Now why didn’t I think of that?*
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bending_sickleDiane Schoemperlen (2008)
Write About…
“The writer’s block books are cheerfully chock-full of ideas […]. They are like mysterious encrypted poems.”
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Write about hair.
Write about a river.
Write about a train.
Write about a sudden storm.
Write about the horizon.
Write about socks.
Write about a bed.
Write about a character who is losing control.
Write about a character who is suffering from writer’s block.
Now why didn’t I think of that?
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Write about your favorite flower.
Write about your favorite fruit.
Write about your kitchen.
Write about lunch.
Write about bedrooms.
Write about what you see when you’re eyes are closed.
Write about what was left behind.
Write about what you are waiting for.
What am I waiting for now?
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Write about small injuries.
Write about a justifiable sin.
Write about a fragrance.
Write about the colour blue.
Write about breasts.
Write about teeth.
Write about being underwater.
Write about the fault line.
Write about never and always.
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Write about rain.
Write about a doorway.
Write about a crystal chandelier.
Write about skin.
Write about the word desire.
Write about the word destiny.
Write about an argument between two people that begins in bed.
There was no argument.
At least not then.
At least not in bed.
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Write about the first encounter between two people who will eventually destroy each other.
Write about the first encounter between two people, one of whom will eventually be destroyed, while the other will go on with his life much as he always has. (Do not be so melodramatic. Do not resort to catastrophic language. Do not use the word destroy.)
Write about the first encounter between two people who, after a time of great drama and intense distress, will both go on with their lives much as they always have.
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Write about an eclipse.
Write about an island.
Write about your reflection in the mirror.
Write about windows.
Write about bodies of water.
Write about borders.
Write about road maps.
Write about packing a suitcase.
Write about escape.
Write about the making of beds.
Write about then having to lie in them.
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Write about the worst lie anyone has ever told you.
Write about the worst lie you have ever told anyone.
Write about all the lies you have believed even though you knew you shouldn’t have.
Write about all the lies you’ve told so often and so well that you ended up believing them yourself.
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Write about euphoria.
Write about light.
Write about shadows.
Write about fireworks.
Write about sirens.
Write about circling the edge.
Write about falling from grace.
Write about loneliness.
Write about yearning.
Write about the elephant in the room.
Write about betrayal.
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Write about the moon.
I already have.
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Write random words. Just type without stopping. Write any words that come to mind without trying to make sense.
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Chronicle the longest amount of time you have ever gone without sleeping.
Chronicle the longest amount of time you have ever gone without sex.
Chronicle the longest amount of time you have ever gone without love.
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Write in a diner.
Write in a deli.
Write in a coffee shop.
Write in a Laundromat.
Write in a bus depot.
Write in a train station.
Write in an airport.
Write in a church.
Write in a cemetery.
Write in a park with children playing around.
Write in the words while leaning against a tree.
Write in the dentist’s waiting room.
Write in the back seat of your car.
Write in bed.
Write in your pajamas.
Write in the nude.
Write while standing on your head.
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Write about a time you were misunderstood.
Write about a time you lost something important.
Write about a time you didn’t say something that should have been said.
Write about a time you said something that shouldn’t have been said.
Write about a time you said yes.
Write about a time you said no.
Write about a time you got what you wanted.
Write about a time you didn’t.
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Write very slowly.
Write very quickly.
Write very large.
Write very small.
Write with red ink (or purple or green).
Write with your other hand.
Write on coloured paper.
Write upside down.
Write in the dark.
Write in invisible ink.
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Write a story that begins with the question, “Why didn’t you call me?”
Write a story that begins with the question, “Why didn’t you write to me?”
Write a story that begins with the question, “Why didn’t you tell me you didn’t want me anymore?”
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Write a story in the form of a love letter.
I am.
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Write about silence.
Write about a forbidden activity.
Write about electricity.
Write about regret.
Write about dubious intentions.
Write about casting a spell.
Write about cowardice.
Write about lies.
Write about mistaken identity.
Write about a promise made.
Write about a promise broken.
Write about crying.
Write one whole page about snot.
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Write about these words that have multiple meanings: bear, cleave, lie, tear, desert.
Write about these words that have multiple interpretations: love, trust, truth, never, forever.
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Write about the first (or last) person who broke your heart. If you had the opportunity to take revenge, would you? Revenge is such a nasty word.
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Write about something that was stolen.
Write about something that has yet to happen.
Write about something you would do differently.
Write about something you want but cannot have.
Write about something that belongs to someone else.
Write about something you have never done and never will now.
Write about something you have done and are ashamed of.
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Write about a time you pretended to be someone you are not.
* Ibid.
