Mega Replay
This week’s writing prompt takes its inspiration from the improv game mega replay.
For the game of Mega Replay, improvisers are asked to act out a scene based on an audience suggestion. Then, they must perform the same scene but alter it according to new audience suggestions: performing the scene in the style of a horror movie if the suggestion is "scared;" approaching the scene from the viewpoint of a calculus student when the suggestion is "math;" performing the scene like a Western when the suggestion is "1850;" etc.
Creative writing prompt: Take a story you've written, or your favorite classic story. Now tell a different version of that story, changing the genre or the main character's occupation.
Post your response (500 words or fewer) in the comments below.
About Cassandra Lipp
Cassandra Lipp is managing editor of Writer's Digest. She is the author of Queen City Records, which tells the stories behind the indie record shops of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Her work has appeared in Greener Pastures, The Belladonna, Little Old Lady, Points in Case, and Ohio's Best Emerging Poets 2019. Follow her on Twitter @Cassie000000.
