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Take the February 750word challenge. The website 750words.com challenges writers every month to write every day that month and make it at least 750 words. Now, think about it. February only has 28 days; except this is a leap year, sorry. Still, that’s one day less to win this challenge. You can write 750 words [...]
We’re done! But I thought you might like a re-cap and a table of contents. The 31-day Think Like a Writer series challenges writers to write at least 750 words each and every day for a month. I used the website 750words.org, but you can do it with pencil and paper or on your computer. [...]
This is the last day of our 750 words per day challenge! Have you written every day? What have you learned from your writing this month? Today, write a reflection about your writing for the last month. What have you learned? What was hard? What was easy? In light of what you have learned, where [...]
In our continuing quest to write 750 words per day for a month, today we will look at unlikeable main characters. Here’s the thing: readers need to LIKE your character. Why else would they spend hours walking in their shoes? But what if your character is in mental anguish, or like to hurt puppies, or [...]
In our continuing quest to write 750 words a day, today, we will think like our opposites. Our enemies. There is always two sides to a story and to Think Like a Writer, we need to explore the full emotional depth of our story or novel. Today, write a scene from a character who represents [...]
We’ve come a long way in this 31 Days of Thinking Like a Writer, a challenge to write at least 750 words each day. Secrets and Letters We haven’t written any letters yet in our creative writing prompts, but today’s the day. Letters have an intimate feeling because they are usually written from one person’s [...]
IN the on-going series of Thinking Like a Writer, everyone can recite the plot diagram of rising action which ends in a climax and denouement. But writers can’t just recite the particulars of a diagram; instead, we must create a plot that changes a character in some way. One way to get at that change [...]
Some visual artists like to use Found Objects to make Found Art. It’s an idea that works for writers today. As you walk through your day, notice things: bits of dialogue, interesting faces, odd objects (a bird, a hairbrush, a Chinese fan, the tallest tree you’ve ever seen). Today, collect about a dozen of these. [...]
Is 750 words per day getting easier or harder? January 2012 is a month when I am making a commitment to write at least 750 words each day. For me, it’s hard to get started, but goes easily once I actually go to 750words.com and log in. Just knowing that it is timed makes me [...]
Here’s another creative writing prompt for your 750 words, a challenge to write 750 words each day in January to better Think Like a Writer. What are you afraid to write about? Write about it. Grit your teeth. Take a stiff drink (of sweet iced tea) and write. Do it now.
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