Today we are going to try something a little different…you will generate your own random words creative writjng prompts and then freewrite some very fine stories. In essence this exercise combines both the use of random words creative writing prompts as well as the freewriting creative writing method of getting the wrods to flow and jogging the inspiration. This creative writing exercise is great if you have trouble coming up with things to write about or if you have any sort of writer’s block, since the random words provide a jumpstart on getting that story on to the page, while the freewriting creative writing method allows you to let go of your inhibitions, silence the internal critic and just write…which is what we are here for!
In this exercise you will choose your own random words to use as cretive writing prompts. To do this take a book, any book, open it to a random page, cloes your eyes and point to a word. Copy that word out and repeat the process five more times. Once you have the five words, sit down and start writing a story, poem or flash inspired by those words. Freewrite like this for at least 20 minutes, which means that you should actually time yourself. Set up an alarm on your mobile phone or use a kitchen timer. And then just write. Once the 20 minutes are up stop writing and read what you have written. Most likely you will find the beginnings of a story in there and once you do just write it. This is a great creative writing exercise to do when you have limited resources, i.e. when travelling, but still want to stretch your creative muscles a bit.
Stay creative!
*Inspired by http://fictionwriting.about.com/od/writingexercise1/ht/dictionary.htm
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