Regional Dares

Thanks for posting this, Paul! I wonder if I can work this into mine...

Don't forget about the overall forum dare thread: http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/3264019

Hope you're all enjoying your plot planning!

~j

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Previous NaNovels: King Arthur, angels, dragons, the Forest Lord, and prostitutes. Apparently this year it's folks rising from the dead.
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Dare accepted, Paul:

"They say you never forget the first time you commit a serious crime."

I even know specifically who "they" is. I have a whole conversation simi-planning itself right now.

I have another dare: Pass the Bechdel test.

In other words, your novel must have:

1) at least two female characters, who
2) have a conversation with each other,
3) about something other than a man

Go on... I dare you.

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"They say you never forget the first time a puma barges into your bedroom demanding you to escort him to the hidden meat locker that is most certainly somewhere in your basement."

Pumas are wily creatures after all.

I think I'll try that dare and the bechdel test one. Two females having a conversation with each other that isn't about a man huh? Doesn't sound too difficult though I might eat those words. Hmmm, speaking of.

Christine: Emily what do you prefer on your toast?
Emily: Marmalade is quite divine.
Christine: I'll have to disagree with you and recommend an egg, sunny side up.
Emily: Fruit of the earth or fruit of the womb?
Christine: That could be a bad reference to an undergarment joke.
Emily: Let's not get our panties in a bunch then. [insert sly wink]

~Virgil~

Let me tell you a story, and before you say anything, don't worry, I haven't gotten to that part yet.

I dare any and all comers to write a fellow wrimo in as a major supporting character as accurately and true to life as possible.

As kids we fried ants with magnifying glasses. Now that we are adults we fry characters in far more interesting ways with plot twists

A fellow wrimo as a major supporting character... Not sure how I'd do that in a Star Trek novel.

Come on now... how many times did Kirk time travel?

As kids we fried ants with magnifying glasses. Now that we are adults we fry characters in far more interesting ways with plot twists

You're right about that. And a time traveling 21st century writer showing up at a Ferengi auction is a wonderful idea. All sorts of possibilites there.

Dare accepted! I even have an idea, although it sounds kinda lame right now...

They say you never forget the first time you have sex. But honestly, I'd rather not remember.

Missy :)
Smile. Take a deep breath. Write like a maniac!!!

Missy, I love it.

I suppose that could be the intro to something dark and horrible that happened in your character's life, but I prefer to think instead that it was something really hilariously awkward or embarrassing. A sexual comedy of errors. Could be a very funny scene - I hope you write it!

Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. There’s only one rule I know of—God damn it, you’ve got to be kind. - Kurt Vonnegut

Google's logo has featured Sesame Street characters all week, in honor of their 40th birthday. So I dare you to write in a reference to a Sesame Street Character.

I accepted Paul's and Ali's dares, and Ali's was tough! My main female character is the MC's love interest, and it was hard to write a conversation between her and her new roommate, that did not involve the MC or her judgemental father. So they talked about the Arch.

Dale

This one was fun.

"How is my little cookie monster?" Henry asked Lucilla motioning to the big pile of crumbs left on her plate.

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Lauren, at that point in October, it was going to be something dark... but since I'm writing a teen pregnancy, I did not want to go the rape route--- I was afraid it was going to be too much like Speak. So, I'm going to go the funny route, but that'll be later on in my novel. Hmm, maybe I should go write that now. I'm thinking it'll be a conversation between my MC and her best friend.

Missy :)
Smile. Take a deep breath. Write like a maniac!!!

Since my book was about two friends and the guys they fell in love with, I had already kept the Bechdel test in mind. I think I accepted that dare with this little exchange:

“Seriously, you’ve been set to ‘ramble’ ever since you walked in. Chillax a little, would you? All this crazy energy is not good for my Chi.”
“You have a Chi now?”
“I’ve always had a Chi,” Bee said patiently. “It’s the thing where…” She trailed off with a frown.
Audrey, on the other hand, smirked. “You wouldn’t know a Chi from a Chia Pet, would you?”

My challenge is to have somebody mention a phobia that's not claustrophobia. My personal favorite is Ophidiophobia, which is a fear of snakes.

http://www.phobialist.com/ has a great database.

The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool. ~~ Jane Wagner