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LIFE’S BIG & LITTLE GIFTS
The impact that travel and the change of seasons has on us.
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Nothing comes across like an Acrostic.
I first wrote an acrostic in 2017 at the age of 72, when it was a writing exercise used by a local writing group to celebrate the 200th year of the…
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Did You Know Your Darlings Didn’t Die?
Remember that cameo character you wrote 15 years ago to get your protagonist out of that tight spot? Or that oddball shop owner you wrote into that scene because your…
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Prompts to Stretch Your Senses
A hallmark of good writing is lots of details that appeal to the senses. I've found that I often rely on one or two senses. Perhaps you've found you also…
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Random words and pasta
How do you fancy using random words as a writing prompt? The aim is to use each of the five words presented in a piece of short fiction up to…
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The Memory Game: writing prompts
A series of writing prompts for fictional and factual writing built out of personal memories.
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OF SNOWBALLS, DODGY GIFTS AND INVOLUNTARY LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
Start a story with one of these lines: “I’ve heard that Santa is diabetic so what are we going to do with all those cookies?”“Sally and Sam had always prepared…
