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

Instructional Designers Writing Exercises!

Writing exercises designed specifically for instructional-designers.

Improve your writing skills with exercises tailored for instructional-designers.

Alliterative Instructions

Craft instructional documentation filled with alliteration to enhance engagement.

beginner20-30 minstechnical-documentation

Crafting Persuasive Content without Fallacies

This exercise challenges instructional designers to create compelling marketing content while avoiding common logical fallacies. It encourages critical thinking and strategic messaging.

advanced30-45 minscontent-marketing

Crafting Immersive Learning Environments

Design and critique a detailed world for a learning module that engages learners through immersive storytelling.

advanced45-90 minsreview

Allegorical Narratives in Social Media Design

This exercise challenges instructional designers to create allegories that communicate complex messages effectively in a social media context.

advanced60-120 minssocial-media

Crafting an Engaging Proposal Narrative

This exercise will help instructional designers learn to create a compelling narrative arc in their proposals.

beginner30-60 minsproposal-writing

Crafting a Concise Biography

This exercise focuses on simplifying complex life stories into clear, concise biographies suitable for instructional materials.

intermediate30-60 minsbiography

Rhythm in Speech: Crafting a Memorable Message

This exercise focuses on the importance of rhythm in speech writing, helping instructional designers create engaging and impactful messages.

intermediate30-60 minsspeech-writing

Citations in a Distant Future

Craft a short science-fiction narrative that emphasizes the use of proper citations within a futuristic context.

intermediate30-60 minsscience-fiction

Crafting Compelling Call-to-Actions in Argumentative Essays

This exercise challenges instructional designers to develop a structured argumentative essay with an effective call-to-action, enhancing persuasive writing skills.

advanced45-90 minsargumentative-essay

The Instruction Manual Heist

Craft a thrilling narrative that blends instructional design with an adrenaline-pumping storyline.

intermediate60-120 minsthriller

Similes in Medical Writing

This exercise encourages instructional designers to practice using similes to create engaging medical content.

beginner15-30 minsmedical-writing

Crafting Compelling Case Studies

This exercise challenges instructional designers to create a narrative-driven case study that showcases a successful learning intervention.

advanced90-120 minscase-study

Crafting Instructional Narratives

Develop a compelling literary piece that explains an instructional design process.

advanced90-120 minsliterary-fiction

Crafting Compelling Email Imagery

Enhance your email marketing skills by focusing on the use of vivid imagery to engage your audience.

intermediate30-45 minsemail-marketing

Crafting Realism through Research

This exercise challenges instructional designers to create a short fiction piece that integrates thorough research, enhancing realism and credibility.

advanced120-180 minsfiction-short-story

Consonant Collaboration: Crafting Scripts with Sound

This exercise focuses on enhancing scriptwriting skills by incorporating consonance to create rhythm and mood in dialogues and narratives.

advanced45-60 minsscriptwriting

Crafting a Story Arc for Instructional Materials

This exercise helps instructional designers practice plot construction by creating a narrative structure for their educational content.

beginner30-60 minsessay

Rhyme Time: Crafting Engaging Copy

A fun exercise designed to help instructional designers enhance their copywriting skills through the use of rhyme.

beginner15-30 minscopywriting

Technical Vocabulary Transformation

Enhance your technical writing by refining vocabulary choices.

intermediate45-60 minstechnical-writing

Crafting Effective Counterarguments in Literature Reviews

This exercise focuses on developing strong counterarguments within a literature review, enhancing critical thinking and analysis skills.

intermediate45-60 minsliterature-review

The Art of Pacing in Culinary Narratives

This exercise focuses on mastering pacing in food writing by creating engaging narratives that capture the rhythm of culinary experiences.

intermediate30-60 minsfood-writing

Tension in Grant Writing: Crafting the Compelling Narrative

Understand how to build narrative tension within grant proposals to engage reviewers and highlight the importance of your project.

advanced45-60 minsgrant-writing

Crafting Clear Scientific Proposals

An advanced exercise focused on improving grammar through the construction of a scientific proposal.

advanced60-120 minsscientific

Exploring Perspectives in Instructional Design

This exercise challenges instructional designers to explore a topic from multiple points of view, enhancing their understanding and design skills.

