![]() Writing approximately 2,000 words every day doesn’t usually result in good prose. NaNoWriMo novels are seldom good (though there are some exceptions – a few, heavily edited, have made it into publication). It’s worth noting that if you have a brilliant idea for what may well become the defining novel of the 21st century, NaNoWriMo is probably not the occasion to write it. There’s no reward if you win, except the satisfaction of having written a novel, and adulation among the large online community of writers who gather every year to take part. It’s a challenge to write a 50,000-word novel – so about the length of Of Mice And Men – in thirty days. Try the challenge of National Novel Writing MonthĮvery November, tens of thousands of people across the world take part in the National Novel Writing Month – usually shortened to NaNoWriMo. That’s why, in this article, we’ve taken a look at some fun and interesting creative writing challenges that will put your abilities to the test, and maybe help you develop as a writer at the same time. It’s all very well to decide to challenge yourself, but sitting down in front of your laptop – or notepad, if you’re a traditionalist – and expecting a challenge to emerge can be a little optimistic. And writing the same things in the same style and the same genre that you always do will only get you so far trying something challenging, rather than something comfortable, is the best way to make progress.īut trying to figure out what form that challenge might be can be trickier. Like any skill from playing the violin to running marathons, the more time you put into practising your writing, the better it will become. Then you probably already know that the key to scintillating dialogue, brilliant prose and beautiful poetry is many long hours of practice. You can also use the hashtag #BWriterChallenge in Instagram and Pinterest to see my own prompts and how others are going.Do you want to hone your creative writing skills? Post your results below, or let me know how you go on social media. The Bad Stepmother or vice versa: The Bad Stepfather or The Nice Stepmother….The God of Light, Lúgh from Celtic Mythology, and his many marriages….The Busy Writer’s 30 Day Writing Challenge For AugustĪnd a list for good measure, with a few extra details, and two extra prompts, bringing it to a total of 32 Prompts for August: I’d love to see what you come up with.Īnd they are short - to give you a nice heading for the centre of your BuJo page to write around… I’m going for something like this:Ī post shared by pepper and twine on at 6:43pm PDT But even if they are to you brainstorm around these prompts, see what you come up with, or go for a straight up free-write. I picked some of them, especially because they Were Not familiar to me. Now some of these prompts are names of known fairy tales which may be familiar to you. Since it is August and the 5th, I’m starting from August 1, with a few days to catch up on, and you’ll get those in the next few days) And since it’s August, and I just love my fairy tales, this month’s prompts are going to be focused around fairy tales, mythology and my favourite Celtic legends. So, I create this list, firstly for myself, and if you also happen to like them, then I’m creating them for you also □ But I think daily writing to a creative prompt is better for me. I used to practice Julia’s Morning Pages religiously and filled up many a notebook. It is about writing every day making creative writing and “Everyday” habit or ritual. The Morning Pages influence here, is the idea of writing every day, one to three pages, or however many you want. Technically, this writing prompt challenge doesn’t follow the ‘Morning Pages’ format or rules. Cameron also discusses it in her recommended book: The Right to Write (affiliate link btw). It’s the writing of 3 pages of your notebook, first thing in the morning, in a stream of consciousness style. Morning Pages was made popular by author and artist Julia Cameron in her popular book The Artist’s Way. If you do join in, use #BWriterChallenge in Instagram and Pinterest, so I can see what you’re up to. ![]() And I’m hoping you might join me:) Let’s see if this takes off, hey?! I will post my results to Instagram and Pinterest, so I am being held accountable. I know I’ve admitted at my resistance to writing sometimes, and this is my way out of it - this time - a beautiful BuJo way to get some bloody words down even if it kills me, plus with pretty pens and colours and stuff:) A post shared by Kara ? Boho Berry on at 8:44am PDT
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