Writing creatively is a terrific way to communicate yourself and explore fictional characters and events. Some people have the wish to write creatively for either enjoyment or profit, but how can we improve at being creative? Sometimes we sit down to the blank page and quickly suffer writer's block.
The next time this happens to you, think about how much easier things would be if you had an inventory of creative writing prompts to get you through-- an effective list of things that can trigger your imagination, and generate ideas when you most need them.
Creative writing prompts could be used anywhere and anytime. They could be used time and again, or they might be adapted and modified to prompt new ideas. The best thing about creative writing prompts is that they can possibly be as crazy or as practical as you like, they are just a way of opening your creative mind to more opportunities.
Take the sentence and finish it off, then continue writing for 200 words without thinking about it. Just write the very first thing that come to 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 desk, so you have no more excuses not to write! These are prompts which serve as story starters.
1. When I bent down to pick up the money from the floor, the sound of ripping made me stop in my tracks...
2. I looked in my rear vision mirror and saw where the sound of the siren was coming from...
3. Sitting in a traffic jam I couldn't help but notice the man in the car next to me who was...
4. Three or four children ran towards the water without looking, so I yelled...
5. The forecast for the weather that day was clearly wrong. The rolling clouds told me that...
6. The scar on my thigh told the story of the childhood misadventure...
7. Once I'd turned the water off in the shower, I realised there were no towels in the bathroom...
8. The darkness engulfed me, so I grabbed for my flashlight and flicked it on. right in front of me stood...
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. A gust of wind blew the scarf off my head. I turned to catch it, but realised an elderly gentleman had already done so...
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 had thought that the smell was coming from his feet. That was until I noticed...
14. When I arrived home, I was horrified to see the police had blocked the entrance to my house...
15. Driving home in the dark a dog raced across the road. I swerved and ....
The next time this happens to you, think about how much easier things would be if you had an inventory of creative writing prompts to get you through-- an effective list of things that can trigger your imagination, and generate ideas when you most need them.
Creative writing prompts could be used anywhere and anytime. They could be used time and again, or they might be adapted and modified to prompt new ideas. The best thing about creative writing prompts is that they can possibly be as crazy or as practical as you like, they are just a way of opening your creative mind to more opportunities.
Take the sentence and finish it off, then continue writing for 200 words without thinking about it. Just write the very first thing that come to 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 desk, so you have no more excuses not to write! These are prompts which serve as story starters.
1. When I bent down to pick up the money from the floor, the sound of ripping made me stop in my tracks...
2. I looked in my rear vision mirror and saw where the sound of the siren was coming from...
3. Sitting in a traffic jam I couldn't help but notice the man in the car next to me who was...
4. Three or four children ran towards the water without looking, so I yelled...
5. The forecast for the weather that day was clearly wrong. The rolling clouds told me that...
6. The scar on my thigh told the story of the childhood misadventure...
7. Once I'd turned the water off in the shower, I realised there were no towels in the bathroom...
8. The darkness engulfed me, so I grabbed for my flashlight and flicked it on. right in front of me stood...
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. A gust of wind blew the scarf off my head. I turned to catch it, but realised an elderly gentleman had already done so...
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 had thought that the smell was coming from his feet. That was until I noticed...
14. When I arrived home, I was horrified to see the police had blocked the entrance to my house...
15. Driving home in the dark a dog raced across the road. I swerved and ....
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