These creative writing exercises are called freewriting exercises. Freewriting means taking an idea and quickly writing about it for a short time (usually 5-15 minutes). Don’t stop to think, plan, correct mistakes, or worry about what you are writing. Just write!

You can’t make any mistakes here. Whatever you think of, whatever you write about, is right for you. So get writing and have fun! And don’t forget to send us the results for our Readers Write! page!

#1
Write a story that begins, “Considering what was outside my window, homework was the least of my problems that night.”

#2
Write a story or poem called “Cold Remembrance.”

#3
Write a scene in which something stolen is returned.

For more writing ideas, you can also check out Readers Write which offers new writing topic suggestions every month.

We’d love to see the results of any of these creative writing exercises for use in our “Reader’s Write” Department. Email us with your writing and see your words here!