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Story Ideas from Memorabilia
By Deb Gallardo
Story ideas from memorabilia — that’s one I haven’t thought of, and so I present to you this excerpt from NP, The Coffee-Stained Writer. You don’t have to be “into” scrapbooking to use this technique. I KNOW you have boxes of “stuff” from high school, college, etc., or at the very least photos and videos. Dig them out when you need inspiration. If you’re organized, you’ll have albums. (I hate envy you. *grin*) Heeeeere’s NP:
I recently finished my wedding scrapbook, and as I was putting together the pages over the past couple of weeks, I had to stop every so often… I filled half a dozen pages of story ideas, characters, and relationships from the memories of my wedding day…So when your muse is out to lunch and you’re on a deadline, why wouldn’t you turn to the scraps of your own life for inspiration? …I recommend going through your journals, looking back through photo albums, scrapbooks, or going through that memento box that is home to the ticket stubs from your first movie date, the love letter your significant other wrote that made you cry, and the broken piece of sand dollar you found during your first trip to the beach. You never know what might come out of it. Read “Seeking Inspiration Writing from Scraps.” (opens in new window)
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