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June 2, 2020
Writing Prompts: Character Part 2 premium
Here’s a list of seven more prompts to help you get to know your character, while also developing some new scenes for your story. 1. Warm Up: Five Words Include the following words in a scene: phosphorescence, wonder, coral, poppy, inhale. 2. Images Choose an image and use it to inspire a new story, or […]
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May 12, 2020
Creative Writing Prompts: Character Part 1 premium
Have you begun writing a story, but got a little stuck? Or perhaps you have some vague idea of a character you wish to create but not sure where to start? Here’s a list of seven prompts to help you get to know your character, while also developing some new scenes for your story. The […]
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January 7, 2020
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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 premium
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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March 12, 2019
Creative Prompts #4: Circus premium
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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February 5, 2019
Creative Writing Prompts #3: Hearts and Zippers premium
February is a meaningful month for me, and perhaps not for the reasons you think. For many, it’s supposed to be the month of romance, with Valentine’s Day on 14 February. For me, though, it signifies International CHD Day, as part of a month long campaign to raise awareness of Congenitial Heart Disease. In Australia, […]
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