Author: Brooke F.

I’m a college student who has unrealistic dreams of being a famous authoress who writes mystery novels. Either that or a goblin... haven't decided which. I live on a farm up on a hilltop where the wind likes to mess up my hair and the trees sway poetically in the wind.

The Writer’s Game: Level 8

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Topic: Intangible

Threshold: 3,400 Points

Possible Points:  1,100 Points

All Possible Points up until this level:  5,620

  • “Write about a color without using its name.” [100 points]
  • “Write a story or poem only using sound.” [100 points]
  • “Write a story or poem only using the sense of touch.” [100 points]
  • “Write a story or poem only using taste.” [100 points]
  • “Write a story or poem describing loss or sadness without using the word.” [100 points]
  • “Write a story or poem describing joy without using the word.” [100 points]
  • “Write a story or poem describing justice without using the word.” [100 points]
  • “List your values. Now write a story involving all of them.” [100 points]
  • “Write a story or poem describing ambition without using the word.” [100 points]
  • “Write a story or poem describing kindness without using the word.” [100 points]
  • “Write a story or poem describing cruelty without using the word.” [100 points]

Score 4,800 points to advance to the next level.

When you’re ready to advance to the next level, click here.

The Writer’s Game: Level 7

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Topic: Inspired

Threshold: 3,000 Points

Possible Points:  640 Points

All Possible Points up until this level:  4,520

  • “Write a story or poem about a piece of art that inspires you.” [80 points]
  • “Write a story or poem about a song that inspires.” [80 points]
  • “Write a story or a poem about a movie that inspires you.” [50 points]
  • “Write a story or a poem about a show that inspires you.” [50 points]
  • “Write a story or a poem about a person or figure that inspires you.” [100 points]
  • “Write a story or a poem about a book that inspires you.” [80 points]
  • “Write a story or a poem about a game that inspires you. (Think outside the box. Could be a board game or a video game)” [100 points]
  • “Write a story or a poem about a children’s show that inspired you growing up.” [100 points]

Score 3,400 points to advance to the next level.

When you’re ready to advance to the next level, click here.

The Writer’s Game: Level 6

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Topic: Mystery

Threshold: 2,200 Points

Possible Points:  1,100 Points

All Possible Points up until this level:  3,880

  • “Write a short mystery or poem from the killer’s perspective.” [100 points]
  • “Write a short story or poem where an item is stolen.” [100 points]
  • “Write a short mystery about an escape room of sorts.” [100 points]
  • “Write a short mystery about a missing person.” [100 points]
  • “Write a short mystery where the detective has the wrong person.” [100 points]
  • “Write a short mystery or poem from the murdered person’s perspective.” [100 points]
  • “Write a short mystery or poem from the side character’s perspective (specifically, the character that gets showed up when the detective is right).” [100 points]
  • “Write a short mystery where the death is faked.” [100 points]
  • “Write a short mystery from the perspective of someone unimportant or someone unexpected (e.x. the house cat, the maid, the detective’s dog, etc.).” [100 points]
  • “Write a short mystery where the detective is the killer.” [100 points]
  • “Write a short mystery where the detective dies.” [100 points]
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Score 3,000 points to advance to the next level.

When you’re ready to advance to the next level, click here.

The Writer’s Game: Level 5

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Topic: History

Threshold: 1,800 Points

Possible Points: 590 points

All Possible Points up until this level:  2,780

  • “Write a story that takes places during a war.” [50 points]
  • “Write your own myth.”
  • “Write a story that takes place during Ancient Times.” [50 points]
  • “Write a story that takes place during The Middle Ages.” [50 points]
  • “Write a story that takes place during The Renaissance Period.” [50 points]
  • “Write a story that takes place during The Colonial Period.” [50 points]
  • “Write a story about a historical royal figure.” [50 points]
  • “Write a story about a historical conspiracy.”
  • “Write a story about an execution.” [100 points]
  • “Write a story about a voyage.” [100 points]
  • “Write and old love poem.” [20 points]
  • “Write an old ode to a hero.” [20 points]
  • “Write a “letter”. It can be from one historical figure to another or whatever you want. But it must reflect its time period.”[50 points]

Score 2,200 points to advance to the next level.

When you’re ready to advance to the next level, click here.

