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Creative Writing Exercises
Character-driven descriptive writing exercises to help make your settings and description real.
• creative writing exercises • descriptive writing exercises • point of view • fiction writing exercises • writing description
Character-driven descriptive writing exercises to help make your settings and description real.
• creative writing exercises • descriptive writing exercises • point of view • fiction writing exercises • writing description
Character Building
Here's ten ways to think about your main character and discover new things about their personality.
• writing exercises • writing • fiction • characters.believable • creative
Here's ten ways to think about your main character and discover new things about their personality.
• writing exercises • writing • fiction • characters.believable • creative
Character Voice Writing Exercises
How do you develop an authentic voice for your point of view character? Here are some creative writing exercises to help.
• point of view • character writing exercise • viewpoint character voice • creative writing exercise • narrative voice
How do you develop an authentic voice for your point of view character? Here are some creative writing exercises to help.
• point of view • character writing exercise • viewpoint character voice • creative writing exercise • narrative voice
Descriptive Writing Exercises
Good creative writing requires good description, but what should you describe, and how much? Here are writing lesson assignments to help.
• descriptive writing • descriptive writing lessons • creative writing exercises • creative writing lessons • description
Good creative writing requires good description, but what should you describe, and how much? Here are writing lesson assignments to help.
• descriptive writing • descriptive writing lessons • creative writing exercises • creative writing lessons • description
Developing a Writing Routine
Ideas and exercises to help writers make daily practise part of the writing routine.
• writing routine • writing practise • writing practice • writing exercises • daily writing
Ideas and exercises to help writers make daily practise part of the writing routine.
• writing routine • writing practise • writing practice • writing exercises • daily writing
ESL Letter Writing Exercise
Unlike assigning personal essays or expository reports, having ESL students write letters or emails that may get a response supports the aim of the writing itself.
• esl students • esl teachers • writing letters • writing • letter writing
Unlike assigning personal essays or expository reports, having ESL students write letters or emails that may get a response supports the aim of the writing itself.
• esl students • esl teachers • writing letters • writing • letter writing
Overcoming Writer's Block
Have you ever suffered writer's block? Learn how to overcome that obstacle and make your writing live again.
• writer's block • overcoming writer's block • writing • writing techniques • writing exercises
Have you ever suffered writer's block? Learn how to overcome that obstacle and make your writing live again.
• writer's block • overcoming writer's block • writing • writing techniques • writing exercises
Own Your Anger
Several journaling and writing techniques will help you to find an outlet for anger. You'll feel better afterward, and may even have something to show for your emotional efforts.
• diary • journal • anger • diary techniques • journal techniques
Several journaling and writing techniques will help you to find an outlet for anger. You'll feel better afterward, and may even have something to show for your emotional efforts.
• diary • journal • anger • diary techniques • journal techniques
Practice Writing
Anyone who loves creative writing and wants to write well can tell you that it's hard work. But like anything worth doing, the more you practice, the easier it gets.
• creative writing • freewriting • practice writing • fiction • poetry
Anyone who loves creative writing and wants to write well can tell you that it's hard work. But like anything worth doing, the more you practice, the easier it gets.
• creative writing • freewriting • practice writing • fiction • poetry
Short Stories - A Strong Opening
A short story has to catch readers in the first paragraph - try these ideas for an opening that will hook them at once and then reel them in.
• short story • opening paragraph • larry mcmurtry • annie proulx • writing exercises
A short story has to catch readers in the first paragraph - try these ideas for an opening that will hook them at once and then reel them in.
• short story • opening paragraph • larry mcmurtry • annie proulx • writing exercises
The importance of an outlet
How to manage your stress and keep your marriage intact while going through infertility treatments
• stress management • infertility • writing • exercise
How to manage your stress and keep your marriage intact while going through infertility treatments
• stress management • infertility • writing • exercise
Using Found Materials
Two ideas for group workshop exercises using found materials, just to flex the writing muscles or as starting points for new work.
• found material • peer-led group • writing exercises • writing workshop • poems
Two ideas for group workshop exercises using found materials, just to flex the writing muscles or as starting points for new work.
• found material • peer-led group • writing exercises • writing workshop • poems
Writing Exercises - Directions
A collection of writing exercises based around taking familiar ideas and coming at them from a new angle.
• writing practise • writing exercise • generating new material • revision • group discussion
A collection of writing exercises based around taking familiar ideas and coming at them from a new angle.
• writing practise • writing exercise • generating new material • revision • group discussion
Writing in Science and Technology Classrooms
Writing strategies in science and technology classes improve students' ability to summarize information and make connections between new information and experiences.
• writing exercises for science • writing exercises technology • writing across the curriculum • writing to learn • writing skills
Writing strategies in science and technology classes improve students' ability to summarize information and make connections between new information and experiences.
• writing exercises for science • writing exercises technology • writing across the curriculum • writing to learn • writing skills
How to Generate Ideas for Fiction
For beginning writers looking for solid story ideas, this exercise can free up the mind and get the creative juices flowing.
• writing • writing exercises • writing exercise • fiction writing • fiction ideas
For beginning writers looking for solid story ideas, this exercise can free up the mind and get the creative juices flowing.
