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The Backward OX · 10-27-2009, 02:35 AM

Does anyone have any thoughts on the subject of “generating ideas”?

I know a chap whose mind constantly bubbles over with them. By comparison, I sit and stare at the wall with my mind in neutral. This might not be such a bad thing, except that I’d like to write fiction for a hobby, and lack of ideas is a death knell in that field.

Okay, I’m not stupid. When I was younger my IQ was up around 125. But I simply don’t understand why one person can generate ideas and another person can’t. I must be failing to do something that leads to this skill, and I don’t know what it is I’m not doing.

Put another way, where do ideas come from?

Thank you for any productive comments.

10-27-2009, 02:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
The Backward OX Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Out in The Bush, Queensland, Australia, far from the madding crowd Posts: 179	Does anyone have any thoughts on the subject of “generating ideas”? Does anyone have any thoughts on the subject of “generating ideas”? I know a chap whose mind constantly bubbles over with them. By comparison, I sit and stare at the wall with my mind in neutral. This might not be such a bad thing, except that I’d like to write fiction for a hobby, and lack of ideas is a death knell in that field. Okay, I’m not stupid. When I was younger my IQ was up around 125. But I simply don’t understand why one person can generate ideas and another person can’t. I must be failing to do something that leads to this skill, and I don’t know what it is I’m not doing. Put another way, where do ideas come from? Thank you for any productive comments. Last edited by The Backward OX; 10-27-2009 at 02:59 AM.