Brand: The Storymatic

Get ready- your sentences are about to get weird, you’re going to experiment with genres like fantasy, young adult, thriller, romance, and graphic novel, and you might be surprised by how quickly ideas, characters, settings, and plots take shape in your mind. See ya later, writer’s block!<br><br>That’s because in Synapsis you come at a story from a variety of directions. You write a little, explore a lot. In Synapsis, you don't need to start at the beginning to find a story. Instead, you jump from one story element to another and find the story that way. It’s a fun gift for writers and authors, and offers handy writing prompts for adults and young writers alike. A super-flexible gift for teachers, too!<br><br>There are 250 storytelling cards across four decks: 30 Spark cards give context for a sentence you write (e.g., “your sentence comes from the middle of your young adult novel,”); 140 Riff and 30 Connect cards get you playing with figurative language (“The shadows looked like wolves”), and 50 Ask cards exercise your storytelling imagination (“What is the main character’s first memory?”). A fold-out guide with ideas for writing games and creative writing activities is included.<br><br> Synapsis is based on the Golden Rule of Improv: “Say Yes.” In improv, that means accepting the premise of a scene and trying to build on it. In Synapsis, it means giving yourself permission to write weird sentences, to answer questions in some detail, and to let your imagination take flight. Synapsis is a little box of Yes!<br><br> Synapsis is designed by an experienced writer and teacher to help you quickly create similes and metaphors (including ones with synesthesia), and to prompt improvisational thinking, creative brainstorming, and collaborative storytelling. A great addition to your novel writing toolkit, teacher toolbox, and family game night!<br><br>Want to work up to it? Try Storymatic Classic, Storymatic Kids, or Rememory. Made in USA.

Features:

• Writing Meets Improv: Level up your storytelling with these writing prompts for adults and young writers
• These 250 story cards spark conversations and spontaneous leaps of imagination
• A writing game that can help with writer’s block
• Ages 10+
• How to Play: First you’re prompted to write a pretty strange sentence
• Then you answer questions that help you create a story from that sentence
• Synapsis is a unique brainstorming tool and story starter, and a fun gift for writers and authors
• Ready for a Creative Challenge?: Jumpstart your brain, play with language, dive into genres, and quickly invent characters, scenes, settings, plots, and motivations
• Go solo or play in a group (2-6 people)
• Great gift for teachers and students
• Story Game for Writers: And teachers, students, aspiring novelists, poets, storytellers, improv clubs, families, therapists, and anyone open to exploring language and stories
• Add it to your teacher toolbox

Product Details:

• Color: Purple, Silver
• Item Quantity: 1