Author Monica Valentinelli offers three writing exercises to help get you thinking about science fiction story ideas. Create an alien, destroy the world, ...

Fast Company suggests several specific writing exercises to "edit" your story, from writing about a challenging problem for 15 minutes over four days in a row to imagining your best possible self ...

Writing fiction is not an intellectual exercise. One of the keys to creating powerful fiction is to evoke emotion in your writing. You want your writing to create an emotional response in the ...

Need to find a new direction or reclaim inspiration? Grab a pen and paper. These writing exercises can help.

A two-year study shows that a simple 15-minute writing exercise designed to boost a student’s sense of self-worth can make black students feel more confident about their abilites, and increase ...

With few writing programs that cater exclusively to students in high school, Smith’s Creative Writing Workshop allows you to explore your writing in a creative and supportive environment. This program ...

Interestingly, the writing exercise had no effect on white students’ course or college selection in either study, though separate research has found similar affirmation exercises led to higher ...