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Imagine. Inspire. Play!

Your words will be mixed with other people's to create random sentences full of bizarre suggestions - of stories never imagined before.

Will your entries inspire a short story, or even a novel?

Top contributors whose words inspire a novel in The Book of Exquisite Corpse will receive a free copy of the book when published! (Signed paperbacks wherever practically possible.) Subscribe for updates.

Relax. Breathe deeply.

Let your in-breath stir the invisible butterflies in the cave-depths of your imagination.

Feel their wing-flutters brush the inside of your mind as they rise towards the light.

Now, enter...

Your name and/ or Twitter ID (both of these are optional) *

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A describing word (e.g. long-legged, sorrowful, ferocious) *

Another describing word (e.g. endless, nonchalant, loving) *

A thing, person or an animal. (If you choose a person, don't use an actual name: give their role, e.g. police officer or step mother. Don't forget mythological beings!) *

Another thing, person or animal *

An action: what someone did. Your phrase should fit in this sentence: "Person 1 _______(with/ to/ for/ on) person 2". (E.g. loved; swam the Atlantic to meet; bought a kilo of fudge for. If you get stuck, think of a place first, then consider what you might do there, e.g. hid in the library with) *

Are you happy for me to tell others that you contributed to an Exquisite Corpse game (e.g. on Brainstoryum, Twitter, in newsletters, or even in a book Preface or dedication, if the story ends up there)? I will only refer to you by the name/ Twitter ID you input on this form. *

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When will your words be picked from the Socks of Destiny? Listen to Brainstoryum (here) to find out!

Did you know...?

"The Empty Danger" is a weird word combination that cropped up in a game of Exquisite Corpse.

It haunted me with its strange possibilities, until I finally worked out what an "empty danger" might be...

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Review of The Empty Danger: 5.0 out of 5 stars
"I've never been one really to read novellas taking place during the current climate, but the way Anna Tizard composed The Empty Danger was inspiring. I appreciated her unique take on the pandemic and how to keep hopes alive in troubled times." - Scottish Hunni

"One of those writers whose work makes me itch to write as well... effortlessly profound, yet with a tongue in cheek kind of edge." - Tonya Moore, author

"The form for the Exquisite Corpse seems pretty clear... I like your style of writing- it is easy and draws you in. I really wanted to carry on reading as it was quite magical." - Gill

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Relax. Breathe deeply.

Let your in-breath stir the invisible butterflies in the cave-depths of your imagination.

Feel their wing-flutters brush the inside of your mind as they rise towards the light.

Now, enter...