I haven’t done writing exercises much since I finished taking creative writing courses in college, but I always found them helpful and intriguing. Now I have agreed to join Sarah Salway as a guinea pig and complete 12 weeks of exercises as part of some work she is doing.

To get back into the habit of working on them, I was curious: what writing exercises do you do, either to get the ink flowing or to take your mind and fingers in new directions?