Sample Writing Exercise Topics:
List your most vivid memories. Pick one and expand upon it.
Were you ever in an accident?
What major life lesson have you learned?
Did someone ever save your life or you save theirs?
Were you ever afraid of something? How did you deal with it?
Do you know how to make something? Describe it.
Write a silly or serious rhyming poem for a loved one’s birthday present.
What is the bravest thing you’ve ever done (or wish you had done)?
Describe one of the happiest times in your life.
Describe one of the saddest times in your life.
What is the best birthday present and/or surprise you ever received?
Your favorite holiday is…because?
Your favorite place is?
Describe something you did when you were little.
Who had the biggest influence on you?
Name an extremely challenging experience you faced.
What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you?
Name a time of extreme danger.
Consider sharing some of your answers in my open mic nights for writers!
Lisa Saunders
