The action genre is very broad with many subgenres. Most action movies call for big action sequences, explosions, chases, gunfights, hand-to-hand combat, etc. Generally speaking, the central plot ...

We love using story ideas for kids to encourage outside-the-box creativity and just have fun writing. After all, the more fun ...

These true story writing prompts were conceived on the fly or were based on finding interesting true stories that are out there. While some may have proven to be told already, there are always ...

A couple of years ago, when we published Kate Wilhelm’s book on writing and workshops ... a writer who already has a very good well of story ideas. But if, like me, you sometimes run dry ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Imaginative or creative writing absorbs readers in an entertaining way. To succeed with this kind of writing you ...

Writing our stories helps foster an inner awakening and a transformation of the body, mind, and spirit. If we stop and think about it, we can see that every story we hear or tell is a story about ...

Narrative writing tells story ... while using accurate and varied punctuation, to convey original ideas through your writing. Let’s look at some general strategies you can use for any creative ...

and which are extraneous or part of a different story altogether. By far the best way I’ve found to organize a number of ideas and transition to writing is the good old reliable outline ...

This week’s story, “The Depletion Prompts,” uses the idea of writing prompts for its structure. When did you start thinking of this approach? The narrator of the story—and the second ...

As an advocate of writing for healing ... Here are some journaling prompts to get you started as you write your narrative about trauma: ...