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.

I use a lot of Melissa's writing tips for personal and professional projects. I really enjoyed 101 because of it concise approach in introducing each exercise. I read the book first and noted specific exercises that interested me. The practice work and discipline required for each activity carried over to other writing tasks including our writing group. Good for experienced or novice writers. In summary, it rally is a writing coach and a lot of fun.

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.

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.

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.

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 could well be used as a course study for anyone who wants to try a hand at writing or to improve writing skills. The book is broken down into several topics including freewriting, journaling, fiction, storytelling, etc. Along with each topic discussed there is an exercise to complete. Great for anyone who wants to a new twist on just about every type of writing there is.