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 Unreliable Narrator Objective: To practice the subtle art of misleading the reader through a first-person narrator. How to Play: The facilitator tells the group the “objective truth” of

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 The Ticking Clock Objective: To practice writing with urgency and building tension. How to Play: The facilitator provides a simple character goal (e.g., “hide a secret document,” “bake a

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 Heist Crew Objective: To create purposeful characters that must interact with a team. How to Play: The group decides on a high-stakes goal (e.g., “stealing the Hope Diamond,”

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 What-If Machine Objective: To generate unique story concepts by randomly combining core elements. How to Play: Create three hats or bowls. In the first hat, everyone adds slips