Anna Tizard

​....writes wildly imagined fantasies spiked with unexpected, metaphysical themes. Guided by the beams and shadows of the human psyche and with a touch of the surreal, you might call it deeply weird.

Inspired by the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse, which she plays on her podcast, Brainstoryum, each unique story is based on random word combinations for a bizarre and enlightening journey into the imagination.
 
Play the game and hear your words turn into stories.

Subscribe and be privy to secret tales.

Who knows? You may even inspire the next one in The Book of Exquisite Corpse!
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​​We are all extraordinary; we are all connected. Deep-dive into worlds, words and inspiration.

Begin reading The Book of Exquisite Corpse

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​Discover the award-winning series The Book of Exquisite Corpse, and other Dreampunk and deeply weird mind-portals here. Get a special edition of volume 1 of the series, including a secret, unpublished story, by subscribing to my private email list.
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Challenge your imagination (and laugh out loud) with ​Brainstoryum

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Hear what happens when your 5 word entries are mixed with other people’s and pulled out of… the Socks of Destiny! Hilarity and deep-thinking combine for an inspiring and fun experience. Listen here, courtesy of Castbox. 

​Send words! And join in the creative mayhem

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Play the Surrealist game of Exquisite Corpse by submitting words here and learn more about the game here. Your words may crop up in the next Brainstoryum, and might even inspire the next story or novel in The Book of Exquisite Corpse.​

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Free short story: The Midnight Ship

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Elgart has a secret... and it belongs to the sea.
A short story based on the Exquisite Corpse game result: "The perfumed elf swapped boots with the midnight ship".  Enjoy here.


Why play Exquisite Corpse?

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How to play Exquisite Corpse - and why? An introduction to how this method of muddling up words and phrases may be your best imagination challenge yet, and an incredible resource for authors.​
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​What is ​Deeply Weird?

A story calls your name and you stumble after a strange, irrepressible longing onto a path where the branches curve to meet in the sky. Snarled roots scuff your shoes, roped question marks nudging up from under the earth.
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"What if?" is the question that all stories begin with. But here you will also find: "Why?"

Hang up your sense of ordinary on the nearest branch and follow the trail of your imagination.

​Come with me.

Thanks for reading. All written contents copyright of Anna Tizard, 2020.
"Glaring Genie Cloud" image rendered by Jon Smith, 2019. All rights reserved.