So, I suppose some of us have heard that there's no such thing as a guide to creativity. Well, there isn't, really, I suppose. However, this is probably the closest you'll get to an actual guide. So, I'll start with my way of thinking.

Literally anything can be inspiration if you want it to be. I mean anything. For examp le, that annoying chihuahua next door that never shuts up. If you think about that way more in depth than you usually would, it can easily be a great storyline. So think, in terms of fiction, why is the dog barking? Maybe it is sensing a disturbance in the earth, and is trying to warn everyone. Maybe all of the other animals are acting up, too, trying to warn their owners. If they don't get out in time, the continental plate will shift way too far, and cause an enormous earthquake that spreads through all of America and kills millions. Keep in mind I just got that idea from a barking dog.

I'll use a real example this time, that I came up with. Also, I think while taking a shower is the best time to come up with things like this. Anyway, I randomly imagined a teenage boy calling his dad, who was away. That's it. Next, I thought, "so why is the boy calling his dad? Hmm, maybe he wants him to come to a special occasion. Maybe a science fair or something? Yeah, a science fair. But what would be his project? Maybe... The dad is a scientist and he taught his son everything he knows, so his son invents some multidimensional machine of sorts? And, of course, it will malfunction, etc. etc.

So basically, it's all about taking a single, small, simple idea, and adding even more ideas one by one until it becomes this huge mess of a web I like to call a plot. That's about all I have to say here, so have fun trying to be as awesomely creative as me.

P.S. These examples have nothing to do with my most recent status update. I actually wrote this blog a few days ago, and forgot to publish it.