Creative Writing Ideas
Write short informative paragraphs about each subject. Make them very
detailed. Don't leave anything out.
Describe your first grade
teacher.
Describe the first home you can remember
Describe the first pet you had
Describe your earliest memory of your mom and dad
Describe a memorable family vacation
Describe a family death or funeral
What were your fears at age 6 or 10 or 20 or...
How would you describe your favorite drink
What was the funniest thing that ever happened to you
What was the scariest thing that ever happened to you
Or your most embarrassing incident
What was the funniest thing you ever saw
What was your first car
Describe your first kiss
Who was your best kindergarten friend
Who made a real difference in your life
How did you present yourself at your first job interview
What was your first job
How did you meet your spouse
What are you really good at
What major vacation would you like to go on
How are you unique-what makes you different from your neighbor
If you could change your life what would you change
If you could go back to any age what age would you want to be, why
Why do you like dogs, cats, snakes etc
What musical instrument do you wish you could play
What new occupation would you go into if you had the chance
Creative
Writing Activities
One way to come with more
creative writing ideas is to pretend you are meeting someone for the
first time and you want to tell them all about you. What do you want
them to know? Write it all down.
Go into an art gallery and
invent a story about a painting. I saw a painting of three teddy bears
and the artist and added some red paint to the foot of baby bear. To
my other artist friends I stood there and made up a story about Goldilocks
trying to kill baby bear and there was the proof/blood on his foot.
The story went on and on but you get the idea.
Creative
Writing Excercises
Go outside and pick up something
from the ground, such as discarded drink cups, broken leaves, toys,
just about anything can jumpstart your imagination. Make up a story
about that item.
Look at old family photographs
and make up a story about an individual.
Always always ask yourself,
what if, what if my character did this or said that. Make it very outrageous.
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creative writing ideas and prompts
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