Dried up ideas (nothing is new)

Dried up could be a way of looking at the way in which ideas seems to be drying up and limiting of 'resourceful' ideas. Also great for portraying physically.

Word list

Dry
Barren
Gone
Loss of hope
Stuck
SOS
Empty
Dehydrated
Evaporation
Withered
Shrivelled
Cracked
Dust/wind/blow/sand/storm