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 Holiday
- Objective: To reveal cultural values and history through the invention of a tradition.
- How to Play: The group invents a new holiday for a specific fictional world. They must decide its name, what it commemorates, a traditional food eaten, a key ritual, and a common conflict that arises during the celebration.
- Best for: Deepening world-building, cultural develop-ment, and finding story conflicts.
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