Monday, August 28, 2023

57 Writing Projects to do for Creative Inspiration

 

#1 List of books about some topic ex: top books on chocolates

#2 Life lessons from everyday objects

#3 Inspirational Doodle Poetry

#4 Creative and witty storytelling style cover letters

#5 A collection of mock-ads

#6 Write a Historical Poem

#7 Convert a coloring book into art journal

#8 Write poems based on song lyrics as prompts. Ex: Sapphire moonlight, tequila sunlight, 7 rings

#9 Translate song lyrics from Hindi to English

#10                    Explore the different types of poetry

#11                    Make a paper-cutout doodle. Write a poem to go with it.

#12                    Create your personal writer’s encyclopedia

#13                    Write Poems/Songs on Crystals and Gems

#14                    Write Poems on Foods & food brands

#15                    Explore types of grammatical errors in writing

#16                    Make a list of feeling and emotion words

#17                    Create a collection of creative phrases for writing

#18                    Write a collection of heart-touching poetry in Hindi

#19                    Write travel poetry

#20                    Create a collection of lessons from famous and other writers/poets/storytellers

#21                    Write Poems on different fonts

#22                    Understand functioning of various electronics items and explain them by writing in story format

#23                    Write stories and narratives of your memories

#24                    Write a story on leadership

#25                    Write sense awareness poems using what you see through your five senses as the material

#26                    Create your own written collection of short stories

#27                    Write Hinglish storytelling poetry

#28                    Practice writing a film script

#29                    Write mock video ad scripts

#30                    Write mock print ads

#31                    Write a theatre script

#32                    Write poetry on different colors

#33                    Write mock headlines/taglines/slogans

#34                    Write a poetry chapbook

#35                    Create a video poem

#36                    Write some pages of stream of consciousness writing

#37                    Write food poetry for menus

#38                    Watch hollywood movies and write their stories by yourself in a notebook

#39                    Write fashion poetry

#40                    Write poetry on different designs

#41                    Write poetry on various buildings and monuments

#42                    Write some haiku poems

#43                    Write poems on dance steps

#44                    Write something in onomatopoeia writing that is, writing without words

#45                    Read mystery books and extract plot codes

#46                    Write poetry about and for every person you meet or encounter

#47                    Listen to people and write collection of dialogues and secret scribbles

#48                    Collect interesting lines from books

#49                    Write poems on textures of substances (ex: wood, chalk)

#50                    Write a song lyric

#51                    Write poetry on jewellery designs

#52                    Write body scan poetry

#53                    Write poems on different flowers. Draw them too.

#54                    Write histories of empires in story format

#55                    Write 6-word nanotales

#56                    Go gaga and write wild woman poetry collection

#57                    Write poetry on fruits and vegetables


Thursday, August 24, 2023

Book review and 7 Insights from Coraline by Neil Gaiman | Neha's Notebook

 

Autumn is arriving.

 

There are crisp leaves about to fall, and drift into whispery breeze, sending spooky chills through the space.

 

This is the best time to read all those fantasy and spooky horror books.

 

Coraline is one of these books featuring a marvellous storytelling and spooky chilling scenes.

 

Coraline is the story about a girl who sets out to explore the other side of a door in her house. On the other side of the door is a world that is as enticing to her as torturous. On this other side, she encounters her ‘other mother’, her ‘other father’ and everybody’s ‘other’ version. Before she becomes a part of this ghostly world, she needs to find some lost souls, some hearts and the key to the mysterious door.

 

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. In this video, I share seven insights I learned from reading the book!


 

#1 Be an explorer.

#2 The braver you are, the more you will see.

#3 Being brave doesn’t mean not getting scared. Being brave means getting scared, badly scared and doing the right thing anyway.

#4 Learn to discriminate reality from unreality.

#5 If it is too good to be true, doubt it, because, it probably is an illusion. Everything that is alive is imperfect. What is perfect is dead.

#6 Our subconscious speaks in the language of dreams, symbols and metaphors, not the usual direct language.

#7 Fairy tales not only teach us that dragons exist, but also that dragons can be beaten.


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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Book Review & 12 Life Lessons: To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird is a bittersweet fiction book, narrated by the character of a girl named Scout Finch. The book elaborates the story of her day-to-day experiences, while her father, who is a lawyer, fights a case against a white man who has blamed a black man for abusing his daughter. Mr. Finch, while he fights this case, teaches several lessons to his children, Scout and her elder brother Jem, during the course of the book. I thoroghly enjoyed reading this book, and in this review, I share life lessons I learned from the book.

#1 The fineness of an individual doesn’t stem from their bloodline but from their integrity. Lead a life of integrity.
#2 Talk to people about what they are interested in, more than what you’re interested in.
#3 Never give up based on the criticisms from people. There will always be people who will try to bring you down. Keep fighting even if you know that you will lose.
#4 Treat everyone as an equal.
#5 Stand up for what you know and think is right. Listen to your conscience. Don’t go by what is popular.
#6 Most people are nice if we really get to know them.
#7 Nothing is real scary except only in books.
#8 You never really know a man until you step into his shoes and walk in them. See the good in everyone. Perspective is the key.
#9 People have a habit of doing everyday things even under the oddest conditions.
#10 Life is fair because it is unfair to everyone.
#11 Shoot all the bluejays you want but remember it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Mockingbird is a metphor for how we deal with someone who is weaker and defenceless against us. Never take advantage of them.
#12 Our system stores memories of experiences until we are ready to think about them and process them.

Friday, August 11, 2023

24 Fiction-Fantasy Writing Prompts

✍️My life island
✍️Ocean treasure box
✍️Purple king
✍️Rainbow gems
✍️Pearls and jewels
✍️Blue teapot
✍️Quotations
✍️Thieves
✍️Dragons
✍️Wars and weapons
✍️Armours and swords
✍️Codes
✍️Undersea eyes
✍️Magic potions
✍️Spiral eyes
✍️Hilltop bamboo house
✍️Virtual games
✍️Laser beams
✍️Blue zebra
✍️Galaxies and constellations
✍️Labyrinth
✍️Mindmaps
✍️Dreams and psychic symbols
✍️Mindmaps
✍️Stardust fairy goddess

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