The Writer’s Game: Level 4

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Topic: Whimsy

Threshold: 1,100 Points

Possible Points: 820

All Possible Points up until this level: 2,190

  • “Write a story involving your own original magic system.” [100 points]
  • “Write a story involving your favorite mythical creature (e.x. Unicorn, Phoenix, etc.).” [50 points]
  • “Write an original fairytale.” [100 points]
  • “Write about a magical object.” [50 points]
  • “Write about a magical place.” [50 points]
  • “Create your own magical creature and describe/write something about it.” [100 points]
  • “Design and write about your own magic school.” [100 points]
  • “Design and write about your own fantasy race.” [100 points]
  • “Write about a magical person.” [20 points]
  • “Write about a dream.” [50 points]
  • “Write about your own royal family.” [50 points]
  • “Create your own planet and write something about it.” [50 points]

Score 1,800 points to advance to the next level.

When you’re ready to advance to the next level, click here.

The Writer’s Game: Level 3

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Topic: Beauty

Threshold: 860 Points

Possible Points: 510

All Possible Points up until this level: 1,370

  • “Write a short story about a planet.” [60 points]
  • “Write a haiku for every season.” [50 points]
  • “Write a poem about a specific piece of nature.” [20 points]
  • “Write a short story related to a season.” [30 points]
  • “Write a short story about something to do with water.” [40 points]
  • “Write a short story or poem about a wild animal.” [50 points]
  • “Write a short story or poem about a flower.” [50 points]
  • “Write a short story or poem about your favorite kind of weather.” [60 points]
  • “Write a short story or poem about your birthstone.”[60 points]
  • “Write a short story or poem of something shiny found in nature.”[60 points]
  • “Write a short story or poem about your favorite direction on a compass.” [100 points]
  • “Write a short story or a poem about your favorite flying creature.” [50 points]
  • “Write a short story or a poem about your favorite burrowing creature.”[70 points]
  • “Write a short story or poem about your favorite bug .” [70 points]
  • “Write a short story or poem about your favorite time of day.” [90 points]

Score 1,100 points to advance to the next level.

When you’re ready to move on to the next level, click here.

The Writer’s Game: Level 2

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Topic: Beginnings

Threshold: 400 Points

Possible Points: 250

All Possible Points up until this level: 760

  • “Write a one sentence story.” [30 points]
  • “Write a 1-5 paragraph long story.” [30 points]
  • “Write a letter.” [40 points]
  • “Write a short story or description of an object.” [20 points]
  • “Write a short story or description of a place.” [20 points]
  • “Write a short story or description of a person.” [20 points]
  • “Write a short story or description of a dream you once had.” [20 points]
  • “Write a short story or description of what you did today.”[20 points]
  • “Write a short story or description of what your ideal life would be like.” [50 points]

Score 650 points in total to advance to the next level.

When you are ready to advance to the next level, click here.

The Writer’s Game: Level 1

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Topic: Identity

Threshold: 0 Points

Possible Points: 510

All Possible Points up until this level: 510

  • “Explain the meaning of your name.” [50 points]
  • “Make a list of five things that make you happy.”[20 points]
  • “Make a list of five places you want to visit.” [20 points]
  • “Write five facts about yourself.” [20 points]
  • “Write about three things you like about you.”[50 points]
  • “Make a list of your five favorite movies.” [40 points]
  • “Make a list of your five favorite drinks/food.” [30 points]
  • “Make a list of your three favorite books.” [30 points]
  • “Describe your style.” [50 points]
  • “Write about happiness.” [50 points]
  • “Write about sadness.” [50 points]
  • “Write about your passion(s).” [30 points]
  • “Make a list of your favorite works of art.” [50 points]
  • “Write about three projects for the next year.” [50 points]

                     Score 400 points to advance to the next level.

When you are ready to advance, click here.

Welcome To The Writer’s Game!

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I’ve always wanted to make a writing challenge. And I don’t mean a writing tag exactly or a simple single prompt one. No, I wanted to make one with a point system and levels to make you feel like you’re really accomplishing something as you advance through the levels.

And so I invented The Writer’s Game…

Composed of 13 levels, this would be the ultimate writer’s challenge. Every single level has its own theme to inspire participants to write. One doesn’t have to complete every challenge, but they should complete at least the amount of points required to advance to the next level and theme.

An over view of the levels can be seen below…

Level 1 ~ Identity

This level is about getting started. You write a little bit about yourself and get yourself prepped for this journey ahead of you! This level focuses primarily on you and the things your love, in an exercise of self-exploration.

