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The Writer’s Playground Series – The Prop Bag
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 Prop Bag Objective: To build a story around a concrete, unexpected object. How to Play: Before the meeting, the facilitator fills a bag with an assortment of random,
The Writer’s Playground Series – Adaptation Challenge
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 Adaptation Challenge Objective: To understand how stories are reshaped when they move between mediums. How to Play: The facilitator reads a short, narrative poem or a news article aloud.
The History of Batteries
From the Baghdad Battery of 2,000 years ago to the Nano Diamond Battery being developed to serve our power needs of tomorrow, batteries have come a long way and have a long way to go. 1749 – The first recorded use of the term “battery” in the sense of an electrical device was by Benjamin
The Writer’s Playground Series – Logline Challenge
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 Logline Challenge Objective: To practice distilling a story idea into its most compelling, one-sentence summary. How to Play: The facilitator provides a single, broad theme (e.g., “Betrayal,” “Discovery,” “Sacrifice”).
The Writer’s Playground Series – Horror: Escalate the Mundane
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 Horror: Escalate the Mundane Objective: To create psychological horror and creeping dread, rather than relying on jump scares. How to Play: Each writer chooses a completely harmless, everyday object
The Writer’s Playground Series – The What-If Machine
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 What-If Machine Objective: To generate unique story concepts by randomly combining core elements. How to Play: Create three hats or bowls. In the first hat, everyone adds slips