Write an essay about the significant people in your life describe their

characters using figures of speech. Be as creative as you can.

Write a three - paragraphs essay on any of the following broad topics
- Wearing a school uniform
- Family problems

A voyage around your bedroom Three heroes of your youth

Adolescence A horrible truth about your family How to tame a wild
tongue How to tell a story Five lies you tell about yourself I heard a ?y
buzz when I died Going to the movies When I read a book The
missed chance A life history of your grandmother Effort at speech
between two people Thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird Building
a ?re Remembering your last birthday Reading the mind of your
friends Pulling weeds Scene in a waiting room On observing a large
red-streak apple A conversation with your parents The emperor of ice
cream The real thing Thoughts on the present state of American affairs
Midnight and I’m not famous yet One square metre of your soul Fates
worse than death Owlwoman and coyote After a dinner party What it
is like to be hungry every day Why you are wonderful
Processes of creative writing 131
The average word count for each day should be about 500 words. Try
to reach
this number as best you can by writing fast.
AI M: This game lasts a whole month, and requires you write every day
for thirty
minutes on subject headings, some of which will make you ‘write what
you
know’ (such as ‘Adolescence’) or ‘write what you don’t know’ (such as
‘How to
tame a wild tongue’). Improvisation is good practice, especially when
you feel
blocked, and provokes happy accidents. The point is not to create the
free
associations of free-writing, but to encourage concentration and
improvisation
on one subject, and to engender the habit of ?uency, a little like
practising scales
before improvising your own melodies. Once you have completed this
game, try
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Briefly explain the purpose of creative writing in terms of its contribution
to our personal growth and cultural preservation.
Good creative writing exercises are short, quick and easy to complete.
You shouldn’t need to think too much about your style of writing or how
imaginative your notes are. Just write anything that comes to mind, and
you’ll be on the road to improving your creative writing skills and beating
writer’s block.
Use the generator below to get a random creative writing exercise
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List of 105+ Creative Writing Exercises

Here are over 105 creative writing exercises to give your brain a
workout and help those creative juices flow again:
1. Set a timer for 60 seconds. Now write down as many words or
phrases that come to mind at that moment.
2. Pick any colour you like. Now start your sentence with this colour. For
example, Orange, the colour of my favourite top.
3. Open a book or dictionary on a random page. Pick a random word.
You can close your eyes and slowly move your finger across the
page. Now, write a paragraph with this random word in it. You can
even use an online dictionary to get random words:
 4. Create your own alphabet picture book or list. It can be A to Z of
animals, food, monsters or anything else you like!
5. Using only the sense of smell, describe where you are right now.
6. Take a snack break. While eating your snack write down the exact
taste of that food. The goal of this creative writing exercise is to make
your readers savour this food as well.
7. Pick a random object in your room and write a short paragraph from
its point of view. For example, how does your pencil feel? What if your
lamp had feelings?
8. Describe your dream house. Where would you live one day? Is it
huge or tiny?
9. Pick two different TV shows, movies or books that you like. Now swap
the main character. What if Supergirl was in Twilight? What if
SpongeBob SquarePants was in The Flash? Write a short scene
using this character swap as inspiration.
10. What’s your favourite video game? Write at least 10 tips for
playing this game.
11. Pick your favourite hobby or sport. Now pretend an alien has just
landed on Earth and you need to teach it this hobby or sport. Write at
least ten tips on how you would teach this alien.
12. Use a random image generator and write a paragraph about the
first picture you see.
 13. Write a letter to your favourite celebrity or character. What
inspires you most about them? Can you think of a memorable
moment where this person’s life affected yours? We have this
helpful guide on writing a letter to your best friend for extra
inspiration.
14. Write down at least 10 benefits of writing. This can help motivate
you and beat writer’s block.
15. Complete this sentence in 10 different ways: Patrick waited for
the school bus and…
16. Pick up a random book from your bookshelf and go to page 9.
Find the ninth sentence on that page. Use this sentence as a story
starter.
17. Create a character profile based on all the traits that you hate. It
might help to list down all the traits first and then work on describing
the character.
