25 creative writing structures I should experiment with

Numbered lists have served us well, I've been producing a numbered list per day pretty much for the last there months or so. I've grown tired of the format, not explored its full potential. To provoke more imagination and creativity I'll be changing the formats around going format. Here's a list of other formats I'll be using.

1. Numbered lists
   
   
2. Frequently asked questions
   
   
3. Emails to companies
   
   
4. Recipes
   
   
5. Grocery lists [example from Purdue writing]
   
   
6. Journal entries
   
   
7. Newspaper articles
   
   
8. Poetry
   
   
9. All questions, where every sentence ends in a question
   
   
10. Short fables [use template here]
    
    
11. Series of text exchanges [ideas: keep escalating, humorous misunderstanding]
    
    
12. One-sentence nonsense essays, one-sentence-universe
    
    
13. Short-sentence essays
    
    
14. Write a story backwards, starting with the ending.
    
    
15. Create a narrative entirely through sensory details, and nothing else.
    
    
16. Instead of plot, focus on depicting a specific emotion through vivid imagery and evocative language.
    
    
17. Use repetition as a key stylistic element.
    
    
18. Restrict yourself to a specific set of words (e.g., 100 most common words, a specific theme) while writing
    
    
19. Write a story in multiple languages or dialects.
    
    
20. Write two parallel stories that diverge from a single point, showcasing different outcomes based on choices made.
    
    
21. Tell a story through the fragmented memories of an unreliable narrator, piecing together events while leaving the reader to question the truth and their own interpretation.
    
    
22. A dialog with several characters, and no qualifiers. The diction and contextual clues in speech
    and metaphors gives away the person talking.
    
    
23. Write a scene with multiple characters in it, and describe the same scene from multiple points of view. Put in reference events so the reader is clear that the multiple narratives are all happening at the same time. Use scenes from the japanese paintings for inspiration if necessary.
    
    
24.  Choose a character. Make the character choose 12-15 most defining moments of their life. Using the format here make them write about those experiences.
    
    
25. Choose the next topic from the characters & themes cheatsheet here, read up on the recommended readings, and write.

 

Formats:

• Informative: Frequently Asked Questions, Emails to companies, Recipes, Grocery lists, Journal entries, Newspaper articles
• Creative: Poetry, Stories (all types), Series of text exchanges, Fables, essays (see below)
  
• Analytical: Essays: one sentence essays, short-sentence essays
  

Techniques:

• Structure: Writing backwards, Sensory narrative, Multiple languages/dialects, Parallel stories, Unreliable narrator, Multiple perspectives
• Stylistic: Dialogue with character clues, Repetition, Restricted vocabulary
• Emotional: Specific emotion depiction

Exercises:

• Constraint-based: One-sentence nonsense, Short-sentence essay, Word limit, Character moments
• Inspiration-based: Specific prompts (fables, characters & themes)