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 Escalating Sentence Story
- Objective: To build a story with extreme conciseness and a focus on rhythm.
- How to Play: Writers must tell a complete story following a strict rule: the first sentence has one word, the second has two words, the third has three, and so on, up to a set limit (e.g., ten).
- Best for: Prose economy, rhythm, and creative problem-solving.
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