One of the fun things to do when you write stories is play with your timeline. You can include flashbacks, you can include memories, or you can just set your story in the past. So the next idea will be about vintage pictures or pictures that show the past that you can use to spark some ideas for a story. Let's take a look. So the first one is this abandoned car, and you can see the Rio de Janeiro license plate. And it's been in that jungle type area for a long time, right?

It's all rusted. And it looks like it's a car made the water in the 1950s. So that's the picture you could describe the details the windshield wipers, right, the old leaves that are gathered there and wonder what's inside the car. We can't quite see it. So that's up to your imagination. Let's take a look at some questions.

The first one is obvious who did this car belong to? And what happened to the owners? Actually the two questions. And maybe you can find the owners or some signs of the owners inside the car, who finds this car? And what do they do about this discovery? All right.

Again, if any of these questions appeal to you go ahead and take 10 minutes and write about them. If not, you can come up with your own. And then we'll take a look at another picture. So this one has a stack of books that look kind of old, and it teacup that looks like it came from an older tea set. But the tea bag is a little bit more modern right than the rest of the picture. Let's think about what questions we can ask.

Let's imagine that one of these books is a journal and think about journal is it and who found it? Or maybe an older person gave these old books to a younger person? Why did they do that? And who are these people? Is it the grandparent and then grandchild? Or what's their relationship?

Maybe your character finds an old letter between the pages of these books. And then you can think about how did they get these books? Maybe they found them in a basement or an attic. Maybe they bought them at a yard sale or like at a secondhand store? Who wrote that letter in who was at the dress to? I hope one of these questions at least sparks your imagination.

If it does, then go ahead and write some thoughts about it. And then we'll look at the next picture. All right. It looks like an abandoned building. strange little face in the background. There are some signs of demolition Laura Some remnants of what used to be here, a lot of open windows, a lot of light right?

Paint peeling on the walls, and remnants of some, what is the light fixture right on the ceiling? And let's think of questions we can ask about it. What memories does your character have about this abandoned building? If the building is in the story, then that means that the character is in this building, right? And the character may have some memories about it. What happened to this building?

Or what happened in this building? Who is your character worth when they enter this building? That's an interesting question too. And it gives you an opportunity for some dialogue, right and for some interaction between your two characters. Alright, if you like these questions, go ahead and write about them. And then let's take a look at the new picture.

Black and White that's supposed to make us think that it's set in the past. Makes me think of the 1950s. A perfect, perfect lady pouring tea or coffee, or maybe something else. A nice dress that she's wearing, right? I think she has a wedding ring. Flowers, but I think there are fake flowers right in the background.

All right. So that's the picture. Let's think of some questions. What is this woman? Is it your character in her youth? your character's mom or grandmother?

Is the character still the same as she used to be in her thinking and her attitude to life or have things change? Who is she? Is she by herself? Or is she was somebody is there a secret involved? Is she was somebody she's not supposed to be worth and what is supporting just your coffee or is Something more sinister, and what will happen after her guests or guests drink it? I hope again, these questions are sparking some ideas in your mind.

And there you have enough to write about for about 10 minutes or so. All right, the last picture could be a Vintage Photo could be more of a, just a dress up thing. So three young girls, three young women that we see here. They're all holding what looks like champagne flutes or wine glasses. They're all quite dressed up. And two of them I think are facing the camera, and one of them is looking elsewhere.

Let's think of questions we can ask. Is this a photo shoot? what's the what's the location? Why are they doing this photo shoot, and who is taking the picture? Are these girls getting ready for a prom? Possibly?

What's the relationship between the three Have them. Alright, so if you like this picture again, go ahead and write about it and then we'll move on to our next idea.