What kinds of writing tools and resources are available on Writing Exercises and Prompts?

Writing Exercises and Prompts (writingexercises.co.uk) is a free creative writing site that groups its tools into five main areas: Plot Development, Anagram Games, Character Development, More Generators, and Articles. If you already know what you're stuck on — plot, character, setting, dialogue, or just getting started — you can jump straight to the matching section instead of browsing the whole site.

Plot Development

This section is for writers who have a premise but no direction, or who need a structural starting point.

• Plot Generator — generates a plot idea to build from.
• Murder Plot Generator — a genre-specific version for mystery/crime plots.
• Fantasy Plot Generator — same idea, aimed at fantasy.
• Quick Plot Generator — a faster, lighter option when you just need a nudge.
• Plot Structure — reference material on how plots are organized.
• Common Plot Lines — a list of recurring plot patterns you can adapt.

Use this section when your problem is "I don't know what happens next" rather than "I don't know who this character is."

Character Development

This section covers both generating characters and deepening ones you already have.

• Character Generator — produces a character to work with.
• Character Rounding — exercises for turning a flat character into a fuller one.
• Character Exercises — general practice prompts for character work.
• Random Traits and List of Character Traits — trait sources for building or differentiating characters.

If your draft has people who feel interchangeable or thin, start with Character Rounding and the trait lists rather than the generator.

More Generators

This is the catch-all section, and it's where most of the specific "I need a ___" tools live:

This is the section to check first when your need is concrete and narrow — a name, a title, a first line, a setting.

Anagram Games

A separate, vocabulary-focused area rather than a story-generation one:

• Anagram Game 1 and Anagram Game 2
• Anagram Drop Game (marked NEW)
• Guess The Word
• Anagram Solver
• Scrabble Trainer

These are word puzzles and vocabulary practice. They're useful as a warm-up or a break, not as story-development tools.

Articles

The Articles section is instructional writing rather than generators. Topics include:

• Creative Writing First Steps
• Unlock Your Inner Storyteller
• The Perfect Opening Line
• Short Guide to Literary Genres
• Choosing Your Narrative Perspective
• Creating Memorable Characters
• Creating Character Dialogue
• Pacing Your Story
• 10 Fantasy Prompts
• Short Guide to Worldbuilding
• Using Literary Devices
• End Your Story With An Impact
• Revising Your First Draft

There's also a Children's Section, a Rhyming Dictionary, a Random Exercises list, a Lottery Generator, and a List of Jobs/Occupations outside the five main groups.

How to choose an entry point

• Blank page, no idea at all → Plot Generator or What If? Scenario.
• Have a plot, need people → Character Generator, then Character Rounding.
• Have characters, need a place → Create A Setting or Town Name Generator.
• Stuck mid-scene → Dialogue Prompts or First Line Prompts.
• Want to learn craft, not generate → the Articles section.
• Want a quick warm-up → Anagram Games or Random Words Exercise.

The site describes its prompts and exercises as completely free, so there's no cost barrier to trying a section and moving on if it doesn't fit.