Writing Activities

Practice

Quick Write Sprint

Challenge yourself with a 5-minute writing burst

Inspiration

Daily Writing Prompt

Get inspired with today's creative prompt

Learn

Master a Technique

Learn advanced writing methods and styles

Create

Story Starter

Begin an exciting new story with a creative opener

Character Workshop

Create compelling characters for your stories

Challenge

Daily Challenge

Take on today's special writing challenge

Community

Feedback Exchange

Share your work and get constructive feedback

Plan

Set Writing Goals

Plan your writing journey and track progress

Daily Goal

350/500

Streak

7 days

Best: 10

Exercises

24

Completed

Next Milestone

10k

words

College Freshman Writing Exercises!

Writing exercises designed specifically for college-freshman.

Improve your writing skills with exercises tailored for college-freshman.

Sensory SEO: Crafting Immersive Descriptions

This exercise focuses on enhancing your writing skills by incorporating sensory details into SEO-driven content.

advanced90-120 minsseo-writing

Crafting Persuasive Advertisements

In this exercise, students will create an advertisement that effectively incorporates rhetorical appeals.

intermediate60-120 minsadvertising

Voices of Change

An exercise to practice writing dialogue in an opinion-editorial format.

intermediate45-60 minsopinion-editorial

Personification in Nature: A Blog Exercise

Harness the power of personification to create a vivid and engaging blog post about a natural setting.

intermediate45-75 minsblog-writing

Building Tension in Grant Proposals

An exercise focused on developing tension-building techniques within grant-writing proposals to effectively convey the urgency and importance of the project.

advanced45-60 minsgrant-writing

Decoding Your First Year

Reflect on your freshman year experiences and share them in a relatable way while managing jargon.

beginner30-60 minsmemoir

Sounds of the Stage

An engaging exercise to incorporate onomatopoeia into a short play.

beginner30-45 minsplaywriting

Constructing a Utopian Society

Write a narrative exploring the creation of a utopian society while incorporating relevant scientific theories.

intermediate60-90 minsscience-fiction

Mastering Counterarguments: A Literature Review Exercise

This exercise aims to enhance your ability to address counterarguments effectively within a literature review.

intermediate90-120 minsliterature-review

The Missing Artifact

In this exercise, students will create a scenario revolving around a mysterious disappearance of an artifact from a museum.

beginner60-120 minsmystery

Metaphorical Justice: Crafting Legal Arguments

Explore the power of metaphor in legal writing by crafting compelling arguments that resonate.

advanced60-90 minslegal-writing

Exploring Perspectives in Policy Analysis

A white-paper exercise aimed at understanding and articulating different points of view on a current policy issue.

intermediate120-180 minswhite-paper

Exploring History Through Letters

In this exercise, you will write a series of letters from the perspective of a historical figure to practice instruction writing within a historical fiction context.

intermediate45-60 minshistorical-fiction

Symbolism in Web Content

Explore the use of symbolism to enhance the impact of web content.

beginner30-60 minsweb-content

The Artifact's Journey

Research and creativity collide in this advanced fiction writing exercise focused on storytelling around historical artifacts.

advanced120-180 minsfiction-short-story

Assonance in UX Writing

Explore the use of assonance to enhance the fluidity and appeal of UX writing.

intermediate30-45 minsux-writing

Defining Moments: A Personal Autobiography Exercise

This exercise encourages college freshmen to explore and articulate their personal growth through significant experiences in their lives.

advanced90-120 minsautobiography

Rhythmic Poetry: Crafting Lyrics with Perfect Meter

Challenge your songwriting skills by focusing on the importance of meter in lyrics.

advanced30-60 minssongwriting

Technical Vocabulary in Action

This exercise encourages students to enhance their technical vocabulary through the creation of a specialized document.

intermediate60-120 minstechnical-writing

Sources at the Core

A foundational exercise designed to help college freshmen practice integrating evidence into their writing.

beginner60-120 minsresearch-paper

Capture the Essence of a Place

This exercise focuses on developing scene-setting skills through vivid travel descriptions.

beginner30-60 minstravel-writing

The Perfect Bite

Craft a food narrative that captures the essence of a meal, focusing on pacing to enhance the reader's experience.

