What is your favorite subject when writing?

@ip5217 (1655)
Philippines
September 5, 2009 5:06pm CST
I know there are a lot of good writers here on Mylot. Using God's gift of wisdom, writers are needed for people to realize the beauty of the earth and the events happening in our world today, documenting everything. That, even in writing, the future generation will have at least an idea on how we lived our lives. Our writings are their window to our generation. Thus, with many things that we can write about, do you also run out of ideas? What are the subjects that you love tackle?
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@irene66 (1669)
• Philippines
6 Sep 09
I love to write. It is really what I want to do. But I am not a good writer. I don't have a good background in writing. If start to practice my writing, the problem is what will I write. Somebody told me I can actually write any topic under the sun but I am hesitant because I don't know where to start.
@maryihla (103)
• United States
6 Sep 09
Getting that writing engine started can be a problem for any writer, but may be especially difficult for those who aren't confident of their writing abilities. One way to jumpstart your writing is a process called "freewriting." All you need is a quiet place, a timer, and a computer or pen and paper. Take a deep breath and start writing. Write whatever comes into your head. Don't worry about spelling or grammar, just keep writing. If you can't think of anything to write, write about that. You can write the same thing over and over until new thoughts enter your mind. Keep your pen moving on the paper or your fingers on the keyboard. Don't stop until the timer goes off. Read through what you written and pick out tidbits that you can write on further. You'll be surprised at how many ideas this writing practice will prompt. Keep writing!
@maryihla (103)
• United States
6 Sep 09
Getting that writing engine started can be a problem for any writer, but may be especially difficult for those who aren't confident of their writing abilities. One way to jumpstart your writing is a process called "freewriting." All you need is a quiet place, a timer, and a computer or pen and paper. Take a deep breath and start writing. Write whatever comes into your head. Don't worry about spelling or grammar, just keep writing. If you can't think of anything to write, write about that. You can write the same thing over and over until new thoughts enter your mind. Keep your pen moving on the paper or your fingers on the keyboard. Don't stop until the timer goes off. Read through what you written and pick out tidbits that you can write on further. You'll be surprised at how many ideas this writing practice will prompt. Keep writing!
@maryihla (103)
• United States
6 Sep 09
Getting that writing engine started can be a problem for any writer, but may be especially difficult for those who aren't confident of their writing abilities. One way to jumpstart your writing is a process called freewriting. All you need is a quiet place, a timer, and a computer or pen and paper. Take a deep breath and start writing. Write whatever comes into your head. Don't worry about spelling or grammar, just keep writing. If you can't think of anything to write, write about that. You can write the same thing over and over until new thoughts enter your mind. Keep your pen moving on the paper or your fingers on the keyboard. Don't stop until the timer goes off. Read through what you written and pick out tidbits that you can write on further. You'll be surprised at how many ideas this writing practice will prompt. Keep writing!
@zoey7879 (3092)
• United States
6 Sep 09
When I write poetry or during my last few years of songwriting, I write about real life things that I experience or that go on around me. In my story writing, I typically write about vampire lore or about a clairvoyent.
@ip5217 (1655)
• Philippines
6 Sep 09
Very interesting subject- vampire lore and clairvoyance. I salute people who has the ability to write fictional stories because their creative thoughts are very strong, being able to isolate their mind from the reality and immerse into the subject/story they are writing about. This requires concentration and creativity. Congratulations! Keep it up. I wish I could read some of your works.
@zoey7879 (3092)
• United States
6 Sep 09
Most of my stories were destroyed when I was a teen - because I found out that instead of just asking me to read them, my mother would go through them when I wasn't at home... I've tried re-writing them and just kind of stopped early in. Send me a private message if you like and ask for my DA or Triond addy if you like.
• United States
6 Sep 09
It depends on what I'm writing. I've been a storyteller since I could talk, learned to write when I was 3 and have been writing stories ever since, so fiction is definitely in my blood. I have always been fascinated by ghosts and the like so horror fiction is my favorite. But when I'm writing articles for Associated Content or whatever, I like to write articles for college students, from advice for how to be more at home away from home to how to decorate a dorm room, and wedding planning articles.
