The Writer’s Playground Series – The Obituary

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 then chooses one detail from the obituary and uses it as the starting point for the opening scene of a story.

Best for: Story-sparking, character creation, and backstory development.

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The Writer’s Playground Series – The B-Plot

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 B-Plot Objective: To practice weaving subplots into a main narrative. How to Play: As a group, quickly outline a simple A-Plot (e.g., “A detective must solve a murder

The Writer’s Playground Series – The Unreliable Narrator

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 Unreliable Narrator Objective: To practice the subtle art of misleading the reader through a first-person narrator. How to Play: The facilitator tells the group the “objective truth” of

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.