writing
— Write a story in a single word.
— Choose one of these opening lines from classic novels, and use it as the starting point for your own short story. “There was no possibility of taking a walk that...
— Flip through a book or magazine and pick five to ten words that interest you, and write a piece using those words.
— An update from our fourteenth Weekly Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop, plus some of the output published below The Stone Soup Weekly Writing Workshop is open to all...
— Write about what you’re thinking about in this exact moment. It doesn’t have to make any sense.
— An update from our eleventh Weekly Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop, plus some of the output published below The Stone Soup Weekly Writing Workshop is open to all...
— Who is telling the story? Try playing around with point of view. Write an outline for a short scene with two characters in conflict (it doesn’t have to be too...
— What if a misplaced letter in a word changes everything? A story about someone who wins a million dollars would be very different if they actually won a million collars;...
— Write a mystery story. Think about the arc of your story, and plan out the actions and motives of the characters. Does the reader know something the characters don’t, or...
— Endings are hard. Try thinking about endings as punctuation: Period: it’s all neatly tied up and finished. Question mark: a few things are left open – whatever will happen next?...