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Writing prompts

Drafts, edits, rewrites. For when the words exist but refuse to line up.

• creative Critique a Sales Page for the Promises It Is Making

  Find out which promises on your sales page are going to cause problems.

• creative Write a Poem Without Using the Obvious Images

  Avoid the predictable images and find the ones that actually land.

• creative Generate Plot Twists That Follow From What You Have Already Built

  Find the plot twist that was already in your story waiting to be used.

• creative Write Dialogue That Reveals Character Without Stating It

  Write dialogue that shows who a character is without ever saying it directly.

• creative Write a Story Opening That Earns the Next Page

  Get three different opening paragraphs and a verdict on which works best.

• creative Write a Children's Picture Book

  Write a picture book that actually works for the age group, not just for you.

• learn Translate a Difficult Poem Into Your Own Words

  Actually understand a difficult poem without just finding someone else's summary.

• creative Develop a Fictional World for a Novel or Game

  Build a fictional world that has internal logic rather than just atmosphere.

• creative Self-Publish a Short Book

  Get your short book self-published properly without getting lost in the options.

• creative Write Song Lyrics That Avoid Cliche

  Write lyrics that say something specific rather than something everyone has said before.

• creative Critique a Peer's Creative Work Helpfully

  Give creative feedback that improves the work without burning the relationship.

• creative Pitch a Creative Project to a Collaborator

  Pitch your creative project to a potential collaborator without putting them off.

• creative Overcome Creative Block

  Get unstuck on your creative project by treating the right problem.

• creative Build a Writing Portfolio

  Build a writing portfolio that shows what you can do rather than everything you have done.

• creative Develop a Writing Routine

  Build a writing routine that survives inspiration not showing up.

• creative Write Dialogue That Sounds Like People Talking

  Fix dialogue that sounds like a character explaining the plot rather than a person talking.

• creative Write a Short Story With a Twist Ending

  Write a short story twist that was earned, not just sprung.

• play Start a Creative Project You Have Been Putting Off

  Start the creative project you have been planning instead of planning more.

• life Write a Complaint to a School That Gets a Response

  Make a formal school complaint that the school has to take seriously.

• self Write a Personal Vision Statement Worth Keeping

  Write a personal vision statement that actually sounds like you.

• creative Find Your Film Watching Voice for a First Review

  Write about films the way you actually think about them, not the way aggregators do.

• creative Make a Personal Essay Worth Reading

  Write a personal essay that is honest about the experience and shaped enough to be read.

• creative Create a Character Voice From Scratch

  Build a character voice so distinctive the reader would know who is speaking without a name.

• creative Write a Compelling Villain

  Build a villain who is genuinely threatening rather than just in the way.

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