Doing a Story Sprint #Writing Wednesdays

When working to come up with a story idea for NaNoWriMo, Camp NaNoWriMo, or anything else, the ideas may not be abundant. Here is a great way to get great ideas. I'll explain it below, or you can watch the video (if it loads). 

A story sprint is when you get a pad of paper (or a typing app such as word or notepad) and go for, say, three minutes, and try to brainstorm as many ideas as possible. They can be one line summaries, titles with no plot behind them, characters that would be in a story, or the setting of the story. Here's and example. 

1. Sammy Sanders- A girl with long hair that she always rope braids who is still finding out what she is supposed to do in life
2. Something that takes place in Russia
3. Called 'When Pigs Fly'
4. Person meets neighbor over treeline

Etc. After the time is up, review your ideas and select one that could go far. This is how I got my idea for Camp NaNoWriMo 2016!