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Weekly Creativity #185 | Flash Contest #39: Pretend You’re Explaining COVID-19 to People in the Distant Past…

Post Published January 3, 2022 by Molly Torinus

Pretend you’re explaining COVID-19 to people in the distant past, and write a scene around this. To submit to this month's Flash Contest, click here.
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Weekly Creativity #176 | Flash Contest #37: Write about a character who has everything you’ve always wanted, but still isn’t happy.

Post Published November 1, 2021 by Sage Millen

Write about a character who has everything you've always wanted, but still isn't happy. To submit to this month's Flash Contest, click here.
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Weekly Creativity #157: Write About Something Shocking Happening to a Normal Person.

Post Published June 14, 2021 by Molly Torinus

Write about something shocking happening to a normal person. This could be something great (like winning the lottery) or something not-so-great (like finding out you’re about to die).
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Writing Activity: take a character on a believable journey from zero to hero

Post Published April 24, 2021 by Jane Levi

'Tom Green,' a story by 10-year-old Zahra Batteh, is a classic redemption tale. Tom Green, a horrible, spoiled, lazy young man loses all his money and privilege, and through a series of misfortunes a...
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Daily Creativity #103: Write about a Character Stranded on an Island

Post Published August 12, 2020 by Sarah Ainsworth

Write a story about someone stranded on an island. How did they get there? How do they survive? What few items do they have with them? Invent the circumstances and a way for your character to escape.
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Daily Creativity #94: Write about Yourself in the Future

Post Published July 30, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write about your future. What will a typical day be like for your adult self? Will you still live near where you live now? Will you have the same friends? What will your family be like?
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Daily Creativity #92: Write about a World Where Everything’s Changed Except You

Post Published July 28, 2020 by Jane Levi

One morning, you wake up, and the only thing in the world that is the same is you. What has changed, and how? Write a one-page story about happens that day.
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Daily Creativity #82: Write about Predator and Prey Switching Places

Post Published July 14, 2020 by Liam Hancock

Write about what may happen if predator and prey switched places (i.e. if a mouse switched places with a bird, or if a fly switched places with a frog). How would the food chain work?
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Daily Creativity #53: Write a Story About a Villain

Post Published June 3, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Write a story about a villain who is unaware they are the villain.
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Daily Creativity #52: Write about Your Favorite Character After the Story Ends

Post Published June 2, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Think about your favorite fictional character, and imagine what will happen to them ten or twenty years after the story they are part of is over. Feel free to think outside the box–what will happen ...
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