14 Creative Writing Exercises to Spark the Inner Writer in You.

14 Creative Writing Exercises to Spark the Inner Writer in You

 Writing is fun when you’re in the flow and know what precisely what you want to write about. When you are planning to write a book, you’ve a topic in mind to write. While some people already know what to write about, some people have starting trouble. One can improve writing by indulging in creative writing exercises. These 14creative exercises will not only help you start, but will also get the creative juices flowing.

 Few examples of creative writing are:

Short Stories

Plays

Poetry

Memoirs

here are few excises you can practice to spark your writing skill

 1. Write about You

Food – Write in detail about your favourite food, or the best meal you’ve had till date.

Animals – Write about your favourite animal. What you love about it, and what would happen if you could be it for a day.

Dream – Describe your dream. Expand on it. Create a story out of it.

Fear – The thing you are most scared of.

 2. Write about What You’re good at

If you’re good with money or know-how to cook well, write about it. Write a few paragraphs or pages explaining to others how to execute it.

Imagine your reader has zero knowledge about the subject and write about it.

 3. Describe your day

You can end your night by doing this exercise. All you have to do is describe your day in detail. You can start off by saying when you woke up, what you ate, leaving to work, what happened there until you went to bed. The primary purpose is to add creativeness to even the dullest moments.

4. Describe Your Surroundings

Another common exercise is to write about your surroundings. Challenge yourself and be very descriptive. Instead of saying “her face was shining due to the sunlight,” you can say “the sunlight that was streaming through my window bounced off her face, making her eyes lighter than they appear. She looked beautiful, like an angel.”

 5. Rewrite the Past

Rewrite the past Take a trip down memory lane by looking at your old photographs and writing about them. Here are few writing prompts:

Who are the people in the photo, and where did they come from?

What is their relationship with each other?

Where and when was the photograph taken?

Why do they have the expressions they do? What are they thinking?

What were the events that led up to the photo being taken?

How did events transpire after the photo was taken?

 6. Write in 100 Words

This writing exercise helps you with your chapter length. You can start off by writing about anything in just 100 words. Once you accomplish 100 words, move onto 300 words, and keep going until you can perfect writing within a given limit.

 7. Reviews

This is an exercise that can be done almost anywhere. You can explore more by writing reviews for movies, restaurants, stand up shows, etc.

 Tip: Try to write a review for almost anything and everything. You can write a review for the shampoo you use, or the pasta brand you are cooking with.

 8. Your firsts

Everyone’s firsts hold a special place in their heart – their first kiss, their first love, etc. Writing about this will not only make excellent stories but will bring back some old memories but will be worth writing about.

 9. No Name Description

Think of a character and write down three qualities that describe them best. Without revealing the character, describe their living room or bedroom to match the qualities you’ve written. It will also help you with developing the characters.

 Tip: You can start by writing down three qualities and describing then and then slowly increase the number.

10. Describe Sense

 As you know, the five senses are sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Imagine your character has only one sense and write about it. Do the same for the other senses too. For example, write a story on how your character can only hear.

 Tip: Have a target. It can be the number of pages or number of words.

11. Rewrite common phrases

This exercise involves reading. Start by reading books and pick out common phrases. For example, take the phrase “go down the rabbit hole.” Rewrite the same sentence in a unique way using visuals you don’t spot in writing.

 12. Emotional States

Emotional states Pick four emotions states – sadness, anger, happiness, and excitement, and write a page on every emotional state your character is feeling.

 Tip: You can dig deeper and write about your character being drunk, hyperactive, flirty, eager.

13. Edit Your Old Writing

Editing your old writing definitely helps. Your writing can be from a week ago, or even years. You can edit the way it’s written, the verbs used, and maybe also change the point of view. This is a great exercise as you can compare your old work and see how much you’ve improved.

14. Write Backstories

Though this is a common exercise, it’s beneficial. Take an imaginary character from books you have read as a child and write about how they ended being who they are. Even if they have backstories, it’s okay. Write one of your own.

For example, if your favourite story was Alice in Wonderland as a kid, get creative and write a back story for her.

these are few Writing Exercises to Spark the Inner Writer in You.

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