Any tips or free writing exercises to stimulate creative fiction writing? I used to write and produce stories when they were assigned in a classroom setting, but not so motivated on my own.

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Any tips or free writing exercises to stimulate creative fiction writing?  I used to write and produce stories when they were assigned in a classroom setting, but not so motivated on my own.

anonymous · Answer

Yes, I recommend the course "Writing what you know" at the OpenLearn platform - it's free and well structured. http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2799

anonymous · Answer

The curriculum Krautsourcing shared looks great! To supplement it with something quick and simple: check this out: http://creativewritingprompts.com/ You can hover over any of the 346 prompts to get directions for a quick, fun writing exercise.