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5 Commandments To Get More Writing Done

21 June 2010

All writers have a need to write, but it is not so easy to translate this need into actual stories, poems or novels. Part of the reason why this is so, is because it is all too often thought that to write (or to write well) one needs to wait to be inspired to do [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Random Words to a Story #31

14 April 2010

Wow, it’s been awhile since the last update. Sorry about that! But that does not mean that we should not start again right where we left off. Today we have the random words writing prompts, and I am sure these will help you in getting that story or poem that has been hiding in the [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Story Starter Sentence #30

10 March 2010

Well, we’ve taken quite a break, haven’t we? But the important thing is that creative writing prompts are back now and it is definitely time to get writing again. So today we have the story starter creative writing prompt, which basically means that I give you a sentence and you must then use this sentence [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Random Words to a Story #30

19 February 2010

Before we get started on today’s exercise I would just like to let you know that I added a new list of all the creative writing books I would recommend you read. You can access it by clicking RECOMMENDED READINGS in the navigation menu above, or this link. Ok, and now with that out of [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Story Starter Sentence #29

5 February 2010

Ok, it’s been a bit of a lazy week here on the site, but that does not mean that we should not go out with a bang, right? The creative writing prompt this week is the sentence starter and I am sure you are all very familiar with it by now. And if you are [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Random Words to a Story #29

29 January 2010

Well, it’s Friday, the end of the week and therefore time for one more creative writing prompt. Today we have the random words writing prompt and I am sure you all know how it works by now. Read the list of words a few times and try to imagine a story that is hiding behind [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Story Starter Sentence #27

20 January 2010

Today’s creative writing prompt is in the form of a story starter sentence. You must know the drill by now. I give you a sentence and you use it anywhere and in any form in whatever you are writing be it a short story, poem, piece of flash fiction. Be sure to write for at [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Random Words to a Story #28

15 January 2010

Alright it is time for the last creative writing prompt of the week and we have some lovely words to work with today. Should be a breeze. Now, as you probably know by now, the aim of this creative writing exercise is to write a complete first draft of a short story or poem using [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Random Words to a Story #27

30 December 2009

Before we lose ourselves in the New Year celebrations we do have time for one more creative writing exercise, now don’t we? Today it’s an easy random words creative writing exercise and it should be a breeze to get through it. The goal is to string together the ten words that I list for you [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Story Starter Sentence #25

21 December 2009

What better way to start off yet another week with a story starter sentence creative writing prompt? Given the low temperatures outside, at least where I am living, it is best to just stay in and devote some time to writing with perhaps a little reading to brush up on how other people are doing [...]

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