Idea Bank

Not sure where to start?

Try one of these.

Tell yourself that you'll write for 15 minutes.
If you hit 15 minutes and the story has cracked open and is waiting to be told, damn the clock and keep on writing.
If you hit 15 minutes and the story is dry as a bone and tight as a drum and you can't find a way in, walk away. You've done what you can today.


I have survived ___________ because of my ___________.


It was not until my encounter with ___________ that I understood _______________.


Everywhere I've traveled, I've always carried ______________.


If I had not been overwhelmed by history, I would have _______________.


If my life story were a journey, it would be about _______________.


It was a dream that first foretold _____________.


What I did not know then about myself was _____________.


When I was a child, I didn't realize that ______________.


When I am in ___________, I know I am home.


When I pray, I find myself ______________.


Food in my family was ______________.


Whenever I eat _______________, I remember _______________.


If I were a wild animal, it would be ______________.


When I'm very still, I know ________________.


The deepest moral dilemma of my life was _______________.


Everyone tells a different story about that event, but mine is _____________.