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The Writer’s Playground Series – The Prop Bag
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 Prop Bag Objective: To build a story around a concrete, unexpected object. How to Play: Before the meeting, the facilitator fills a bag with an assortment of random,
The Writer’s Playground Series – Mystery: The Clue Web
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.,
The Writer’s Playground Series – Five Senses Snapshot
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 Five Senses Snapshot Objective: To practice immersive, descriptive writing. How to Play: The facilitator provides a prompt, which is a place or a situation (e.g., “an abandoned carnival,” “a
The Writer’s Playground Series – Two Truths and a Lie
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
The Writer’s Playground Series – Verb Swap Challenge
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 Verb Swap Challenge Objective: To practice using strong, active verbs and elim-inate passive voice. How to Play: Everyone brings one printed page of their own prose to the group.
The Writer’s Playground Series – The Memory Palace of Scent
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,