In the madding crowd of the city, writing is an oasis, a place of stillness. And yet, what would we do without city folk to inspire us? These writing prompts will get you people-watching, staring, talking to strangers, and imagining the lives of others.
The exercises on the Writing People Writing Map will prompt you to imagine the secret lives of people in cafés, visit places like markets and parks with a variety of smells, and write about hands that have touched the objects in museums.
The Writing Map is devised and written by Shaun Levin with illustrations by Andrew Sutherland. The A3 map (297x420mm) folds into A6 (105x148mm, postcard size), and is printed on recycled paper in England.
NOTE: Some content not appropriate for writers under 16.
