Story Writing Exercises 099: Friday 17th May

Here are your four story exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

You can do them in any order.

1. Keywords: throw, hit, low, enter, blur
2. Random: S/he’s spending Christmas with her/his ex
3. Picture: what does this inspire?
4. One-word prompt: eye

Have fun, and do paste your writing in the comment boxes below so we can see how you got on!

Story Writing Exercises 098: Thursday 16th May

Here are your four story exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

You can do them in any order.

1. Keywords: pump, vein, dark, taste, obey
2. Random: Her/his partner wants a threesome
3. Picture: what does this inspire?
4. Mixed bag: surgeon (character 1), chocolate taster (ch.2), rabbit (object), library (location), phobia of kittens (trait), foot stuck in something (dilemma)

Have fun, and do paste your writing in the comment boxes below so we can see how you got on!

Story Writing Exercises 097: Wednesday 15th May

Here are your four story exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

You can do them in any order.

1. Keywords: gas, fast, tense, deep, reason, trace
2. Random: S/he’s allergic to cats / dogs
3. Picture: what does this inspire?
4. Sentence start: Every time I look at you…

Have fun, and do paste your writing in the comment boxes below so we can see how you got on!

Story Writing Exercises 096: Tuesday 14th May

Here are your four story exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

You can do them in any order.

1. Keywords: strange, not, what, lightning, vein
2. Random: S/he has frequent hiccups
3. Picture: what does this inspire?
4. Tuesday Title: Please forgive me

Have fun, and do paste your writing in the comment boxes below so we can see how you got on!

Story Writing Exercises 095: Monday 13th May

Here are your four story exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

You can do them in any order.

1. Keywords: side, lose, other, act, forgive
2. Random: S/he cries at the slightest thing
3. Picture: what does this inspire?
4. Monday Monologue: It’s her/his first ever visit to…

Have fun, and do paste your writing in the comment boxes below so we can see how you got on!

Story Writing Exercises 094: Friday 10th May

Here are your four story exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

You can do them in any order.

1. Keywords: monster, find, better, babe, snack
2. Random: She’s found underwear in the family car
3. Picture: what does this inspire?
4. One-word prompt: break

Have fun, and do paste your writing in the comment boxes below so we can see how you got on!

Story Writing Exercises 093: Thursday 9th May

Here are your four story exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

You can do them in any order.

1. Keywords: sketch, ill, new, hang, care
2. Random: S/he collects something unusual
3. Picture: what does this inspire?
4. Mixed bag: traffic warden (character 1), fruit picker (ch.2), cough sweets (object), bookshop (location), forgetful (trait), lost wallet (dilemma)

Have fun, and do paste your writing in the comment boxes below so we can see how you got on!