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
Symbolic Object
- Objective: To practice imbuing an ordinary object with thematic weight.
- How to Play: The facilitator provides a universal theme (e.g., “Freedom,” “Betrayal,” “Isolation”). Each writer then chooses a random object from the “Prop Bag” list. They have 15 minutes to write a scene in which their object is used to symbolize the given theme, without ever explicitly stating the theme.
- Best for: Mastering subtext, symbolism, and thematic development.
You can use the Theme list from the Logline Challenge and objects from The Prop Bag for this game.
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