A Writing Trip: Go to Five Different Place and Write About Five Different Things

Have you ever just gone out to look for inspiration for your writng.  I just like to go out when I find myself sitting there and not knowing what to write to replenish myself and build up my idea file.

Here are my top tips for doing this.

I find 5 different places to go and visit and in each of these different places and find five different things to write about.

Here is an example of what I did at one of my locations

• Went down the road to my local library and making sure I didn’t forget my notebook.  When I arrived at the library I sat down with my notebook and started to look around.
• Once I was comfortable and had took in all of my surroundings.  I listed five things in my notebook of what I could see.

1. computer
2. condensation on the window
3. table that wobbles
4. books are swivelling stand
5. card catalogue

• Once this was done I started to write a paragraph of each separate item that I had seen.  I just let all the words flow out.

I will try to visit all of the 5 places in one day so that I have as much ideas in my notebook as possible and also I collect leaflets, magazines etc. along the way for more ideas.