Writing and Thinking Creatively - Resources

Created on: 15 Jan 2021 | Last modified: 05 May 2026

Here we present some exercises, examples, and tools that can spark your creative writing ideas and develop your practices.

First Story host National Writing Day each year. 

Therapistaid.com provides a wide variety of well-being tools that can be used with children and young people, as well as by adults. 

 

Finding inspiration with poetry

The Scottish Poetry Library undertakes projects incorporating poetry and well-being.  To find out more, visit the website.

The Poetry Foundation posts a daily poem, as well as collections, and other poetry related resources.

 

Thinking creatively

Action for Happiness sets out their top ten notes to happy, healthy living.

The charity Mind offers simple relaxation tips, including a section on thinking creatively.  

The International Journal of Well-being explores well-being, and related topics such as creativity.