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The Writer’s Playground Series – Story in Reverse
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 Story in Reverse Objective: To understand cause and effect by deconstructing a narrative. How to Play: As a group, decide on a powerful or intriguing final sentence for a
The Writer’s Playground Series – Genre Switch
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 Genre Switch Objective: To explore the conventions of genre by applying them to an unexpected story. How to Play: Take a well-known story, like a fairy tale (“Cinderella”) or
The Writer’s Playground Series – The Heist Crew
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,”
The Writer’s Playground Series – Show, Don’t Tell: Team Sprint
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 Show, Don’t Tell: Team Sprint Objective: To transform abstract emotional states into concrete, sensory details through rapid brainstorming. How to Play: The facilitator writes a simple, “telling” sentence on
The Writer’s Playground Series – The “Why” Interrogation
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 “Why” Interrogation Objective: To help a writer deepen their character motivations and plot logic by gently questioning their choices. How to Play: One writer reads a short scene
The Writer’s Playground Series – The Obituary
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 Obituary Objective: To generate story ideas from the summary of a character’s life. How to Play: The facilitator creates an intriguing obituary for a fictional person. Each writer