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Creative Writing Ideas - How To Have Them - Steve Gillman
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Get crazy if you want. 'King Kong,' and 'Romeo and Juliette' could become a story
about when apes learn to speak, and the first human-ape romantic relationship develops. The couple is of course rejected by
ape and human society. How about 'Frankenstein' and 'Gone With The Wind?' Start dreaming up those new creative writing
ideas.
More Ways To Have Creative Writing Ideas
Make a list of what is most important to you. Take anything from that list, and
find a story in it. For example, if honesty is important to you, create a story populated with characters that are defined by
how honest or dishonest they are, and show the consequences of this trait. If there is some political principle that is
important to you, imagine new stories which show what happens when this principle is followed - or when it isn't.
Make a list of the stories you most like. Start with any story you really like,
and think about how you would have told it, or how it could be told. Then start writing to see if the idea 'grabs' you. Romeo
and Juliet has been successfully retold a hundred ways in books and movies, under many titles. Why not find a formula you
like, which has been proven to work, and write your own updated version?
Watch the evening news and make a list of the stories. This source is mined by
television shows all the time. Try to add a twist that will get the story read. For example, take a real life issue that is in
the news and approach it from a different perspective. Perhaps it could be a story of a businessman who profiteers after a
hurricane, but you find a way find a way to make him the good guy.
One of the best ways to get ideas is to write anything right now. The English
writer Graham Green attributes his success to a simple habit: He forced himself to write at least 500 words daily, whether he
felt like it or not. Creative inspiration can strike at any time, but it strikes more often when there is work instead of
waiting. Just start writing and you'll have more creative writing ideas.
Steve Gillman has been studying brainpower and related topics for years. For more creative writing ideas go
to http://www.increasebrainpower.com/creative-writing-ideas.html
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