Whether you want a challenge, a break, or to get back in the groove, here are some writing exercises to get started!
Write 250-500 words using all five of the words listed. Try timing yourself to see how fast you can bang out a short or flash piece. To add extra challenge, use the words in the same order they’re listed.
peonies, hammer, pillow, hate, found
callback, vase, actor, broken, money
pink, dust, saturated, rust, bleak
dragon, farmer, monster, love, friend
Christmas, fight, jail, lemon, tiger
Write a Letter as Your Character
It can be a brand new character or a character you’re working on and they can be writing it to literally anyone. Use this to find their voice, opinions, personality, explore their life before the story, or just for fun. Below are some ideas of who they could write to.
Write a Flash Fiction Piece
Flash fiction is characterized as being less structured than a short story and more focused on the detail of a moment or collection of moments. It’s much more condensed and tends to be packed with vivid imagery. Shoot for under 500 words. Here are some prompts:
She had never seen a blade so big before.
“Come on!” “I can’t do it!”
A young chef has just realized she’s in the middle of a con.
a chess piece, an unloaded gun, and an attempted murder
A prince has just been stabbed on the battlefield
“The flowers are so pretty this time of year.”
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