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The Writer’s Playground Series – Adaptation 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 Adaptation Challenge Objective: To understand how stories are reshaped when they move between mediums. How to Play: The facilitator reads a short, narrative poem or a news article aloud.
The Writer’s Playground Series – Sentence Stretch
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 Sentence Stretch Objective: To practice adding complexity, detail, and rhythm to prose. How to Play: The facilitator provides a simple, declarative sentence (e.g., “The man opened the door.”). The
Electric Cars of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow – Short
There is no argument that electric cars are the way of the future. That is, until we find the next great “magic” power source. Many will look back to the General Motors EV1 in the late 1990’s, or maybe to the concept Electrovette in 1976. We can look to the moon rovers built in 1971
The Writer’s Playground Series – Kill Your Darlings
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 Kill Your Darlings (For a Friend) Objective: To practice the crucial editing skill of cutting beautiful but unnecessary sentences, for the good of the story. How to Play: Everyone
The Writer’s Playground Series – Horror: Escalate the Mundane
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: Escalate the Mundane Objective: To create psychological horror and creeping dread, rather than relying on jump scares. How to Play: Each writer chooses a completely harmless, everyday object
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,”