Expert Author Patricia M Hines
The best and easiest way to find fiction writing exercises is to simply look around the place you are now. It makes no difference where you are. Pick one object or one person and start writing.
If you are sitting at home, with a cup of coffee nearby, develop a story around the cup, the coffee, how you enjoy a hot, steaming cup of coffee, or having your coffee become cold before you finish it.
Stories are all around us every day. Use visual prompts of everyday things that you see and use. Imagine what a person who walks by is thinking, where are they going, why are they going there today?
Another great method of finding writing prompts is to open up your search engine page and enter “fiction writing prompts” in the search box. The last time I did that 233,000 sites with links. Choose the ones that interest you the most.
You may choose to enroll in a creative writing on-line class in which you will get critiques back on your writing, if that interests you.
One more way to take a book that you have just read and write a new ending for it. Or add a chapter. Notice how your writing style is different from the book author’s. Different is not bad, every author writes in the style that works for them. Imitation is a form of compliments but in writing choose the style that fits you, because you are the author.
Write a review about an article, story, book, or product that you are familiar with. Explain why you like it, be very specific about the good points, and then do the same thing about the things you don’t like about it. Be honest and detailed in your descriptions of the product. End your writing with a conclusion weighing the pros and cons, which won out?
My favorite method of finding writing prompts is to use a book designed to offer creative ideas. My favorite book is “The Write Brain Workbook” by Bonnie Newbauer. I like this book because it provides 366 exercises to liberate your writing.
Each day you have a thought-provoking prompt to write about. I will paraphrase two of the exercises from this book as examples for you.
Tell the story of an article of clothing that you are wearing today. Talk about its creation to your acquisition; give stories of where and when you have worn this item. Start off with “It started off as…….” An exercise like this requires you to do a little research as well as examining your own motives and feelings.
Use the following words: caressed, pressed, recessed, stressed, and messed. Start with “While I was surfing the web…”
Fiction writing exercises are everywhere, your own imagination is your only limit. Have fun, be creative, and start writing.
Patricia M. Hines invites you to visit her at her new personal web-site about her personal writing experiences, trials and successes. There are also great writing tips and prompts at http://Patricia-Hines.com
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