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
  • Crossword
  • 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 …

 

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)