Focus
Get in the habit of focusing to find good ideas. Have you ever noticed if you buy a new car, you soon start noticing other people that are driving the same car is you? Why did you not notice those cars before? It’s because you are now focused on your car and you notice it more. The same thing happens if you think of the color blue and try to find 5 things nearby that have the color blue in it. Right away you’ll start finding things with blue in it.
Use this same strategy to focus in and find book topics. If you are going to write a book under the broad category of hobbies, it is much easier to find an idea if you are more focused on a specific category such as “kites”. Stay focused on the subject, read on the subject, search the Internet on the subject and go to a kite store if possible. Keep the subject of kites fresh in your mind from day to day and write down any interesting thoughts that come to mind. You could also say you are tuning into a specific channel for more clarity.
Train your brain to get in the habit of focusing and being alert for idea possibilities so that it becomes second nature. Open your eyes and ears, talk and listen. Ask questions.
One idea may lead you to another and to another which could lead you to a final workable idea. Ideas are all around you – like the new car you just bought. But, you might not notice them until you tune in.
When you get interested in a specific subject you will find yourself tuning in and noticing information, idea germs you otherwise might not have noticed. Keep a specific topic area in the back of your mind and you will be more prepared to receive ideas that match that topic area.
It is much tougher to find ideas when your mind isn’t tuned in, is blank and you’re not sure what you are thinking about. Do yourself a favor and tune into a more specific area of interest and then start brainstorming. Ask yourself the question “What book could I write on the subject of kites that other people would buy as well”?