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Brainstoryum: Short Stories and Writing Prompts

Brainstorm stories using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse - a creative writing challenge you'll never forget!

Podcast · By Anna Tizard · British English · Official site

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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 24, 2026

    #116. What’s At Risk? Enhancing Your Short Story by Circling Back to Character (opens the original)

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    Link to Spotlight Indie Podcast show featuring Anna Tizard: https://www.youtube.com/live/dzx2Pj7_wOc?is=ODWrgM77iEonuuvD Play. Discover. Be discovered. Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, in a journey into creative writing using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse. Brainstorming and writing short stories has never been sorich in discovery and surprises. Listeners’ words are drawn from the legendary Socks of Destiny and mixed into writing prompts which lead to t

  2. Episode · Sep 11, 2026

    #115. Murder Mystery Alert! And How to Connect Story Elements in a Plot that Thrills Readers (opens the original)

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    Play. Discover. Be discovered. Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, in a journey into creative writing using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse. Brainstorming and writing short stories has never been sorich in discovery and surprises. Listeners’ words are drawn from the legendary Socks of Destiny and mixed into writing prompts which lead to the most unexpected story ideas—and a fascinating exploration of writing craft. Listeners are also warmly invited to share

  3. Episode · Aug 27, 2026

    #114. Stretch and Improve Your Creative Writing Skills with these Twisty Prompts (opens the original)

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    Play. Discover. Be discovered. Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, in a journey into creative writing using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse. Brainstorming and writing short stories has never been so rich in discovery and surprises. Listeners’ words are drawn from the legendary Socks of Destiny and mixed into writing prompts which lead to the most unexpected story ideas—and a fascinating exploration of writing craft. Listeners are also warmly invited to shar

  4. Episode · Aug 14, 2026

    #113. A Séance of Creative Writing Prompts: Surreal Spirits and Fairytale Flips (opens the original)

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    What's this? Out on a Friday? The weekend's just started early! May yours we weird and wondrous enough. Play. Discover. Be discovered. Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, in a journey into creative writing using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse. Brainstorming and writing short stories has never been so rich in discovery and surprises. Listeners’ words are drawn from the legendary Socks of Destiny and mixed into writing prompts which lead to the most unexpect

  5. Episode · Jul 31, 2026

    #112. New Format! Dive Straight Into Creative Writing Prompts: Weird, Funny, and Eerily Dark (opens the original)

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    New format! Get to the laughs and imagination-games sooner with this shorter, snappier version of the show. Play. Discover. Be discovered. Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, in a journey into creative writing using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse. Brainstorming and writing short stories has never been so rich in discovery and surprises. Listeners’ words are drawn from the legendary Socks of Destiny and mixed into writing prompts which lead to the most unex

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