pay the mortgage, get fired... etc.

Stay in the here and now. Are you safe and healthy right now? Are your loved ones safe?

Realize that your imagination is a double-edged sword. Writers have excellent imaginations. Rein yours in.

3. Write your concerns in your journal - get them out of your head and onto the page

You're a writer, so write.

Write down every single worry and concern you have. Set a timer for 20 minutes, and continue this sentence: "I'm worried about__________"

You'll feel much better when all the junk is out of your head.

4. Develop a writing routine

You've taken control of your mind, so now it's time to take control of your writing. If you're not a full time writer, chances are you've never created a writing routine. Start today.

Enter your writing time into your calendar program - schedule your writing as you do everything else.

Then, when it's time to write, sit down and write.

Once you take control of your mind, and of your writing, you can handle anything life throws at you. Happy writing. :-)

Make money writing from home: ditch your day job forever

If you can write, you can make money writing from home. The Web has made it possible for ANY writer, no matter how new or inexperienced, to turn writing into a fabulous career. If you're stuck in a soul-destroying, or just boring job, writing is your way out.

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Free the writer within you

If you have negative feelings about your writing, you'll never be the writer you could be.

Here's how to eliminate negativity.

Start by writing down all the reasons you feel you're not a good writer. Give yourself at least five minutes, and make a list. During the five minutes don't take your fingers from the keyboard; just write whatever comes to mind.

These reasons could be anything at all.

For example:

I have great ideas, but they don't sound right when I write them

I don't know what to write about

I freeze when I try to write

I'm not creative

I'm too old to start writing now

I don't have time to write

Etc.

Now you know what your negative beliefs are, is it any wonder that you find writing difficult?

The key to writing well and writing prolifically is the ability to let yourself go and just write. You must separate writing from editing. Writing is just writing.

Tip: writing isn't a function of your logical left brain. Therefore you'll never become a better writer by trying to force yourself to write well.

Writing is a partnership between your logical left brain, and your creative and intuitive right brain. When both your left and right brain learn to work together, writing will not only be fun for you, but it will also be the easiest thing you could ever do.

Relax and let your creativity flow

If you're feeling tense when you write your right brain won't get into the act at all.

Therefore, before you even start writing it's vital that you become totally relaxed. Forget about trying to make your writing make sense. Writing is a process of discovery if it's anything at all. You don't need to know what you're going to write before you write it.

When you put restrictions on yourself as you're writing, you're choking off your creativity. It's as if you were trying to water the garden and were  standing on the garden hose.

Here's an exercise.

For 20 minutes sit down and write without lifting your fingers from the keyboard. Start with this sentence: "What I'd really like to write about is________"

These two exercises should offer some release from any negativity you harbor about writing. You'll find that writing is more fun after you complete them... so DO THEM. In less than half an hour, you'll remove many of the negative feelings which are making writing difficult.

Tip: do the above two exercises three times a week for a month. You're cleaning the windows of your mind. Your writing will improve, simply because you're allowing yourself to write.

Write more - become a pro writer

Yes, you can write more and become an expert writer - even if you're a world-class procrastinator.

Did you know that when you write more, your writing improves? Many of my writing students experience this. They find that when they write more, writing is easier for them - they're not dominated by their inner editor.

My new writing class, "Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process" is based on lessons I developed for my private coaching students to help them to write more, improve their writing, and make more money writing.

If you're struggling with your writing, the class will help. The techniques you'll learn in class with help you write fiction, nonfiction, and copy for business.

Discover how you can write more, improve your writing, and sell more of your writing to higher-paying markets.

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Stop thinking and start writing

As a writer, your mind can be your best friend, or your worst enemy, and it's your choice which it will be.

The biggest challenge I've found with my writing students is that they think too much, and don't write enough.

Their minds are filled with:

"What if..."

"But why..."

"When..."

"How..."

Questions and more questions, leading to swamps of indecision and procrastination.

Take charge - WRITE IT DOWN

Got a question? Write it down.

Questions are great, but only if you get them out of your mind and onto the page. I love questions because they contain nuggets of possibility, if you corral them onto the page.

So whenever you find yourself asking any question, just write it down. Write your question onto sticky note, an index card, or into a computer file.

I have a couple of files I keep open most of the day, one is "questions" and the other is "this week".

The Questions file is a file packed with possibilities, because my questions are usually "What If" questions.

My "This Week" file is a Curio file with snippets of Web sites, blogs, current projects, planned projects, and links to recordings of discussions with clients. It contains everything that's current in my writing.

Meditate, to get control of your mind

Meditation is a boon for writers. It will clear your mind, and allow you to just write. Think of meditation as a gym for your mind, building your focus and concentration. However, paradoxically, you can't build your mind with meditation by struggling, straining and holding on using willpower - you learn to let go.

Even ten minutes of meditation a day will help you to get your mind, and emotions, under control and stop them running away with you.

There are many different forms of meditation. For many years, I did Insight Meditation, which I can recommend as a way of watching what your mind gets up to when it thinks no one is looking. :-)

So, in brief: write it down, whatever's on your mind, and consider learning meditation.

Recession-proof your freelance writing career

"Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process" gives you all the tools you need for a thriving writing career, no matter what the economic climate.

Three weeks after completing the class one student wrote:

"Thanks Angela, for all your help and advice in class. I'm quitting my job next week. I printed out my letter of resignation tonight after landing a contract writing job that will pay me more for three months part-time work than I earned in from my day job in the whole of 2007! You were right – the great gigs are out there, and now I've got the skills to land them. Your class opened my eyes. Bless you…"

"Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process" shows you how to thrive as a freelance writer. Would you like to write five times more than you're writing now, and sell to higher-paying markets? Take the class.

Write about your life's experiences

This week in Fab Freelance Writing Ezine we talk about mining your life and experiences for your writing.

Here's an excerpt from the Editorial:

Recently I was chatting with a writer who wanted to create a blog about writing. She was just starting out as a freelancer, but had written a book.

"Why a writing blog in particular?" I asked.

She'd sent me some information about herself, so I knew she was retired from teaching, ran a bed and breakfast, and had just written a book about surviving cancer. She'd led an enormously varied life, with endless material she could use.

I considered that with her life experience, she had a huge range of topics to blog about, and choosing "writing" seemed a little timid to me.

It turns out she'd never thought of blogging about kids and teaching, or about running a bed and breakfast (which would present a huge opportunity for advertising her own B & B) or cancer-survival.

She was interested in writing, read many writing blogs, and her mind naturally tended in that direction when she considered blogging.

Yes, she could certainly blog about writing, but if she did that, chances are she'd run out of material. On the other hand, if she wrote about her other life experiences, and there was little likelihood she'd be stumped for things to write about.

Subscribe now, and don't miss tomorrow's issue.

Make money writing from home: ditch your day job forever

If you can write, you can make money writing from home. The Web has made it possible for ANY writer, no matter how new or inexperienced, to turn writing into a fabulous career. If you're stuck in a soul-destroying, or just boring job, writing is your way out.

Fab Freelance Ezine helps you - subscribe and receive the free report: "Write And Sell Your Writing: The Power-Write Report". It's 21 pages packed with information to help you to develop a six-figure writing career.

Writing - Become a Magnet for Juicy Ideas

Writers thrive on ideas. I hope you've got more ideas than you could write in a lifetime. If you struggle to find ideas, this article will help. Over 30 years of writing, I've found that some ideas are made for you, while many other ideas are not.

Let's see how you can become a magnet for juicy ideas which are custom-made for you.

However, before we start, let's get one important, non-negotiable point out of  the way: you need to decide WHY you're writing a project. Everything starts with your intention. You can combine your goals for a specific piece of writing, but you must have goals.

For example, let's say you want some ideas for a novel. What are your goals? Your goal may simply be to get published. That's an excellent goal. Or perhaps your goal's to have fun with it - it's a hobby. Also excellent.

With that out of the way, let's find some ideas.