intermediate180-300 minswhite-paper

Creating a Dreadful Curriculum: A Horror Story

This exercise challenges instructional designers to craft a horror-themed curriculum by organizing information to maximize suspense and engagement.

advanced60-90 minshorror

The Metaphorical Contract

This exercise challenges instructional designers to craft legal documents using metaphorical language to simplify complex legal concepts.

advanced30-45 minslegal-writing

Integrating Flashbacks in Instructional Reports

This exercise helps instructional designers practice incorporating flashback techniques into their report writing to enhance narrative flow and engagement.

beginner30-45 minsreport-writing

Historical Layering: Crafting Instructional Narratives

This exercise challenges instructional designers to blend history and pedagogy by writing an instructional piece set in a specific historical context.

intermediate45-90 minshistorical-fiction

Animating Learning Tools through Personification

This exercise encourages instructional designers to creatively engage their audience by giving life to learning tools through personification.

intermediate30-60 minsblog-writing

Imagining a Learning Environment

Craft a poem that vividly describes a modern learning environment to evoke the senses.

intermediate30-60 minspoetry

Symbolism in Web Content Design

Explore how symbolism enhances user engagement in web content.

beginner30-45 minsweb-content

The Language We Use: A Memoir Reflection

This exercise invites you to reflect on your journey as an instructional designer, focusing on the specific jargon and terminology you have encountered and how it has shaped your professional identity.

beginner30-60 minsmemoir

Sensory SEO: Crafting Immersive Descriptions for Engagement

This exercise focuses on integrating sensory descriptions into SEO content to enhance user engagement.

advanced45-60 minsseo-writing

Crafting Compelling Narratives

Develop skills in storytelling by creating a narrative article based on a real event.

beginner30-60 minsjournalism

Assonance in UX Copy

Enhance your UX writing with the musical quality of assonance to create a more engaging user experience.

intermediate30-45 minsux-writing

Reflective Journey: The Autobiography of Your Design Philosophy

This exercise invites instructional designers to explore their personal and professional journeys through an autobiographical lens, focusing on character development.

advanced60-120 minsautobiography

Soundscapes in Dialogue

Explore the use of onomatopoeia to bring your play's dialogue to life.

beginner30-45 minsplaywriting

The Debate of the Characters

Craft a fictional scene where characters engage in a heated debate.

beginner30-60 minsfiction-novel

Meter Mastery: Crafting Lyrics with Rhythm

Explore the nuances of meter in songwriting to enhance the rhythm and flow of your lyrics.

advanced60-120 minssongwriting

The Future of Instructional Design

A dialogue-based exploration of perspectives on the evolving role of instructional designers in the digital age.

intermediate60-90 minsopinion-editorial

Crafting Persuasive Advertisements

In this exercise, instructional designers will create an advertisement that effectively uses rhetorical appeals to persuade a target audience.

intermediate30-60 minsadvertising

Concise Course Objectives

This exercise challenges instructional designers to refine lengthy course objectives into concise statements.

intermediate20-30 minsacademic

Incorporating Evidence into Instructional Design

This exercise will help instructional designers practice the skill of integrating evidence into their research papers, focusing on how to effectively support their arguments.

beginner30-45 minsresearch-paper

Setting the Scene: A Travel Experience

This exercise focuses on the art of scene-setting in travel writing, designed for instructional designers looking to enhance their descriptive writing skills.

beginner15-30 minstravel-writing

Crafting Enchanted Learning Experiences

This exercise challenges instructional designers to create a fantasy-themed instructional piece that captures a specific tone, immersing the learner in an enchanting environment.

advanced30-60 minsfantasy

Clear Instructions Matter

This exercise helps instructional designers practice writing clear, concise instructions through creative storytelling.

beginner30-45 minscreative-writing

Persuasive Proposal Writing for Instructional Design

Craft a compelling proposal to enhance buy-in for a new instructional design project.

advanced60-120 minsbusiness

My Journey into Instructional Design

A personal narrative exercise that encourages instructional designers to reflect on their journey into the field.

beginner30-45 minspersonal-narrative

Love in the Lesson Plan

Create a lesson plan that incorporates romantic themes while maintaining instructional objectives.

beginner30-60 minsromance

Policy Statement Showcase

Craft engaging policy statements that demonstrate the principle of 'show, don't tell'.

intermediate45-90 minspolicy-writing