7 Original Ways To Come Up With Fresh Writing Ideas

Writers’ block? Screw that.

Maria Angel Ferrero
The Brave Writer

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Photo by Noah Buscher on Unsplash

Let’s be honest.

Coming up with new writing ideas is hard. It doesn’t matter how experienced we are, sometimes we are just out of original, publishable ideas to write about.

Blank. Nothing comes up. Nothing worth writing, at least. Blank.

But you still need to write. You are a full-time writer. You left your job for this. You need an idea. A good one. Quick.

Writer’s block? Screw that.

Here are 7 original ways to come up with great fresh writing ideas and never running out.

# 1. Choose three random words

What do Menu, Driver, and Freedom have in common?

I don’t know. But maybe you can tell us.

There is a famous creativity test called the Remote Associative Test (RAT) to evaluate creative potential. The test consists of finding a forth “unique” word that connects the other three words. Let’s try it.

Find the fourth word for: Fish / Mine / Rush

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Gold!

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Maria Angel Ferrero
The Brave Writer

Feminist, Writer, PhD, Researcher & Professor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship U. Montpellier, editor @thefacultypub and @thebravewritter blog: mariangelf.com