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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Right! Anyone up for an imagination-squeezing prompt? What do YOU make of: "The golden power"?🤔 Let me know in <250 words either here or on my 'submit' page at annatizard.com/submit. Will read out the best ones in the next Brainstoryum show, with a shout-out.🥳🥰 Aaand stretch! ✍️ #prompt #vss365

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So...despite my tablet refusing to work at the last minute (😳😬in a panic, switched to my phone), the interview panel hosted by @spotlightindie.bsky.social, "LET'S GET WEIRD", went wonderfully & I learned lots of deliciously weird things from my fellow weird writers 😊❤️ youtube.com/watch?v=dzx2...

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Tomorrow's Brainstoryum ep 116 (What’s At Risk? Enhancing Short Story Writing) is full of laughs, word games, weirdness, #vss365 + #vsshorror! Thanks to @psconway.bsky.social @jasinfayble.bsky.social @mother-poet.bsky.social @quantumfairy.bsky.social for yr word suggestions to the game. ⛓️‍💥in profile

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm excited to be in an interview panel for the @spotlightindie.bsky.social Big Weekend this Friday! If you'd like to watch live, bookmark the Youtube channel at youtube.com/@Spotlight-I... *If you know me* & you'd like the direct link to the panel I'm in, drop me a DM & I'll share😊 #writing

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Anyone up for a quick writing prompt (that could get you a read-out and a shout-out on the next Brainstoryum show)? What do you make of "the dusty social butterfly"? 🤔 Roll up your sleeves & get creative, peeps! ✍️250 words or fewer. Comment or submit on website. ⬇️ #vss365 #prompt

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Time for a new writing prompt? What do you make of "the delirious shadow"? 🤔 This bizarre prompt came up on the latest Brainstoryum show amid laughter, "Oohs" & tea drinking. ✍️🍵 Best responses (up to 250 words) will be featured in the next show! #vss365 (Font: Needleteeth regular)

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I have a teapot and I'm not afraid to use it! (Listeners to Brainstoryum will get this... 😁) #writing #podcast #vss365

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I made a tiny keepsake for a friend who can't get out much. A jam jar of sea air! 😁🌊🌞

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Anyone up for a new #writingprompt--and a read-out on the next Brainstoryum show? What do you make of "the electric scar"? 🤔 Comments, thoughts, microfiction up to 250 words, all considered! See below for more details on the show. #vss365 Featured font is "wrestles-scribble".

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Writers & imaginists! Your weekend is not weird enough without the Brainstoryum podcast. * a surrealist word game that mixes YOUR word suggestions into prompts * laughs & imagination-yoga as I brainstorm stories * writing tips & publishing opportunities! annatizard.com/brainstoryum 👀🫖 #vss365

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

My latest creation to spring from the zany word games on the Brainstoryum podcast is now ON PRE-ORDER! (Eek!) "Story-Travelling with a Tea Witch" is a novel-in-stories inspired by 12 - yep, twelve! - Exquisite Corpse writing #prompts. Blurb & links to order at annatizard.com/exco

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Just a quiet reminder... I also do read-outs on microfiction and poetry that responds to the unusual, imagination-bending prompts that come up on the show. 🥰✍️🌀 #vss365 #prompt #writers #podcast

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I'm really into fonts. Anyone else? A lot of them have weird names that sound a little bit like the prompts on my story brainstorming podcast. This one is called "weird thorny demo regular"! 🤓 ("The monotonous exorcist" is the latest prompt my listeners to responded to.) #prompts

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The "estranged stairwell": one of my all-time favourite and most intriguing word combos to come out of Exquisite Corpse. I've used it before in a story, but I'd love to try it again some time and see where it takes me.✍️ (Font: spooky-phantom regular) #writingcommunity #vss365 #prompt

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Hey! My novel-in-stories is on pre-order now. I wanted to do some funky visuals, but I'm rubbish at fiddling with images.😏So here's the cover. "Drink the tea. Enter the story. Try to survive it." Inspired by 12 Exquisite Corpses generated on my podcast. See full blurb &🔗 at annatizard.com/exco

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Your weekend is (still) not weird enough without Brainstoryum! But can you make the creative magic last a bit longer? Check out the latest #prompt below. What do you think? Could be an idea/scene/ poem. See my comment & add your own! #vss365 Links to listen & play on my website (see profile).

