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Anyone who writes regularly will probably tell you that at some point, there is a lack of ideas, or, for journal writers, the ideas get old. As a blogger, I am completely familiar with that problem-also know as writer's block-and have written up a few of my personal favorite writing games/journaling ideas. • Describe: Find something that you did earlier in the day, and describe it in full detail. It can be something as mundane as taking a step, or as complicated as soldering a circuit together- but whatever it is, paint a picture (or a moving picture) with words. If you really want to be mean with yourself, set a word limit, and push the size of the tasks smaller and smaller. This will make it get more and more challenging and interesting at the same time, because it will teach you to be incredibly eloquent with words. • Sensory Adventure: Write a piece in which you combine all five (or more, depending on your philosophies) senses in a prescribed amount of words. You would be surprised how hard it can be to infuse such detail into your work without making it choppy. This, if perfected, can provide you with something to write for the rest of your life! • Create: For your journal/blog entry, create something in your imagination, and describe it. For example, if I were to create a blob in my mind, I would write down where he was from, his name, his personality, etc. Depending on what you choose to create, this could fill anywhere from ? to 100 pages! Plus, if you keep doing this, you will have an incredible collection of personal characters-always something fun to possess! • Be Random: List a few things-words, theories, people-off of the top of your head, and write them down. Then, write why you think they were in your mind in the first place. Not only would this make for interesting reading, but also for a great exploration of your physce. Sigmund Freud did some work on the process of thought; you might want to look him up if you get deep into the idea of randomness. • Recipes: Each day, write down a few of your favorite things, then create a recipe that could be used to make them. These don't have to be realistic; it is often more fun when they are imaginative. For example: to create my little dog, I need 4 cups of love, 3 cups of intelligence, 9 cups of arrogance, etc. If you build up a large collection of the recipes, it might make for a book. • Songs: Embrace your inner songwriter/poet and write a song about how your day was. It doesn't necessarily need to rhyme, but that is sometimes better, because it makes you ponder your words more. If you had a long day, it could even be the next hit epic! Maybe you are a poet and you don't even know it... • Petition: If you are searching for something really different, write a petition on something you are passionate about. Describe your feelings on the subject, and why something(s) should be changed, and what you could do to change it. This is really good persuasive writing practice. • Advice: If there was someone you were annoyed at, disapproved the actions of, or had advice for, write it down. If you want to be really creative, write it in dialogue form and make a little story out of it. Who knows...the little tale could turn out to be really interesting. • Brainstorm: If you really are out of ideas, and don't like/have already used the ones in this article, then brainstorm. Brainstorm for however long you want, and try to write down as many headlines, buzzwords or bullet points as you can. I personally like to set a time limit, and then focus all of my energy on thinking up new ideas. These are just a few of many great writing ideas. You can use these for your blog, journal or as a plain ol' anti-boredom solution. These little gems of advice will also help you become a better writer, because they are quite odd, and therefore hard to master. They open up new horizons of writing that normally are ignored. buy essay papers uk
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