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writing exercises by Every Writer +Every Writer on July 16, 2017 Continue the Story2017-08-02T11:57:57+00:00 - 1 Comment

Continue the Story

We haven't done one of these in a long time. Our Haiku, Horror Story, and 2 Sentence Stories are doing so well, we thought we'd add one more, Continue the This is not a contest,…

writing exercises by Every Writer +Every Writer on April 10, 2017 Exquisite Corpse for Writers 22017-05-28T22:28:05+00:00 - 25 Comments

Exquisite Corpse for Writers 2

Welcome to our game for writers. It is an Exquisite Corpse. An Exquisite Corpse is a writing or art game where you complete the story, poem or drawing in parts. Each author or artist cannot…

writing exercises by Every Writer +Every Writer on April 8, 2017 2 Lines of Poetry to Honor National Poetry Month2017-04-08T12:13:38+00:00 - No Comment

2 Lines of Poetry to Honor National Poetry Month

The soggy, sometimes hot, sometimes cold, always schizoid month of April is also National Poetry Month, of course, and we are having a little fun here to honor this month. We are asking for 2…

writing exercises by Every Writer +Every Writer on March 4, 2017 50 Writing Exercises2017-08-13T19:09:54+00:00 - No Comment

50 Writing Exercises

50 Writing Exercises Here are 50 writing exercises to help you get the juices flowing. Writing sometimes seems to dry up. It is always hard to say why, but inspiration usually comes from writing. If…

writing exercises by Every Writer +Every Writer on February 5, 2017 Exquisite Corpse Poem 20 of Us Wrote Together2017-02-05T20:45:48+00:00 - No Comment

Exquisite Corpse Poem 20 of Us Wrote Together

Here is the result of our first Exquisite Corpse. Over 20 writers worked together to create it. It was because of the tears and the pain-that’s why he let her down again. The hard, white…

writing exercises by Every Writer +Every Writer on January 31, 2017 Another Game for Writers2017-03-04T09:07:34+00:00 - 4 Comments

This is the Minister's Cat, another game for writers. The Minister's cat is the game people are playing at Scrooge's nephew Fred's house in many versions of A Christmas Carol. The game is very simple.…

Featured by Every Writer +Every Writer on December 13, 2016 Poetry Discussion: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas2017-03-04T09:16:42+00:00 - No Comment

Poetry Discussion: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Dear Santa by Richard de Wolfe 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (A Visit from St. Nicholas) by Clement Clarke Moore Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was…

writing exercises by Every Writer +Every Writer on February 20, 2016 Poetry Discussion: My Grandmother’s Love Letters2017-03-04T09:17:14+00:00 - 1 Comment

Poetry Discussion: My Grandmother’s Love Letters

Nirvana by Mario Sanchez Nevado My Grandmother's Love Letters by Hart Crane There are no stars tonight But those of memory. Yet how much room for memory there is In the loose girdle of soft…

Featured by Every Writer +Every Writer on February 17, 2016 Weekly Writing Exercises2017-06-07T07:59:18+00:00 - No Comment

Weekly Writing Exercises

Welcome to our weekly writing exercises page. We were publishing these as single posts, but we've found putting them all on one page is beneficial and easier for everyone. So each week you can stop…

writing exercises by Every Writer +Every Writer on February 10, 2016 Poetry Discussion: A Valentine by Edgar Allan Poe2017-03-04T09:17:39+00:00 - 3 Comments

Poetry Discussion: A Valentine by Edgar Allan Poe

Every week we are doing a poetry discussion. Right now we are only getting about one response a week, but lots of people are lookin' at the page. Jump in guys. Let's talk about this…

Featured by Every Writer +Every Writer on February 3, 2016 Poetry Discussion: Kubla Khan2017-03-04T09:18:10+00:00 - 2 Comments

Poetry Discussion: Kubla Khan

Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles…

writing exercises by Every Writer +Every Writer on November 12, 2014 Thanksgiving Flavored 2 Sentence Story Challenge2017-06-30T00:54:27+00:00 - 4 Comments

Thanksgiving Flavored 2 Sentence Story Challenge

2 Sentence Story Challenge I like getting at least one poetry and one short story writing challenge going at a time. We've started the Cinquain Challenge for poetry, and now I'm starting the Thanksgiving…

writing exercises by Every Writer +Every Writer on July 23, 2014 Poetry Discussions: The World Is Too Much With Us by William Wordsworth2017-05-29T00:38:07+00:00 - No Comment

Poetry Discussions: The World Is Too Much With Us by William Wordsworth

The World Is Too Much With Us by William Wordsworth The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; Little we see in Nature that is…

writing exercises by Every Writer +Every Writer on July 22, 2014 Breaking Writer’s Block2017-03-04T08:56:07+00:00 - No Comment

Breaking Writer’s Block

Breaking Writer’s Block Most writer’s block is of course a psychological block in your writing. This seems obvious, but you could just be stuck on a story or on a character, and that’s not typically…

writing exercises by Every Writer +Every Writer on July 22, 2014 Writing Course: Story Writing2017-03-04T08:56:25+00:00 - No Comment

Writing Course: Story Writing

Here is the list of story writing lessons: ? Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Lesson 10 Lesson 11 Lesson 12 The post…