How many times have you sat in front of the computer screen and wondered: What on earth am I going to write now? So much has been written in the history of mankind that often we think: What can I possibly contribute to the world that would be uniquely me yet not a carbon copy of everything else out there?
It is possible that everything has already been written. Harry Potter is Star Wars and Hunger Games is Battle Royale. Here are a few open ended questions that must be completed by the writer. Once you do, you will be on your way to finding something to write about that you can pour yourself into.
Roger Colby is a novelist and teacher who has taught English for nearly two decades. He is also an avid reader of science fiction who feels, like many other sci-fi readers, that he has read everything. He writes science fiction for the reader who is looking for the next best thing, something to excite them into reading again. This blog is his journey as a writer and his musings about writing. He also edits manuscripts for a fee and is an expert at helping you reach your full potential as a writer.
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2 thoughts on “10 Open Ended Questions to Break Writer’s Block”
Great questions! I can already feel my mind turning as I think about them.
I get nervous when I haven’t posted a blog in a few days. I find scanning the newspaper one of the best ways to get ideas and always relate it to my own life.
Great questions! I can already feel my mind turning as I think about them.
I get nervous when I haven’t posted a blog in a few days. I find scanning the newspaper one of the best ways to get ideas and always relate it to my own life.