Creative writing exercises are a great way
to get started. Whether you are beginning your writing career or are an
experienced writer, you will find these exercises stimulate your mind
and get your ideas flowing.
Very few people just start writing and produce great results. It
takes practice and a great deal of thought to become a good writer.
EXERCISE YOUR CREATIVE MUSCLE
It helps to think of creativity as a muscle and like any muscle,
creativity requires exercise if it is to become strong. We all know we
should exercise our bodies to maintain our health so why not our minds?
There are lots of different forms of creative writing exercises you can do, some are quite specific like the first set of practical creative writing exercises here. You
will find these quite straightforward. They each describe a dramatic
situation and each pose the question – what happens next? Try them.
There are also these abstract creative writing exercises,
which are less defined and are perhaps more of a challenge to the
imagination. It doesn’t matter what form the exercise takes as long as
it works for you.
I have provided a variety of different exercises for you and I
suggest trying them all. View each exercise as an experiment, a very
personal experiment. You are trying to find out which exercise catches
your imagination and triggers the ideas you are most inclined and able
to develop.
WRITERS IN A HURRY
Ten minute writing exercises
are for writers in a hurry. I have designed them so that if you find
yourself with only ten free minutes you can use that time creatively
while developing your writing skills.
For those of you who find themselves with the odd five minutes to spare here and there I have also added these even faster creative writing exercises – these you can do in five minutes! So, you see – no excuses!
TAKE IT EASY
If you prefer to ease yourself gently into your writing session then you will find these easy creative writing exercises with their leading questions will subtly trigger your creativity.
Whichever way you prefer to get your creative writing exercise I wish
you all the best of luck and don’t forget to let me know how you got
on, I would love to hear from you.
Grace
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