Looking for creative writing prompts to get your next book, short story, screenplay, or school essay going? Or maybe you need inspiration to get your muse back on board in general.
The How to Write Shop has a number of articles in its Writing Prompts section. These free and informative articles provide tips on finding inspiration from the world around you and your everyday life. You will also find ready-made creative prompts and some mix and match lists for you to play with.
Whether an author, student, teacher, or just a creative person looking for a creative outlet, The How to Write Shop has creative writing prompts to inspire you.
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Creating a garden (or even being in one) is wonderful inspiration for writing. Keeping a garden journal is the perfect way to enjoy both. If you are a gardener, you can use your journal to make notes, develop to-do lists, plan your space, keep planting records and include photos of your garden as it begins … [Read more…]
Setting can make or break a story. Setting can be so important to story, in fact, that the setting can almost become a character itself. So when looking for story inspiration why not start with setting? The DaVinci Code begins with a murder in the Louvre. The story of Sarah’s Key had to take place in … [Read more…]
One way to fire up your imagination? Creative writing exercises focused on the first line of a story. Below is a list of first lines for you to use to hone your storytelling and writing skills.
Use cross thinking to get you to think differently and allow a story idea to come literally from nowhere. A great idea may hit you during these creative writing exercises, or more likely, a few hours later when you are eating, running, taking a shower, while sleeping, the next morning…Why not wake up your muse … [Read more…]
When we talk about “world building” in young adult novels, people often think it only applies to fantasy/paranormal/urban fantasy genres, but world building is just as important in realistic fiction novels. Many times contemporary fiction writers forget that or need a few writing prompts to get their world building going. What exactly is world building? … [Read more…]