writing topics

A:First off, you HAVE to write about something you know about. So you'll have to write about something from a 15 y/o perspective. Writing from that point of view doesn't mean it has to be targeted to that age group thought. So what would anyone want to read about that a fifteen year old has to say? Everything. Here's what I would like to hear about from your perspective. What kind of country are you inheriting from us older generations? Is Evolution vs Intelligent design an issue. And which side do you stand on. Whose the ugliest teacher in your school (do they have warts and gnarly hair). What about drugs. What about sex. So anything is ok as long as you're articulate enough to get your point across.

A:There is an excellant website journalingprompts.com that offers journal prompts.

A:A story, whether it's anime, a novel, short story, or screenplay, is started with some of the following: 1) Premise This is when you ask, "What would happen if?" Anything can get you started with it. The author of "Lord of the Rings" started his when he wrote about a hole in the ground on a piece of paper. He had no clue what it meant, he simply wrote it. Then he started asking "what would happen if..." something lived in it? Then it grew into "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings". Brainstorm, read the news, and start asking what if questions to develop the premise of your story. 2) Setting You can set your story anywhere, on Mars, in the past on Earth, in the future on a starship, anywhere. Even thinking about the setting can help you to develop the premise. 3) Multiple Characters Almost all stories contain multiple characters to play off of the values of the others. Start thinking about characters and what they want and this will also help you to develop your story. Ask lots of "what would happen if?" 4) Inciting Incident This is where you story begins that turns your story's world upside-down and forces your character to set it straight. Then your character will begin a quest to reach an object of desire. Thinking about an inciting incident can also be your premise: "What would happen if a shark ate someone and the partially-eaten body ends up on the beach?" Jaws. These points should help you to get started.

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A:Very interesting question. I'm not qualified to answer it, but I will refer you to this similar question as it was posed to "ask metafilter" last month.