writing ideas

Where do you get your ideas

Where do you come up with ideas when you are writing? Whether you are writing a short story, novel, poem, or anything else? Where do your ideas come from? Mine come from dreams and ideas that just...

Where I get ideas

Well I can't count the number of times I've seen posts from people on the AC forums about trouble finding topics to write on. I for one use helium to find article ideas. I look in catagories I like...

Need some ideas for articles

Anyone have any ideas to jumpstart my writing? I need some topics.

Stuck for writing ideas?

I have read so many people on here asking for ideas on what to write and how do we get our ideas. I have given my 2c about dreams and news stories, etc. But I unconvered a new idea this week. I do...

Creative Ideas Are Easy!

Ricco, over at CopyBlogger.com has a nifty short post called: An Easy Way to Come Up With Creative Ideas. His method will work for sure. What I’ve always said is that writing ideas are...

Rico Clusters: An Alternative to Mind Mapping

I’m not a big fan of mind mapping, though I concede that it does have its uses. Recently, I learned of a different approach to brainstorming that seems both more practical and better grounded...

Writing For The Holidays

Here we are on the 12th of October. Hints of America’s largest holiday and buying season are already to be found if you look. Which often means holiday writing ideas pop up. It’s almost too late! In...

Writing Ideas In The Shower

One of the reasons I like charging flat fees rather than by the hour is because of writing and editing ideas that appear while I’m in the shower. I don’t know about you, the shower is so...

Writing: Use a binder to streamline your workflow

Blogger Julie Bonner wrote up an intriguing article on how to keep your blogging/writing ideas organized with a simple binder method. Basically, she organized her writing work schedule, the...

Writer's Block

Everyone who blogs gets writer's block sooner or later. It is hard to come up with stuff to write so often. I have found that changing my view, literally, helps me a lot. Go somewhere that you do not...

Harvard Oddly Good For Careers, Says 'NYT'

You know what's handy when going to work as an editor on the media beat at the New York Times? Having been pals in college with "future media stars" like Jeff Zucker! Oh, also, that college would be...