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
Two Truths and a Lie (Memoir Edition)
- Objective: To practice crafting believable, detailed, and compelling narrative voice in non-fiction.
- How to Play:
- Each person in the group writes down three short, compelling anecdotes from their life in paragraph form. Two must be completely true, and one must be a well-crafted fabrication.
- One by one, they read their three stories aloud.
- The rest of the group votes on which story they believe is the lie. The ensuing discussion about why certain stories felt more “true” than others is a masterclass in narrative detail and authenticity.
- Best for: Narrative voice, authentic detail, and understanding the craft of “truthful” storytelling.
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