Why Brainstorm Ideas?
The purpose of brainstorming story ideas is firstly to find an idea that you want to write about and then to develop a concept for your story – not a fully outlined plot. Just the seed of inspiration that captures your attention wholeheartedly. Once you’ve found that seed, you can begin to develop a premise.
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BY DEB BAUER
One of the toughest things for a new writer is generating story ideas. Often they do not know what to write about and brainstorming a new story idea can be quite overwhelming.
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THE CHALLENGE:
Write a 200-300 word story, explaining a concept, idea or thing that everyone should know about but doesn’t.
When you’re done:
Post it to your WordPress site with an appropriate headline and CC-licensed image.
If you’re feeling brave, share the post link to our section Facebook group with the hashtag #ContentChallenge.
Need some help getting started?
Think of a very specific topic or question to answer.
Here are some broad ideas:
Once you choose your broad topic, start narrowing it down. The more specific and narrow a topic you can get, the easier this exercise will be.
e.g.
DIFFICULT: What is bitcoin?
EASIER: What do bitcoin miners actually do?
DIFFICULT: What’s the history of football?
EASIER: Why did they introduce the offside rule?
DIFFICULT: Why you should watch Australian films
EASIER: Why you should know about Warwick Thornton
BY NICK BENNETT
Radio is a long-game of “burn and churn”. Precious time and energy goes into content creation and it’s common place to re-cycle, re-purpose, re-boot, re-cut and other “re” terms in order to maximise your initial investment.
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What makes great story ideas? Where do we find them, and once we do, what on Earth do we do with them?
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