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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 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
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
Five Ways To Increase Writing Creativity
When you write, sometimes writer's block takes over and sometimes there are just too many ideas in your head. Here are five ways to keep your creativity going.
creative writing • writer's block • increasing creativity • fiction writing exercises • writing exercises
When you write, sometimes writer's block takes over and sometimes there are just too many ideas in your head. Here are five ways to keep your creativity going.
creative writing • writer's block • increasing creativity • fiction writing exercises • writing exercises
Ideas in Creative Writing – Characterization
Stale, lifeless characters can ruin a wonderfully plotted short story or novel - which is why it is extremely important to spend a great deal of time on characterization
creative writing • character development • characterization • creative writing exercises • ideas for writing
Stale, lifeless characters can ruin a wonderfully plotted short story or novel - which is why it is extremely important to spend a great deal of time on characterization
creative writing • character development • characterization • creative writing exercises • ideas for 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
Questions to ask When Character Building
Here's ten ways to think about your main character and discover new things about their personality.
writing exercises • writing • fiction • creating characters.methods to make believable cha • creative
Here's ten ways to think about your main character and discover new things about their personality.
writing exercises • writing • fiction • creating characters.methods to make believable cha • creative
Resources for Stimulating Free Writing Exercises
Writing well takes time and practice, but coming up with ideas every day to write about can be difficult. Good writing exercises though are closer than you think.
topics for free writing • writing resources • ways to develop writing skills • newspapers as a resource for writing • journaling
Writing well takes time and practice, but coming up with ideas every day to write about can be difficult. Good writing exercises though are closer than you think.
topics for free writing • writing resources • ways to develop writing skills • newspapers as a resource for writing • journaling
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
Writing Exercises - Directions
A collection of writing exercises based around taking familiar ideas and coming at them from a new angle.
creative writing practise • creative writing exercises • generating new writing • creative writing revision • creative writing group discussion
A collection of writing exercises based around taking familiar ideas and coming at them from a new angle.
creative writing practise • creative writing exercises • generating new writing • creative writing revision • creative writing 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
Archetypes Storytelling Cards As A Writing Tool
This week's articles talks about using Archetypes Storytelling Cards as a writing tool for Fantasy writing.
archetypes • storytelling • cards • writing • fantasy
This week's articles talks about using Archetypes Storytelling Cards as a writing tool for Fantasy writing.
archetypes • storytelling • cards • writing • fantasy
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
Book Review: The Artist's Way
In The Artist's Way, multi-talented writer and artist Julia Cameron shares her secrets to personal and professional success, through a unique twelve-week program.
artist's way • morning pages • artist's date • writing exercises • twelve step
In The Artist's Way, multi-talented writer and artist Julia Cameron shares her secrets to personal and professional success, through a unique twelve-week program.
artist's way • morning pages • artist's date • writing exercises • twelve step
Boooks About Writing
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 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
Deeper Character Motivation
All characters have needs, but there are deeper motivations than the ones that drive the surface plot. Your character may not recognize them, but you need to.
character development • character motivation • character psychological needs • maslow’s hierarchy of needs • character-driven fiction
All characters have needs, but there are deeper motivations than the ones that drive the surface plot. Your character may not recognize them, but you need to.
character development • character motivation • character psychological needs • maslow’s hierarchy of needs • character-driven fiction
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
How To Trim Unnecessary Action
This article gives the answer sheet to the Writing Exercise in Cutting Unnecessary Action and explains why the cuts were made.
creative writing exercises • writing fiction • how to edit • editing • how to make your writing simpler
This article gives the answer sheet to the Writing Exercise in Cutting Unnecessary Action and explains why the cuts were made.
creative writing exercises • writing fiction • how to edit • editing • how to make your writing simpler
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
Julie Cameron's Tips to Overcome Writer's Block
Writing is an essential part of our culture. Then why are so many people intimidated when faced with the task? The Morning Pages is an excellent breakthrough technique.
