#61. Psychology of Writing: How to Balance Craft & Pure Inspiration, and Making Story Choices, Conscious and Unconscious

Brainstoryum: Fantasy Writing Prompts with Story Brainstorms

16-08-2024 • 49分

Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, in a wild journey into the imagination with story brainstorms from listeners based on “the intoxicating box”. Plus 3 new writing prompts generated by the mysterious word game of Exquisite Corpse. The show also explores deep insights about the writing process and borrows some thoughts from 20th century psychologist, Carl Jung.

No creative writing podcast has ever been so deep, wildly imaginative and playful all at once.

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INTRO: Hello imaginative people! I’m Anna Tizard and this is episode 61 of Brainstoryum.

Now, last time, I had so many responses to the writing prompt I invited feedback on, that this became the basis for my pre-word game ponderings on the process and experience of creative writing, and do you know what, it’s happened again. Even more incredible ideas have poured in from my hugely imaginative listeners and each of these presents a whole new journey into a story idea – which again, could develop in countless different interpretations depending on the choices you make; consciously and unconsciously. More on that later as things emerge in the Exquisite Corpse games.

So many rabbit holes to jump into – so pick up a pen and let’s go.