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Let us make a beautiful poem together.
We will make a creative poem together. One person must add one line. It would be better if the poem could be meaningful. OK. Let us start— A boy was...
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Does creative writing include diary writing too?
I think keeping our personal diary is also a part of creative writing. Those who wants to publish their autobiography later, can take the help of his/her per...
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how many of you go for creative blogging?
how many of you loves to blog also to showcase your talent in writing other than pouring down your hearts. if yes, then why don’t lets place the blog a...
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New Creative Writing Game
Take a look here. We played it before, but it got out of control, so let’s try again! It’s a fun game- we’re writing a story by adding a...
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Alliteration, assonance, anyone?
The title is rather self-explanatory, but still here’s a refresher: Alliteration is the repeated occurrence of the same consonant sound at the beginnin...
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Poems in iambic pentameter
This is a little tricky. Iambic pentameter is a common meter (rhythmic structure) in poetry. The rhythm is measured in small groups of syllables, which are c...
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Create your own limerick!
Limericks are five-line poems which usually have witty or humorous content. The rhyming pattern is usually AABBA. The most prized limericks usually have a s...
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3rd Grade Classroom Assignment Success Story
Last year, Alec Greven’s third-grade teacher encouraged her class to be “observers of the world,” focusing in on small moments and then wri...
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Haikus #2: Love
A haiku is made up of 3 lines. 1st line: 5 syllables. 2nd line: 7 syllables. 3rd line: 5 syllables. This discussion’s theme is “love”.
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Describe yourself
Let’s start a game. Describe yourself through a short essay within FIVE SIMPLE SENTENCES. The essay must contain your full name,profession, aim in life...
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Create your own acrostic.
An acrostic poem is a poem in which the beginning of each line starts with a letter, and the first letter of each line spells out a word (which is related to...
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LearnHub Survey
Hello, I am a graduate student at the University of Colorado, and am looking at how and why social networking and learning sites are used. I am interested...
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I want to write a novel...
I have always wanted to write a novel. I’ve started many times but have never produced a final product. I’m going to try again. Any suggestion...
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Create your own haiku
A haiku is a Japanese poem of three lines. 1st line: 5 syllables. 2nd line: 7 syllables. 3rd: 5 syllables. The theme for your haiku: water. Feel free to int...
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Genres of writing.
There are so many different genres of writing stories or poems.Which genre suits your purpose best? I myself change genres to suit my stories but I know s...
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What do you write?
Does anybody here utilizes creative writing in the spare time? What’s your favourite thing to write? Poems? Short stories? Amateur novels? Essays? ...
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Challenge: The 16 word story
Here is the challenge: Try telling a story in no less and no more than 16 words. The story subject is the writer preference. The objective is to tell an e...
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Creative Writing Game
This isn’t really a discussion, it’s a fun game I enjoy playing with groups, and I thought of starting a thread here. The rules are simple- on...
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Who inspires you?
One of my favourite authors ever is Eric McCormack and since one of my teachers is good friend with him, I’ve been treated on more then one occasion t...
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Publishing
How do I get a book published for free?