Level 2 ~ Beginnings

This level consists mostly of short, writing warm ups. You’ll write some flash fiction and short pieces. This level is kind of like stretching before you run a marathon.

Level 3 ~ Beauty

This level calls you to create something nature or beauty oriented. This level focuses a lot on poetry, short muse pieces, and haikus.

Level 4 ~ Whimsy

In this level, you’ll write a few fairytales and focus on stories that talk about knights, wizards, witches, and magic. This level is all about the fantastical and whimsical.

Level 5 ~ History

This level is a little more broad than the others. Here you will be challenged to write your own myth, war story, and tales of heroism throughout history. Think writing styled like an Epic (though albeit a little shorter).

Level 6 ~ Mystery

This level, writers will write short mysteries and thrillers in an attempt to intrigue their readers.

Level 7 ~ Inspired

This level is a little more vague than the previous few. Writer’s will be asked to write stories based off of things that inspire them. This can range from paintings, songs, or movies.

Level 8 ~ Intangible

This is another tricky challenge as in this level, writer’s are tasked with writing about the intangible. This can range from colors, to ideas, to senses other than sight, ethics and so forth. This level hopes to encourage writers to think outside the box.

Level 9 ~ Companionship

Level 9 covers topics of companionship of all kind. The obvious prompt has to do with romantic love but writer’s will also be prompted to write pieces covering familial love between family members, love between friends, and the love that exists between humans and their pet.

Level 10 ~ The Future

Level 10 encourages writer’s to try their hand at sci-fi and time travel fiction in this level. They will be prompted to reimagine the world, its technology, and society in this challenge.

Level 11 ~ Power

This level is another more broad category. In this challenge, writer’s will be tasked with writing stories about people with extraordinary gifts, war, and the topic of power.

Level 12 ~ Everyday

This level prompts writer’s to find beauty in the everyday. They will be encouraged to explore the slice of life genre as well as attempt to writer a few stories that take place in mundane locations such as school.

Level 13 ~ Endings

In this level, as the final one, is much more somber in tone. Writer’s will be challenged to cover tricky topics such as death, childhood, and endings in their short stories or prose.

And these are all the levels! For easy access to these challenges I have created a new tab under Writing titled Writing Challenges. Beneath that option one will find the Writer’s Game tab where one can find all the levels as I updated them. I will also link level 1 here when I post it.

Writing Prompts for ENTP’s

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This personality type was a lot of fun to study and think up prompts for as the typically ENTP is nearly the exact opposite of my natural personality (INFJ). But due to this, this has made reading up on the MBTI personality all the more fun and challenging as I try to shift my perspective of the world and relate to the personality type as I type up a few prompts. I associate this personality type with chessboards, magnifying glasses, and a sort of antique/steampunk-y aesthetic. Such associations will be reflected in the prompts below!

★Debatable

You’re a lonely college student who accidentally got locked into one of the old campus buildings. As you search for the exit, you find a secret room with two speaker stands. At one, you see another student. They explain to you that this was the old debate room which has been hidden away for unknown reasons. They come here to clear their head and “debate” things with themselves and they are delighted that you have found the secret room, as now they finally have someone to actually debate with.

★The Extra Hour

You’re a normal person with a normal life. You never saw yourself as unique really. Just a regular person among many. With the exception of one “gift”. Every night, after 12:00AM, the clock switches to 13:00AM for you and time freezes as you are gifted by the universe, an extra hour to do whatever you wish.

★Library Whispers

You open a library book to find a note with some sort of code. Bored and curios, you crack it. To find it leads you to the title of yet another book. Over time, you find yourself caught up in a library-wide puzzle that involves secret codes. passageways, and many other twisted secrets.

★Life Imitates Art

You get a new job at a museum filled to the brim with Greek style, stone and marble statues. But you notice something odd after only a few days of working there. But they can’t exactly walk around. But, after asking one a question, you find that they can indeed talk. What do you ask them?

★Light Keeper

You live out your days as the keeper of a light house, shining your beacon into the stormy seas to guide ships to the shore. But it seems your light has attracted something else besides a ship- a dragon.

★Corpus Delicti

You are a Homicide Detective. And you are very good at your job I might add. This might be in part due to the fact you are, unbeknownst to your team, are necromancer. But, after animating a human skull to come to life and ask the poor fellow who did him in, you are dismayed to find that the poor chap cannot remember.