Most of the time when we write a story its about someone who is a lot like ourselves. Could you write a story about someone who is nothing at all like you?

If you're a girl, write about a boy. If you're good in school, write about someone who doesn't do well, though they try. If you love sports, write about someone who always comes in last and never gets picked to be on the teams. If you have favourite hobbies, write about someone who has completely different hobbies. If you're parents are divorced, write about a kid who lives with both parents and maybe a Grandmother too. You get the idea. Be creative and try to think like someone else.

How would that other kid feel? Are they happy, what is good and not so good about their life? Just as there are good and bad things about your own life, there are good and bad things about everyone's life. Its not so easy to figure out what those would be.

What would that other kid do for fun? Who would their friends be? What are their favourite things at school? What books do they like to read? How do they like to dress? You can build a whole character and write a story about someone you don't even know.