Sometimes it can seem an impossible task to find ideas for stories, poems or articles, this is not a blog that will provide all the answers but one possible well of inspiration. In fact, this provides possibilities for a number of pieces of work.
We were all born somewhere, and those 'somewheres' have history, and those histories may be of many different types.
I was brought up in the north east of England which has a rich and fascinating history that is little known outside the immediate area.
In fact, unless you want great detail, there's no need to go past the contents page.
For example,
The Fairies from the Cave
The Devil's Boy
A Vampire in South Shields
The Pickled Parson
The Durham Puma.
Just half a dozen out of over thirty articles concerning life and incidents in one relatively small part of our small island. In the titles, you can glean the beginnings of all types of stories etc. There is fantasy, horror, crime and adventure all wrapped up as possibilities in these hints. If you find something that engages the creative spark, delve deeper for a more detailed backbone to your writing. If it doesn't work, adapt or look again.
I am looking to write poems that explore the history and richness of my ancestry, but equally, I could be looking to write a story on the horrors of working in a 'big house' as a servant and how such folk were treated or abused.
God Bless
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