And tips for adults searching for their inner child!
‘I just can’t think of a good idea…’
I want to tell you right now, you have thousands of ideas already in your head and it just a matter of letting them land on the piece of paper in front of you!
You are looking at me, pleading for help! It is so tricky to come up with an idea on demand, on the spot, when there are so many other fun things to think of.
Well, actually – write down those fun things. Answer the question – what do you want to do this weekend if you are allowed to do ANYTHING!
- You are sitting there, chewing the tip of your pencil! All you can think about was the very funny thing your friend said at lunchtime.
Right! Write down that funny thing! Fill in what happened before and what happened afterwards.
- You are so distracted. The boys beside you in the classroom said some really mean words and you feel like crying.
OK – so write it down. Now describe those boys (make them smelly animals!) and describe what happened afterwards when you told them to be nice!
- Your teachers says, ‘Hello? Are you here?’ because you are so distracted you have missed the school bell ringing and the classroom is empty!
Grab your pen – write down that daydream – quickly, now, before you forget what distracted you in the first place.
- Finally, you were getting ready for sport on Saturday and you felt that funny feeling in your tummy, nervousness! You had a flash, a great idea of how you were going to deal with it…
Yes, you are onto this now – WRITE IT DOWN.
Every experience you have, good or bad, can be the base ingredient for a story. And the only difference between a story and a flash of an idea – it is written down.
