Eureka!

Isn’t it a great time to be alive and writing? We have computers, pens, electricity, greater odds of becoming popular before you die. In addition to all this, we no longer have to use our brains to come up with ideas. Behold: a list of idea generation methods. If this doesn’t get you going, then maybe you should think about going back to plan A–becoming a plain old lawyer or doctor.

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion's Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook's Morin Oluwole, and bitly's Tim Devane. Register now.