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    Creative Writing Prompts
    Creative Writing Prompts
    Creative Writing Prompts
    Ebook34 pages28 minutes

    Creative Writing Prompts

    By Michael R Dougherty

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    Do You Need that Extra Boost to Power Up Your Writing?

    Creative Writing Prompts gives you the ideas, motivation and inspiration you need right now.

    As a writer, you sometimes need help getting your creative juices flowing. You want your writing to grab your reader's attention, communicate with them and make them want to read more.

    Creative Writing Prompts will supercharge your writing and the words will start to flow.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael R Dougherty
    Release dateDec 27, 2015
    ISBN9781519952387
    Creative Writing Prompts
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    Michael R Dougherty

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      Creative Writing Prompts - Michael R Dougherty

      Creative Writing Prompts

      Copyright © 2015 by Michael R Dougherty. All rights reserved worldwide. No part of this publication may be replicated, redistributed, or given away in any form without the prior written consent of the author/publisher or the terms relayed to you herein.

      Table of Contents

      Creative Writing Prompts

      1 What is Creative Writing?

      2 What do Writers Need?

      3 The Big Writing Secret

      4 Creative Writing Prompts

      5 Daily Writing Challenge

      6 Fun Creative Writing Prompts

      7 Creative Writing Idea Prompts

      8 7 Short Ideas

      9 15 Creative Writing Exercises

      10 A What If Moment

      11 About the Author

      What is Creative Writing?

      One online dictionary defines creative writing this way -

      "Writing that expresses ideas and thoughts in an imaginative way."

      You want your writing to grab the attention of your readers, communicate with them and make them want more.

      With that in mind, even your Facebook posts will become more powerful and fun to read when you change I baked brownies today to this attention grabber.

      "My kitchen is now filled with the Heavenly aroma of fresh baked brownies, and I'm about to pour myself a glass of milk, the perfect compliment to my delicious chocolate treat."

      Now you have the reader's attention.

      And now I need a brownie.

      A Quote About Writing

      "If the doctor told me I had only 6 minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster."

      Isaac Asimov

      Creative Writing Prompts

      Copyright © 2015 Michael R Dougherty All Rights Reserved

      http://www.Michael-R-Dougherty.com

      What do Writers Need?

      A better question is "What do you need as a writer?"

      Writers need motivation, ideas and a really good cup of coffee, or the beverage of their choice. Mine used to

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