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

by Molly Torinus

Published November 21, 2022

Write a backstory for a supporting character from a novel you've read. 
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Weekly Creativity #228 | Flash Contest #49: Write a Story where a Character Confronts Their Worst Fear

by Sage Millen

Published November 7, 2022

 Write a story where a character confronts their worst fear.  
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Weekly Creativity #227: Write a Scary Story/Poem

by Stone Soup Editors

Published October 31, 2022

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

by Molly Torinus

Published October 17, 2022

Take one line from your favorite book/poem/song and use it to inspire a story.
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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #44: Writing Dialogue

by Stone Soup Editors

Published October 15, 2022

An update from our forty-forth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, October 8,...
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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

by Molly Torinus

Published October 3, 2022

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

by Molly Torinus

Published September 26, 2022

Write the same short story in at least two genres.
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Weekly Creativity #221: Do an Art Project on Your Sidewalk Using Chalk

by Sage Millen

Published September 19, 2022

Do an art project on your sidewalk using chalk.
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Weekly Creativity #220: Write an Erasure Poem

by Molly Torinus

Published September 12, 2022

Write an erasure poem—find a poem or a page from a novel or article, and cross out words to create...
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Weekly Creativity #219 | Flash Contest #47: Write about Two People Who Are Both Lying to Each Other

by Sage Millen

Published September 6, 2022

Write about two people who are both lying to each other.
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