Brainstoryum: Creative Writing Prompts & Story Craft Anna Tizard

More zany, imagination-bending journeys into fantasy fiction using writing prompts generated by the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse. Get writing!  

Today’s show features story ideas sent in by listeners based on “the boisterous rocking chair”, plus new short story ideas, impromptu storytelling and creative writing
tips from award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard.  

Subscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list and get exclusive material from her series, The Book of Exquisite Corpse. All at www.annatizard.com.

It’s time once more to be inspired (and amused) by zany, imagination-bending writing prompts using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse. Today’s show features
story ideas sent in by listeners based on “the susurrant plunder”, plus snippets of storytelling exploring a rich array of new short story ideas and writing tips from award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard.

Subscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list and get vol 1 in The Book of Exquisite Corpse plus exclusive material not published anywhere else. All at www.annatizard.com.

 

INTRO:

Hello imaginative people! I’m Anna Tizard and this is episode 52 of Brainstoryum.


Well, my personal life has been a bit manic lately, with major roof works going on. The noise has been like 3 or 4 ogres trying to smash their way in through the ceiling with truncheons; I was quite surprised to look out the window and see humans, mere humans on the scaffolding. So today I’m grateful that I can bask in one of my favourite distractions: the delicious escape of storytelling, brainstorming ideas and sharing them with you. So whatever you’ve been up to this week, I’m glad you’re able to enjoy this with me.

 

I have a packed show for you today with some new great story ideas suggested by listeners, plus there will of course be 3 new bizarre writing prompts today plucked from the depths of the socks of destiny.

 

First things first - let’s hear the story ideas sent in by my highly imaginative listeners.

The "susurrant plunder": a curious phrase indeed. It sounds like murmuring treasure; stolen goods that whisper? The rabbit hole I dived into when this phrase came up was one of treasure hunting and a secret history of pirates. But this is only one rabbit hole among countless possibilities, since everyone’s imagination is unique...

Time to be inspired by zany, imagination-bending writing prompts using the word game of Exquisite Corpse. Includes story ideas sent in by listeners based on “the transdimensional witch”, plus storytelling with a rich array of new short story ideas and writing tips from award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard.



Subscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list and get vol 1 in The Book of Exquisite Corpse plus exclusive material not published anywhere else!



"Hello imaginative people. I’m Anna Tizard and this is episode 51 of Brainstoryum. I hope life is treating you well, but whatever your state of mind is, I feel certain that today’s show can only improve your mood as I share the magic of storytelling – but not just mine.

 

In the last few episodes, I’ve been inviting you to share your story ideas based on writing prompts that have come up on the show, and today, there are some really
good ones I can’t wait to read out.

 

But before I do, and before I reach once more into the socks of destiny for 3 new writing prompts, someone has written a poem about me and the show...

 

In this 50th episode and 2nd anniversary of Brainstoryum, Anna Tizard shares some of the best (and weirdest) Exquisite Corpse writing prompts that have come up in the show; plus, successes from other authors who’ve used inspiration from the show to write and publish stories; listeners’ ideas based on the “pedantic staircase”; and 3 new rounds of the imagination-bending word game.  

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Time for some zany, imagination-bending writing prompts using the word game of Exquisite Corpse.


Enjoy interactive storytelling and some great ideas for writing short stories,
with writing tips from award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard.

 

In today’s show, listeners and readers suggest their own story ideas based on a writing prompt from the last show: “the frozen chaise longue”.

Next, Anna mixes listeners’ word suggestions into bizarre sentences and brainstorms new story ideas from the results.



Subscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list and get vol 1 in The Book of
Exquisite Corpse plus exclusive material not published anywhere else! annatizard.com

Time for some zany, imagination-bending writing prompts using the word game of Exquisite Corpse. Award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, mixes listeners’ word suggestions into bizarre sentences and brainstorms story ideas from the results. In today’s show, listeners and readers of Anna’s fiction
suggest their own story ideas based on a weird word combination that cropped up in the last show: “the fastidious spectre”.

Enjoy interactive storytelling and some great ideas for writing short stories, with some writing advice from an experienced fantasy author.  

Subscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list and get
vol 1 in The Book of Exquisite Corpse plus exclusive material not published anywhere else!