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Weekly Creativity #132: Write a Character Sketch of Someone You Know

Post Published December 21, 2020 by Sarah Ainsworth

Write a detailed description or character sketch of a family member or someone you know. How would you describe them to someone who didn’t know them? What details are important to include to properl...
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Weekly Creativity #131: Write an Ode

Post Published December 14, 2020 by Sarah Ainsworth

Write in an ode in honor of something or someone. Maybe it’s your grandmother, your cat, or even just your favorite chair.
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Weekly Creativity #130 | Flash Contest: Create an Art Piece Based on a Family Tradition

Post Published December 7, 2020 by Anya Geist

Create a piece of art in any style, inspired by a family tradition.
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Weekly Creativity #129: Create a Story Around a Postcard

Post Published November 30, 2020 by Sarah Ainsworth

Pick a postcard from this digitized historical collection at the New York Public Library. Write a historical fiction short story that involves a character sending this postcard to someone.
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Weekly Creativity #128: Write a Graphic Novel Memoir

Post Published November 23, 2020 by Sarah Ainsworth

Create a short memoir about an event in your life. Only, instead of using just words, add illustrations to tell the story. In other words, make it a graphic novel memoir.
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Weekly Creativity #127: Write about Characters Reuniting

Post Published November 16, 2020 by Sarah Ainsworth

Write about two characters who have reunited after many years apart. How have they changed? Do they still interact with each other the same way?
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Weekly Creativity #126: Write a Story Within a Story

Post Published November 9, 2020 by Sarah Ainsworth

Write a story within a story. Maybe one of your characters reads a book, watches a movie or sees a play that informs the overarching plot.
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Weekly Creativity #125 | Flash Contest: Write a Story with Traditional Opening and Closing Lines

Post Published November 2, 2020 by Jane Levi

Write a short story that begins with “Once upon a time, in a land far away...” and ends with “...and they all lived happily ever after.” This prompt is our November Flash Contest.
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Weekly Creativity #124: Draw a Subject as Though Looking Through a Thermal Camera

Post Published October 26, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Pick a subject and draw it as if you were looking at it through a thermal camera.
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Weekly Creativity #123: Write a Story Set in Medieval Times

Post Published October 19, 2020 by Anya Geist

Write a story set in medieval times.
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