Monet - Gare St Lazaire |
Sisley - The Road |
Monet - The Beach at Trouville Choose one of the pictures, and use it as a starting point for a piece of writing. You could begin by simply describing the picture - then see where it takes you. |
Ideas for creative writing
NB They're not necessarily the most significant. Some events are too personal for me to want to share them - these are pretty random.
Choose one, and write about it. You could begin with: "I want to tell you the story of how I..."
Who are you writing it for? If it's for someone else, what do you think they will get out of reading your story?
Convey the impact of being separated.
It's up to you to decide who is separated from someone or something; who that person is and who or what they are separated from and why. Person can be fictional or real, or you could write from your own experience.
What are the circumstances that caused the separation?
How does the person experience the separation? What do they feel about it, how do they deal with it?
Write in any style or form, and from any point of view.
Explore themes connected to the new season. Make a list of words and images that you associate with spring: eg new life, buds, eggs, swallows, renewal... how many more can you think of?
When you've finished your list, circle the ones that stand out to you. Then take one as a starting point and begin a new piece of writing in any style or form.
This week, begin a piece of writing with a library setting.
What kind of story could only take place in a library, and what would the library setting contribute?
Who is in the library, and why?
Where in the library could your story begin - in which section?
What particular things could happen in a library? What would the library setting contribute? A hunt for hidden knowledge? Discovery of a life-changing book? Meeting with a fellow bibliophile?
Will you write in the past, present or future? Will your story be grounded in reality? Have supernatural elements? Be aimed at adults or children?
Write a story which includes three of the following:
A car park
An old tea pot
A bus station
A theatre/cinema
A velvet coat/jacket
A wheatfield
A box of old tools
A tree house/shepherd's hut
A piece of costume jewellery
A theatre programme
An old photograph
A book
A postcard
A powder compact
A hat
Look at these pictures. What do you think each of the subjects is thinking about? What might be happening in their life? Are they happy, worried, excited, sad?
Choose one and write a story - or a monologue, in which you get into their head and write as that person about what they're thinking, feeling etc.
The Bride - Eva Gonzales |
Market Day - Camille Pissarro |
By Toulouse Lautrec |
Renoir - Woman with a Veil |