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Maybe you’re working on your first book, maybe it’s your 50th. There’s no limitation on running out, temporarily, of ideas for your next title. Sometimes you just need a fresh start, new inspiration, a re-boot. There’s no better place to get this than from your own life experiences and repository of memories, experiences, ideas, and opinions — your brain! Writing Starters books are all about nudging that process along. Here’s what one successful writer says about Writing Starters:

Writing Starters makes creativity feel effortless — each prompt opens a door to reflection, imagination, and joy. What stood out to me most was the way the book encourages writers to slow down and enjoy the process. It doesn’t rush creativity or force outcomes, which makes it useful for writers working in memoir, fiction, or nonfiction alike. It feels like a book you can return to again and again at different stages of your writing life.
Sarah Alderson, Bestselling author of more than 30 novels.

Writing Starters wants to open your mind and let your writing out! These 52 starters, and a few well-chosen comments to help you begin, are organized by theme: Memories, Experiences, Opinions, and About You. Allow them to stimulate and challenge your little gray cells. Take time. Savor the process of getting to know yourself better as you explore your imagination and recollections of people, places, and things you have experienced. These will be a part of your writing, whether you create memoir, fiction, or even nonfiction. Here are a few starters to get you started:

• Write a letter to your favorite teacher.
• Describe the hero of that novel you’ve always wanted to write.
• It was a dark and stormy night. Eek! Details.
• Who would you like to have dinner with?
• Write a poem to the love of your life.
• What do you imagine life was like for your great-grandparents?
• Are you creative?
• And 45 more.

It’s all there in your head: the memories, the ideas, the characters, the scenes. Sometimes you just need a bit of help. These Writing Starters will stimulate your appetite for writing. Take them in. Savor them. Let them flavor your creativity. Write a letter to that favorite teacher who encouraged you to succeed. Remember how it felt on a particularly dark and stormy night. Take a day. Take a year. Get it all out onto a page. Plan a story. Write a novel. It may need to begin with a Starter.