Websites that can give you ideas to spark your creativity.
Finding an idea about what to write about can sometimes be harder than actually writing it. Thankfully, you can find help on the net to find that perfect spark of inspiration.
Speedy Inspiration Spawners
Expending too much time and energy trying to think of ideas for the stories themselves? The Story Generator, at Freelance Writing.com, can give you the inspiration you need with the click of a mouse. Weekly it provides new ideas in the form of the latest surveys and facts. These bits of intriguing information may inspire you to give your character a new pastime or occupation, or may give you the perfect idea for an article. A recent survey about mothers getting information from the Internet gave me the idea to write an article called "Moms on the Web."
Another terrific place to find ideas is Places For Writers.com. Scrolling through their "Calls" list is a great way to jog an idea loose if you are a nonfiction writer. This list has publications needing specific types material. Just skimming over the list can help you come up with a ton of ideas for articles. These call lists can even be helpful if you are a fiction writer. Try this: Go down the list of publications and randomly pick one. What subject does the publication specialize in? Think about that subject. Say you picked the magazine Cat Fancy and you want to write a children’s book. Do the characters in your book have pets? Could the character be a pet? A cat? You get the idea.
Better yet, for instant inspiration, go toE Writers Place.com and download a free version of "Write Sparks!," the ultimate idea spawner for any type of writer. The demo contains prompts, a random word generator, a "what if" story generator, and more.
Swift Enlightenment
For most of us, going to seminars and workshops is a wistful fantasy that we put off until "we get more time." Well, the time is now, thanks to online courses that are just as easy to attend as reading an email. Many courses simply come to your email, letting you complete each lesson at your ease. Best of all, many of them are free!
Freelance Write. About.com is a great resource for finding free courses on any subject you can think of. This site has a listing of e-courses as well as articles about how to take advantage of distance learning.