writing tips • morning pages • creative writing • release writer's block • tips on writing creatively
Writing is an essential part of our culture. Then why are so many people intimidated when faced with the task? The Morning Pages is an excellent breakthrough technique.
writing tips • morning pages • creative writing • release writer's block • tips on writing creatively
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
The Third Step In Memoir-Writing Success
Voice is perhaps the single most important aspect of memoir writing, though many textbooks will tell you otherwise, choosing to focus on grammar or punctuation.
writing memoirs • memoir writing • memoir writing tips • developing written voice • reading before writing
Voice is perhaps the single most important aspect of memoir writing, though many textbooks will tell you otherwise, choosing to focus on grammar or punctuation.
writing memoirs • memoir writing • memoir writing tips • developing written voice • reading before writing
Tips for Novel Writers: 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
Using Found Materials in Creative Writing
Two ideas for group workshop exercises using found materials, just to flex the writing muscles or as starting points for new work.
using found materials in creative writing • peer-led writing groups • creative writing exercises • creative writing workshop • writing poems
Two ideas for group workshop exercises using found materials, just to flex the writing muscles or as starting points for new work.
using found materials in creative writing • peer-led writing groups • creative writing exercises • creative writing workshop • writing poems
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
Free-writing your Stories
Have you heard? Over the fence in the backyard? What them characters are doing? My, Lands!
imagination • common • thought • catharsis • game
Have you heard? Over the fence in the backyard? What them characters are doing? My, Lands!
imagination • common • thought • catharsis • game
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
Journaling With Love
Review of KEEPING A JOURNAL YOU LOVE by Sheila Bender, a useful tool for jaded and would-be journal-keepers. This book offers excerpts from writers' diaries combined with writing exercises.
sheila bender • keeping a journal you love • walking stick press • journaling • diary
Review of KEEPING A JOURNAL YOU LOVE by Sheila Bender, a useful tool for jaded and would-be journal-keepers. This book offers excerpts from writers' diaries combined with writing exercises.
sheila bender • keeping a journal you love • walking stick press • journaling • diary
Summer Inspiration
email newsletters are helpful and motivational resources for writers
motivation • email • email newsletters • children's writing • writing resources
email newsletters are helpful and motivational resources for writers
motivation • email • email newsletters • children's writing • writing resources
Guide To Creating a Writing Syllabus
Many areas need to be addressed when creating a class syllabus. Each area is important and must not be overlooked, but it's not as easy as following a simple form.
guide to writing a syllabus • designing a course guide • sample class syllabus • sample creative writing guide • sample course goals
Many areas need to be addressed when creating a class syllabus. Each area is important and must not be overlooked, but it's not as easy as following a simple form.
guide to writing a syllabus • designing a course guide • sample class syllabus • sample creative writing guide • sample course goals
Teaching Creative Writing
A great many writers, at all levels of success, teach Creative Writing courses. Part-time teaching can add a useful regular income to a freelance writing profile.
teaching creative writing • writing classes • class preparation • scheme of work • freelance writing
A great many writers, at all levels of success, teach Creative Writing courses. Part-time teaching can add a useful regular income to a freelance writing profile.
teaching creative writing • writing classes • class preparation • scheme of work • freelance writing
A Tool for the Recovery Toolbox
Writing can help us in our recovery whether we take on a spiritual focus or not.
writing • journaling • recovery • spiritual journey
Writing can help us in our recovery whether we take on a spiritual focus or not.
writing • journaling • recovery • spiritual journey
Copying Lesson in ESL Writing
Built upon the foundational concept of the art of Copia, the "copying" lesson helps ESL students comprehend the flexibility of and potential creativity within English.
esl • writing • esl writing • esl students • copia
Built upon the foundational concept of the art of Copia, the "copying" lesson helps ESL students comprehend the flexibility of and potential creativity within English.