• writing • writing exercises • writing exercise • fiction writing • fiction ideas
Absurd Inspiration
French Surrealists found inspiration in games and play, creating the unexpected and often wonderful. These writing exercises are drawn from their practices.
• writing exercises • surrealists • creativity • fun • inspiration
French Surrealists found inspiration in games and play, creating the unexpected and often wonderful. These writing exercises are drawn from their practices.
• writing exercises • surrealists • creativity • fun • inspiration
Creating Characters
If your reader doesn't care what happens to your characters, then why should she continue past the first paragraph?
• writing • characters • characterization • world-building • personality test
If your reader doesn't care what happens to your characters, then why should she continue past the first paragraph?
• writing • characters • characterization • world-building • personality test
Developing Memorable Characters:
45 questions to spark free-writing exercises
• free-writing exercises • creating believable characters • how much do you know about your characters • learn more about your characters • creating backstory
45 questions to spark free-writing exercises
• free-writing exercises • creating believable characters • how much do you know about your characters • learn more about your characters • creating backstory
Fleshing Out Characters
The following exercises will help you to build realistic, believable characters for your novel or short story.
• characters • building characters in novels • characterization • exercises for writers • naming characters
The following exercises will help you to build realistic, believable characters for your novel or short story.
• characters • building characters in novels • characterization • exercises for writers • naming characters
Interactive birth story
This exercise was designed as an interactive creative writing project intended to stretch the imagination and narrative skills of its contributors. This particular living story had its birthplace in an intermediate level Norwegian language class based in the United States. If you’re a writer (or an ambitious student of English or Norwegian) and interested in contributing your own ending to this story, read on. My thanks and acknowledgments to the <i>jenter</i> from which this story sprang.
• living story • levende fortelling • birth • interactive writing exercise • write your own ending
This exercise was designed as an interactive creative writing project intended to stretch the imagination and narrative skills of its contributors. This particular living story had its birthplace in an intermediate level Norwegian language class based in the United States. If you’re a writer (or an ambitious student of English or Norwegian) and interested in contributing your own ending to this story, read on. My thanks and acknowledgments to the <i>jenter</i> from which this story sprang.
• living story • levende fortelling • birth • interactive writing exercise • write your own ending
Journaling to Build Relationships
Dialogue journals are a fantastic tool for building relationships between middle schoolers and their teachers. Here's how to organize and implement them successfully.
• dialogue journals • teacher student journals • language arts activity • middle school journals • ice-breaker activity
Dialogue journals are a fantastic tool for building relationships between middle schoolers and their teachers. Here's how to organize and implement them successfully.
• dialogue journals • teacher student journals • language arts activity • middle school journals • ice-breaker activity
Practice Pages for ESL Students
With so many websites competing to offer ESL teachers and students practical supplements for both in-class work and self-study, it can be hard to choose the best options.
• english as a second language • esl websites • esl teachers • esl students • esl university
With so many websites competing to offer ESL teachers and students practical supplements for both in-class work and self-study, it can be hard to choose the best options.
• english as a second language • esl websites • esl teachers • esl students • esl university
The Forgotten Familiar
Sometimes the familiar touchstones are forgotten. Recapturing them can inspire our writing, encourage healing or celebration, and provide us with a way to share the intimate with the world.
• kota • press • kotapress • kara • jones
Sometimes the familiar touchstones are forgotten. Recapturing them can inspire our writing, encourage healing or celebration, and provide us with a way to share the intimate with the world.
• kota • press • kotapress • kara • jones
Two Useful Books
Ken Rand's The 10% Solution: Self Editing for the Modern Writer and Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward's Writing the Other are highly recommended for fantasy and sci-fi writers.
• books • writing • ken rand • nisi shawl • cynthia ward
Ken Rand's The 10% Solution: Self Editing for the Modern Writer and Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward's Writing the Other are highly recommended for fantasy and sci-fi writers.
• books • writing • ken rand • nisi shawl • cynthia ward
Creating Memorable Villains
The heroes of fiction are at their best when pitted against strong, resourceful and dedicated forces of darkness. Coax your inner bad guy onto the page!
• writing • writing exercises • villains • heroes • heroines
The heroes of fiction are at their best when pitted against strong, resourceful and dedicated forces of darkness. Coax your inner bad guy onto the page!
• writing • writing exercises • villains • heroes • heroines
How to Find Time to Write
Sometimes it can be hard to find time to write. Try some of these tips to get you motivated.
• find time to write • easy fixes for writing • how to find time to write • no time to write • joining writing groups
Sometimes it can be hard to find time to write. Try some of these tips to get you motivated.
• find time to write • easy fixes for writing • how to find time to write • no time to write • joining writing groups
Source of Inspiration
Here's a list of books that are particularly useful to fantasy and science fiction writers.
• writing • history • biography • dictionary • story
Here's a list of books that are particularly useful to fantasy and science fiction writers.
• writing • history • biography • dictionary • story
Step by Step
The Aftereffects of Child Abuse
• child abuse • child abuse survivors • aftereffects of child abuse • abusive parents • adult children of abusive parents
The Aftereffects of Child Abuse
• child abuse • child abuse survivors • aftereffects of child abuse • abusive parents • adult children of abusive parents