intermediate45-90 minsfood-writing

Scientific Argumentation and Grammar Precision

A rigorous exercise designed to enhance grammar skills within the context of scientific writing.

advanced60-90 minsscientific

Crafting Your Proposal Story

Develop a narrative arc for a proposal by framing your ideas within a compelling story.

beginner60-90 minsproposal-writing

The Cryptic Message

Craft a thrilling short story involving a cryptic message that leads to a series of dangerous events.

intermediate45-90 minsthriller

The Power of Policy: Show, Don't Tell

This exercise encourages students to explore the impact of a specific policy through descriptive writing.

intermediate60-120 minspolicy-writing

Voices from the Edge: A Case Study Narrative

Engage your narrative voice while exploring real-life case studies through creative storytelling.

advanced90-120 minscase-study

Love Letters Across Time

Explore the art of romantic letter writing while practicing documentation skills.

beginner30-60 minsromance

Similes in Medical Descriptions

This exercise helps you practice using similes to create vivid and relatable medical descriptions.

beginner15-30 minsmedical-writing

Nature's Palette

Explore the beauty of nature through vivid, descriptive poetry.

intermediate30-60 minspoetry

Digital Echoes: An Allegorical Exploration

Craft a story that uses social media as an allegorical device to comment on broader societal issues.

advanced90-120 minssocial-media

The Art of Object Narration

In this exercise, students will explore the concept of using inanimate objects as narrators to convey deeper themes and emotions.

advanced120-180 minsliterary-fiction

Imagery in Email Marketing

Craft an engaging marketing email that utilizes vivid imagery to captivate the reader's attention.

intermediate30-45 minsemail-marketing

Campus Story Spotlight

A journalism exercise where students practice storytelling by spotlighting an interesting member of their campus community.

beginner60-120 minsjournalism

Alliterative Instruction Manual

Create a fun and engaging instructional manual using alliteration.

beginner30-45 minstechnical-documentation

Simplifying Our Heroes

This exercise focuses on biographical writing, emphasizing the skill of simplification.

intermediate30-60 minsbiography

Consonance Conundrum: Crafting a Scene

An advanced scriptwriting exercise focused on incorporating consonance to enhance dialogue and description.

advanced60-90 minsscriptwriting

Debate the Destiny

A fiction writing exercise where you create a character facing a pivotal decision that defines their future.

beginner30-60 minsfiction-novel

Rhythm and Rhetoric: Crafting a Speech

A speech writing exercise focused on the incorporation of rhythm to enhance delivery and engagement.

intermediate45-60 minsspeech-writing

Crafting a Compelling Plot

This exercise helps you understand the foundational elements of plot construction through a creative writing approach.

beginner30-60 minsessay

Rhyme Time: Crafting Catchy Copy

A fun introduction to creating engaging copy through rhyming.

beginner15-30 minscopywriting

The Art of Conciseness

This exercise challenges college freshmen to refine their writing by focusing on clarity and brevity.

intermediate30-45 minsacademic

Analyzing Arguments in Content Marketing

This exercise challenges students to identify and avoid logical fallacies within a content marketing strategy.

advanced90-120 minscontent-marketing

Immersive World Review

An advanced writing exercise focusing on critiquing and building immersive fictional worlds.

advanced60-120 minsreview

Crafting the Ethereal: Tone in Fantasy Writing

This exercise challenges students to create an immersive fantasy scene that effectively conveys a specific tone, whether it be ominous, whimsical, or grand.

advanced60-90 minsfantasy

Imaginary World in 300 Words

Create a vivid and engaging description of an imaginary world, focusing on clarity.

beginner30-60 minscreative-writing

Persuasive Business Proposal Writing

Develop an engaging business proposal that aims to convince a hypothetical investor to support your innovative startup idea.

advanced90-120 minsbusiness

Reflective Journey: A Personal Narrative

This exercise encourages you to reflect on a significant personal experience and share it in a structured narrative format.

beginner30-45 minspersonal-narrative

The Haunting Account

This exercise challenges students to craft a chilling narrative while managing information organization effectively.

advanced90-120 minshorror

Flashback in Time Report

An engaging exercise to help you practice incorporating flashbacks into report writing.

beginner30-45 minsreport-writing