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 “Why” Interrogation Objective: To help a writer deepen their character motivations and plot logic by gently questioning their choices. How to Play: One writer reads a short scene

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.

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 Monologue Challenge Objective: To reveal deep character truths through their interpretation of a mundane subject. How to Play: The facilitator provides two things to each writer: a character

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 Story in Reverse Objective: To understand cause and effect by deconstructing a narrative. How to Play: As a group, decide on a powerful or intriguing final sentence for a

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 Rashomon Objective: To explore the unreliability of narration and the subjectivity of truth. How to Play: The facilitator outlines a single, dramatic event (e.g., “At midnight, the town’s bell

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 Title First, Poem Second Objective: To generate a poem from the feeling and promise of a title. How to Play: Everyone writes down a poetic or intriguing title on