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 Object Biography Objective: To find the extraordinary in the ordinary and practice telling a story from an unconventional perspective. How to Play: Everyone chooses a mundane object they have

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

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 Texture Board Objective: To expand descriptive vocabulary by trans-lating tactile sensations into character and setting details. How to Play: Create a “texture board” or a “mystery bag” with several

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 Memory Palace of Scent Objective: To tap into the powerful connection between scent and memory to generate emotionally resonant prose. How to Play: The facilitator brings several small,

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 Sound Scape Objective: To practice using auditory details to build mood and reveal a character’s internal state. How to Play: The entire group sits in silence for three minutes

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: The Unseen Thing Objective: To create fear and tension by describing everything except the monster/threat. How to Play: Given a setting (e.g., “a campsite at night,” “an old