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Your weekend is not weird enough without Brainstoryum! Tomorrow's show features listeners’ microfiction based on the prev. show’s Exquisite Corpse #prompt (👀⬇️) Plus hear even more prompts & story ideas produced by this wild & mind-bending game. See 📌for link to listen #writingcommunity

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Made it to the seafront (I live in Brighton, England, and it's a scorcher today) -- and look what I saw! It felt like travelling back in time...😍 #bankholiday

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Calling all short story writers! On the Brainstoryum podcast I bring you: * a surrealist word game that generates prompts using YOUR word suggestions * writing tips & publishing opportunities! * Laughs, thoughts, tea drinking Then I roll a 12-sided dice to go deeper⬇️ annatizard.com/brainstoryum

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I want to hear from short story writers everywhere! On the Brainstoryum podcast I bring you: * the surrealist game of Exquisite Corpse to create writing prompts based on YOUR word suggestions. Then I roll the dice to go deeper👀⬇️ * Laughs, tea drinking, writing tips & publishing opportunities!

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

What's new in the Brainstoryum #podcast & what do YOU think? * Short story publishing call-outs * New webpage (coming soon!) to showcase YOUR stories * New categories of interpretation for the 2nd round of story brainstorms, delving deeper into the randomised #writing prompts👀⬇️

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

As the Brainstoryum podcast for writers hits its 100th show, a big thank you to everyone who listens, shares and collaborates with me on this weird and wonderful journey we call inspiration. 🙏🥰✍️ annatizard.com/brainstoryum

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Bought a new pack of dice! But which ones will I be using in today's Brainstoryum? Add some fun, randomness & mystery to your writing journey - and hear some amazing short stories too. 🤩 www.annatizard.com/brainstoryum

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Writers, would you like to be part of the Brainstoryum #podcast this festive season? Can *you* think of a story, idea or poem based on: "the multifaceted cameo"? 🤔 A few lines is great, or up to 250 words. Let me know your website if u have one, for a full shout-out! 🥳 #writing #vss

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Tomorrow's Brainstoryum podcast has stories from the talented @madp03t.bsky.social @nickleevee.bsky.social @quantumfairy.bsky.social Dorothy Arroyo &Paul McMillan. 💜 Plus 3 new rounds of Exquisite Corpse, a sprinkling of snow, writing prompts & fun. Bookmark this: www.annatizard.com/brainstoryum

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

What happens when you play Exquisite Corpse? Weird ideas. Serendipity. Laughs. Stories! Tune in to tomorrow's Brainstoryum show to hear the results of a game with colleagues at Xmas (who didn't know I'm a writer who uses these for prompts 😁). Bookmark this: www.annatizard.com/brainstoryum

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

It's official! I will be hosting a game of Exquisite Corpse at my work's #christmas next Tuesday. They won't know what hit them...! 😜🥳 THIS is going on the fridge door that morning ⬇️⬇️ (I do have a bit of a thing for black and white. Plus it'll be easy to print off😉)

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

So lucky to be surrounded by forests this time of year. And these golden lights! I wish I could scoop up some of them in a jam jar and keep them on the mantelpiece for a bit of lasting glow throughout the winter.

