Writing creatively is an ideal way to express yourself and get in touch with fictional characters and events. Many individuals have the wish to write creatively for either enjoyment or profit, but how can we get better at being creative? Sometimes we open up to the blank page and automatically suffer writer's block.
The next time this happens to you, think about how much easier things would be if you had a rundown of creative writing exercises in order to get you through-- a practical list of things that can kindle your imagination, and generate suggestions when you most need them.
Imaginative writing prompts are used anywhere and anytime. They could be used repeatedly, or they might be adapted and modified to prompt new ideas. The most effective aspect of creative writing prompts is that they might be as crazy or as sensible as you like, they are just a way of opening your creative mind to more possibilities.
Take the sentence and complete it, then go on with writing for 200 words without putting thought into it. Just write the very first things that enter your mind and see where it takes you. So, save these creative writing exercises to your desktop, or print them out and put them up at your writing table, so you have no more excuses not to write! These are prompts which function as story starters.
1. I bent over to collect my wallet when I heard the sound of ripping...
2. The sound of the siren was ear piercing. I looked in my rear vision mirror and saw ...
3. Sitting in a traffic jam I couldn't help but notice the man in the car next to me who was...
4. I saw four or five teenagers running to the saw, so I called out to them...
5. It was rare that the weather forecast would be correct, but that day I never expected...
6. The 5 inch scar on my arm was a result of a childhood injury, sustained when...
7. Once I'd turned the water off in the shower, I realised there were no towels in the bathroom...
8. Entering the dark room, I switched on my torch, but nothing happened...
9. Entering the bakery that morning in the sweats I'd slept in, I never thought I wouldn't return for another 3 hours...
10. I looked up after hearing a sound above me, just to realise that was a bad idea...
11. The breeze blew the cap off my head, and into the hand of a strange looking gentleman...
12. The piano removalist loaded my piano onto the truck, ready to take to my new house. That was the last time I ever saw it...
13. I thought the smell was arising from his feet. Well, that was what I thought, until I noticed ...
14. I got home to see the police had enclosed the entrance to my house ...
15. Driving in the dark I barely saw the dog that jumped out in front of my car...
The next time this happens to you, think about how much easier things would be if you had a rundown of creative writing exercises in order to get you through-- a practical list of things that can kindle your imagination, and generate suggestions when you most need them.
Imaginative writing prompts are used anywhere and anytime. They could be used repeatedly, or they might be adapted and modified to prompt new ideas. The most effective aspect of creative writing prompts is that they might be as crazy or as sensible as you like, they are just a way of opening your creative mind to more possibilities.
Take the sentence and complete it, then go on with writing for 200 words without putting thought into it. Just write the very first things that enter your mind and see where it takes you. So, save these creative writing exercises to your desktop, or print them out and put them up at your writing table, so you have no more excuses not to write! These are prompts which function as story starters.
1. I bent over to collect my wallet when I heard the sound of ripping...
2. The sound of the siren was ear piercing. I looked in my rear vision mirror and saw ...
3. Sitting in a traffic jam I couldn't help but notice the man in the car next to me who was...
4. I saw four or five teenagers running to the saw, so I called out to them...
5. It was rare that the weather forecast would be correct, but that day I never expected...
6. The 5 inch scar on my arm was a result of a childhood injury, sustained when...
7. Once I'd turned the water off in the shower, I realised there were no towels in the bathroom...
8. Entering the dark room, I switched on my torch, but nothing happened...
9. Entering the bakery that morning in the sweats I'd slept in, I never thought I wouldn't return for another 3 hours...
10. I looked up after hearing a sound above me, just to realise that was a bad idea...
11. The breeze blew the cap off my head, and into the hand of a strange looking gentleman...
12. The piano removalist loaded my piano onto the truck, ready to take to my new house. That was the last time I ever saw it...
13. I thought the smell was arising from his feet. Well, that was what I thought, until I noticed ...
14. I got home to see the police had enclosed the entrance to my house ...
15. Driving in the dark I barely saw the dog that jumped out in front of my car...
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