esl • writing • esl writing • esl students • copia
ESL Lesson Plans and Activities
The hectic world of ESL teaching demands that teachers commit to working together by sharing valuable resources, especially ESL lesson plans and classroom activities.
lesson plans • lesson plan • esl teachers • classroom activities • resources
The hectic world of ESL teaching demands that teachers commit to working together by sharing valuable resources, especially ESL lesson plans and classroom activities.
lesson plans • lesson plan • esl teachers • classroom activities • resources
Authentic Language Tasks
Those of you who are familiar with <I>Norwegian Culture on Suite101</I> know that I occasionally like to throw some language resources into the mix. This month I’m showcasing a few remarkable websites that were selected for their capacity to stretch the Norwegian language learner’s abilities in interesting and culturally authentic ways. One of the best ways to learn a language is to simply dig in. I encourage you to do just that with the resources below.
norwegian • language learning • authentic texts • assessment • in class activities
Those of you who are familiar with <I>Norwegian Culture on Suite101</I> know that I occasionally like to throw some language resources into the mix. This month I’m showcasing a few remarkable websites that were selected for their capacity to stretch the Norwegian language learner’s abilities in interesting and culturally authentic ways. One of the best ways to learn a language is to simply dig in. I encourage you to do just that with the resources below.
norwegian • language learning • authentic texts • assessment • in class activities
Creative Character Creator
How can we cue students so that they experience creating a character quickly without frustration? Here is a recipe that is sure fire!
characters • create a character • appreciative inquiry • creative strategies • creativity
How can we cue students so that they experience creating a character quickly without frustration? Here is a recipe that is sure fire!
characters • create a character • appreciative inquiry • creative strategies • creativity
ESL Reading and Writing
Creating and teaching useful ESL reading and writing classes greatly impacts ESL students' overall success, and the key is to make the learning both fun and practical.
esl reading • esl writing • esl students • esl teachers • reading
Creating and teaching useful ESL reading and writing classes greatly impacts ESL students' overall success, and the key is to make the learning both fun and practical.
esl reading • esl writing • esl students • esl teachers • reading
How to Write "How-to" Articles
A writer that doesn't know how to write a "how-to" article is not only limiting his business, he is calling into question his ability to write for pay.
how-to articles • writing web articles • writing magazine articles • freelance writing business • writing instructions
A writer that doesn't know how to write a "how-to" article is not only limiting his business, he is calling into question his ability to write for pay.
how-to articles • writing web articles • writing magazine articles • freelance writing business • writing instructions
How to Write a Memoir
Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the Bones, has written another sure-to-be-classic for people who want to write a memoir, but don't know how to get started.
memoir writing • how to write memoir • natalie goldberg • author of writing down the bones • learning to write memoir
Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the Bones, has written another sure-to-be-classic for people who want to write a memoir, but don't know how to get started.
memoir writing • how to write memoir • natalie goldberg • author of writing down the bones • learning to write memoir
Mining Rich Sources
Almost every writer has resource books nearby dictionaries, thesauruses, volumes of history. Here's some writing exercises that you can try with the books at hand.
exercise • exercises • writing • flash fiction • fiction
Almost every writer has resource books nearby dictionaries, thesauruses, volumes of history. Here's some writing exercises that you can try with the books at hand.
exercise • exercises • writing • flash fiction • fiction
On Writing Fantasy: Some Internet Resources
This week's article covers some Internet resources for Fantasy writers.
This week's article covers some Internet resources for Fantasy writers.
A.R.Gurney's Love Letters
Many couples have performed A.R. Gurney's Love Letters - in fact it almost seems like a performance rite of passage.
a.r. gurney • love letters • ted follows • louise reynolds • george joyce
Many couples have performed A.R. Gurney's Love Letters - in fact it almost seems like a performance rite of passage.
a.r. gurney • love letters • ted follows • louise reynolds • george joyce
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