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Creative Writing Prompts: Story Starter Sentence #37

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:49:08 +0000

Time for this week’s creative writing exercise! Today it is in the form of a story starter sentence and, despite appearances, this exercise is also very well suited to poets. All you must do is simply take the meaning of the sentence and apply it to your creation. Before we get started, though, I would just like to ask you to signup for my monthly newsletter, which will contain just the right amount of creative writing prompts and other goodies. And now for the sentence:

“Why can’t the mother exit?

The instructions:

Read the sentence a few times, and then start writing. All you need is an idea, a first inkling of a story. Write for at least 30 minutes, or longer if you have the time.

Stay creative!

More story starter sentences:

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Creative Writing Prompts: Random Words to a Story #37

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:39:37 +0000

Today it’s time for the random words creative writing prompts. This exercise is really simple and really effective and lends itself equally well to all types of writers-from poets to fiction writers and everyone in between. All you have to do is let the words below inspire you to write. Before I give you the list of random words, I would just like to invite you to sign up for my newsletter here, or through the link in the side bar. And now for the words…

Random Words:

- Polished
- Apparatus
- Process
- Bicycle
- Suspicious
- Indicator
- Index
- Upsetting
- Snack
- Melinda

The instructions:

Read the above list a few times, until a storyline starts to connect the random words in your mind. Then start writing and do so for at least 30 minutes, or longer if you have the time. Once you are done, set the piece aside for a few days and let it “cool” before you begin to edit it.

Stay creative!

More Words Writing Prompts:

Creative Writing Prompts: Random Words to a Story #15
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Creative Writing Prompts: Random Phrases to a Story #31

Wed, 25 May 2011 07:18:33 +0000

Another week has gone by and it is time for a fresh creative writing prompt. Today it is time for the random phrases writing prompt. These are fun and slightly easier than the words prompts, in my opinion. They also lend themselves equally well to poets as well as writers. But before I get to this week’s phrases, I would just like to invite you to subscribe to my newsletter. Thank you!

The random phrases:

- A plane agony
- The tourist sneaks
- Maintains the kitchen
- Can the candidate break
- A model cracks
- The banal lifestyle tolls
- The antique rainbow
- Translate a complex
- Before a rocket
- Outside the sequel

The instructions:

Go over the above list a few times with the desire to weave all the phrases into a single piece of fictional writing. Then, start writing and don’t stop for at least 30 minutes. Try to complete the entire first draft in this one sitting, so you have something to work on later.

Stay creative!

Some other random phrases creative writing prompts you might like to try:

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Creative Writing Prompts: Random Phrases to a Story #6

Creative Writing Prompts: Story Starter Sentence #36

Wed, 11 May 2011 10:30:09 +0000

All right, here’s a new creative writing exercise for you to try your hand at. Today we have the story starter sentence creative writing prompt. Writers, you should use the sentence in your story somewhere, while poets can just take the meaning, the emotion or the feeling from it and work it into their poem. Before I give you the sentence, I would just like to remind you that you can now signup for my newsletter, which will contain just the right amount of creative writing prompts and other goodies. I’m just about ready to send out the first one. And now, the sentence:

“An adventurous captain storms across the forest.”

The instructions:

Read the sentence a few times, until it inspires you to write something. It needs to only be an idea, or a hint of an idea even, and no more. But once you have it start writing and don’t stop for at least 30 minutes, or longer if you have the time.

Stay creative!

More sentences to work with:

Creative Writing Prompts: Random Words to a Story #36

Wed, 04 May 2011 07:33:13 +0000

Today I have a creative writing prompt in the form of random words for you. This one is simple and sweet. Just use the words listed below in a poem, short story or piece of flash fiction. And remember, when doing this exercise, set aside a time and just write. Thirty minutes should be sufficient, but you might need more or less. Before I give you the list of words, I would just like to invite you to sign up for my newsletter here, or through the link in the side bar. And now for the exercise…

Random Words:

- Rack
- Across
- Worm
- Distinguishing
- Diagram
- Rocks
- Lung
- Ranks
- Divorce
- Barrier

Stay creative!

