4 Weird Places to Get Viral Content Ideas
By: Winifred J. Akpobi
Tags: Creativity, Marketing, Satire, Humor, Writing

1. The Kitchen Sink

Dishes, I hate doing them. However, whenever I get my hands to work while doing the dishes, I can’t seem to focus. It’s either I’m in my fantasy world or I’m listening to music, but I’ve noticed that’s when 10 writing ideas pop up at the same time.

My brain would tell me, “hey, write about ‘10 tech innovations that can solve the washing dishes problem’ or ‘how to get a hardworking husband that can do the dishes while you cook.’” My brain goes ahead to tell me it wouldn’t be that hard to write and it would totally have a lot of responses. The funny thing is, I believe my brain, but by the time I’m done with the dishes, I can’t remember what brainy told me.

2. Sleeping

Yes, writers are bound to get overwhelming ideas whilst being asleep. I doubt I’m any different from such writers. Many writers go through sleep deprivation which can be very toxic, it could be worth it sometimes.

I love my sleep, I don’t give it up. I take naps and sleep at night, and if at all I’m up by 1 am — it’s because I’m having a movie marathon wrapped in a blanket or reporting homophobic and racist accounts on Twitter or even more — bothering with student work. Nonetheless, my sleep brings ideas. I could dream about writing 17 fantastic pieces in 2 days, the ideas are not your usual cliché. I believe my body loves the comfort of my bed so much that my sleep generates ideas that are “out of this world.” That’s why I can’t remember the ideas when I wake up on earth.

Sometimes, the unexpected happens. My late-night ideas won’t let me sleep so my eyes keep twitching. If that’s not the case, I’m dreaming about how I met my man-crush on Medium.

3. The Ultimate Pooproom

Pooproom is my personalized term for a writer's idea generator. It’s a Pooproom, basically, the John, where you get the shit down — I’m 97% sure this room and the home office are competing for the best inline to favor a writer.

Believe it or not, most writers sit in their home office for 5 hours getting absolutely nothing but ideas they don’t tally with. This leads to starting a piece and not finishing it. Sorry, it’s going to be in your drafts for ages.

However, when writers like myself take a break and connect with the Pooproom, writing ideas keep flowing and the decision on which to write first becomes a hard choice. I’m certain there’s a portal that lets writers communicate with writing gods, only that the price for it is to be left in a trance. In other words, you’re most likely to remember 1 out of 33 ideas.

4. Bizarre Shower Adventure

It’s the bizarre nudity spot — the shower. It’s where all the erotica utopia comes to life. Hold on, don’t shy away.

That’s not the case for writers. Writers are different in one way or the other; while others are having lewd thoughts as the droplets influence their minds, writers control the water like they’re Avatar and rather think of the next viral content idea. Boring!

Well, since writers have uncontrollable idea magic, it’s really easy coming up with ideas. As a million droplets hit the shoulder, five ideas like “Tim Denning’s Writing Routine Beginner Guide” fill your brain and yes, it’s probably going to be the article of the season. It’s sweet knowing the title of a “soon to be written” article. Wait till you step out of the shower and get a laptop with a blank page on; no idea for the body because you don’t know Tim Denning’s writing routine. But you could do research though, so the shower is worth it.