Do you ever feel like you have no ideas? Lots of writers feel that way. Here's a way to make sure you'll never run out of ideas to write about.
Find a box. Any old box will do: an empty shoebox, a box from the grocery store, or simply a box you find around the house.
This is your Idea Box. If you'd like, decorate it to make your box feel special.
Whenever you feel like it, put things into your Idea Box. What kind of things? A ticket stub from a movie. A candy wrapper. A canceled postage stamp from another country. An interesting word you write on a scrap of paper. A striped sock that has lost its mate. A cool rock you found on the sidewalk. Don't think too hard about what you put in your Idea Box: just whatever grabs you.
After a while, you'll have a lot of stuff in your Idea Box. Here's where it gets really fun.
One day, you'll think you have no ideas to write about. But you do! They're right there in your Idea Box. Go to your box and pull out three things without looking. For example, the candy wrapper, the rock, and the striped sock. Remember--no looking! The Idea Box works best if what you choose is random.
Write a story about those three things. What if a magical rock can turn lonely socks into chocolate candy?
Keep filling your Idea Box with stuff. That "stuff" will turn into ideas for awesome stories only you can write!
