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21 Tips For Creative Writing

1.) Start with a HOOK

2.) Determine CONFLICT & RESOLUTION before writing

3.) Determine POINT OF VIEW (Narration POV: 1st per. “I” /3rd per. “he”/“she”)

4.) TENSE (Present, Past)

5.) Determine MAJOR GENRE and SUB GENRE (consider a subplot)

Two young women studying with books and a laptop, surrounded by pink roses and a city skyline in the background. AI generated.
Two young women engaged in focused study amidst a vibrant city skyline, surrounded by blooming roses. AI generated.

6.) Establish MAIN CHARACTER(S) & SETTING(S)

7.) Establish PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS (consistency)

8.) CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: personality traits, tone, dialect (use corks-flaws & gradual method of change)

9.) JUMP INTO SCENE (Start scene late/close to action)

10.) Get to know the CHARACTER(S) through THOUGHTS & DIALOGUE

11.) Start sentence CLEARLY & END it GRACEFULLY

12.) WRITE ACTIONS

13.) End SCENE early

A scene featuring a large open journal filled with handwritten text, surrounded by a colorful array of books stacked on shelves. In the foreground, there are several closed books and an open book displaying its pages. A smartphone and a laptop are also visible on the table, indicating a blend of traditional and digital media. AI generated.
An artistic arrangement of open books, a journal, a smartphone, and a laptop amidst colorful bookshelves, symbolizing creativity and storytelling. AI generated.

14.) Use METAPHORS, CHIASMUS, PARADOX, PERSONIFICATION, SIMILES, EXPRESSION, ONOMATOPOEIA, INTERJECTIONS, slang & accents in DIALOGUE (conversational terminology, with respect to language & culture)

15.) Use vivid COLORS

16.) EXPAND VOCABULARY (use a variety of words accurately)

17.) FREE MODIFIERS: PRESUMPTIVE & SUMMATIVE

18.) SENSORY DETAIL

19.) ACTIVE VERBS & STRONG NOUNS

20.) Manipulate TROPES

21.) Establish what’s IMPORTANT to the MAIN CHARACTER(S) (MC) in the beginning. Let the READER KNOW what THE STORY will be about in the FIRST CHAPTER.

A vibrant digital illustration featuring a group of diverse people engaging in various activities related to music and technology. A man with glasses is writing in a notebook while wearing headphones, a woman with pink headphones is listening and reading a book, and two others are using tablets. The background includes musical notes and a city skyline, all framed by colorful roses. AI generated.
A vibrant digital illustration capturing a group of diverse individuals engaging with books, technology, and music, surrounded by roses and musical notes. AI generated.

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A Letter to My 100-Year-Old Self

Daily writing prompt
Write a letter to your 100-year-old self.
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Hello great woman! You did good in life! Beneath the sky’s quiet hush, your footprints glow. You did a lot! Stars whisper your name in silver code. You’re so strong, smart and beautiful. A storm wrapped in silk, unbreakable. Resilient. I’m sure you’ve accomplished your dreams or died trying. Either way, the wind still carries your laugh. This world wasn’t for you. Yet it bent, just once, to your wild pulse. You did the best you could with what you had. And the earth remembers every bruise you turned to bloom. You’ve made lemonade out of lemons. Sour gold, poured slow into dawn. You persevered. Like roots cracking stone, patient, inevitable. Now you can just be. Rest now—your shadow still dances. You’ve earned it. The universe owes you a long, soft exhale. Thank you for all you’ve done for the world. Your hands left light on every door you touched. Thank you for your good heart. A lantern no night could snuff. Thank you for your kind ways. They ripple still, like pebbles in a river’s dream. Thank you, God! For the quiet miracle of your stubborn breath. Thank you mother and father for creating me. From your bones, a poem learned to walk. May my legend live on! And when the last echo fades—let it be mine.

K.B. Krissy

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