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Stuck for Story Ideas? Create a “Memory River” in 5 Minutes or Less
By Deb Gallardo
One of the things I especially like about Nancy Bennett’s technique of creating a memory river is her admonition not to edit, but to let the ideas flow freely without editing. The example she shows in this excerpt from her article is still in its unedited state so that we can see her thought flow. I’m going to try this right now!
“Creating A Memory River”
by Nancy Bennett
If you find yourself stumped for creative flow, if there is a large log jam in the river of creativity don’t despair! One of the most effective ways I have found to overcome this is to create a memory river.
A memory river is simply taking one word and allowing other things to flow from it. Write a paragraph or a line, or even a poem on what the word evokes. Let it flow -don’t worry about spelling or getting facts straight- you can fix it later. The important thing is the spontaneous trickle which comes from your memory and plants itself in the written word.
Take the word: book. Here is what my memory flowed with.
Book
The newness of books is one of the things I liked about school- the way they would snap and crackle when you opened. Them. New books had smell to them- untouched undiscovered. They held all the secrets and I was the first person to absorb these. So you can imagine as a child how I hated… Read entire entry ยป
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