18. What is the scariest or most dangerous situation you have ever
been in? Why was this situation scary? How did you cope at that
moment?
19. Pretend that you’re a chat show host and you’re interviewing
your favourite celebrity. Write down the script for this conversation.
20. Using extreme detail, write down what you have been doing for
the past one hour today. Think about your thoughts, feelings and
actions during this time.
21. Make a list of potential character names for your next story. You
can use a fantasy name generator to help you.
22. Describe a futuristic setting. What do you think the world would
look like in 100 years time?
23. Think about a recent argument you had with someone. Would
you change anything about it? How would you resolve an argument in
the future?
24. Describe a fantasy world. What kind of creatures live in this
world? What is the climate like? What everyday challenges would a
typical citizen of this world face? You can use this fantasy world name
generator for inspiration.
25. At the flip of a switch, you turn into a dragon. What kind of
dragon would you be? Describe your appearance, special abilities,
likes and dislikes. You can use a dragon name generator to give
yourself a cool dragon name.
26. Pick your favourite book or a famous story. Now change the
point of view. For example, you could rewrite the fairytale, Cinderella.
This time around, Prince Charming could be the main character. What
do you think Prince Charming was doing, while Cinderella was
cleaning the floors and getting ready for the ball?
27. Pick a random writing prompt and use it to write a short story.
Check out this collection of over 300 writing prompts for kids to inspire
you.
28. Write a shopping list for a famous character in history. Imagine if
you were Albert Einstein’s assistant, what kind of things would he
shop for on a weekly basis?
29. Create a fake advertisement poster for a random object that is
near you right now. Your goal is to convince the reader to buy this
object from you.
30. What is the worst (or most annoying) sound that you can
imagine? Describe this sound in great detail, so your reader can
understand the pain you feel when hearing this sound.
31. What is your favourite song at the moment? Pick one line from
this song and describe a moment in your life that relates to this line.
32. You’re hosting an imaginary dinner party at your house. Create
a list of people you would invite, and some party invites. Think about
the theme of the dinner party, the food you will serve and
entertainment for the evening.
33. You are waiting to see your dentist in the waiting room. Write
down every thought you are having at this moment in time.
34. Make a list of your greatest fears. Try to think of at least three
fears. Now write a short story about a character who is forced to
confront one of these fears.
35. Create a ‘Wanted’ poster for a famous villain of your choice.
Think about the crimes they have committed, and the reward you will
give for having them caught.
36. Imagine you are a journalist for the ‘Imagine Forest Times’
newspaper. Your task is to get an exclusive interview with the most
famous villain of all time. Pick a villain of your choice and interview
them for your newspaper article. What questions would you ask them,
and what would their responses be?
37. In a school playground, you see the school bully hurting a new
kid. Write three short stories, one from each perspective in this
scenario (The bully, the witness and the kid getting bullied).
38. You just won $10 million dollars. What would you spend this
money on?
39. Pick a random animal, and research at least five interesting facts
about this animal. Write a short story centred around one of these
interesting facts.
40. Pick a global issue that you are passionate about. This could be
climate change, black lives matters, women’s rights etc. Now create a
campaign poster for this global issue.
41. Write an acrostic poem about an object near you right now (or
even your own name). You could use a poetry idea generator to
inspire you.
42. Imagine you are the head chef of a 5-star restaurant. Recently
the business has slowed down. Your task is to come up with a brand-
new menu to excite customers. Watch this video prompt on YouTube
to inspire you.
43. What is your favourite food of all time? Imagine if this piece of
food was alive, what would it say to you?
44. If life was one big musical, what would you be singing about right
now? Write the lyrics of your song.
45. Create and describe the most ultimate villain of all time. What
would their traits be? What would their past look like? Will they have
any positive traits?
46. Complete this sentence in at least 10 different ways: Every time I
look out of the window, I…
47. You have just made it into the local newspaper, but what for?
Write down at least five potential newspaper headlines. Here’s an
example, Local Boy Survives a Deadly Illness.
48. If you were a witch or a wizard, what would your specialist area
be and why? You might want to use a Harry Potter name generator or
a witch name generator for inspiration.
