Episode 27: Why write short stories? What are the benefits to you as an author (new or experienced), especially if all you want to do is write a novel?

Submission info: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: https://fandsf.moksha.io/publication/fsf/guidelines

Listen, join in, fall about laughing – and open up your imagination to a whole new world of story ideas.

Fantasy and dreampunk author Anna Tizard explores story ideas found in the most unexpected places: this time, the world of eerie fonts!

With writing tips, plotting ideas and weird journeys in the imagination using the ultimate writing prompt game: 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 and be inspired today.

Fantasy and dreampunk author Anna Tizard writes stories and novels inspired by the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse.

To submit an original short story, poem or sketch to Sean McGillis's cat-themed anthology, email ⁠[email protected]⁠ by 1st May 2023. (N.B. This is passed-on information rather than an endorsement of a publications or offer; as always, check terms and conditions wherever you choose to submit your creative writing.)

Go forth and be inspired!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!).

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.

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 18 includes a short story sparked by an Exquisite Corpse result in the last show: “The petrified horse sold their name to the all-consuming axolotl (Mexican salamander).” Never fear - this sentence is not taken literally! The story contains human characters in a realistic setting, whose desires and circumstances are drawn from ideas “hidden” within this bizarre game result.