25 episodes
Brainstoryum: Writing Prompts - Story Craft Anna Tizard
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Follow the white rabbit of your imagination into the most unique writing prompts - using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse!
Award-winning dreampunk and literary fantasy author Anna Tizard plays the game by randomizing words you've posted at annatizard.com/play. The results are often hilarious at first, but dig a little deeper and the suggested stories can be wild, dark and unexpected.
Inspire your creative writing today.
Shows 1-16 include bonus material exploring the enigma of inspiration, the psychology of writing and stories from listeners.
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#24. New Short Story! Missing Magicians and Other Mysteries of the Imagination
Enjoy new journeys into the imagination with fantasy and dreampunk author Anna Tizard.
Send words to annatizard.com/play and hear what happens when your entries are mixed with other people’s and pulled out of… The Socks of Destiny!
Listen, join in, fall about laughing – and open up your imagination to a whole new world of story ideas using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse. -
#23. Return of the Future Dog (and Other Writing Prompts)
Fantasy and dreampunk author Anna Tizard writes stories and novels inspired by the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse.
Send words to annatizard.com/play and hear what happens when your entries are mixed with other people’s and pulled out of… The Socks of Destiny!
Listen, join in, fall about laughing – and open up your imagination to a whole new world of story ideas. -
#22. Thieves, Piglets & Portals - Exquisite Corpse Story Brainstorms for Authors, Storytellers & Imaginists!
Fantasy and dreampunk author Anna Tizard writes stories and novels inspired by the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse.
Send words to annatizard.com/play and hear what happens when your entries are mixed with other people’s and pulled out of… The Socks of Destiny!
In episode 22, discover thieves, portals and a Surrealist cafe full of weird possibilities.
Listen, join in, fall about laughing – and open up your imagination to a whole new world of story ideas. -
#21. The First Exquisite Corpse Story Games of 2023! Androids, Orbs and Octopuses...
Fantasy and dreampunk author Anna Tizard writes stories and novels inspired by the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse.
Send words to annatizard.com/play and hear what happens when your entries are mixed with other people’s and pulled out of… The Socks of Destiny!
Episode 21 showcases the first Exquisite Corpse story games of 2023.
Listen, join in, fall about laughing – and open up your imagination to a whole new world of story ideas. -
#20 NEW Short Story: The Bear and the Rediscovering Portcullis - Christmas special!
Fantasy and dreampunk author Anna Tizard writes stories and novels inspired by the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse.
Send words to annatizard.com/play and hear what happens when your entries are mixed with other people’s and pulled out of… The Socks of Destiny!
Listen, join in, fall about laughing – and open up your imagination to a whole new world of story ideas.
Episode 20 is the Christmas special and features a short story inspired by the Exquisite Corpse: “The book-loving teddy bear solved the case of the rediscovering portcullis.”
Enjoy a tale of portals, enchantment, a castle, a mysterious witch and some snow (of course there’s snow!). -
#19. Magical Calligraphers, Cat Gods & Gangsters! The Last Exquisite Corpse Story Games of 2022
Is your life zany enough? Surely not!
Spark your imagination (and laugh your socks off) as fantasy and dreampunk author Anna Tizard creates stories using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse.
Send words to annatizard.com/play and hear what happens when your entries are mixed with other people’s and pulled out of… The Socks of Destiny!
Creative writing prompts have never been this unique - or challenging. Listen with pen and paper to see if you can come up with new story ideas and take your writer's imagination to the next level.
Episode 19 showcases the last 3 rounds of Exquisite Corpse game play for 2022, but never fear, this isn't (quite) the last show of the year.