Writing Games, Writing Tips, Writing Exercises.
By Mat Clarke
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About this ebook
Don’t wait. Write now!
Over 60 games/exercises to get you writing straight away.
Learn to write creatively in a fun and explorative way.
Tips on becoming a better writer is included as well.
Do you want to become a writer?
Do you have a story in you that wants out?
Maybe you like to dabble in writing or keep a blog?
Maybe you like the idea of writing but never get past the idea stage?
If any of the above sounds like you or your writing interests, then you will enjoy reading this book and trying out the many writing games within.
The great thing is you don’t even have to do these on your own. Try them with a friend. Read the stories out to each other as soon as they are written (with no editing - you’ll be surprised at how well you do).
Post them online for others to read once they have been edited. The Story Mint Writers Pad is a great place for you and other writers to do so.
Don’t be shy, it’s only words on paper or a screen. Jump in and enjoy yourself!
Mat Clarke
From an early age, Mat has used a keyboard as his instrument of expression. His range is broad, from the chilling, to the obscure, to fan fiction, to thought provoking, to children’s and YA, and a not too small amount of speculative fiction. Yet, his main area of interest always comes back to the thriller genre. Check out this page for more free stories and writing competitions: www.worldwriterscollective.com You may have seen him tapping away in a cafe, bar, on the train, in a plane, in Melbourne, Sydney, Sunshine Coast, New York, Washington DC, Chicago, and the list goes on. This is where he gets his ideas, from you, the streets, and what goes on around the world. Non-fiction work has mostly been inspired by health issues affecting friends and family, as well as the rest of the world, and to make solutions readily acceptable to the public, especially when the ailment is embarrassing. Letter writing has also been a heavy contributor to Mat’s skills, whether it be to government bodies or a company, either to request information on a current associated issue or to offer a solution to an ongoing problem with (if a local government) traffic, public transport, spending, banks, etc. And (if a company) an idea for the product so that it could become better accepted by consumers, or in some cases, healthier for consumers. With a few novels completed, a couple of health booklets, a writing games book, a board game, as well as children’s stories, young adult, and a multitude of short stories, you can expect to see a lot more work by Mat Clarke in the short term as well as the long term. In Mat’s spare time, he is an actor, builds hand-made furniture, and is an entrepreneur within multiple fields. He enjoys bush walking, hiking, camping, but also loves big cities; New York being his favourite. He is a movie buff, and also loves good pizza. Theatre Street Melbourne is a new show written, directed, and produced by Mat Clarke: melbourneoutabout.com
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Writing Games, Writing Tips, Writing Exercises. - Mat Clarke
Writing Games,
Writing Tips
Writing Exercises
by Mat Clarke
First release on January 2014
Produced and published by Last Page Pty Ltd at Smashwords
ISBN 9781310690419
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Don’t wait. Write now!
Learn to write creatively in a fun and explorative way.
Tips on becoming a better writer are included as well.
Do you want to become a writer?
Do you have a story in you that wants out?
Maybe you like to dabble in writing or keep a blog?
Maybe you like the idea of writing but never get past the idea stage?
If any of the above sounds like you or your writing interests, then you will enjoy reading this book and trying out the many writing games within.
The great thing is you don’t even have to do these on your own. Try them with a friend. Read the stories out to each other as soon as they are written (with no editing - you’ll be surprised at how well you do).
Post them online for others to read once they have been edited. The Story Mint Writers Pad is a great place for you and other writers to do so.
Don’t be shy, it’s only words on paper or a screen. Jump in and enjoy yourself!
Acknowledgements
A big thank you to the people from my writing group for participating in the continuing writing games workshops I hold in Melbourne, Australia.
The Melbourne Writers Social group
http://www.facebook.com/MelbWriters
http://www.meetup.com/The-Melbourne-Writers-Meetup-Group/
Chapters
Introduction
About writing & this book
Chapter 1
Short and long games
Chapter 2
Minimal writing, fast writing.
Chapter 3
Tips, editing and help with becoming the writer you want to be.
Also information on being published, entering writing competitions, and sending your work off in a proper and professional way.
Lastly, uploading your work to Smashwords and Kindle.
Links to Mat Clarke
Introduction
About writing and this book
How could a jumble of words with a little punctuation become something that’s interesting to read?
Is it a gift from the gods? Something only the highly educated can produce? Or maybe anyone can do it?
If you want to know if YOU can achieve your writing goals, then why not have a play around with some words and sentences using my writing games. All tested many times on willing subjects from my writing group.
What you know
Most people write what they know. Be they writing a blog, a blurb on a non-fiction topic, a book, or possibly poetry or songs (must be a lot of break ups going on out there!). This makes sense considering it requires no research. If it happened to you then you are the best person to write about it. The only thing you need to do then is make it interesting for people to read and put it in a format that people will want to read.
If you would like to test your knowledge on worldly affairs and social issues to see what you know, then list five topics or things you like, love or talk about often, and then write as many things about each you can. At the end you’ll discover what you want to write as your next piece.
Free Writing or Stream of Consciousness
This involves writing anything and everything that comes into your head. Some of it will be garbled nonsense, some will be like a twisted dream where scenes overlap and people’s faces change from one person to the next. Then, if you’re lucky, the rest will be something you can work