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The Writer’s Playground Series – Dialogue Only
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 Dialogue Only Objective: To convey plot, character, and subtext using only dialogue. How to Play: The facilitator provides a simple scenario (e.g., “Two people are stuck in an elevator,”
The Writer’s Playground Series – Object Biography
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
Capacitors, Supercapacitors, and Batteries
Power storage has always been a defining component of electrical products, “defining” meaning the make-or-break for whether the technology is feasible. For many amazing feats of technology found in our favorite science fiction movies and comics, it’s not a question of “How do we make them work?”, it’s “How do we power them?”. Two current
The Writer’s Playground Series – Texture Board
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
The Writer’s Playground Series – Metaphor Mash-Up
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 Metaphor Mash-Up Objective: To practice creating original and powerful metaphors and similes. How to Play: Create two lists of random nouns on a whiteboard. List A should be concrete,
The Writer’s Playground Series – A Day in the Life
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 A Day in the Life Objective: To understand a fictional world from multiple, everyday perspectives. How to Play: The group agrees on a specific, interesting setting (e.g., “a magical