Brainstoryum (Inspiration for Creative Writing)
What is inspiration? Can we learn to be more inspired? YES! By exercising our imaginations and pushing them beyond their usual limits.Award-winning dreampunk and contemporary fantasy author Anna Tizard explores the enigma of inspiration, mixing profound ideas with zany humour.She also plays the surr… read more
#1. The Path of Randomness: Inspire Your Creative Writing With a Little Help From the Surrealists!
Introduction to the game of Exquisite Corpse. This first ever episode of Brainstoryum begins with a bit of background about Surrealism and its origins - and what the Surrealists can tell us about inspiration.
Then: time to play Exquisite Corpse! Brainstorming story ideas doesn't get more wacky, or creative, than this.
A note for writers: If you'd like to use the game section for your own writing prompt/ creative brainstorming exercise, just pause the podcast after the words are selected and see if you can come up with any story ideas. Or - just listen and enjoy!
After the show, please feel free to submit words and phrases at www.annatizard.com/play. You never know, it might be your words that turn up in the next episode's game of Exquisite Corpse!
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