Writer's block. It happens to the best of us. When I'm struggling to work up some creative genius-ness, I like to remind myself that even the best of the best, that's right, even John Green gets writer's block. Or so I like to believe. (If you haven't read 'Paper Towns', 'Looking for Alaska', 'Turtles All The Way Down', 'The Fault In Our Stars', or 'An Abundance of Katherines', What are you doing with your life?)
This isn't even just to one Odyssey content creator to another, this is one writer to another. Sometimes it's just hard to get the juices flowing. Some weeks I have all the time in the world or an interview/collaboration set up, other weeks I crank out some word vomit thirty minutes before my deadline. It happens. But whether you're trying to meet a due date or just haven't allowed yourself to write in a while, it's important to push yourself and get those precious words articulated! I promise what you have to say is worth reading. Even if your mom won't, even if your boyfriend won't, send that story my way and I will read every letter.
If you have the time and energy but are lacking a topic, I am hoping one of these 50 little prompts can set your mind free from that writer's block and let the magic happen. Maybe next week I'll give number 35 a try.
2. Your extended family
4. Your pet
5. Your sibling(s)
6. Your parents
7. Your best friend
8. Your significant other
10. Your political beliefs
11. Your religious beliefs or lack thereof
12. Your student organization
14. Your favorite artist
16. What's it like living with your roommate
17. What are you most passionate about
18. Describe your favorite color without actually naming it
19. Your favorite things to eat and snack on
21. Your biggest fears
22. What you want to be when you grow up
23. Your favorite family memory
24. What you would do if you won the lottery, in order of course
26. What is your major and why
27. What you love about your job
28. What you hate about your job
29. Where do you see yourself in 5 years
30. Where do you see yourself in 30 years
31. If you could change one thing about your life what would it be
33. What is something most people don't know about you
34. Plan ahead and do a Q&A about yourself
36. Your favorite TV shows/movies
38. What are your life goals right now
39. Interview someone you look up to
40. Make a pros and cons list of a large decision you recently made that could help others with the same/similar large decision
Giphy41. What's something you recently learned and are excited about
42. What is your hometown? Tell us all about it
43. Pick a city you love and make a guide for a tourist
44. Share a routine of yours and how it's beneficial to you
46. Make up a story with a detailed and ridiculous plot line
47. Write an open letter to yourself in the future
48. Give a simple and exciting life update
50. Surprise yourself! Step out of your comfort zone and write about something you would never write about.
"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." - Toni Morrison
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