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Twitter is my current favourite form of social media, because it has a lot less of the rubbish that is ubiquitous on Facebook. It's also a great source of inspiration for writers.

Magazines are already looking for articles for Christmas. It may seem strange to write festive stories in the current heat wave, but magazines usually look for articles and stories three months ahead. If you want to make money from writing, a good approach is to consider seasonal stories.

Another way to find inspiration for writing is to read the stories of other writers. A good, and simple, place to start is a search online for your favourite author, and to read about their journey.

Another great source of inspiration for writing is writing competitions.

Every writer should carry a notebook (either paper or electronic) . It's an essential tool for collecting ideas, snippets of conversation, thoughts, descriptions and anything that could later turn into a story.

Anniversaries provide a wealth of opportunity for writers, both for Fiction and Non Fiction. Magazines like to use anniversaries of events to contribute to their seasonal issues, and an anniversary is a great hook to any article, particularly the big ones: 100 years; 50 years etc

In today's blog, we look at 10 ideas to get you writing. Once you've completed the exercise, look at how you can turn it into a story:

Today's blog is a fun and simple way to generate story ideas.

Whether you want to write something new, or find something to write about, a newspaper can be a wonderful source of inspiration.

Today's writing exercise is one I learned in a writing course around twenty years ago, but is one I've gone back to a few times.