Your weekend is not weird enough without Brainstoryum! Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, in a funny and dark Alice in Wonderland-style journey into creative writing. Brainstorming and writing short stories has never been so rich in discovery and surprises, using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse to generate prompts and stretch your imagination. 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 creative writing craft. Listeners are also warmly invited to share their own microfiction and poetry based on the previous show’s prompts. Today’s show showcases the latest of these, followed by another three laugh-out-loud rounds of Exquisite Corpse, which this time lead to a strange tale of a disgruntled immortal.

Subscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list and receive an e-book to begin your journey into The Book of Exquisite Corpse (includes exclusive material not published anywhere else). Go to annatizard.com.

Your weekend is not weird enough without Brainstoryum! Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, in a funny and dark Alice in Wonderland-style journey into creative writing. Brainstorming and writing short stories has never been so rich in discovery and surprises, using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse to generate prompts and stretch your imagination. 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 creative writingcraft. Listeners are also warmly invited to share their own microfiction and poetry based on the previous show’s prompts. Today’s show showcases the latest of these, followed by another three laugh-out-loud rounds of Exquisite Corpse, which this time lead to a new, unexpected tale of a monster in disguise.

Subscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list and receive an e-book to begin your journey into The Bookof Exquisite Corpse (includes exclusive material not published anywhere else). Go to annatizard.com.

It’s the Halloween Special! Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, in an Alice in Wonderland-style journey into creative writing, using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse. Listeners’ words are drawn from the legendary Socks of Destiny and mixed into writing prompts to inspire unexpected story ideas. Today’s episode showcases some amazing short fiction and poetry from my talented listeners, then another 3 new rounds of Exquisite Corpse lead to an unexpected, haunting story (but not your run-of-the-mill Halloween tale). Plus, don’t miss this Halloween offer: the bizarre and creepy “I” For Immortality is at the special reduced price of 99c/ 99p for a limited time only. Go to https://mybook.to/IFI to get your copy.

Subscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list and receive an e-book to begin your journey into The Book of Exquisite Corpse (includes exclusive material not published anywhere else). Go to www.annatizard.com.

Your weekend is not weird enough without Brainstoryum! Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author,Anna Tizard, in a funny and dark Alice in Wonderland-style journey into creative writing. Brainstorming and writing short stories has never been so rich in discovery and surprises, using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse to generate prompts and stretch your imagination. Listeners’ words are drawn from the legendary Socks of Destiny and mixed into writing prompts which lead to themost unexpected story ideas—and a fascinating exploration of creative writing craft. Listeners are also warmly invited to share their own microfiction and poetry based on the previous show’s prompts. Today’s show showcases the latest of these, followed by another three laugh-out-loud rounds of Exquisite Corpse, which this time lead to a new tale with creepy undertones and a nasty surprise.

Subscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list and receive an e-book to begin your journey into The Book of Exquisite Corpse (includes exclusive material not published anywhere else). Go to annatizard.com.

Your weekend is not weird enough without Brainstoryum! Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, in a funny and dark Alice in Wonderland-style journey into creative writing. Brainstorming and writing short stories has never been so rich in discovery and surprises, using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse to generate prompts and stretch your imagination. Listeners’ words are drawn from the legendary Socks of Destiny and mixed into writing prompts which lead to themost unexpected story ideas—and a fascinating exploration of creative writing craft. Listeners are also warmly invited to share their own microfiction and poetry based on the previous show’s prompts. Today’s show showcases the latest of these, followed by another three laugh-out-loud rounds of Exquisite Corpse, which this time lead to a magical dreampunk tale with a touch of darkness.

Subscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list and receive an e-book to begin your journey into The Bookof Exquisite Corpse (includes exclusive material not published anywhere else). Go to https://www.annatizard.com.

Your weekend is not weird enough without Brainstoryum! Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, in a funny and dark Alice in Wonderland-style journey into the imagination. Brainstorming and writing short stories has never been such a wild adventure until you’ve tried using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse. 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 creative writing craft. This show includes 3 new laugh-out-loud game results, which (of course) lead to a new, haunting dark fantasy story.

