Weekly Creativity #242: Write a Backstory for a Sidekick or Supporting Character in a Novel You’ve Read

by Molly Torinus

Published February 20, 2023

Write a backstory for a sidekick or supporting character in a novel you've read.
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Weekly Creativity #241: Write a Story where the Main Character Isn’t a Human

by Sage Millen

Published February 13, 2023

Write a story where the main character isn’t a human.
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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #54: Characterization

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 8, 2023

An update from our fifty-fourth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, February 4...
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Weekly Creativity #240 | Flash Contest #52: Write a Love Story/Poem

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 6, 2023

Write a love story/poem. It could be any kind of love: romantic, platonic, familial, etc., but love should be the...
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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #53: Images

by Stone Soup Editors

Published January 31, 2023

An update from our fifty-third Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, January 28,...
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Weekly Creativity #239: Take a Series of Self-Portraits where You Dress Up as Different Characters

by Sage Millen

Published January 30, 2023

Take a series of self-portraits where you dress up as different characters.
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Weekly Creativity #238: Write the Same Scene from Different Characters’ Points of View

by Sage Millen

Published January 23, 2023

Write the same scene from different characters’ points of view. 
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Weekly Creativity #237: Write a How-to Article about Something You Don’t Know how to Do

by Molly Torinus

Published January 17, 2023

Write a how-to article about something you don't know how to do. This could be something real that you just...
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Weekly Creativity #236: Write an Alternative History Story

by Sage Millen

Published January 9, 2023

Write an alternative history story.
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Weekly Creativity #235 | Flash Contest #51: Write a Story/Poem in which the Protagonist/Speaker Struggles with Their New Year’s Resolutions

by Stone Soup Editors

Published January 2, 2023

Write a story/poem in which the protagonist/speaker struggles with their New Year’s resolutions.
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