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Write a Story About Meeting a Friend
Do you meet up with your friends and family like you used to? How was the pandemic for you? How did the lockdowns, isolation and lack of social interaction impact your life?
7 Minute Daily Diary Writing Exercise
Read about Henrietta, a rogue chicken and follow a how-to of Lynda Barry’s seven-minute Daily Diary writing exercise.
A Way to Write Vivid Details
How to write more vivid, concrete details using things you remember or things you don’t.
Write a Story About Being Alone
Some ideas on writing a story about isolation and living alone on a small remote island.
How to Avoid Clichés When Writing the Weather
How writing the weather into your scenes can affect your characters and scenes. Play with contrast and form but do try to avoid the cliches.
Let’s Invent a People
Do you enjoy writing science-fiction or fantasy? Here’s an idea from author N.K. Jemisin on how to go about inventing a new race of people.