101 Creative Writing Exercises

Author: Melissa Donovan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615547855
Category : Creative writing
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
101 Creative Writing Exercises takes you on an adventure through the world of creative writing. Explore different forms and genres by experimenting with fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Discover effective writing concepts, tools, and techniques. Create projects you can publish. Ideal for new and experienced writers alike, this book will enlighten and inspire you with exciting new ideas. Freewriting Journaling and Memoir Fiction and Storytelling Form Poetry and Free Verse Article and Blog Writing By Melissa Donovan, Founder and Editor of Writing Forward, a critically acclaimed blog packed with creative writing tips and ideas

101 Creative Writing Prompts for Memoir Writers

Author: Alyssa Archer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692623152
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Writership is pleased to present the first in our series of creative writing prompt books. 101 Creative Writing Prompts for Memoir Writers is chock full of gorgeous pictures and writing prompts for you to jump-start that memoir you've been wanting to write. Complete with an introduction to freewriting, this book provides lots of fodder for your creative explorations. Approach the prompts in order or flip to a random page for new inspiration. Revisit the prompts for a deeper dive into the topic at hand. When combined with a daily practice, these prompts will help illuminate the themes and messages you want to write about in your memoir. Explore your life's defining experiences, adventure, adversity, and accomplishments through these writing exercises.

Adventures in Writing

Author: Melissa Donovan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692205686
Category : Creative writing
Languages : en
Pages : 528

Book Description
Explore different forms and genres by experimenting with fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction. Discover effective writing concepts, tools, and techniques. Get inspired to write projects you can publish. The complete collection includes the following books: 101 creatuve writing exercises, 10 core practices for better writing, 1200 creative writing prompts.

The Pocket Instructor: Literature

Author: Diana Fuss
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691157146
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 378

Book Description
The first comprehensive collection of hands-on exercises that bring active learning to the literature classroom This is the first comprehensive collection of hands-on, active learning exercises for the college literature classroom, offering ideas and inspiration for new and veteran teachers alike. These 101 surefire lesson plans present creative and interactive activities to get all your students talking and learning, from the first class to final review. Whether you are teaching majors or nonmajors, genres or periods, canonical or noncanonical literature, medieval verse or the graphic novel, this volume provides practical and flexible exercises for creating memorable learning experiences. Help students learn more and retain that knowledge longer by teaching them how to question, debate, annotate, imitate, write, draw, map, stage, or perform. These user-friendly exercises feature clear and concise step-by-step instructions, and each exercise is followed by helpful teaching tips and descriptions of the exercise in action. All encourage collaborative learning and many are adaptable to different class sizes or course levels. A collection of successful approaches for teaching fiction, poetry, and drama and their historical, cultural, and literary contexts, this indispensable book showcases the tried and true alongside the fresh and innovative. 101 creative classroom exercises for teaching literature Exercises contributed by experienced teachers at a wide range of colleges and universities Step-by-step instructions and teaching tips for each exercise Extensive introduction on the benefits of bringing active learning to the literature classroom Cross-references for finding further exercises and to aid course planning Index of literary authors, works, and related topics

100 Writing Prompts

Author: Creative Writing Books
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781548067885
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204

Book Description
The Perfect Creative Writing Prompts Journal Are you looking for a simple writing prompt journal or book? Would you like easy cues for creative writing exercises? Then, 100 Writing Prompts is the ideal creative writing prompt for adults and kids alike! With 100 uniquely random titles and 2 pages per title, you can let your imagination run wild to concoct brilliant landscapes, deep character traits, and compelling storylines. This journal for creative writing can be used to hatch short stories, novels, and even develop a steady writing habit. The 101 Writing Prompts Journal includes: 200 lined pages Lightly decorated backgrounds Size - 5x8 Journal 100 randomly creative titles with 2 pages per title Thick paper that easily absorbs most ink Lots of room to let your imagination to run wild There Are No Limits to What You Can Create, So Get Your Copy Right Away!

Creative Writing 101

Author: Stuart Albright
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781523713233
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120

Book Description
Stuart Albright has taught creative writing for more than a decade, drawing regional and national attention to his classroom. In Creative Writing 101, Albright shares the lessons and activities that have inspired thousands of students. This book has something for everyone - the novice as well as the expert, writers both young and old. Creative Writing 101 is packed with over 50 detailed, time-tested activities that will take any writer to the next level.

The Very Short Story Starter

Author: John Gillard
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9781419730139
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Think about your writing from a new perspective and learn to tell a story in the most effective way possible with this flash fiction workbook. Popular with creative writers around the world, flash fiction is an ultra-short story format (usually 1,000 words or less) that distills a narrative into its most economic and impactful form. In this lay-flat paperback workbook you'll find 101 flash fiction writing prompts, each crafted to inspire an incredible variety of very short stories. Some prompts instruct you to focus on setting or developing a specific character. Other prompts ask you to play with story structure, to begin at the end or jump right into the middle of the action. You are also encouraged to bring the journal to different locations (a coffee shop or a museum) and take story cues from your surroundings. With helpful writing tips and just the right amount of space to write, this journal is the perfect tool to jump-start a flash fiction writing practice.

A Year of Creative Writing Prompts

Author: Love in Ink
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781517402969
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 358

Book Description
Instantly Ignite Your Imagination with Over 900 Unique Writing Prompts! Writers know that good writing is dependent on unique, interesting ideas. Kick your imagination into gear with this collection of hand-picked, hand-crafted, explosively creative writing prompts! With hundreds of prompts in every genre included in this book, you are sure to find ideas that will propel your writing and grab your readers' imagination. Write More, Write Better - and Have Fun Doing It! The Love in Ink team is composed of two passionate authors with over a decade of writing experience. We know what good writing consists of - and we know how to bring it into being. In addition to tons of fun writing prompts in all main genres, this book includes a special section of fun Writing Challenges. There, you will find prompts rich with rhetorical techniques that will improve your writing and enhance your confidence as an author. Writer's Block Getting in Your Way? Destroy It, One Amazing Prompt at a Time! As a writer, you know the woes of writer's block. There is nothing worse than wanting to write, but lacking the right idea to get you going. We have the solution! In this book, you will find a year's worth of new, fresh writing prompts: From writing exercises to solid book ideas, for both beginning and established writers. Three prompts a day, every day, in all genres - over nine-hundred prompts in total! You will never be short of ideas again.

365 Creative Writing Prompts

Author: Writing Prompts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781999874773
Category : Creative writing
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
BEST GIFT IDEA 2018 - SPECIAL PRICE- Normally $16.95 (WHILE STOCKS LAST ) Creative Writing Prompts Are you ready for new challenges guaranteed to help you improve your creativity, writing and conceptual skills in just a few short hours? With 365 creative writing prompts, you can. Remove yourself from your comfort zone, and start to explore the unchartered paths to finding new and improved writing styles to benefit you. 365 creative writing prompts is guaranteed to be the perfect writing companion. New Creative Writing Prompts

Creative Writing Practice

Author: Debra Adelaide
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030736741
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
Creative Writing Practice: reflections on form and process explores the craft of creative writing by illuminating the practices of writers and writer-educators. Demonstrating solutions to problems in different forms and genres, the contributors draw on their professional and personal experiences to examine specific and practical challenges that writers must confront and solve in order to write. This book discusses a range of approaches to writing, such as the early working out of projects, the idea of experimentation, of narrative time, and of failure. With its strong focus on process, Creative Writing Practice is a valuable guide for students, scholars and practitioners of creative writing.