“Where the Ink Starts” is a live-action role play about artists’ relationships with their creativity in the situation of daily life pressure. The game begins with a group of writers squatting in their studio space and having to finish their script before a deadline set by a famous publishing house. To be published is the chance for the writers to gain income and move out of the studio.

In this game, every writer is played by two people. A participant may become either a writer or a writer’s creativity. Both of them will need to find a way to work with each other to finish a written piece on time.

By looking at creativity as a separate entity with its own will and mysteries, this game invites participants to reflect on how to deal with their own creativity and with fellow artists who are in a similar situation of daily life crisis. In many ways, this game is about finding peace with your own mind in the situation of pressure that every creative person goes through daily. 

Participants: 8-10
Topics: writer’s block, creativity, understanding
Mood: crazy and hopeful
Set-up: anywhere 
Materials: character cards, some simple materials to make elements of costume, bracelets