Writing Assignments - The Book

If you want to improve your writing, make writing practice fun and effective, then I think you’ll enjoy my book Writing Assignments. A fresh Writing Assignment published every Friday.

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Writing Assignment: Carry A Sentence With You For One Day

10.24.2014 writing

Most writers are world-class procrastinators. We learn to put things off in ways that would make the commonly lazy blush and slow-clap in admiration. Writing is hard, so we put it off. But not all procrastination is to avoid writing. Some is to let the ideas soak in. We need to turn things over in […]

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Writing Assignment: Write About Your Current Emotions

10.17.2014 writing

Emotions are messy things. We often do not feel just one thing at a time. We can be angry and sad simultaneously. We can be happy and wistful or pleased and worried. And rarely do we stop and say, “what am I feeling right this moment?” This is your big chance. Stop. Ask yourself the question […]

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Writing Assignment: Write About Wearing A Watch

10.10.2014 writing

You either wear a watch or you do not. You may or may not own one. But it is likely that at some time in your life you have owned one and worn it. That is a very common modern experience. Some people today claim that the age of wrist watches is over. You don’t […]

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Writing Assignment: Write A Single Piece Using All Eight Writing Prompts

10.03.2014 writing

Over the last two weeks I’ve been publishing simple little prompts to help writers take action and write. Let’s up the ante today. For today’s assignment use all eight of my writing prompts and perform them one after the other to writer a single piece. Here they are: More Writing Prompts Take a deep breath Stand, then […]

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Writing Assignment: Write A Writing Prompt For Another Writer

09.26.2014 writing

Sometimes it is easier to urge others to action than to stimulate oneself in the same. Today we’ll try and do both. Writing prompts are short and very specific enticements to writers to help them write, practice, and experience a moment of writing success. I’ve been offering many: here’s my list of Writing Prompts. I’ll add more from time to […]

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