Write stories for yourself. Create some characters and start writing. Write about business topics. Talk about getting your taxes done. Create a mental image of a small business owner that is sitting down at a table at tax time.
The small biz owner probably has one of those shoeboxes that is filled up with lots of different receipts. Can you see the look on the face of the small business owner?
They have a big yellow legal pad and they have stacks and stacks of papers on the kitchen table. A big calculator is on the table and there is a constant movement of papers moving in different directions towards piles.
The amount of paper on the table is just ridiculous. You might start creating other stories from this one scene. Is it tax day? Are they going to need to jump into the car to race to the post office to beat the midnight deadline? Are they going to take all of this information to a cpa or a bookkeeper? The stories could be endless.
Where could some of the other stories lead? Are they based in the northern part of the united states? Are they in the south? Are they next to some water or are they in a cabin where it is constantly cold and snowing?
Keep on asking questions. Is there another business owner that is coming to take over their marketshare? Is a big box retailer moving into town? Is technology changing the way that business is getting done? Is the business thriving or are bills bigger than the revenue that is coming in?
Is the business owner happy about the business or are they thinking about ditching the business altogether? There are so many other stories that could pop up. What about the customers? Are there some bad customers that the small business owner cannot stand? Are they working with locals or is the small business doing internet work and talking over skype and conference calls? Are they going into big meetings at corporate offices or are they just doing work from a home office in a little corner bedroom?
Is the business owner super successful with a Mercedes Benz s550 parked in the garage? Is the business owner more concerned with miles per gallon and thinking about getting one of those toyota prius hybrids that get insane gas miles?
Just keep going. You can find all kinds of stuff to write about.
