101 Creative Writing Exercises (Adventures in Writing) Paperback – February 3, 2012

I use this as a supplement in a creative writing class. Inexpensive, but gives newcomers a little general overview of terms or devices, but then gives a variety of fun prompts -- there is one for every writing style.

I love how this book is set up to give you great activities to do with creative writing. It is very helpful for a teacher trying to find exciting ways for students to write.

Very interesting and creative writing prompts. However, one prompt is a picture of a guy with a handgun in his waistband and I didn’t think that would fly in my middle school classroom so I returned the book.

This book has a plethora of ideas to help you develop your writing skills. I think it is beneficial for writers of all ages and writing levels.

This is one of the best writing exercise books I have ever seen!! It's not the same type of prompts that are everywhere. She writes well herself and inspires interest in the exercises. When I sit down and write one, it often expands into a short story or essay. Even when they are similar to some I have seen and done before, they are different because of the way she presents them. This has been a great addition to my writing journey.

I bought this for my aspiring younger author, but this may have been a bit too old for her. She hasn't showed much interest in it.

I teach basics in writing in a university in China. My goal is to make my students fall in love with writing. We do have a Chinese textbook full of dull rules. But I wanted something more fun and creative to help my students see the joy of writing. 101 Creative Writing Exercises was the book that I needed. I have just finished reading it and I see how I can use variuos exercises in classroom. Melissa, you did a great job, thank you for this priceless book.

This book is absolutely amazing. I love writing but always feel like I need a little help to get things started plus I love a book that has exercises for you to do. Definitely a great buy.

I was looking for something fresh and new did not find it here. Not very nicely designed, either. I'd love a table of contents, and just be able to get to the activity of choice. Unfortunately, I won't be using anything here.

Im a second year student of English and i required it for SEC paper (creative writing).It was not helpful, it's a good book to get from your library and read but not worth to pay 600 for.Otherwise it's good for a side read or easy way do get a hang of the paper.Helpful:Creative writing : a beginner's manual by Anjana Neira Dev, Anuradha Mawah and Swati Pal

Lots of different ideas to help you explore your writing style and get into the habit of writing regularly

Very useful with my writing group

This is a good book. It reminds me of the Creative Writing textbook we used when I did my degree course in a way, though isn't as intense or detailed. It covers a wide range of writing types so provides a good opportunity to expand one's range, and the explanatory passages that accompany each exercise bring them to life far better than some other books or prompt blogs that just give you the premise.This is an ideal book to help you practice your writing. Those who find it hard getting started in the morning, sitting down and doing one of these short exercises to get the creative juices flowing is a great way to raise your productivity, as often the exercises will produce something more useful than if you were to just write nonsense to get something onto the page.