49. What is your favourite thing to do on a Saturday night? Write a
short story centred around this activity.
50. Your main character has just received the following items: A
highlighter, a red cap, a teddy bear and a fork. What would your
character do with these items? Can you write a story using these
items?
51. Create a timeline of your own life, from birth to this current
moment. Think about the key events in your life, such as birthdays,
graduations, weddings and so on. After you have done this, you can
pick one key event from your life to write a story about.
52. Think of a famous book or movie you like. Rewrite a scene from
this book or movie, where the main character is an outsider. They
watch the key events play out, but have no role in the story. What
would their actions be? How would they react?
53. Three very different characters have just won the lottery. Write a
script for each character, as they reveal the big news to their best
friend.
54. Write a day in the life story of three different characters. How
does each character start their day? What do they do throughout the
day? And how does their day end?
55. Write about the worst experience in your life so far. Think about
a time when you were most upset or angry and describe it.
56. Imagine you’ve found a time machine in your house. What year
would you travel to and why?
57. Describe your own superhero. Think about their appearance,
special abilities and their superhero name. Will they have a secret
identity? Who is their number one enemy?
58. What is your favourite country in the world? Research five fun
facts about this country and use one to write a short story.
59. Set yourself at least three writing goals. This could be a good
way to motivate yourself to write every day. For example, one goal
might be to write at least 150 words a day.
60. Create a character description based on the one fact, three
fiction rule. Think about one fact or truth about yourself. And then add
in three fictional or fantasy elements. For example, your character
could be the same age as you in real life, this is your one fact. And
the three fictional elements could be they have the ability to fly, talk in
over 100 different languages and have green skin.
61. Describe the perfect person. What traits would they have? Think
about their appearance, their interests and their dislikes.
62. Keep a daily journal or diary. This is a great way to keep writing
every day. There are lots of things you can write about in your journal,
such as you can write about the ‘highs’ and ‘lows’ of your day. Think
about anything that inspired you or anything that upset you, or just
write anything that comes to mind at the moment.
63. Write a book review or a movie review. If you’re lost for
inspiration, just watch a random movie or read any book that you can
find. Then write a critical review on it. Think about the best parts of
the book/movie and the worst parts. How would you improve the book
or movie?
64. Write down a conversation between yourself. You can imagine
talking to your younger self or future self (i.e. in 10 years’ time). What
would you tell them? Are there any lessons you learned or warnings
you need to give? Maybe you could talk about what your life is like
now and compare it to their life?
65. Try writing some quick flash fiction stories. Flash fiction is
normally around 500 words long, so try to stay within this limit.
66. Write a six-word story about something that happened to you
today or yesterday. A six-word story is basically an entire story told in
just six words. Take for example: “Another football game ruined by
me.” or “A dog’s painting sold for millions.” – Six-word stories are
similar to writing newspaper headlines. The goal is to summarise your
story in just six words.
67. The most common monsters or creatures used in stories include
vampires, werewolves, dragons, the bigfoot, sirens and the loch-ness
monster. In a battle of intelligence, who do you think will win and
why?
68. Think about an important event in your life that has happened so
far, such as a birthday or the birth of a new sibling. Now using the 5
W’s and 1 H technique describe this event in great detail. The 5 W’s
include: What, Who, Where, Why, When and the 1 H is: How. Ask
yourself questions about the event, such as what exactly happened
on that day? Who was there? Why was this event important? When
and where did it happen? And finally, how did it make you feel?
69. Pretend to be someone else. Think about someone important in
your life. Now put yourself into their shoes, and write a day in the life
story about being them. What do you think they do on a daily basis?
What situations would they encounter? How would they feel?
70. Complete this sentence in at least 10 different ways: I
remember…
71. Write about your dream holiday. Where would you go? Who
would you go with? And what kind of activities would you do?
72. Which one item in your house do you use the most? Is it the
television, computer, mobile phone, the sofa or the microwave? Now
write a story of how this item was invented. You might want to do
some research online and use these ideas to build up your story.
