Welcome to Writing Exercises
This site provides (completely free) writing prompts and exercises to help you get started with creative writing and break through writing blocks - and some fun anagram vocabulary games. Click here for the new Scrabble Trainer
Generate random story ideas, plots, subjects, scenarios, characters, first lines for stories and more. Did I mention it's all free? Have fun :-)
Random First Line Prompts
Generate a random first line for a story.
Random Subject
Prompts to encourage freewriting.
Quick Plot Generator
Generate a plot-line at the click of a button.
Random Plot Generator
Generate two characters, a setting, a situation and a theme. Change the elements until you are happy with your plot.
'Take Three Nouns'
Another freewriting exercise. Make connections between random nouns.
Random First Line of Dialogue
Writing prompts to help with dialogue writing.
Random Scenario
Create a 'What If?' scenario to write about.
Random Writing Exercises
Browse my collection of writing exercises.
Rhyming Dictionary
For poets and songwriters. Enter a word to find rhyming and similar-sounding words.
Random Words
Generate a selection of words and use the suggestions to kick-start your writing.
Story Title Ideas
Create your own story title.
Character Generator
Create a character outline.
Children's Section
There's now a section dedicated to writing prompts for children of primary/elementary school age.
Town Name Generator
Generate a fictitious,'English-sounding' town name.
Famous Film Plots
Get plot ideas for your own story-writing by looking at the plots of over 100 popular films.
Random Image Generator
Use images to help you write.
Random Character Traits
Generate random traits for your characters.
Random Jobs
Generate an occupation for your character.
Random Name Generator
Choose first and last names for characters.
Character Exercises
Develop your character into a well-rounded person, quirky habits and all.
Anagram Puzzle Game
Exercise your brain and keep your vocabulary in good shape with this free anagram game.
Anagram Puzzle Game 2
Another anagram game - each word must contain the middle letter.
Scrabble Trainer Game
Have fun improving your Scrabble vocabulary.
Lottery Generator
Because every aspiring author needs a back-up plan...