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Got a ton of badges to give away tomorrow at Fantasy Con🥳 So excited to meet fellow authors and be a part of the mayhem! 🤩

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

The award-winning “I” For Immortality is eerie, dark, with a touch of the profound. And it’s yours for a super-low price this #Halloween. '"I" For Immortality is a story of change & permanence, & reading it permanently changed me.' - Amazon reviewer. mybook.to/IFI

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Wah-ah-ah!! 🦇 It’s time for the Brainstoryum #Halloween Special. Featuring amazing stories & poetry from: @dennisone.bsky.social @nickleevee.bsky.social @madp03t.bsky.social @quantumfairy.bsky.social Join the story brainstorms! And spook yourself out a little bit. ☺️ annatizard.com/brainstoryum

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Why did I start a podcast out of sheer desperation? Why do I play a surrealist word game to create #writingprompts to inspire my writing, and my fellow writers? What do the Socks of Destiny look like, exactly? 🫣😆 Find out more in this crazy interview + 🔗below for pod m.youtube.com/watch?v=BwIR...

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Just a reminder... ANYONE can take part in the story brainstorming mayhem of Brainstoryum! This is the most fun I've ever had with creative writing. It's free, collaborative, and will get your imagination going! See profile for 🔗. *Go forth & be inspired!* #writingcommunity #writingprompt

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

We came, we thought, we weirded ourselves out a bit, then we laughed! All part of a deep-thinking interview about short story writing. Thanks to @spotlightindie.bsky.social @frasierarmitage.bsky.social & @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social for another great discussion! m.youtube.com/watch?v=u0M6...

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

So, have you seen the *scary shots* yet of my @spotlightindie.bsky.social author interview with @frasierarmitage.bsky.social & @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social Can anyone work out what we are thinking/ saying at these exact moments...? 😆 m.youtube.com/watch?v=BwIR... #writingcommunity #podcast

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Excited for the new Brainstoryum podcast, out tomorrow! With a new approach to short story brainstorms – & a chocoholic’s confession! Plus story ideas from @mrericmontgomery.com @dalyashleydrh2o.bsky.social & @nickleevee.bsky.social & the craziest #writingprompts you'll find anywhere.📌for details.

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

#Writers, check out this free new online resource to make your stories explode with exciting new ideas! ✍️ Go to www.annatizard.com/tropes. Tune in to the Story Tropes Special of my #podcast to hear me perform imagination-yoga with story ideas using tropes. I hope to inspire!

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Happy hump day! 👁️👁️ Is it time to check out a *new (free) resource* to help with story writing & planning? Go to annatizard.com/tropes. Tune in to the Story Tropes Special of my #podcast &hear me experimenting with story ideas using tropes. I hope to inspire! #indieauthors

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Tomorrow's Brainstoryum (story brainstorming podcast) is the Trope Special! A crazy experiment (well, 3 crazy experiments) into storytelling using unexpected tropes. This is really imagination-bending stuff, so why not grab a pad & pen while you listen? 🤓✍️ Live from 10am Sat - see 📌or profile for 🔗

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

It's time. I'm coming out as an elf. My (human) husband and I are in an inter-species relationship. 😆😆🤪 Merry Christmas Eve-eve-eve! 🎄🎉

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Fancy a short read? Just a reminder that The Midnight Ship is a weird, atmospheric fantasy that's free to download at www.annatizard.com. After the story (about 6k words) I describe how I was inspired by a writing prompt generated by a mysterious word game - and the suggestions of other players!

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Authors, share details of your short story collections! 🤗 Here's my first: Portals & Immortals has shapeshifting ghosts, telepathic goblins, a cat demon, a time loop, illegal magic, and an alchemist on the run. Each tale was first brainstormed on my podcast, Brainstoryum. See my profile for 🔗🔗

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Anna Tizard, Exquisite Corpse Wizard 🌀🫖✍️ @annatizard.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Excited for Brainstoryum episode 68 to drop tomorrow. ✍️🥳 This one has short stories with dryads, nymphs & kelpies. 🍀 You never know what will emerge from the *Socks of Destiny* - sometimes writing prompts just come together. Incl. fab ideas from fellow authors on the "moonlit phantom". 😲 See 📌!

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