Maggie Hamand
Creative Writing Exercises For Dummies
Maggie Hamand

Creative Writing Exercises For Dummies

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Turn your inspiration into a story with clear, expert guidanceCreative Writing Exercises For Dummies is a step-by-step creative writing course designed to hone your craft, regardless of ability. Written by the founder of the Complete Creative Writing Course at London's Groucho Club, this activity-based guide walks you through the process of developing and writing in a wide range of genres including novels, short stories and creative nonfiction. The book includes writing prompts, exercises, mind maps, flow charts and diagrams designed to get your ideas flowing. You'll get expert guidance into character development, plot structure and prose, plus extensive insight into self-editing and polishing your work.
Whether you're a new writer with a seed of an idea you would like to develop, or are looking to strengthen your creative writing skills, this book has you…
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  • Maria7780has quoted8 years ago
    four great ways to help provide real depth to your characters: creating family backgrounds, childhood memories, education and work histories, and timelines of the major events in their lives.
  • Maria7780has quoted8 years ago
    Remember that every family has black sheep, and so consider picking one of the characters and writing what that person did wrong.
  • Maria7780has quoted8 years ago
    to trigger them, such as a smell (like freshly mown grass), a sound (like a piece of music), an action that seems familiar (like the way someone runs her hand through her hair), a taste (like the petite madeleine dipped in lime-flower tea in Proust’s famous Remembrance of Things Past, published in volumes between 1913 and 1927), or a visual prompt (like a photograph). Objects are incredibly useful for triggering flashbacks. A childhood toy, a piece of family jewellery

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