Coffee break exercise: Ghost story

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26 October 2018
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With Halloween on the horizon, try writing something spooky in this week's creative writing exercise

 

With Halloween on the horizon, try writing something spooky in this week's creative writing exercise

Set the timer for three minutes. Jot down some unusual settings for a ghost story – for example a beach on a sunny day, a shoe shop on a busy Saturday afternoon or a nail bar.

For the remaining time, draft a flash fiction story of 500 words.

 

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If you'd like to read some classic ghost stories once you've written your new one, here are three that will make your spine tingle.