Writing About Nothing

Below is a writing exercise in which I was instructed to write about nothing for 20 minutes.
The music is pretty, but the dog was zooming through space so fast you could have heard a pin drop on a field of blazing tumbleweed. The dog landed and the aliens were so glad to see him […]

Writing About Pink Socks

Here’s a writing exercise to try for 20 minutes:
Pink socks. Blue convertible.
Go for it!

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What size? Decaf.

I overheard a conversation today at a cafe. The server asked a lady which size she wanted for her drink, and she replied, “Decaf.” That’s a precious conversation in my humble estimation.
Such out-of-the-blue conversations are the perfect subjects for practicing the craft of dialog. Dialog is a challenge and starting with something a little […]

Writing Exercise: Customized Banking

Writing Exercise: If you could make a bank that would hold anything but money, what kind of bank would it be? What would you put in it? Give yourself 15 minutes.
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Why? People are Complaining

Writing Exercise: You’re in an art gallery and you come accross a cabinet with the 5-Disc CD changer that is playing the music in the galleries. A typed note reads, “Please do not change the CDs.” A hand written note is below that message, “Why? People are complaining.” How did that note get there?

What Not to Wear

My initial intent was to not only publish writing exercises, but to also post what I myself had done. I now realize that I will never keep up. I have too many written out that I’ll never type them all out any time soon. In light of this, I’ll post my own writing when I […]

Eavesdropping: Writing Exercise

One of my favorite writing prompts is eavesdropping on conversations and pulling a line or two out of context. These lines become the starting point my writing. I typically give myself 15-20 minutes, but will keep going if I’m having a good time with it. Here are a few gems that I heard recently:
“He’s religious […]

Cliche Writing Exercise

Using the following three cliches throughout, take 15 minutes to write a short story.

“The game is up”
“Don’t eat your heart out”
“I need someone I can count on”

Here’s mine:

English Teachers Band Together

I regularly attend a writing group on Tuesday evenings at a local bookstore. During that time we do creative writing exercises. I will be sharing the exercises as well as my own writing here for you to try out.
Writing Exercise: Write about a bracelet that is associated with a cause other than a disease. Allow […]