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 Conjunction Game Objective: To understand how sentence flow and logical connection are built. How to Play: Given a simple prompt, writers must construct a paragraph where every sentence

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

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 Sentence Stretch Objective: To practice adding complexity, detail, and rhythm to prose. How to Play: The facilitator provides a simple, declarative sentence (e.g., “The man opened the door.”). 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 Comedy: The Rule of Three Objective: To practice the fundamental comedic structure of setup, anticipation, and punchline. How to Play: This game is played in groups of three. 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 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

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 Mystery: The Clue Web Objective: To practice creating layered clues and red herrings, the lifeblood of a mystery. How to Play: The facilitator presents a central crime puzzle (e.g.,