So you want to be a writer, but when you look for ideas to write about in your own mind all you find is a mass of dust and cobwebs. Despair not! Dr. Boli supplies the ideas, and all you have to supply is the talent, initiative, and perseverance!

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Think about the first time you ever became aware of the color yellow. How did it make you feel?

You are lieutenant governor of a moderately prosperous state. How will you become governor without waiting three dreary years for the next election?

Take all the familiar characters from Egyptian mythology and reimagine them as executives of a regional supermarket chain.

What if George Washington had never signed the Declaration of Independence? —Wait—you mean he didn’t?

Imagine a world without popcorn.

You are the first human being to set foot on Mars and return to earth. For which products will you sign endorsement deals, and why?

Within a decade or two, all creative work, including writing, will be done by artificial intelligence, and human beings will be valuable only for their dexterity in moving packages from one part of the warehouse to another. How do you feel about that?