The object of this exercise is to understand how to use nature settings effectively. We…

Describe a train ride. The idea is to show travel, but I found it incredibly…

I haven\’t fallen off the wagon, exactly; it\’s more that the homework train collided with…

This has an interesting approach. Rather than just write a story, we write a list…

The object here is to write down what you dream for a few mornings in…

This is one of my favorite of Mr. Novakovich’s exercises, and one that captures the…

The purpose of this exercise is to write a strong emotion that we\’ve experienced. The…

Now, instead of creating story from the bible, we look at history. We take an…

I loved this one. The assignment is to look at a bible story and make…

I have been featuring prompts from Josip Novakovich’s excellent book, Fiction Writer’s Workshop. I highly…

This is, according to Mr. Novakovich, a fairly easy prompt for his students to write.…

Dreams. The stuff of dreams. Dreamlike state. All of these conjure up images, but for…