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Anna Tizard
@annatizard.bsky.social
British award-winning author writing weird/ comtemp. fantasy. Inspired by a surrealist word game played live on podcast, Brainstoryum. Join the creative mayhem! annatizard.com.
Stories are doorways into the mind. 🌟✍️📚
No DMs unless u know me 😉
So lucky to be surrounded by forests this time of year.

And these golden lights! I wish I could scoop up some of them in a jam jar and keep them on the mantelpiece for a bit of lasting glow throughout the winter.
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Got a ton of badges to give away tomorrow at Fantasy Con🥳 So excited to meet fellow authors and be a part of the mayhem! 🤩
October 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The award-winning “I” For Immortality is eerie, dark, with a touch of the profound. And it’s yours for a super-low price this #Halloween.

'"I" For Immortality is a story of change & permanence, & reading it permanently changed me.' - Amazon reviewer.

mybook.to/IFI
October 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Wah-ah-ah!! 🦇
It’s time for the Brainstoryum #Halloween Special.

Featuring amazing stories & poetry from:
@dennisone.bsky.social @nickleevee.bsky.social @madp03t.bsky.social @quantumfairy.bsky.social

Join the story brainstorms! And spook yourself out a little bit. ☺️

annatizard.com/brainstoryum
October 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Why did I start a podcast out of sheer desperation? Why do I play a surrealist word game to create #writingprompts to inspire my writing, and my fellow writers?

What do the Socks of Destiny look like, exactly? 🫣😆

Find out more in this crazy interview + 🔗below for pod

m.youtube.com/watch?v=BwIR...
October 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Just a reminder... ANYONE can take part in the story brainstorming mayhem of Brainstoryum!

This is the most fun I've ever had with creative writing. It's free, collaborative, and will get your imagination going!

See profile for 🔗. *Go forth & be inspired!*

#writingcommunity #writingprompt
September 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We came, we thought, we weirded ourselves out a bit, then we laughed!

All part of a deep-thinking interview about short story writing.

Thanks to
@spotlightindie.bsky.social @frasierarmitage.bsky.social
& @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social for another great discussion!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=u0M6...
August 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
So, have you seen the *scary shots* yet of my
@spotlightindie.bsky.social author interview with @frasierarmitage.bsky.social & @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social

Can anyone work out what we are thinking/ saying at these exact moments...? 😆

m.youtube.com/watch?v=BwIR...

#writingcommunity #podcast
July 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Excited for the new Brainstoryum podcast, out tomorrow!

With a new approach to short story brainstorms – & a chocoholic’s confession!

Plus story ideas from @mrericmontgomery.com
@dalyashleydrh2o.bsky.social &
@nickleevee.bsky.social & the craziest #writingprompts you'll find anywhere.📌for details.
April 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
#Writers, check out this free new online resource to make your stories explode with exciting new ideas! ✍️

Go to www.annatizard.com/tropes. Tune in to the Story Tropes Special of my #podcast to hear me perform imagination-yoga with story ideas using tropes.

I hope to inspire!
February 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Happy hump day!

👁️👁️ Is it time to check out a *new (free) resource* to help with story writing & planning?

Go to annatizard.com/tropes. Tune in to the Story Tropes Special of my #podcast &hear me experimenting with story ideas using tropes.

I hope to inspire! #indieauthors
February 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Tomorrow's Brainstoryum (story brainstorming podcast) is the Trope Special!
A crazy experiment (well, 3 crazy experiments) into storytelling using unexpected tropes.
This is really imagination-bending stuff, so why not grab a pad & pen while you listen? 🤓✍️

Live from 10am Sat - see 📌or profile for 🔗
January 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It's time.

I'm coming out as an elf.

My (human) husband and I are in an inter-species relationship. 😆😆🤪

Merry Christmas Eve-eve-eve! 🎄🎉
December 22, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Fancy a short read? Just a reminder that The Midnight Ship is a weird, atmospheric fantasy that's free to download at www.annatizard.com.

After the story (about 6k words) I describe how I was inspired by a writing prompt generated by a mysterious word game - and the suggestions of other players!
December 8, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Authors, share details of your short story collections! 🤗

Here's my first: Portals & Immortals has shapeshifting ghosts, telepathic goblins, a cat demon, a time loop, illegal magic, and an alchemist on the run.

Each tale was first brainstormed on my podcast, Brainstoryum.

See my profile for 🔗🔗
November 23, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Excited for Brainstoryum episode 68 to drop tomorrow. ✍️🥳

This one has short stories with dryads, nymphs & kelpies. 🍀

You never know what will emerge from the *Socks of Destiny* - sometimes writing prompts just come together.

Incl. fab ideas from fellow authors on the "moonlit phantom". 😲 See 📌!
November 22, 2024 at 5:09 PM