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WORD PLAY
Playing with words uplifts the sometimes too-serious work of being a writer to a fun, but obliquely productive level. Reducing the stress of having to write, while still engaging in language arts, can act like a pressure-release valve.
Word play can fairly be considered a writer's self-care activity anytime. Especially when a deadline is pressing, your writing bores even you, or you sense a block coming on, use word games as playful tools for lightening-up! |
BOARD GAMES
• Scrabble
• Perquacky
• BuyWord
• Cranium – not a word game as such, but great for Creatives |
PUZZLES
• Word Search
• Crosswords
• Rebus
• Word Scramble
• Word Sudoku
• Hang man |
TALKING & ACTING GAMES
• Fortunately, Unfortunately
• Speak Freak
• Charades – prepare phrases ahead of time. Arrange according to themes: sexy; celebrity; books, movies …
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MISCELLANY
• Collect favourite fonts – render words / phrases …digitally, caligraphically, magazine cut-ups, with letter punches, rubber stamps, stickers …
• Doodle graphic representations of words with fine-tip markers
• Find words in a thesaurus. (Online is great. Book-in-hand is better) |
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