Brainstoryum: Short Stories and Writing Prompts

Ignite your imagination with story brainstorms and writing prompts inspired using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse.

Join Anna Tizard, award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, on a journey down the rabbit hole where you'll discover the most unexpected story ideas. Play the game by entering words into the Socks of Destiny at www.annatizard.com/play - anonymously, or for a shout-out.

Your randomised words will generate the strangest writing prompts around. Results are often hilarious at first, but dig a little deeper and the suggested stories can be wild, dark and full of twists.

Inspire your creative writing today!

Dip in anywhere you like: Shows 1-16 include discussions on surrealism & the psychology of writing; 28-33 are Alice in Wonderland specials. From episode 37 onwards, the story brainstorms are deeper as Anna makes liberal use of the "pause" button to draft scenes.