Toss in five new words. By new words I mean words that you would not typically use otherwise. You can open to random pages in the dictionary, look at a few word-of-the-day lists, or break out the thesaurus. Expand your vocabulary or make your character sound pretentious.
Get your list of words. Find thirty minutes to write. Then challenge yourself to write using those words in that time frame. Make sure that it remotely makes sense.
But more importantly, have fun!
Before I get into this one I want to remind you that each prompt can be used to write a stand alone piece, a collection of pieces, or serve as parts that come together to equal a novella or novel.
So now let’s focus on setting. Where are you in this story you want to tell? Even a poem tells a story so don’t feel limited if that is the format you are writing in. Take sometime to describe the setting you have in your mind. Try your best not to simply tell. Show it. Showing it allows the readers imagination to get a jump start.
Just remember to have fun with it!
Complete this thought:
In the end…
Use whatever form of creativity suits your fancy!
Describe the sunrise and dawn, using visual images or verbal imagery.
“Micro Moments” is another name for a six word poem or six word story.
Pick a topic that is close to your heart. Now write six separate micro moments. Each standing on its own.
You then read them in order, then in reverse order, and then mixed up. That is a 6×6.
Give it a shot. Create!
Create a piece about having a creative block.
Take a newspaper or magazine and create something from it… or with it.
Examples: use words or headlines to title a piece or as a line in a piece, cut words and/or pictures out and make a collage, or origami…
Come up with titles. These can be titles of stories, poems, art pieces, or songs. Create titles for works you haven’t created yet. You simply like the title you come up with.
Then later you can read your list of titles and see if it sparks a creative burst.
Create something based on a fictional/fairy tale/movie character that you didn’t like when you were younger.
Exercise your creativity and your imagination!
29/30
Attempt to describe a color to someone who has been blind their entire life.
30/30
What does true happiness look like to you or your character? Truly take some time to allow to the reader to feel what you feel.
Happy Writing!
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