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Daily Creativity #77: Write about What You’re Thinking about Right Now

Post Published July 7, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write about what you're thinking about in this exact moment. It doesn't have to make any sense.
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Daily Creativity #76: Write a Story Inspired by a Renoir Painting

Post Published July 6, 2020 by Jane Levi

Look at this painting by Renoir (Dance at the Moulin de la Galette) and imagine yourself in this scene. Who are you? Why are you there? What can you see, smell, hear? What has just happened?
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Daily Creativity #74: Write a Transcription of a Sound

Post Published July 2, 2020 by Jane Levi

Can you write a sound? Not just using adjectives, or even alliteration–but actual transcription of sound? Try sitting somewhere you can listen to a common sound in your life, and try to write down e...
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Daily Creativity #73: Imagine Coronavirus as a Supervillain

Post Published July 1, 2020 by Anna Rowell

If the coronavirus were a supervillain, what would they look like? What name would it give itself? Draw an artistic representation of what you believe they look like.
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Daily Creativity #72: Write about Why Writing is Awkward

Post Published June 30, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write about why writing is awkward. Or whatever else you want to say but don't think you can.
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Daily Creativity #70: Write about the Most Interesting People You Know

Post Published June 26, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write about the most interesting people you know. They can be your age, older, or younger. They don't have to be considered interesting by anyone but you.
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Daily Creativity #69: Write about Your Main Character Losing out on an Award

Post Published June 25, 2020 by Jane Levi

Your main character’s sibling, cousin, or best friend has been given a prize, award, honor or other distinction that they had hoped to receive for themselves.
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Daily Creativity #68: Write about an Embarrassing Moment

Post Published June 24, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write about your most embarrassing moment. You can embellish as much as you want. (This might be a stretch–but it won't be so embarrassing once you've put it into words!)
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Daily Creativity #67: Recreate a Still Life Painting

Post Published June 23, 2020 by Jane Levi

Still life paintings are full of hidden meaning. Look carefully at “Vanitas” by Pieter Claesz (1597-1661). Make a list of at least 6 items that you can identify in it, and think about what they co...
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Daily Creativity #66 | Flash Contest: Write a Story Told Through Correspondence

Post Published June 22, 2020 by Jane Levi

Some of the earliest novels were written in the form of letters between characters. Try writing a story as a series of text messages, group chats, emails, letters or postcards exchanged between at lea...
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