Narrative/Story Writing. Any Idea's?

[SilverDreams]

Okay. So I have always been passionate about writing. But lately I just CAN'T think of any Idea's. I just need some-thing to start me off, Just give me a small boost. Any Idea's would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.

[Siиdяed]

Go read. Read copiously. And narrate aimlessly internally at all times. Play with nonsense sentences in your head when thinking. The more you think in words and sentences the faster it can be spooled out onto paper. But first go read. Now. Or go to a funfair or someshit, I don't know. Whatever you do don't ask people for their story ideas. That's just. Don't.

[greenhavoc]

do you want an idea for a short, or are you looking for way to jump start your own

[Man of Steel]

First, read. Then, learn better grammar. It's "ideas," not "Idea's." Really, though; just read. A lot. Read the kind of stories you want to write. Hit up your local library, Fictionpress, etc. Just read.

[Xei]

Learn to pluralise.

[spockman]

There was another guy on this Forum once who would randomly Capitalize words... Anyway, yeah, read quite a bit and keep a notepad on you at all times. I can't tell you how often something pops into my head and I scribble it down. I am talking a random story idea to a cool one liner, (I'll write down a one liner with absolutely no context. I do it for films and sketches, mostly, but the concept is the same.) Many writers do this, because there is nothing more frustrating than knowing you came up with something cool and then forgetting what it was.

[McGinnis]

Writing is also one of my own hobbies, so I know what you're going through. First tip: read. The others have said it, but reading gives you inspiration and a form of passive experience (in sentence building, pacing, characterization etc.) You don't have to read mountains of books, but it will definitely get you started. Read the kind of stuff that you might like to write. Second tip: you're working on lucid dreaming. Ergo, you probably have a dream journal. The more detailed that one gets, the more you can just use stuff that happens in your dreams to write short stories. Sooner or later, you may have a dream that's awesome enough to turn into its own full fledged story. I've had a number of those dreams myself. A sub-tip I can give you is: try to use the best style and grammar you're capable of. I'm not going to share any of my story ideas. You can think up your own. It's not that hard to do. I take it you're not planning on actually publishing what you write, right? Because if that's the case (as it is with me), you can write basically anything and no matter how crappy it is, it won't matter as long as you feel a sense of accomplishment. That's the reward I'm always after. But to get that, you have to think of your own stuff. You can be inspired by others, but don't just use their ideas as if they were your own. Trust me, it won't feel the same.

[LostInThought]

Write. If youve never written something before, the first thing you write probably isn't going to be epic anyway, so don't waste an epic idea on it. Try listening to music, pay attention to the lyrics, see if it inspires you.