This document provides tips and tools to motivate writing. It suggests using free writing, brainstorming, graphic organizers like concept maps, word clouds, and storyboards to spark ideas. Telling stories outdoors, with music, or in a safe environment can inspire writing. Daily audio or writing journals, story starters, and games/challenges like NaNoWriMo can get students writing. The goal is to help students see themselves as the heroes of their own life stories.