Creative Writing Activities Overview
When it comes to Creative Writing Activities, there are a ton of different exercises you can do in order to get your creative juices flowing and have a fun time with writing. Many of these activities work well in both a solitary setting, or a classroom environment. As such, they are great for you to use in Creative Writing Courses.
One of my favorite creative writing activities is the six word memoir. While we detail it further in a full article, here's the general idea. Write a memoir or summary of your life using six words. It is a fun challenge as you find yourself trying to make the most out of every word, and thinking hard to create a clever sentence that looks at life in a unique way.
Another popular set of creative writing activities are free writes. These are very common and are the process of simply letting your pen or pencil write any words that come to mind. Doing it for just fifteen minutes a day, creative writing exercises like this can keep your mind fresh and thinking of new creative writing ideas. Combining free writes with creative writing prompts and you'll be bound to find a great new story idea in no time at all.
Lastly, one of my favorite creative writing activities to do with friends is tandem writing. A classic example of this went around the Internet in which a girl and boy wrote a story together that combined aliens and a romance novel. It was a clever read and shows what can be so great about tandem writing. When doing creative writing activities like this, you end up with great results that can go in any direction possible. Once again, we detail this process further in a subarticle so be sure to check it out for more details!
Latest Articles About Creative Writing Activities
- Six Word Memoirs - 2011-02-06 00:00:00
Six word memoirs are a short but entertaining creative writing activity to help jumpstart your mind. The challenge is to summarize your life in six words. Here is more information on it.
- Tandem Writing - 2011-02-06 00:00:00
Tandem writing is a fun creative writing activity that brings writers together as they must alternate turns in writing a story. A fun art form that can make anyone a writer.
- Making Your Own Cinderella Story - 2011-02-24 07:44:16
Fairy tales are a great opportunity to expand your creative writing. Try reading various cultures interpretation of a specific fairy tale, and then try and put your own twist on the story.
- Ten Best Writing Prompts - 2011-04-10 15:39:45
For those who love creative writing prompts, it can be hard to find really good ones. This list is a sample of some of my favorites.
- Learning Vocabulary Through Creative Writing - 2011-04-16 21:57:47
Building a broader vocabulary is a great way to improve your abilities as a writer. Here's a great lesson that works as a writing prompt, and as a method to build your vocabulary.