• Hong Kong
5 Sep 09
In fact, I love to write stories or novels. It's interesting to create the plot and usually I take something in my daily life as subject in those stories. I write about those goodness of human whenever I see it. Here in mylot, however, it is not possible to write stories..... so I normally write about my feelings on movies and books, which I loved
@ip5217 (1655)
• Philippines
6 Sep 09
I like to watch movies, too. You are correct, it's interesting to write reviews about the movies you've watched.
• United States
6 Sep 09
I love to write about religion and philosophy. I love finding flaws and contradictions throughout the bible. I don't contribute my writing to God, but instead myself. if its is a horrible piece of writing, it's my fault, if its a great work, its also my doing. http://z6.invisionfree.com/Atheistic_Philosophy/
@maryihla (103)
• United States
5 Sep 09
I enjoy writing about myself and the world around me. Is that egotistical? Perhaps, but I want to be sure that my grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and everyone else who comes after me will know details of life in the last half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. My grandparents were all born in the United States during the last decade of the 1800s. I know that some had parents (my great-grandparents) who immigrated from Norway and Germany, and my paternal line can be traced back to the Mayflower. My research revealed that my maternal grandfather was a minor league baseball player and drove a truck in France during WWI. I know that my paternal grandfather didn't serve in the military because he lost his leg from being gored by a bull when he was 12. But, I know very little about how my forebears lived their day-to-day lives. What did they experience growing up in a large farm family in Minnesota? What did they feel when they rode in an automobile, talked on the telephone, or listened to the radio for the first time? How did they manage to raise a family during the depression? What did learn during their long sojourn on this earth? None of these questions will ever be answered for me, but by recording my own life in the written word, I can guarantee my descendants will have theirs answered.
@ip5217 (1655)
• Philippines
6 Sep 09
This is a well-written and well-explained response. This is exactly how I pictured it when I wrote this discussion. What better way can we impart to our kids the life we've lived today? It is only by writing it down, right?! :) Yes, there are pictures that can tell great stories about the past. However, there is limitation because everyone of us has different interpretations when staring at a picture. We look at a picture, a very nice one. By looking at it, we may say that it can be an ideal home. In truth, a murder happened behind those walls, a broken family once lived there. Contrary to pictures, we can write our thoughts vividly and in detail while making sure that the material where we write is kept in a safe place for our kids' kids will have the chance to read it.
@horsesrule (1957)
• United States
6 Sep 09
I like to write though I have a hard time making the words do what I want them to sometimes. I would like to write my family history to preserve it for my family, that would be a good thing. I have done some of that for my daughter to have so she will know what life was like when I was young or when she was a baby. I want to do more now that I have grandchildren, now I just need to find the time. I usually don't run out of ideas to write about, the problem I have is getting my mind and thoughts in order so they make sense.
• Philippines
6 Sep 09
I love to write about my life and about health and wellness. I also like writing about travel and just about any topic under the sun. But yes, sometimes I do run out of ideas and even when I'm in the middle of my article there are times that I do not know how to end it and what words should be used to end the article right.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
5 Sep 09
Writing is my hobby since my high school days. It is still my hobby these days too, and I like writing articles, reviews, commentaries, whenever I have the time for it. My favorite subjects are travel and business market research. Market research is mostly related to the job I have now with a company which is doing international trading businesses.
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
5 Sep 09
Hello ip. Sometimes, I do run out of ideas...especially for my "niche" blogs. The things I love most to write focus on inspiration and motivation, overall well-being, and such. I also love to write poetry. I've written, journaled, and sketched and painted ever since I was a child. It is rather like a need or urge...such as hunger or breathing! Karen
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
6 Sep 09
When i am searching for a subject to write about, the ocean or sea always seems to find its way to me. I have lived by the beach so i feel a closeness to the water I guess. Right now, i do not live far from a lake so the water is still calling me.
@misisbau (317)
• Philippines
6 Sep 09
I love writing about cooking, eating out and about my travels. I keep a blog to document everything.