Ideas Are Everywhere — Freelance Writers Only Need to Notice Them

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I don’t know how many times someone who wants to write asks me, “but where would I get ideas I could write about?”

Here’s a truth about ideas: Ideas are everywhere.

Ideas are everywhere

Let me demonstrate by simply looking around my office and seeing what ideas I can spark right now:

1. Vision board
2. One large cat
3. Litter box
4. Magazine holders used for files
5. Computer
6. Ergonomic keyboard
7. Desk I can stand at
8. Desk I can sit at
9. Kneeling chair
10. Almost empty cup of coffee
11. Another cup of fairly hot ginger turmeric tea
12. Automatic pencils

Okay, that’s 12 and I haven’t moved away from my desk- and it probably took me 60 seconds. Do you see how every single item list could lead to writing something? Perhaps an article, a poem, a word cloud, a chapter in a book, a short story…

Example ideas

Here are those 12 ideas repeated, but I’ve added how each might become an article, blog post, or even a chapter in a book

Vision board — Creating a Vision board is suggested by many. I could write about mine, tell how I use it and what results I get — the article could be pro Vision boards, anti Vision boards or a combination. Market? Any place they pay for self-help information.

One large cat — Teaching your cat to get on a scale, is one idea. So is helping your cat lose weight (if I ever find a solution). Keeping an indoor cat from getting board. Walking your cat. Choosing a vet… ideas keep coming. Market? Any place that will pay for articles about cats.

Litter box — Choosing a litter box. YouTube videos about making a litter box. Stopping litter tracking. Moving a litter box — cats hate that. Market? Any place that will pay for practical articles about cats.

Magazine holders used for files — Cheap storage for files and other paper. Make your magazine holders look good (I wouldn’t, but…) Where…