Write down the first 20 words that drift into your head after your nap.
Fill a page with tiny doodles and circle the ones that spark ideas.
Use different coloured pens for different moods or themes.
Make a “What if?” list.
Pretend you’re brainstorming for Thunderbirds or Postman Pat.
Describe an imaginary room in five senses.
Brainstorm using only questions, never answers.
Write ideas in speech bubbles like a comic page.
Invent nonsense products from ordinary objects nearby.
Make a list of comforting textures and see what stories emerge.
Write one sentence beginning with “Somewhere nearby…”
Tear tiny slips of paper from your notebook and shuffle random prompts together.
Brainstorm using only soft or cosy words.
Draw a fake map and label mysterious places.
Write ideas while lying on the floor with calming music.
Use a timer for only three minutes to remove pressure.
Describe a rainy afternoon without using the word “rain”.
Make a “boring ideas allowed” page.
Fill a page with animal names and connect them to emotions.
Brainstorm using crayons instead of proper pens for a less serious feeling.
Write tiny advertisements for imaginary cafés in the Highlands.
Make a page titled “Things That Feel Like Home”.
Write backwards from the bottom of the page upward.
Use stickers to trigger associations and ideas.
Make lists of sounds you love hearing.
Pretend you’re a child discovering television for the first time.
Brainstorm by describing tiny overlooked objects in detail.
Write fake diary entries from fictional characters.
Use only one-syllable words.
Draw spirals and write ideas between the lines.
Sit by a window and write whatever passes outside.
Make “mini worlds” inside circles on paper.
Invent new holidays and traditions.
Use highlighters to colour-code random thoughts.
Write 10 impossible inventions.
Describe the perfect cosy evening in ridiculous detail.
Brainstorm while sipping tea slowly.
Create lists of strange combinations: “panthers + bakeries”, “robots + gardens”.
Fill a page with tiny memories from childhood TV.
Write ideas inspired by old shop signs or packaging.
Imagine your notebook is an explorer’s field journal.
Use scented pens to connect smells with ideas.
Brainstorm titles first and nothing else.
Invent fake magazine articles.
Describe a room where every object is alive.
Write in very large handwriting to slow your thoughts down.
Make “comfort collages” with words instead of pictures.
Brainstorm entirely with symbols and arrows.
Write tiny scenes inspired by charity shop finds.
Make lists of oddly satisfying chores and routines.
Imagine Brum visiting your town.
Brainstorm using only overheard phrases from memory.
Draw boxes and fill each with a random mood.
Make a “small joys” notebook section.
Write fake catalogue descriptions for imaginary toys.
Create a page of “ideas too silly to fail”.
Use gel pens purely because they feel nice to write with.
Brainstorm by comparing unrelated things.
Make tiny weather reports for fictional places.
Write a stream of consciousness about a single object.
Invent calming TV programmes you wish existed.
Brainstorm with your non-dominant hand.
Write tiny poems instead of full ideas.
Make a page titled “Things I Miss From Old TV”.
Create imaginary recipes with impossible ingredients.
Write random names and decide who they are.
Brainstorm through lists of colours and the feelings they carry.
Turn ordinary chores into fantasy quests.
Make “before and after” idea pairs.
Write about a character who loves organising cupboards.
Brainstorm entirely in bullet points.
Invent soft, sleepy creatures that live in blankets or attics.
Describe your ideal den or creative hideaway.
Make fake schedules for imaginary TV channels.
Write ideas while wrapped in a blanket after your nap.
Brainstorm by drawing only shapes, then interpreting them later.
Create lists of comforting smells from bakeries, books, gardens or soaps.
Write scenes with no conflict at all.
Pretend your notebook was discovered 100 years in the future.
Brainstorm using old magazines or catalogues as prompts.
Make pages dedicated to one emotion only.
Write “micro stories” no longer than one sentence.
Imagine how Rosie and Jim would look in another country.
Make random collections of beautiful words.
Brainstorm through fake interviews with fictional people.
Draw little doors and write an idea behind each one.
Write down things you notice when you’re sleepy and dreamy.
Create imaginary shops you’d love to visit.
Brainstorm using only cosy autumn or winter imagery.
Fill a notebook page with “tiny adventures”.
Make a page of favourite sounds from nature or old machinery.
Invent a whole world based on one colour.
Brainstorm by rewriting dreams you half remember after napping.
Make gentle “slice of life” scenarios with no plot pressure.
Write ideas inspired by your resin animal collection.
Use a dice to combine random themes from lists.
Make “quiet mood boards” using words instead of pictures.
Brainstorm by imagining objects talking to each other overnight.
Create a notebook section called “unfinished thoughts welcome”.
Sit somewhere soft and simply write: “Today my tired brain wants…” and follow wherever it wanders.
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