In order to develop creative writing skills, it is helpful to write prompts, especially when you have a lack of ideas. For instance, you can choose one topic or one word and then write several sentences, related to it. If it goes about a book, write some text about your favorite stories, poets, or genre of literature. At the same time, if your word or topic is animals, you can write some prompts about animal species, their behavior, or differences in nutrition.
2. Using alphabet
This exercise implies writing each sentence, starting from a new letter. In this task, you need to use all the 26 letters of the alphabet. Consequently, your essay will consist of 26 sentences. This exercise is useful because it makes an individual to think over a significant number of words, which can be used for starting the sentence. Some of these words can be even rarely used.
3. Using images
One more effective exercise to develop creative writing skills is to use images as an inspiration for an essay. For this task, you should choose a picture and describe it. As well, it is possible to write a story about the depicted figures or actions. This exercise will make you remember specific words that relate to painting and art. Besides, you can train your memory. To exemplify, you can look at the picture for several minutes, then close it, and describe it.
4. The perspective of other people
While doing this exercise, you can write an essay, using the point of view of another individual. Thus, you can choose a case or a question, and think over actions and thoughts of another person. As a result, you can develop more understanding of other people's perspectives, in addition to creative writing.
5. Create the character
This task asks you do create a hero, give him or her the name, and describe the personality. To exemplify, you can choose any name you like and imagine the life story of this person. Try to focus on every detail: appearance, features of identity, and habits. Moreover, you can create a situation for this character and describe his or her perspective on it. The case can include one more hero in order to have the interaction between two people in your essay.
6. Rewrite the story
In this case, you can choose any story: one you heard or read before. You can try to rewrite the story or express your opinion about it. Before starting your essay, point out useful questions, which will help you to develop thoughts. Who is the main hero of the story? What is the issue? Are there any other ways to end the story? Apart from developing creative writing skills, you will be able to build your thoughts consistently.
7. Describe the scene
For this exercise, you will need to describe the surrounding world. You can visit a museum, park, or any other public places. Try to write about every point you see: people, places, weather, actions of individuals, buildings, colors, animals, etc. Make an essay as detailed that every reader can clearly imagine the described area. This exercise will help you to develop descriptive writing skills and improve your creativity.
8. Words from the dictionary
Apart from developing creative writing skills, a dictionary can also improve your vocabulary. This exercise asks you to pick up an unknown word and use it in the text. You can try to use the word as many times as it is possible. In turn, you can also try to replace it with synonyms. Besides, try to explain the chosen word with your own ones, in order to develop the skill of paraphrasing.
Another way to develop creative writing skills is to learn how to write stories with a limited number of words. For instance, your number of needed words is 100. Try to describe the beauty of flowers in 100 words, or the way water boils. In contrast, you can also choose 1000 words and write about why you love your mother, or how you do your homework. In other words, you should describe difficult topics using fewer words, and a simple topic using more words.
10. Diary
This point can be considered as both exercise and habit. For this task, chose a notebook, you like and write about your day. Try to describe what you were doing, your mood, or your thoughts. Use more beautiful and creative words. Moreover, while you write in the diary regularly, you exercise each day and improve your skills in writing.
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