Let’s write about random world locations… with a twist.
Each round we spin the Wheel of Writing Restrictions and we have to obey what it says, along with every other restriction so far.
Will our house of cards topple, or will we emerge victorious???
Scott Writes Stuff Posts
One of the most common issues with stories is that they just don’t feel… real.
What does that mean and how do we fix it?
Let’s discuss, take a look at some examples, then edit an old story to be more REAL together!
Forget “going to the bathroom,” you’re “plumbing the ancient depths of forgotten wastelands, air roiling with lamentations of tenacious sludge bubbling through cracked earth.”
“Today is Gn’irut’s first day at Meft’knglwah Pre-School for Star Spawns. Hooray! But he’s feeling a little bit scared because he’s never been away from his mom R̷̻̻̠̲̪͙̠̖̎͛̂͝ò̸͈̦̬̺͆t̶͔̩̰͖̮͙͈͙͒̓̏̀͂́̾͛́͋̉̕͘͝͝ͅn̶̡̧̤̬̲̻̠̄̀͛̅̍͆͆͐̋͐̊̾̄̎͜͠ͅa̵͓͚̱̓̊͝c̵̢̲̝̲̘̺̖̞̳͋̓̆́̋͊̍͛͛ before. “
“The third house that the realtor showed the Howells that day was right in their price range, had great schools, a nice lawn perfect for barbeques, and a shadowy monster leaning its head against the wall in the master bedroom.”
What exactly is escapism and why does it matter?
Let’s discuss, look at some examples, and then escapism-ify some stories together!
A “cuil” is a measure of how absurd a situation is.
Let’s get a mundane sentence, then make it progressively more “cuil-y” together!
Let’s practice writing some delicious descriptions together with the help of Google Maps!
Can we write a scary story in two sentences about random Japanese stock pictures?
Let’s see if we can make each other pee their pants from both fear AND laughter!
A new year is upon us.
Let’s look back on the past year and forward to the new one by writing some haiku together about silly photos!