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Create compelling characters for your stories

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Daily Challenge

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350/500

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7 days

Best: 10

Exercises

24

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10k

words

Humanitarian Workers Writing Exercises!

Writing exercises designed specifically for humanitarian-workers.

Improve your writing skills with exercises tailored for humanitarian-workers.

Sensory Narrative Mapping for Humanitarian Impact

This exercise focuses on enhancing sensory descriptions in writing, tailored specifically for humanitarian workers to effectively communicate their experiences and observations.

advanced60-120 minsseo-writing

Compelling Appeals: Crafting a Humanitarian Campaign

This exercise challenges humanitarian workers to create a persuasive advertising campaign that effectively utilizes rhetorical appeals.

intermediate60-120 minsadvertising

Voices in the Field

An exercise that hones your dialogue-writing skills by simulating a conversation between humanitarian workers and community members.

intermediate30-60 minsopinion-editorial

Voices of the Untold

An engaging exercise where humanitarian workers will use personification to give voice to abstract concepts related to their experiences.

intermediate30-60 minsblog-writing

Grant Proposal Tension-Building Exercise

This exercise focuses on creating a compelling narrative that effectively builds tension to engage potential funders through grant proposals.

advanced60-90 minsgrant-writing

Unpacking Jargon: A Personal Memoir Exercise

This exercise encourages humanitarian workers to reflect on their experiences while practicing the art of jargon-management through personal storytelling.

beginner30-60 minsmemoir

Soundscape of Compassion

An engaging playwriting exercise focused on incorporating onomatopoeia to enhance dialogue and create vivid imagery.

beginner30-45 minsplaywriting

Fictional Field Reports: Future Humanitarian Responses

This exercise encourages humanitarian workers to explore innovative solutions and the ethical implications of future humanitarian challenges through science-fiction narratives.

intermediate30-60 minsscience-fiction

Debating Perspectives in Humanitarian Aid

An exercise focused on crafting counterarguments within the context of humanitarian literature.

intermediate45-90 minsliterature-review

The Hidden Injustice

A mystery writing exercise where humanitarian workers create a story that reveals hidden social issues.

beginner30-60 minsmystery

The Power of Metaphor in Humanitarian Legal Documents

This exercise challenges humanitarian workers to employ metaphor in legal writing, enhancing clarity and emotional resonance.

advanced60-120 minslegal-writing

Perspectives on Crisis Response

In this exercise, humanitarian workers will explore different points of view in writing a white paper on a specific crisis.

intermediate90-120 minswhite-paper

Creating a Manual for Humanitarian Missions: A Historical Fiction Exercise

In this exercise, you will write an instructional guide based on a historical humanitarian mission, taking inspiration from real events to craft both a narrative and practical guidance.

intermediate60-120 minshistorical-fiction

Symbolism in Humanitarian Narratives

Explore the use of symbolism in writing to convey deeper meanings in humanitarian contexts.

beginner30-60 minsweb-content

Voices from the Field

A creative writing exercise that explores the impact of humanitarian work through narrative storytelling.

advanced90-120 minsfiction-short-story

Empathic Echoes: Harnessing Assonance in UX Writing

This exercise focuses on the use of assonance to enhance the emotional resonance of UX writing in humanitarian contexts.

intermediate20-30 minsux-writing

A Journey Through Adversity: An Autobiographical Reflection

This exercise prompts humanitarian workers to explore personal experiences that have shaped their character and purpose in their work.

advanced90-120 minsautobiography

Songs of Resilience

An advanced songwriting exercise focused on creating music that reflects the spirit of resilience in humanitarian work.

advanced90-120 minssongwriting

Technical Vocabulary Enhancement for Humanitarian Proposals

This exercise focuses on enhancing the vocabulary needed in technical writing for humanitarian contexts.

intermediate30-45 minstechnical-writing

Research Paper Basics: Evidence Incorporation for Humanitarian Issues

An introductory exercise designed to help humanitarian workers effectively incorporate evidence into their research papers.

beginner30-45 minsresearch-paper

Descriptive Travel Journals: Setting the Scene

In this exercise, humanitarian workers will practice their scene-setting skills by writing about a location they have visited or worked in during their travels.

beginner30-45 minstravel-writing

Tastes of Resilience

Explore the stories behind food in humanitarian contexts.

intermediate60-120 minsfood-writing

Scientific Report Synthesis

A challenging exercise aimed at honing grammar skills through the synthesis of scientific reports commonly utilized in humanitarian efforts.

