This creative writing exercise is from Take Ten for Writers by Bonnie Neubauer
Take Ten for Writers • No. 05 Creative Writing Exercise
By Bonnie Neubauer | Updated September 9, 2018
Here’s a chance to blend a prefix, root, and suffix to create a brand new word. Simply take one from each column in the grid below. You will have to use this new word in your story, so choose wisely!
PREFIX | ROOT | SUFFIX |
---|---|---|
semi | bug | athon |
pro | work | ateria |
post | paper | itis |
neo | money | ist |
pseudo | fun | meister |
psycho | point | ish |
uni | left | itude |
tele | right | arian |
micro | wish | able |
maxi | fish | ologist |
anti | splash | omatic |
inter | dribble | acious |
inner | loon | mania |
mis | flush | phobe |
upper | mush | phile |
geo | strip | arama |
counter | babble | ivore |
ex | grime | ism |
Write your Super Wordacious word on the top of your paper.
Pick a number between 1 and 10: ______.
Find your number below on the list. This is a (famous) first line to start your story.
Find your number here. This is a (famous) first line to start your story.
Now TAKE TEN minutes and WRITE!
In this exercise, you combined three existing items (prefix, root, and suffix) to create a fourth (new word). When you write, you do the same type of creative math. Example: one funny anecdote from work + one exotic location you want to visit + one ethical issue facing you = a new idea for a screenplay. It’s fun to look at things you’ve written to identify the life moments that you added together to make one writing.
Next: Biopic Writing Exercise
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Bonnie Neubauer is the inventor of the Story Spinner and author of the revised and expanded deluxe edition of The Write-Brain Workbook. ...