More Words Writing Prompts:

Creative Writing Prompts: Random Phrases to a Story #30

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:26:11 +0000

Are you ready for this week’s creative writing prompt? Today you can try your hand at the fun random phrases on. You know the one, I give you a set of phrases that alone don’t mean much, but could, when strung together, form a great short story or poem. But before we get to this week’s phrases, I would like to invite you to subscribe to my monthly newsletter. Thank you!

Random phrases:

- the selective war
- bitter closure
- below the prejudice
- obsolete treat
- tower inspired legend
- analogue freeze
- screwed genetics
- a raw undesirable
- before a taking memory
- bathroom fears

The instructions:

Read the list a couple of times and try to imagine a story. Or read it once and just start writing and don’t stop for at least 30 minutes. Try to complete the entire first draft in one sitting and only go back to edit it later.

Stay creative!

Some other random phrases creative writing prompts you might like to try:

Creative Writing Prompts: Story Starter Sentence #35

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:58:28 +0000

All right, another week has passed and it is once again time for a good old creative writing prompt to help you start writing. Today I have the story starter sentence for you, which works equally well for poets as well as for writers of all kinds. But before I give you the sentence though, I would just like to remind you that you can now signup for my monthly newsletter, which will contain just the right amount of creative writing prompts and other goodies. I’m just about ready to send out the first one. And now to the sentence:

“The follower strays beside a picture.”

The instructions:

Read the sentence a few times, until it inspires a story in your mind. When that happens start writing and don’t stop for at least 30 minutes. And poets, just take the meaning of the sentence, or change the words so they fit.

Stay creative!

More sentences to work with:

Creative Writing Prompts: Random Words to a Story #35

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:11:11 +0000

Hope you had a wonderful week, full of writing successes big and small. To get you writing for another week I have another writing prompt for you today and it is the random words kind. You know, the one that lends itself very well to both poems as well as prose. Before I give you the list of random words, I would just like to invite you to sign up for my newsletter here, or through the link in the side bar. And now onto the words…

Random Words:

- Charcoal
- Money
- Above
- Miss
- Hammer
- Juice
- Sidewalk
- Hammock
- Banana
- Twilight

Instructions:

I’m sure most of you know how to use these prompts by now, but for those who are new to this site, the aim is to read the words and let them form a story or poem idea in your mind. It is not as elusive as it sounds, just read the list a few times and it will happen. And once it does, start writing and don’t stop for at least 30 minutes.

Stay creative!

More Words Writing Prompts:

Creative Writing Prompts: Random Phrases to a Story #29

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:36:47 +0000

Another Wednesday, so time for another creative writing prompt. Today I have the fun, but also challenging, random phrases creative writing prompt. The main idea here is that I give you a set of randomly selected phrases and you must somehow weave these into your story, poem, or piece of flash fiction. But before I give you this week’s phrases, I would like to invite you to subscribe to my monthly newsletter. You can do so also though the link on the rightmost side of the website. Thank you, and I promise I won’t ever spam you!

Random phrases:

- candidate revolt
- tops vintage
- rapid premium
- hierarchical fuller
- ongoing resolving
- impending grant
- liquid atrocity
- improved exam
- supervised then paused
- upright schedule

The instructions:

Read the list a few times with a mind to make all of these phrases a part of your story or poem. And once you are fairly confident that you have a good grasp on the words in between, start writing and don’t stop until you have an entire first draft in from of you. Or, failing that, write non-stop for at least 30 minutes.

Stay creative!

Some other random phrases creative writing prompts you might like to try:

Creative Writing Prompts: Story Starter Sentence #34

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:08:09 +0000

Seems like the site was offline for a bit during the last couple of days and I apologize for that. But today it is time to get back into the swing of things with another creative writing prompt in the form of a story starter sentence. Before I give you the sentence though, I would just like to remind you that you can now signup for my monthly newsletter, which will contain creative writing prompts and other goodies. I’m just about ready to send out the first one. And now to the sentence:

“The grass hides things, but I never walk the fields.”

The instructions:

Read the sentence until it inspires a story in your mind, and once that happens start free writing this story. Write for at least 30 minutes. And poets, just take the meaning of the sentence, or change the words so they fit.

Stay creative!

More sentences to work with: