Stay Motivated: 2 Simple Ideas to Keep You Writing

Surely you've come across a great idea at least once in your life. An idea so powerful, so picturesque, that you feel that this idea will catapult you into writing success.

Just as sure, that idea faded as time went by. I should know, it happened to me many times already, over and over. So how do you seize that idea and keep it fresh? How do you keep that pen moving or that typewriter (what, we're not in the 90's?) typewriting?

Blue Skin Disorder

Note: This blog serves to help you in coming up with ideas to write as a short story/novel/script/whatever. Please note that some of the ideas in the blog are downright silly and not meant to be taken as is. You can get the gist of the entry and alter it any way you want, for any purpose whatsoever.

The Plot:

Robert is a medical researcher trying to find a cure for a rare disease called Blue Skin Disorder, characterized by a bluish mottling of the skin, usually on the legs. He travels far and wide to find a cure, or else his family, held hostage by a prominent clan in Nigeria, will die.

Really Simple Writing Tip: Always Carry a Notebook and a Pen

Has it ever happened to you? On your way to the grocery store, while walking merrily and taking the sights and smell of early morning air, that an idea suddenly hit you:

What would happen if a Giant Robot suddenly started terrorizing this town on a fine day like this one? What would Mr. Woods, the baker, do? Or good old Mrs. Smith? Would I run back to my house or would I run to my girlfriend’s house?

Sengoku Ninja

Note: This blog serves to help you in coming up with ideas to write as a short story/novel/script/whatever. Please note that some of the ideas in the blog are downright silly and not meant to be taken as is. You can get the gist of the entry and alter it any way you want, for any purpose whatsoever.

The Plot:

A research expedition recovers the body of a frozen ninja from the 1400’s. It was brought into a research laboratory to be studied and scrutinized. With it, scientists wanted to know how the Japanese people lived during the Sengoku Period, how they dressed and what kind of conditions their bodies were in.

Beat Writer’s Block: Three Surefire Steps to get out of slump

You’ve been there, staring blankly into an empty Word document, the sea of white seemingly an insurmountable foe, mocking you, laughing at you, daring you to write something. Anything. Yet for some reason you can’t, you call it Writer’s block or a case of laziness. Either way, that blank document remains empty. And it continues to snicker, howling with laughter, as if saying: I knew you couldn’t do it.

Let's Write a Short Story

Note: This will be a long term project for this blog. I'm going to attempt to write a short story and comment on it. Hopefully I can finish this, barring important projects or whatnot.

Start with an object. It doesn't have to be beautiful yet. Just start with something. Anything.

A man walks by the road, looking suspiciously left and right.

Don't worry about the grammar. Everybody makes mistakes sometimes. You can edit them out later. Just write the ideas and scenarios that come to your mind right now.

Afterlife

Note: This blog serves to help you in coming up with ideas to write as a short story/novel/script/whatever. Please note that some of the ideas in the blog are downright silly and not meant to be taken as is. You can get the gist of the entry and alter it any way you want, for any purpose whatsoever.

The Plot:

Sophia died in her sleep after a night of drinking with her buddies. It was tragic; one night she laughed like there was no tomorrow, the next day, well, there was no tomorrow for her.

While her family and friends grieve her passing, Sophia found herself roaming around her house, wondering how she died and not knowing how to proceed from there. What’s more, a nasty hangover carried over from last night lingered with her.

After a day of wandering around, Sophia found that almost everything she felt when she was alive was still with her. She was still jealous of her friend who had everything: money, fame and fortune; she was still very much in love with her boyfriend; most of all, she was still holding on to the fact that she was due for promotion next week.

The Hanger:

The story will revolve around Sophia holding on to whatever humanity she has left, desperately clinging to the feelings when she was alive. In the end, she had to find closure to all these feelings, she needed to let go so she could move on.

The Twist:

The hangover will never go away, even after she moves on. It turns out souls get to carry one thing to the afterlife to remind them of their lives before their deaths. They don’t get to choose, and Sophia’s was her hangover, because in her life, she was happiest when she was drinking with her buddies.