Writing prompts are words and phrases that serve to trigger your imagination and help you form new ideas. For example: The body was still warm. I bet an image of a body appeared in your mind. Did you wonder about the body? Maybe you began to concoct a story around the image? Well, that’s how […]
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WRITING EXERCISES
Each of the following writing exercises describes a dramatic situation and each one is designed to appeal to our visual senses. The images we see in our mind will depend on our own personal experiences, including experiences we have of similar situations in books or films. WE ARE UNIQUE We are all unique and our […]
CREATIVE WRITING ACTIVITIES
CREATIVE WRITING ACTIVITIES OPEN YOUR MIND The creative writing activities I am going to talk about here are more general than the specific creative writing activities described in the other sections. These activities are designed to open the mind and maybe even change your mind – creatively of course. CREATIVE WRITING ACTIVITIES – SELECTIVE READING […]
Abstract Writing Exercises
Abstract writing exercises give you less information than other exercises. These exercises take the smallest of situations as a starting point and allow your imagination to expand from there. Think of abstract writing exercises as visual triggers. For example, think about this sentence for a moment: ‘The scraping sound grew louder.’ Try and hear the […]