Writing Exercises

1. February 2014 - the first taste of one of your favourite foods.
2. March 2014 - through the window.
3. April 2014 - fact and fiction.
4. May 2014 - character building.
5. June 2014 - inspiration from newspaper articles.
6. July 2014 - taking a diversion.
7. August 2014 - colour inspiration
8. September 2014 - what's in a name?
9. November 2014 - full-pelt.

10. January 2015 - weather.
11. March 2015 - maze.
12. April 2015 - bridge.
13. May 2015 - stranded indoors  by the rain.
14. August 2015 - imaginary friend
15. October 2015 - change
16. November 2015 - calendar.
17. December 2015 - Christmas stories.

18. January 2016 - Grey
19. February 2016 - a bench.
20. March 2016 - Choose a door.
21. August 2016 - An unusual memory.
22. October 2016 - Changing perspective.
23. November 2016 - People watching.
24. December 2016 - Christmas bauble.

25. August 2017 - Summer
26. November 2017 - the Box

27. March 2018 - writing prompts
28. September 2018 - what would happen if your protagonist and antagonist swapped lives?

29. March 2019 - Music as Inspiration





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