A Treasure Trove of Writing Topics

"I have nothing to write about!"
This is such a common complaint. It's like saying you have nothing to eat when the fridge and cabinets are full. It's like saying you have nothing to wear when your closet is jammed with clothes. What you're really saying is that nothing suits your writing fancy at this moment.

Stop reading this. Look around you. Get out your pencil and paper. Start listing things that you could write about.

Matilda the Queen of England
Who really was Santa Clause?
What is my favorite song and why?
The best tomatoes in the world come from New Jersey
A Prayer for Owen Meany book review
My favorite sea roving song

Many writers try a technique called mind mapping. Start with a clean sheet of paper. Draw a bubble in the middle. Write the seed of an idea in the bubble and branch out from there.
Sometimes a writer has to ask his friends and family for ideas. Good writers read. Sometimes your best idea might come from something you have read. Look around you; there are ideas galore in your own part of the world. Close your eyes. Meditate. Let the ideas come to you. Look at the hashtags that are trending on social media right now.
There are plenty of ideas out there. You just have to sit down and start writing.



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