73. In exactly 100 words, describe your bedroom. Try not to go over
or under this word limit.
74. Make a top ten list of your favourite animals. Based on this list
create your own animal fact file, where you provide fun facts about
each animal in your list.
75. What is your favourite scene from a book or a movie? Write
down this scene. Now rewrite the scene in a different genre, such as
horror, comedy, drama etc.
76. Change the main character of a story you recently read into a
villain. For example, you could take a popular fairytale such as Jack
and the Beanstalk, but this time re-write the story to make Jack the
villain of the tale.
77. Complete the following sentence in at least 10 different ways: Do
you ever wonder…
78. What does your name mean? Research the meaning of your
own name, or a name that interests you. Then use this as inspiration
for your next story. For example, the name ‘Marty’ means “Servant Of
Mars, God Of War”. This could make a good concept for a sci-fi story.
79. Make a list of three different types of heroes (or main characters)
for potential future stories.
80. If someone gave you $10 dollars, what would you spend it on
and why?
81. Describe the world’s most boring character in at least 100
words.
82. What is the biggest problem in the world today, and how can you
help fix this issue?
83. Create your own travel brochure for your hometown. Think about
why tourists might want to visit your hometown. What is your town’s
history? What kind of activities can you do? You could even research
some interesting facts.
84. Make a list of all your favourite moments or memories in your life.
Now pick one to write a short story about.
85. Describe the scariest and ugliest monster you can imagine. You
could even draw a picture of this monster with your description.
86. Write seven haikus, one for each colour of the rainbow. That’s
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
87. Imagine you are at the supermarket. Write down at least three
funny scenarios that could happen to you at the supermarket. Use
one for your next short story.
88. Imagine your main character is at home staring at a photograph.
Write the saddest scene possible. Your goal is to make your reader
cry when reading this scene.
89. What is happiness? In at least 150 words describe the feeling of
happiness. You could use examples from your own life of when you
felt happy.
90. Think of a recent nightmare you had and write down everything
you can remember. Use this nightmare as inspiration for your next
story.
91. Keep a dream journal. Every time you wake up in the middle of
the night or early in the morning you can quickly jot down things that
 you remember from your dreams. These notes can then be used as
inspiration for a short story.
92. Your main character is having a really bad day. Describe this bad
day and the series of events they experience. What’s the worst thing
that could happen to your character?
93. You find a box on your doorstep. You open this box and see the
most amazing thing ever. Describe this amazing thing to your
readers.
94. Make a list of at least five possible settings or locations for future
stories. Remember to describe each setting in detail.
95. Think of something new you recently learned. Write this down.
Now write a short story where your main character also learns the
same thing.
96. Describe the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen in your whole
life. Your goal is to amaze your readers with its beauty.
97. Make a list of things that make you happy or cheer you up. Try to
think of at least five ideas. Now imagine living in a world where all
these things were banned or against the law. Use this as inspiration
for your next story.
98. Would you rather be rich and alone or poor and very popular?
Write a story based on the lives of these two characters.
99. Imagine your main character is a Librarian. Write down at least
three dark secrets they might have. Remember, the best secrets are
always unexpected.
100. There’s a history behind everything. Describe the history of your
house. How and when was your house built? Think about the land it
was built on and the people that may have lived here long before you.
101. Imagine that you are the king or queen of a beautiful kingdom.
Describe your kingdom in great detail. What kind of rules would you
have? Would you be a kind ruler or an evil ruler of the kingdom?
102. Make a wish list of at least three objects you wish you owned
right now. Now use these three items in your next story. At least one
of them must be the main prop in the story.
103. Using nothing but the sense of taste, describe a nice Sunday
afternoon at your house. Remember you can’t use your other senses
(i.e see, hear, smell or touch) in this description.
104. What’s the worst pain you felt in your life? Describe this pain in
great detail, so your readers can also feel it.
105. If you were lost on a deserted island in the middle of nowhere,
what three must-have things would you pack and why?
106. Particpate in online writing challenges or contests. Here at
Imagine Forest, we offer daily writing challenges with a new prompt
added every day to inspire you. Check out our challenges section in
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