The show also includes microfiction and poems from: Nick Vracar, Alessandro Bozzo, Mostly Paul (Quantum Fairy on Bsky), and Dale Tudge (Dale Tudge Humor! on Bsky).

Subscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list and receive an e-book to begin your journey into The Bookof Exquisite Corpse (includes exclusive material not published anywhere else). Go to www.annatizard.com.

Your weekend is not weird enough without Brainstoryum! Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author,Anna Tizard, in a funny and dark Alice in Wonderland-style journey into the imagination. Brainstorming and writing short stories has never been such a wild adventureuntil you’ve tried using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse. 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 fascinatingexploration of creative writing craft. This show includes 3 new laugh-out-loud game results, which (of course) lead to a dark fantasy tale full of mystery… and shadows.

Subscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list and receive an e-book to begin your journey into The Bookof Exquisite Corpse (includes exclusive material not published anywhere else). Go to www.annatizard.com.

Your weekend is not weird enough without Brainstoryum! Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, in a journey into creative writing and short stories using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse.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. This show includes 3 new laugh-out-loud game results, which (of course) lead to a dark and mysterious tale from the depths of the ocean.

Find the Spotlight Indie Podcast interview no. 1 (my author journey, methods and tips): Author Chat & Roll for Insight with Anna Tizard

For interview no. 2 (troubleshooting questions all about writing short stories): There's No Such Thing as a Stupid Question: Short Story Writing

Subscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list andreceive an e-book to begin your journey into The Book of Exquisite Corpse (includes exclusive material not published anywhere else). Go to www.annatizard.com.

Your weekend is not weird enough without Brainstoryum! Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, in a journey into creative writing and short stories using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse.

To watch the Spotlight Indie interview go to: Author Chat & Roll for Insight with Anna TizardSubscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list andreceive an e-book to begin your journey into The Book of Exquisite Corpse (includes exclusive material not published anywhere else). Go to www.annatizard.com.

INTRO: Hello imaginative people. I’m Anna Tizard and this is episode 86 of Brainstoryum. Well, I have some exciting news. I have been interviewed by the Spotlight Indie podcast! And the video is out now on Youtube. It’s all happened a lot faster than I thought it would, otherwise Iwould have mentioned it for sure in the previous episode: these Spotlight Indie folk don’t hang about!

In the interview I talk about my writing journey, what drove me to begin a podcast, my challenges, and we even play a couple of rounds of live Exquisite Corpse. The game results are of course laughably ridiculous—at first! Then the hosts, Frasier Armitage and H.L. Tinsley come up with some great ideas on the spot. And of course this means—I reveal the socks of destiny. This is the first time they have ever been seen anywhere on the internet, and Frasier, as a long-time listener to the show expressed some surprise at what they look like. So tune in and enjoy the curious, the chats and the creative mayhem.

Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, in a journey into the imagination with tips, techniques and tools you can use to write suspensefulcreature fiction. Anna uses the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse to generate short story ideas. The results are imagination-bending and a real workout for your creative writing.

It’s the ultimate writing prompt challenge. Your weekend is not weird enough (or creative enough) without Brainstoryum!

Subscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list and receive an e-book to begin your journey into The Book of Exquisite Corpse (includes exclusive material notpublished anywhere else). Go to annatizard.com.

INTRO: Hello imaginative people! I’m Anna Tizard and this is episode 85 of Brainstoryum.

I have a bumper show for you today (as I’m recording the introduction last this time). The ExCos turn out even crazier than usual today, so expect some laughs, yet despite this, I find myself setting what might well be called a ludicrous writing prompt challenge, which turns out pretty well, I reckon. So while this will be a slightly longer episode than usual, please do listen on, and join me in this bizarre journey into writing craft – and hopefully a glimpse into a little bitof my slowly building collection...