ATTENTION ALL ODYSSEY WRITERS: you have or will experience at least a few of these situations during your time writing for the Odyssey.

1. Constantly asking yourself, “What should I write about?”

2. Or constantly asking your friends/family, “What should I write about?”

3.You'llscroll through Unsplash in hopes to find a cover photo.

4. Go online shopping to find “inspiration.”

5. Get food to get the brain juices flowing.

6. You'll look at your past articles and ask yourself, “How did I come up with this article?”

7. Daydream

8. When you ask your nephew, “ What should aunty write about this week?” And his response is, “Nothing,” and you go with it.

9. FaceTime friends because why not?

10. You have conversations with your pet about how you cannot think of an article.

11. Take selfies with your pet.

12. Pace back and forth.

13. Talk to yourself.

14. Scroll through magazines, social media, or other Odyssey articles.

15. You eventually start pre-writing an article.