Writing exercises

Terese Svoboda masterclass – Laura Southgate

On 16 May, the MA students were honoured to attend a full day masterclass with Terese…
Dear Me – Emma Martin

Writing exercises often focus on the initial act of creation: here is the blank page, what…
Word Stabbing with Therese Lloyd

I remember doing this exercise when I was a little girl; back then I didn’t know…
How to Silence the Fear

by Ashleigh Young When I get struck by the Fear (you know – the fear that…
Photograph and poem – Kerry Hines

Choose a photograph to work with – one which is unfamiliar to you, and which interests…
Snowstorm – Ken Duncum

I do this at the first class of every year. It’s a good ice-breaker in itself,…
True Stories as told by Damien Wilkins

I use this exercise in the first few weeks of the MA workshop. By this time…
Using Another Person’s Words in Poetry – Sarah Jane Barnett

I notice that writers do it all the time. Sometimes it will be song lyrics, or…
The Rules from Kirsten McDougall

Okay, I’m someone who hates wasting my reading time, so if you don’t like the idea…
Ideas? Search Me – Ken Duncum

Writers in my MA Scriptwriting class quickly find out they have to come up with a…