The Poetry Society (Home Page) Writing & Blogging Prompts, Story Topic Generators, Photo Inspiration Writing : Creative Writing & Blogging Prompts Topic Starters, Picture Prompts, and Thought-Provoking Questions for You to Answer "The best learning comes in the doing, and writing from prompts engenders doing Many writers and bloggers seek out articles, prompts, and story starters to get their creative juices flowing. We've also listed recommended resources outside of our domain featuring more free writing prompts, story starters, daily writing exercises, visual art prompts, and writing topic generators. Writing & Photo Prompts, Tools, & Generators on Creativity Portal "Novels, short stories, flash fictions, memoirs, personal narrative and creative nonfiction, even poetry — all have found publication from their start as writing prompts." — Judy Reeves Take Ten for Writers Exercises Get creative with these exercises from Bonnie Neubauer's Take Ten for Writers! Brickstorming Your Legacy Brick What would you write on your legacy brick in 3 lines with 14 characters each? Be Creative!
Great Poems & Greatest Books of All Time & Life-Changing Arts - StumbleUpon A selection of great poems from centuries of brillant authors and poets. Whether you are new to the world of poetry and wish to savor it, or a well-versed poetry connoisseur, either way you will probably enjoy the classics of world poetry. The poems are sorted by vote. To vote for a poem, click on the left of it. You can read and browse the poems by clicking on their title. Voting is possible once per day. Votes PoemAuthor IfRudyard Kipling EchoChristina Georgina Rossetti If you think the best poem of all times is not even on this list, by all means, let us know which poem it is and why you think it should be added. Get inspired.. inspire others.. Back to Greatest Books of All Time
Where to Find Free Market Listings Most writers are aware of Writer’s Market (which this year features an interview with me), the annual directory and online database that updates more than 8,000 listings of where you can get your writing published. It costs $39.99/year to subscribe online. Of course, many writers are also curious about what free resources are available. Here are the best FREE sites that I’m aware of. Some of them feature submission trackers, community message boards, and interesting statistics gathered from official site members. If you know of free marketing listings on other sites, and have found them to be reliable, please let me know in the comments. Note: I recently answered a question on Quora on this topic. Free Listings of Book Publishers Be aware that most New York publishers do not accept unagented submissions, so sometimes “searching for a publisher” really means “finding an agent” (see next list). Duotrope.com. Free Listings of Agents AgentQuery.com. Free Listings of Literary Journals Ralan.com.
17 Crazy Places to Get Jaw Dropping Headline Ideas Headlines are bloody important. The best blog authors write irresistible headline and titles. Magazines with millions of subscribers fill every issue with juicy headlines. Top Gun copywriters spend hours brainstorming hundreds of headlines BEFORE they write. My buddha at Copyblogger says… “On average, 8 out of 10 people will read headline copy, but only 2 out of 10 will read the rest. Headlines are that important. But Where Do You Get Headline Ideas? Everyone has something to say about the mechanics of a great headline. How about looking for inspiration from online sites, cult classic books, and master copywriters that consistently field the best headlines in the business? So, I’m going to get you started by introducing you to some of the crazier places you can use to get headline inspiration. Check out these headline honey holes … Copyblogger Archives – Brian Clark has been beating the headline drum for years now. New! Here we go… Leave me a comment and tell me where you find your best ideas.
Welcome | Book-in-a-Week Welcome to BIW’s home on the web. This group has been a source of encouragement for hundreds of writers for ten years. It is an honor to be listed in the Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers for 2006, 2007 and 2008. Our motto continues to be BIC HOK TAM, which means butt in chair, hands on keyboard, typing away madly. This is the best way we know of to get any writing done. We hope you will join us in meeting our writing goals. Moe BIW List Moderator/Webmaster What Members Are Saying: “There’s something about BIW – something about us all being in this together – that motivates me to push to make my goal no matter what else comes my way. “BIW is by far the best internet writers group I have ever participated in. “BIW is strenuous but not stressful; meaning, the only pressure to meet our goals comes from the inside not from something external (like job pressure). “There is incredible support and friendship available in a writing group such as this one. Be Sociable, Share! M.
25 Ways To Fuck With Your Characters - StumbleUpon As storyteller, you are god. And to be frank, you’re not a particularly nice god — at least, not if you want your story to resonate with readers. A good storyteller is a crass and callous deity who treats the characters under his watchful eye like a series of troubled butt-puppets. Put differently, as a storyteller it’s your job to be a dick. It’s your job to fuck endlessly with the characters twisting beneath your thumb. And here’s 25 ways for you to do just that. 1. Gods have avatars, mortal or semi-mortal beings that exist on earth to embody the deity’s agenda. 2. The audience and the character must know the stakes on the table — “If you don’t win this poker game, your grandmother will lose her beloved pet orangutan, Orange Julius.” 3. Impossible odds are a powerful way to fuck with a character. 4. Drop the character smack dab between two diametrically opposed choices. 5. Give the character an untenable secret life: a forbidden romance, a taboo, a transgression. 6. This one? 7. 8. 9.
Creative Writing Ideas, Courses Online, Free Classes for Writers Story Starters I'm using the term "story starters" to mean beginnings, or lead-ins. Stories are dynamic, tight, small packages that yield big, and as first impressions mean everything, the first lines must suggest that the best is yet to come, or the story fails from the start. Every opening is unique, and there is no formula for an opening passage. Some authors will jump right into the action. Others will pan in from the outside like a long film shot moving in close from somewhere up in the sky. Others begin with startling statments or intense dialogue, perhaps even humour. For fun, interactive Creative Writing Prompts, please visit THIS PAGE. Story Starters to Analyze This page lists first lines by many published authors and will provide numerous ideas for your own story starters. Short Stories: Story Starters Novel: Story Starters The fourteen story starters below come from successful novels. Brilliant Story Starters are unforgettable. Related Pages Fun, Interactive Writing Prompts Character Name Generator