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 Round Robin Story (or “Pass-Along”) Objective: To create a spontaneous story and practice adapting to others’ ideas. How to Play: Someone starts a story with a single sentence. The

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,

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 Verb Swap Challenge Objective: To practice using strong, active verbs and elim-inate passive voice. How to Play: Everyone brings one printed page of their own prose to the group.

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

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 B-Plot Objective: To practice weaving subplots into a main narrative. How to Play: As a group, quickly outline a simple A-Plot (e.g., “A detective must solve a murder

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 Voice Mimicry Objective: To analyze and replicate the core elements of an author’s unique voice. How to Play: The facilitator reads a paragraph from an author with a highly