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Creative Writing Prompts

Picture Writing Prompts: Napping

15 June 2011

Today we have the picture writing prompt creative writing exercise. I’m sure you all know how to go about using these to get inspired, but if you do not, then check out the instructions below. Before you take a look at the photo and let your creativity flow though, I would just like to ask [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Story Starter Sentence #37

8 June 2011

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 [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Random Words to a Story #37

1 June 2011

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 [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Random Phrases to a Story #31

25 May 2011

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 [...]

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Picture Writing Prompts: Mist

18 May 2011

Today I have another picture writing prompt for you to practice your writing on. But before we get to it, I would just like to mention that, if you enjoy these writing prompts, please consider signing up for my newsletter here, or in the sidebar of this web page. Thank you! And now on to [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Story Starter Sentence #36

11 May 2011

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. [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Random Words to a Story #36

4 May 2011

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, [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Random Phrases to a Story #30

27 April 2011

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 [...]

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Picture Writing Prompts: Sleepy Morning

20 April 2011

Here is yet another picture writing prompt for you to hone your writing skills on. Before you take a look at the photo and let your creativity flow though, I would just like to ask you to take a moment and fill out my survey about a picture prompts book. Also, if you enjoy these [...]

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Creative Writing Prompts: Story Starter Sentence #35

13 April 2011

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, [...]

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