advanced45-60 minsscientific

Crafting a Compelling Project Proposal

Develop a narrative arc for a project proposal that engages and convinces stakeholders of its importance.

beginner30-60 minsproposal-writing

Crisis in the Shadows

A thriller writing exercise focused on the challenges of humanitarian work in crisis zones.

intermediate45-90 minsthriller

Crafting Human Stories in Policy Writing

This exercise encourages humanitarian workers to practice showing rather than telling in their policy documents, making the content more engaging and impactful.

intermediate45-60 minspolicy-writing

Voices from the Field: A Case Study Narrative

In this exercise, you will craft a compelling narrative based on real-life humanitarian experiences, focusing on the diverse voices encountered in the field.

advanced90-120 minscase-study

Letters from the Field

A creative writing exercise that encourages humanitarian workers to explore the personal connections and emotions that arise in challenging environments through letters.

beginner30-60 minsromance

Similes in Medical Writing

An engaging exercise to help humanitarian workers learn to use similes effectively in medical writing.

beginner15-30 minsmedical-writing

Voices of Resilience

This exercise focuses on using descriptive language to convey the emotions and experiences of individuals in humanitarian contexts.

intermediate30-60 minspoetry

Allegorical Stories for Social Impact

Craft an allegory that reflects a pressing humanitarian issue to share on social media.

advanced60-120 minssocial-media

The Ripple Effect: Narrating Humanitarian Journeys

This exercise challenges humanitarian workers to articulate the processes and motivations behind their actions in the field through the lens of literary fiction.

advanced60-120 minsliterary-fiction

Crafting Evocative Campaign Emails

Enhance your email marketing skills by focusing on imagery that resonates with your audience.

intermediate30-45 minsemail-marketing

Capturing Humanity: A Story from the Field

This exercise helps humanitarian workers develop their storytelling skills by focusing on real experiences and the power of narrative.

beginner30-60 minsjournalism

Alliterative Aid Action Plans

Craft engaging action plans for humanitarian efforts using alliteration.

beginner30-45 minstechnical-documentation

Life Stories: Simplifying Impact

This exercise encourages humanitarian workers to reflect on their personal experiences and articulate them in a simplified manner, making them accessible to a broader audience.

intermediate30-60 minsbiography

Consonance in Humanitarian Storytelling

Craft a compelling script that highlights the impact of humanitarian work through the use of consonance.

advanced60-90 minsscriptwriting

The Heart of the Matter

Craft a short story that explores a moral dilemma faced by a humanitarian worker.

beginner45-90 minsfiction-novel

The Heartbeat of Change: Crafting a Inspiring Speech

This exercise focuses on developing rhythmic flow in speeches to engage and inspire audiences effectively.

intermediate45-60 minsspeech-writing

The Journey of a Humanitarian Worker

Write a short essay that explores the journey of a humanitarian worker in a challenging environment.

beginner30-60 minsessay

Rhyme for a Cause

An exercise to practice writing rhymes that communicate important messages in humanitarian work.

beginner20-30 minscopywriting

Concise Reporting in Humanitarian Contexts

Exercise to develop the skill of writing concise reports in humanitarian work, focusing on clarity and brevity.

intermediate30-45 minsacademic

Crafting Persuasive Campaign Messages

This exercise focuses on creating compelling content for humanitarian campaigns while avoiding logical fallacies.

advanced60-120 minscontent-marketing

Crafting a Humanitarian Narrative: The World Behind the Crisis

Engage in a comprehensive review of your understanding of humanitarian contexts by building an immersive world that highlights the sociocultural factors affecting humanitarian work.

advanced120-180 minsreview

Voices from the Otherworld

An exercise designed to enhance tone in fantasy storytelling by exploring humanitarian themes.

advanced45-90 minsfantasy

Stories of Hope

Craft a short narrative that highlights resilience and hope in a humanitarian context.

beginner30-60 minscreative-writing

Persuasive Grant Proposal Writing

Craft a persuasive grant proposal to secure funding for a humanitarian project.

advanced120-180 minsbusiness

My Journey to Humanitarian Work

Reflect on your path to becoming a humanitarian worker

beginner30-60 minspersonal-narrative

The Haunting of Relief Efforts

An advanced writing exercise where humanitarian workers explore the thin line between survival and fear amidst disaster.

advanced60-120 minshorror

Reflecting on Impact: Using Flashbacks in Report Writing

This exercise encourages humanitarian workers to incorporate personal experiences into their reports using flashback techniques.

beginner30-60 minsreport-writing