1. Imaginative Writing – Ideas 1 Write a story based on a theme – love, hate, fate, jealousy, family relationships, rivalry, racism Write a story with a school setting – school dance, trip, charity event, talent contest, a quarrel, peer pressure, bullying Write a story in which the weather plays a significant part – heat, rain, storm, hurricane, flood

2. Imaginative Writing – Ideas 2 Write a story set in a real place which you know well. Write a story set in Scotland – make the setting important – try to use dialect Write the first chapter of a detective/mystery novel – build up atmosphere and end on a cliffhanger

3. Imaginative Writing – Ideas 3 Choose a well know proverb and write a short to illustrate the theme Write a story based on a religious festival – Hannukah, Christmas, Easter Write a story involving civilian life during a war.

4. Imaginative Writing – Ideas 4 ‘…the soldier knew someone had blundered.’ Write a story involving a military blunder of some kind. Write a story involving two friends who become rivals Write a story in which someone is persuaded to do something they later regret. Write story in which the supernatural plays an important role.

5. Imaginative Writing – Ideas 5 Write a story in which the supernatural plays an important role Write a story in which the generation gap is an important element Write a story centred round an object: a piece of, a coin, a watch, a photograph, a piece of furniture, a painting, etc jewellery

6. Imaginative Writing – Ideas 6 Write a story centred round a family ceremony such as a funeral, wedding, christening Write a story focussing on an interesting character: someone old, eccentric, ambitious, etc. Write a modern story with a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ theme Write a story with a character returning to a place where they used to live.