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Games for Writers

Games for Writers

Welcome to our entertaining collection of Games for Writers, where taking a break from writing becomes a productive part of your creative process! We’ve designed and curated these word challenges, puzzles, and interactive activities specifically to keep your creative mind sharp while giving you that much-needed mental refresh. From challenging crosswords featuring literary themes to collaborative story-building exercises, each game offers a guilt-free way to step back from your manuscript while still engaging your writer’s brain.

Our diverse selection of word games includes everything from quick mental warm-ups to more complex collaborative challenges. Test your literary knowledge with our themed crosswords, hunt for author names and book titles in our word searches, or join other writers in creating surprising and delightful stories through our “Continue the Story” challenges and Exquisite Corpse exercises. These activities aren’t just fun – they’re designed to strengthen your vocabulary, enhance your creative thinking, and help you approach your writing from fresh angles.

Every writer knows the importance of taking breaks, but the guilt of stepping away from your work can be overwhelming. That’s why Games for Writers are the perfect solution – they provide mental refreshment while keeping you connected to your craft. Whether you’re stuck on a troublesome plot point, trying to overcome writer’s block, or simply need a productive way to procrastinate, these games offer the perfect balance of entertainment and creative engagement.

Our community particularly loves the collaborative aspects of many games in our collection. The “Continue the Story” challenges and Exquisite Corpse exercises bring writers together in unexpected ways, creating surprising narratives and forging connections between creators. These shared creative experiences often spark new ideas and approaches that writers can bring back to their own work, making even playtime productive.

If you’re ready to embrace guilt-free creative breaks, our Games for Writers section is your perfect destination. Each game has been carefully selected or designed to provide maximum entertainment while keeping your writer’s mind engaged and active. So go ahead – take that break you’ve been needing, challenge yourself with a word puzzle, join a collaborative story, or test your literary knowledge. Your manuscript will still be there when you return, and you might just find yourself approaching it with renewed energy and fresh ideas!

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Exquisite Corpse: for writers, we all need a break.

Posted on April 30, 2018October 22, 2024 by Richard

Welcome to our game for writers. It is an Exquisite Corpse. An Exquisite Corpse is a writing or art game where you complete the story, poem or drawing in parts

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Continue the Story

Posted on April 30, 2018March 25, 2025 by Richard

We haven’t done one of these in a long time. Our Haiku, Horror Story, and 2 Sentence Stories are doing so well, we thought we’d add one more, Continue the Story…

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