Author Archive - Stone Soup

Write a how-to article about something you don't know how to do. This could be something real that you just haven't done before (e.g. writing a dissertation) or something made-up (e.g.
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Weekly Creativity #233: Write a Theatrical Monologue from the Point of View of Your Pet

Post Published December 19, 2022 by Molly Torinus

Write a theatrical monologue from the point of view of your pet.
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Weekly Creativity #229: Write a Backstory for a Supporting Character from a Novel You’ve Read

Post Published November 21, 2022 by Molly Torinus

Write a backstory for a supporting character from a novel you've read.
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Weekly Creativity #225: Take One Line from Your Favorite Book/Poem/Song and Use it to Inspire a Story

Post Published October 17, 2022 by Molly Torinus

Take one line from your favorite book/poem/song and use it to inspire a story.
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Weekly Creativity #223 | Flash Contest #48: Start the First Line of Your Story/Poem with a Word Chosen Randomly from the Dictionary

Post Published October 3, 2022 by Molly Torinus

Flip to a random page in the dictionary, pick a word, and start the first line of your story/poem with that word.
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Weekly Creativity #222: Write the Same Short Story in at Least Two Genres

Post Published September 26, 2022 by Molly Torinus

Write the same short story in at least two genres.
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Weekly Creativity #220: Write an Erasure Poem

Post Published September 12, 2022 by Molly Torinus

Write an erasure poem—find a poem or a page from a novel or article, and cross out words to create a new poem.
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Weekly Creativity #218: Make a List of 10-15 Unrelated Words, then Write a Story/Poem Incorporating All of Them

Post Published August 29, 2022 by Molly Torinus

Make a list of 10-15 unrelated words, then write a story/poem incorporating all of them.
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Weekly Creativity #215: Think about a Change You’d Like to Make, and Write about What the World Would Be Like If this Had Happened

Post Published August 8, 2022 by Molly Torinus

Think about a change you’d like to make, and write about what the world would be like if this had happened.
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Weekly Creativity #266: Write about a Social Issue Important to You

Weekly Creativity #263: Write a Course Description for an Imaginary Class

Weekly Creativity #261: Write a Story and Add Line Breaks to Make it a Poem

Weekly Creativity #251 | Flash Contest #55: Write an Enemies-to-Lovers Story

Weekly Creativity #250: Make Up a New Word and Write a Dictionary Entry

Weekly Creativity #246: Write a Review of a Fictional Very Bad Restaurant

Weekly Creativity #242: Write a Backstory for a Sidekick or Supporting Character in a Novel You’ve Read

Weekly Creativity #237: Write a How-to Article about Something You Don’t Know how to Do

Weekly Creativity #233: Write a Theatrical Monologue from the Point of View of Your Pet

Weekly Creativity #229: Write a Backstory for a Supporting Character from a Novel You’ve Read

Weekly Creativity #225: Take One Line from Your Favorite Book/Poem/Song and Use it to Inspire a Story

Weekly Creativity #223 | Flash Contest #48: Start the First Line of Your Story/Poem with a Word Chosen Randomly from the Dictionary

Weekly Creativity #222: Write the Same Short Story in at Least Two Genres

Weekly Creativity #220: Write an Erasure Poem

Weekly Creativity #218: Make a List of 10-15 Unrelated Words, then Write a Story/Poem Incorporating All of Them

Weekly Creativity #215: Think about a Change You’d Like to Make, and Write about What the World Would Be Like If this Had Happened

Weekly Creativity #211: Write a Rant about Something Annoying

Weekly Creativity #209: Rewrite the Lyrics to Your Favorite Song

Weekly Creativity #207 | Flash Contest #44: Write a Scene in which You Meet Your Past or Future Self

Weekly Creativity #203: Write a Letter to Your Future Self

Weekly Creativity #266: Write about a Social Issue Important to You

Weekly Creativity #263: Write a Course Description for an Imaginary Class

Weekly Creativity #261: Write a Story and Add Line Breaks to Make it a Poem

Weekly Creativity #251 | Flash Contest #55: Write an Enemies-to-Lovers Story

Weekly Creativity #250: Make Up a New Word and Write a Dictionary Entry

Weekly Creativity #246: Write a Review of a Fictional Very Bad Restaurant

Weekly Creativity #242: Write a Backstory for a Sidekick or Supporting Character in a Novel You’ve Read

Weekly Creativity #237: Write a How-to Article about Something You Don’t Know how to Do

Weekly Creativity #233: Write a Theatrical Monologue from the Point of View of Your Pet

Weekly Creativity #229: Write a Backstory for a Supporting Character from a Novel You’ve Read

Weekly Creativity #225: Take One Line from Your Favorite Book/Poem/Song and Use it to Inspire a Story

Weekly Creativity #223 | Flash Contest #48: Start the First Line of Your Story/Poem with a Word Chosen Randomly from the Dictionary

Weekly Creativity #222: Write the Same Short Story in at Least Two Genres

Weekly Creativity #220: Write an Erasure Poem

Weekly Creativity #218: Make a List of 10-15 Unrelated Words, then Write a Story/Poem Incorporating All of Them

Weekly Creativity #215: Think about a Change You’d Like to Make, and Write about What the World Would Be Like If this Had Happened

Weekly Creativity #211: Write a Rant about Something Annoying

Weekly Creativity #209: Rewrite the Lyrics to Your Favorite Song

Weekly Creativity #207 | Flash Contest #44: Write a Scene in which You Meet Your Past or Future Self

Weekly Creativity #203: Write a Letter to Your Future Self

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