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Daily Creativity #59: Write a Profile About a New Character

Post Published June 11, 2020 by Jane Levi

Write a detailed character profile of a new main character for a story. Ask yourself as many questions as you can about your character, and really get to know them. Who are they?
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Daily Creativity #58: Write a Poem About What You See

Post Published June 10, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Look to your immediate left or right and write a poem about the first object you see.
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Daily Creativity #57: Write from the Point of View of a Virus

Post Published June 9, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write about what it would be like to be a virus, bacterium, or single-celled organism. (Yes, you can do this from the point of view of a coronavirus! But if that creeps you out, feel free to skip it.
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Daily Creativity #56 | Flash Contest: Draw a “Blind Contour” Self-Portrait

Post Published June 8, 2020 by Jane Levi

Make a “blind contour” self portrait. A blind contour is a drawing where you do not look at the paper while you are drawing, and once you have put your pencil or pen on the paper, you don’t lift...
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Daily Creativity #55: Write About Someone You Don’t Know Well

Post Published June 5, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write about someone you know but don't know much about–maybe your neighborhood mail carrier, or the checkout clerk at the supermarket. Think about what their life is like–really think about it.
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Daily Creativity #54: Write the Same Story From Different Perspectives

Post Published June 4, 2020 by Jane Levi

Who is telling the story? Try playing around with point of view. Write an outline for a short scene with two characters in conflict (it doesn’t have to be too serious, they could just be disagreeing...
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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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Daily Creativity #51 | Flash Contest: Write about Impossible Characters

Post Published June 1, 2020 by Jane Levi

Write down 5 ideas for some impossible characters - space frogs, singing clocks, walking cactuses - the more unlikely the better. Pick 2 of them. What would happen if they met? Write a story about it.
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Daily Creativity #50: Change a Key Word in Your Story

Post Published May 29, 2020 by Jane Levi

What if a misplaced letter in a word changes everything? A story about someone who wins a million dollars would be very different if they actually won a million collars; a painting of a world under th...
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