Writing prompts for young writers
April 14, 2020
Are you on school holidays at the moment? Or perhaps school has just returned, only you’re having to study from home—are you loving it, or already realising how good you had it face-to-face, or somewhere in between. There’s no wrong answer, just your personal response. And it’s okay to feel however it is your feeling […]
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March 10, 2020
Creative Prompts #8: Marching On
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1. Warm Up: Stream of Consciousness It’s the beginning of March (and Autumn) as I think about this next bunch of creative prompts. And phrases such as ‘time is marching on’ and ‘marching to a different beat’ come to mind in a stream of consciousness kind of way. All cliches of course, but sometimes you […]
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January 7, 2020
It’s a new year, and potentially a new decade, depending on your definition of when one begins and ends. My hope for you is that you’re able to kick creative year off to a good start, especially for those of you on school holidays and with time to spare. However, I am also aware that […]
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September 24, 2019
Creative Writing Prompts #6
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The year is well and truly racing by and sometimes, for me at least, life just seems too busy to find time for creativity. Remember, though, that if being creative is part of who you are, whether it’s as a writer, artist, photographer, filmmaker or in some other form, then you owe it to yourself […]
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August 20, 2019
Creative Prompts #5
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You may be aware that I continue to update my list of Competitions for Young Writers, as old competitions inch past their closing date and new ones come to my attention. The following creative prompts draw on some of the themes identifiied in the competitions open at the time of publishing this post. Regardless of […]
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March 12, 2019
Creative Prompts #4: Circus
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I haven’t been to the circus for a very long time, although the Great Moscow Circus was in town recently. I have, however, discovered a writing competition in which the first prize includes a month’s residency at Berlin’s Circus Hotel. The theme is, naturally, ‘the circus’. Whether you’re as tempted as I am to enter […]
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