Question

get me a start for this essay STEP 1 Story ideas:
Working on this assignment
Getting my Gf
Breaking up with my ex


STEP 2 Whittle it down; pick one:
Working on this assignment

STEP 3 the narrative pieces:
Narrative Requirement
My ideas
Notes
Setting: Where will it take place? When? How old or time period?
At my desk (brand new pc setup) yesterday and today


Character/s: Who do you need in the story?
Me, Mr. Cummings


events (in order)
Yesterday I tried to brainstorm ideas but couldn’t think of anything solid.

I told Mr. Cummings I’d finish it today since I was stuck.

I was on my brand new $1k PC setup (only had it a few days). It was cool but kinda distracting..

This morning I sat at my desk with the new setup and looked at my notes again.

I thought why not just write about the process of doing this assignment?.


Conflict
procrastination vs the deadline.

my new PC setup was fun but pulled me away from work.

I had to be honest with myself and Mr. Cummings about being stuck.


Theme / Importance
Admitting I was stuck helped me turn procrastination into an actual idea.

I can use distractions as part of the story.

Answer 1

Option 1 — narrative hook:
The glow from my brand-new PC lit up the corner of my room like a small, tempting sunrise. Yesterday I sat here for an hour with a blank page and a head full of nothing; today the same desk, the same blinking cursor, and the same looming deadline. I told Mr. Cummings I’d finish it today because I was stuck, but the new setup — the way the fans sounded, the way the LEDs changed color — kept pulling me away. Eventually I stopped pretending I had to find the perfect topic and decided to turn the whole mess into the assignment itself: an honest account of procrastination, distractions, and what happens when you admit you don’t know what to do.

Option 2 — straightforward/reflective start:
I promised Mr. Cummings I would finish the assignment today because I was stuck yesterday. Sitting at my desk this morning — my new $1,000 PC humming beside me — I realized the assignment I’d been avoiding was staring back at me the whole time. This essay is about that realization: how procrastination and distraction stalled my work, and how simply admitting I needed help became the idea that finally got me writing.