- why I like midnight
- my favorite times to write
- blue moons
- what it is about being the oldest child
- fresh air
- what I learned from my favorite teachers
- the Tao of Underdog
- why I don’t write pulp fiction
- everything I know about State Fairs
- the last concert I attended
- the first concert I attended
- the day I learned to drive
- who taught me to drive and why
- classes I loved
- classes I hated
- the first time I thought I might like to write
- favorite places to write as a child
- where I used to hide out
- how to get space in a family of eight
- what was I like in junior high
- my first crush
- the last time I played on a seesaw
- bottle rockets
- the best intentions
- why loss is forever
- why no one wants to accept that loss is forever
- life after healing
- states I’ve lived in
- my favorite coastal town
- my favorite coast
- the first time I flew
- the last time I flew
- when I was in New York
- driving country roads
- why I wanted to be the Lone Ranger
- what happened to Dale Evans
- people I know of who came from Texas
- ways to identify your suitcase on the luggage carousel
- how many miles I’ve flown
- favorite places to visit
- my favorite vacation
- the year I turned 30
- old address books
- where to find memories
- where to lose memories
- the last time I was at the ocean
- everything I know about body surfing
- the last time I played hide and seek
- people who have forgotten me
- people who have remembered me
- people I’ll never forget
- people I wish I could forget
- the last time I ironed
- what I know about spray starch
- the unforgiven
- the last time I played chess
- walking in the park at night
- French fries and milk shakes
- where I go for a good hamburger
- the last ride to the airport
- old hangouts
- the first time I learned to ride a bike
- the first time I roller skated
- my favorite bike
- what I love about motorcycle riding
- what I remember about nursery rhymes
- what scares me
- what makes me stronger
- my favorite snacks
- frozen yogurt
- when I buy toothpaste I
- makeup counters
- my favorite color lipstick
- what I know about Crackerjacks
- towns I’d like to forget
- the last roller coaster ride
- last time I took the bus
- folding chairs
- picnics I remember
- last fly in the soup
- green inchworms
- rose bushes
- gardens and gates
- what I love about travelling
- what I hate about travelling
- last time I tasted buttermilk
- famous cow names
- famous horse names
- stone fences
- green is the color I
- when I get angry I
- Barbie and Ken
- slow boats and fast trains
- the last musical I saw
- fresh fruit
- mad dashes
- what I find unforgettable
- what I find unforgivable
- the nature of spring
- summer in the city
- from Topic post, WRITING TOPIC – COFFEE BREAK
I like your list. I can tell it came out fast. Great, fun writing topics. Thanks.
Very fast. It kind of poured out near the middle of the night after a long few days of travel. Changing place around, shaking it up, stimulates me. As long as I can always go back home.
I hope they inspire someone. You know, they kind of even inspire me. I have no idea where they all came from. I didn’t try to do 100 either. I just let her rip – and when I was done, I had exactly 100. Go figure.
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kathryn, thanks for the shout out to red Ravine. Great list of 10,000 ideas and resources for writers and bloggers. I’m glad we made the list. And I hope people check it out at Real Words: 10,000 Ideas and Resources for Writers and Bloggers: 100 “Top 100″ Lists (LINK).
The 100 “Top 100″ is impressive — that’s a lot of hundreds
That is a lot of 100’s. Looking over this list again, I kind of want to write on a few of these Writing Topics just to see where they take me. For starters, the Lone Ranger at #35, buttermilk at #86, Barbie & Ken at #92, where to lose memories at #45, people who have forgotten me at #49 (this would really take you somewhere), and, finally, coming in at #25, why loss is forever (which might be connected to #49).
I had that same thought about marching out a few of those topics!
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