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Writing Forward | Weekly Digest Excerpts: Creative Writing Prompts for Writers Today’s prompts come from my book, 1200 Creative Writing Prompts. Enjoy! We writers are full of ideas for stories, poems, essays, scripts, and other types of creative writing projects. We’re often so busy focusing on our output that we don’t take enough time for self-reflection. It’s a good idea to pause every once in a...Read More The post Creative Writing Prompts for Writers first appeared on Writing Forward. Read on »     Recent Articles: From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: Cut-and-Paste Poetry Grammar Guidelines Versus Grammar Rules Five Things Your Characters Need Denotation and Connotation in Poetry Writing How to Cultivate Writing Inspiration   Share   Tweet   Ready, Set, Write: A Guide to Creative Writing       101 Creative Writing Exercises Sign up to receive free books on the craft of writing in exchange for an honest review.   Learn More     Copyright © 2020 Writing Forward, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Writing Forward 911 Lakeville St. #123 Petaluma, CA 94952 Writing Forward | Weekly Digest Excerpts: From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: Cut-and-Paste Poetry Today’s poetry writing exercise comes from my book 101 Creative Writing Exercises. The exercises in this book encourage you to experiment with different forms and genres while providing inspiration for publishable projects and imparting useful writing techniques that make your writing more robust. This exercise is from “Chapter 8: Free Verse.” It’s titled “Cut-and-Paste Poetry.”...Read More The post From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: Cut-and-Paste Poetry first appeared on Writing Forward. Read on » Grammar Guidelines Versus Grammar Rules In grammar, there are rules and then there are guidelines. Rules may sometimes be broken, but usually breaking the rules of grammar leads to prose that sounds awkward and is indisputably incorrect. But breaching the guidelines often leads to prose that sounds more natural. An example of a grammar rule would be the use of...Read More The post Grammar Guidelines Versus Grammar Rules first appeared on Writing Forward. Read on »     Recent Articles: Five Things Your Characters Need Denotation and Connotation in Poetry Writing How to Cultivate Writing Inspiration Eight Common Writing Mistakes Writing Tips: Show, Don’t Tell   Share   Tweet   Ready, Set, Write: A Guide to Creative Writing       101 Creative Writing Exercises Sign up to receive free books on the craft of writing in exchange for an honest review.   Learn More     Copyright © 2020 Writing Forward, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Writing Forward 911 Lakeville St. #123 Petaluma, CA 94952 Writing Forward | Weekly Digest Excerpts: Five Things Your Characters Need Many writers and readers will agree that the most important element of any story is its characters. There are certainly exceptions: some plot-driven stories are quite compelling and successful. However, readers form their deepest connections to stories through the characters by developing relationships with them and caring about what happens to them. Naturally, we want...Read More The post Five Things Your Characters Need first appeared on Writing Forward. Read on » Denotation and Connotation in Poetry Writing Most people go through life using language haphazardly. That’s how we get words like irregardless, which has the exact same meaning as regardless. But writers, and especially poets, don’t have the luxury of throwing words around indiscriminately. Clear and compelling prose and verse demand that we pay due diligence to the words we choose. We...Read More The post Denotation and Connotation in Poetry Writing first appeared on Writing Forward. Read on » How to Cultivate Writing Inspiration Do you ever sit down to write only to discover hours later that you’ve done nothing but stare off into space with a blank look on your face, occasionally breaking from your stupor to notice that you haven’t written a single word? I bet there have also been times when you were bursting with creativity...Read More The post How to Cultivate Writing Inspiration first appeared on Writing Forward. Read on » Eight Common Writing Mistakes We all make mistakes in our writing. The most common mistake is the typo — a missing word, an extra punctuation mark, a misspelling, or some other minor error that is an oversight rather than a reflection of the writer’s skills (or lack thereof). A more serious kind of mistake is a deep flaw in...Read More The post Eight Common Writing Mistakes first appeared on Writing Forward. Read on »     Recent Articles: Writing Tips: Show, Don’t Tell Style Guides: Essential Writing Resources for Professionals Poetry Prompts for Ranting and Raving Setting in Time Creating Authentic Character Relationships   Share   Tweet   Ready, Set, Write: A Guide to Creative Writing       101 Creative Writing Exercises Sign up to receive free books on the craft of writing in exchange for an honest review.   Learn More     Copyright © 2020 Writing Forward, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. Our mailing address is: Writing Forward 911 Lakeville St. #123 Petaluma, CA 94952