3 creative writing exercises to help you read like an author – at Reedsy

Want to learn some ninja plotting skills? Try these exercises at Reedsy.

Reedsy is principally known as a marketplace for authors and publishers, but it also offers a range of useful lists, from review sites to writing tips. It’s just compiled a set of 100 creative writing exercises from its favourite bloggers (thanks, guys!).

I was invited to contribute three short exercises and I’ve chosen subjects that help you read with a writer’s mindset. They are:

1 Foreshadowing plot twists so they are surprising and fair (the clue hunt)

2 How to keep the reader gripped (the page-turner)

3 Using your material with economy and elegance (the observant writer)

And psst … there are plenty more insider plotting tips in Writing Plots With Drama, Depth & Heart: Nail Your Novel 3

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#1 by Kat Magendie on March 25, 2018 - 11:06 am

Thank you for the links!

- #2 by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris on March 25, 2018 - 11:36 am
  
  Thanks for stopping by, Kat!
  
#3 by Kailyn Kausen on March 26, 2018 - 5:25 pm

Great exercises!

- #4 by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris on March 26, 2018 - 7:11 pm
  
  Thanks, Kailyn!
  
#5 by Alexander M Zoltai on March 29, 2018 - 5:20 am

Reblogged this on Notes from An Alien and commented:
Very Important re-blog today…

#6 by J. M. Galindo on April 23, 2018 - 12:51 pm

A-W-E-S-O-M-E. This is super cool! Thank you a lot

- #7 by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris on April 23, 2018 - 10:20 pm
  
  Thanks!
  
#8 by angeliqueaddo on June 18, 2018 - 3:23 am

Thanks so much for posting this really useful blog article. These exercises kind of seem daunting at first but are really simple when its broken down. Thanks again!

- #9 by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris on June 18, 2018 - 7:13 am
  
  Thanks, Angelique!
  
  - #10 by angeliqueaddo on June 19, 2018 - 6:23 am
    
    You’re welcome
    
#11 by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris on June 12, 2018 - 6:16 am

Thanks!