Writing Exercises

In Fiction Writing 101, you’ll find a complete guide to nailing a successful book—from the seed of an idea right through to the finished manuscript....

Introducing The Art of Storytelling, an essential guide for anyone looking to hone their writing skills and craft compelling stories that leave a lasting impact. Whether you're a seasoned writer or just starting out, this book is packed with valuable insights and practical tips that will help you take your storytelling to the next level. Chapter by chapter, you'll learn how to build a strong foundation for your story, create vivid settings that transport your reader to another world, and develop characters that feel real and engaging. You'll explore different perspectives and techniques for...

Struggling to find inspiration or battling writer’s block? Whether you’re an aspiring author, a seasoned storyteller, or someone just looking to reconnect with the joy of writing, this book is your ultimate guide to unlocking your creative potential. With 101 unique exercises, you’ll dive into character creation, sensory details, dialogue, and even explore new genres like mystery, fantasy, or romance.

Do you want to write stories that catch your readers and never let go? Have you ever wondered how to create a book as magical as Ella Enchanted, as touching as Dave at Night, as captivating as Fairest? Well, now you can find out! In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing. She shows how you, too, can get terrific ideas for stories, invent great beginnings and endings, write sparkling dialogue, develop memorable characters - and much, much more.

You can now learn all the secrets on how to write beautiful music with this carefully designed guide to songwriting! The audiobook is packed with methods, ideas, and advice on how to improve your skills and unleash your talent for unique results! Learn everything from chords, notes, and keys to lyrics and rhythm, adopt the habits and mentality of successful songwriters, and become the best! With this guide, you will also learn all the practical details you need to know about copyrights, piracy, and royalties so you can finally become a true professional!

A collection of information, puzzles, and tips to help keep your mind sharp! Are you irritated with the same routine every day? Is your mind feeling a little foggier than usual? Do you dearly miss the days when you used to be a sharp thinker? Well, it’s time to regain your intellectual capabilities with some fun and easy puzzle games! As life traverses its roller-coaster ride, our brains ask for constant change and stimulation. This fun-packed guide will enhance your cognitive performance and unleash that untapped creative potential within you. With endless memory exercises, brain games, ...

This book is intended to teach you how to play the guitar and write songs. Starting with the basics, this book can help you whether you have not even purchased your first guitar yet or even if you are a little more advanced. It will cover: * How to get started as a rhythm guitarist * How to get started as a lead guitarist * How to practice shredding * How to memorize the fretboard * Which guitar accessories can make practice more fun and the songwriting process more effective * How to turn notes into actual songs * How to use improvisation to enhance your songwriting ability immediately * ....

Unleash your creativity with 4004 Genre Writing Prompts by Christina Escamilla, a comprehensive compilation designed to spark inspiration across four captivating genres. Whether you're a seasoned writer or just beginning your storytelling journey, this collection offers a treasure trove of ideas to fuel your imagination. Please note, this is not a new collection of prompts but a mega collection of previously published books. Dive into: 1001 Horror Writing Prompts: Embrace the eerie and macabre with prompts that will send shivers down your spine and make your readers sleep with the lights on...

Jane Smiley has long been acclaimed as one of America’s preeminent novelists. Less known is her nonfiction, her steady and penetrating essays on some of the aesthetic and cultural issues that mark any serious engagement with reading and writing. Her approach is both enthusiastic and meticulous, always quick to dive beneath surface-level interpretations of authors and their work. This volume of nonfiction begins with a personal introduction that traces Smiley’s migration from Missouri to California a quarter-century ago.

The ChatGPT Writer's Companion: Prompts and Exercises for Creative Writing is a must-have resource for aspiring and experienced writers alike. Unlock your creativity and harness the power of ChatGPT, an advanced AI language model, to take your writing to new heights. With a wide array of thought-provoking prompts, immersive exercises, and expert tips, this audiobook will guide you through the creative process, helping you develop compelling characters, build immersive worlds, and craft engaging plots.

If you're thinking of writing your memoir or family history but don't know where to start, Writing the Hawaii Memoir is here to help.

Longtime teacher and novelist Alice LaPlante shares 100 original exercises that will simultaneously push you into a corner and give you the tools to write yourself out of it. LaPlante explains the purpose of each exercise—to sharpen your ear for dialogue, generate surprising images, or access intense emotions—and breaks down student examples to reveal how to achieve these goals.

Ignite Your Inner Storyteller: A Guide to Flash Fiction Mastery Have you ever wished you could write a captivating story in just a few minutes? Flash fiction might be the perfect answer for you. This exciting, accessible form of writing is experiencing a surge in popularity, offering a creative outlet for writers of all levels. Don't worry if long novels seem daunting. Flash fiction lets you explore a diverse range of ideas and hone your storytelling skills in bite-sized bursts. This book will be your guide to unlocking the world of flash fiction. Inside, you'll discover: The secrets of ...

This book will provide you a simple road map to staying healthy, fit and mobile for the remainder of your life. You might say that's all good and a big claim to live up to, and you'd be right. But like I said, it’s a road map which means you have to take a trip on the road less traveled. But don't fear, because if you've read this far then you’re almost there. The cool thing about this program is that if you follow the simple rules and exercises in this book, you'll be amazed at how easy walking down that road less traveled can be.