I once wrote about this, but it was about a year ago and bears repeating. One good way to defeat the power of the blank page is through setting out your creativity net. What does this mean, you say? Listen to conversations and take notes on how people talk. Look around for odd things people do or strange events. Watch the news for curious happenings. Then invent your own why. Once, I had three random strangers come up to me and give me little things over the course of a few days. They were totally unrelated events, but it all led to a short story.
Grab your notebook and look around you. Become a people watcher. Become a thing watcher. And let your imagination fly. Spin whatever you see into a story of fantasy, science fiction, romance, whatever. Come up with a germ of an idea then don't stop until it's written down. Then turn it into a story with meaning and life.
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