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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: 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 – Atlas of the Imagination
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 Atlas of the Imagination Objective: To create a map and the lore of a fictional place as a group. How to Play: Start with a blank sheet of paper
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 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