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The Writer’s Playground Series – The Emotional Impact Report
Thank you for joining us in The Writer’s Playground series! Here we run through writing games to spark imagination and sharpen your craft. Today’s Exercise is The Emotional Impact Report Objective: To give feedback on the emotional effect of a story, rather than its technical mechanics. How to Play: A writer reads a piece aloud.
The Writer’s Playground Series – The Heist Crew
Thank you for joining us in The Writer’s Playground series! Here we run through writing games to spark imagination and sharpen your craft. Today’s Exercise is The Heist Crew Objective: To create purposeful characters that must interact with a team. How to Play: The group decides on a high-stakes goal (e.g., “stealing the Hope Diamond,”
The Writer’s Playground Series – Just an Entrance and an Exit
Thank you for joining us in The Writer’s Playground series! Here we run through writing games to spark imagination and sharpen your craft. Today’s Exercise is Just an Entrance and an Exit Objective: To understand that every character should enter and leave a scene with a clear purpose. How to Play: The group establishes a
The Writer’s Playground: 50 Games to Spark Imagination and Sharpen Your Craft
Buy Now on Amazon Is the blank page staring back at you? Inside, you’ll find dozens of games to help you: Forge complex characters in the Character Hot Seat. Construct intricate worlds with the Atlas of the Imagination. Master suspense and pacing with The Ticking Clock. Craft brilliant, sharp dialogue in Dialogue Only scenarios. Spin collaborative tales and generate hilarious,
The Writer’s Playground Series – The Story Spine
Thank you for joining us in The Writer’s Playground series! Here we run through writing games to spark imagination and sharpen your craft. Today’s Exercise is The Story Spine Objective: To practice fundamental story structure. How to Play: Based on the classic Pixar story formula, each person in the group takes one line of the
The Writer’s Playground Series – Character Hot Seat
Thank you for joining us in The Writer’s Playground series! Here we run through writing games to spark imagination and sharpen your craft. Today’s Exercise is Character Hot Seat Objective: To flesh out a character’s personality, back-story, and motivations. How to Play: One writer volunteers to put one of their characters (pre-existing, themselves, or made