Are you afraid to dip your toe in the water? Do you always write in the same genre? Do you believe that all you can write is romantic comedy or spy thrillers? Maybe that’s because that’s all you’ve ever tried. Strong beliefs can narrow your horizons. So why not change those beliefs? Set yourself a […]
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QUICK CREATIVE WRITING EXERCISE
Sometimes a quick creative writing exercise is all it takes to shake your imagination up and get you writing – even if you do feel you are stuck, or suffering from writer’s block. Sometimes we writers make things difficult for ourselves. Instead of concentrating our efforts on writing a story we worry too much about who will […]
Writers Muse
Is there such a thing as a writers muse? According to what I’ve read, painters seem more likely to have one, usually in human form, while most writers seem to manage perfectly well without. Personally, I have never had one, nor have I felt the need. I suppose I’ve always been more of a practical […]
HOW TO BE CREATIVE
MYTHS ABOUT CREATIVITY We all have ideas about what makes you creative and some of these ideas are myths. I am going to talk about three of these myths. MYTH 1 YOU CAN TELL A CREATIVE PERSON BY LOOKING AT THEM. This is simply not true – you can be as conservative or controversial as you […]
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 […]