Adopt a Plot

Lady Noble — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:18:28 +0100

I thought I could start :) Here's the first: Waiting alone in the gleaming ballroom, with the sprightly piping of the Vicar's flageolet wafting in from outside, Lady Barbara thought once more of tall Captain Wentworth, the one person left who could help her. He was now, according to three independent witnesses, shooting the pips out of playing cards at White's. *** And Lydia Towers, the only child of an extravagant gentleman, lives in Sussex. At 18, she has recently accepted a position as a governess and has no prospects. Her hair is jet black, and she wears it in elaborate styles. She is independent yet sometimes indulges in gossip. Her greatest joy comes from riding her horse. While caring for a sick grandmother she meets Benedict Gerard, when he offers her his umbrella as it starts to rain. He is an earl and has been very depressed of late. At first he finds her rather gauche and she questions his motives. But when he is challenged to a duel, she realizes that she cannot live without him. Throw in a Christmas snowstorm and things really get interesting. Are they meant to be? It's all up to you. *jumping up and down* Lady Noble!

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lydiasarah — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:31:30 +0100

Here's one I thought about: An organization recruits people who've lost everything through some sort of personal disaster (car accident, disease, murder, etc.) to train them as elite fighters. Throughout the book, I imagined the organization seeming very kind and benevolent, but in the end the MC discovers they're the ones staging the catastrophes in order to recruit individuals they feel are especially promising. Pretty bare bones, but could make for a good thriller.

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guardian-hope — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:00:02 +0100

Some people said the animal spirits live within their people. They are there to guide a person in life and occasionally protect them. Some people say the animals don't exist, that they are just stories from a past that need to be let go. When dark magic attacks, both sides of the argument are going to learn a painful truth. The Animal Spirits are real, and they are very angry. I tried to give this fantasy a good home, but it just isn't working for me. Hopefully someone else will see it's true worth.

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Bishu — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:16:31 +0100

Here are a few of my old ones hanging around the ideas folder that probably won't ever get written by me...hopefully someone else can make use of them and give them a good home! 1)The Greek gods, due to some sort of divine accident, are stuck as mortals and are reborn anew each time they die. The way I imagined it was from Athena's perspective (she's my favorite...but you could pick another if you like) in modern day high school as she grows up in her newest life. She's had her memories back for a while and knows who she is, but is only just starting to find her divine family scattered across the modern world. I thought they'd probably be trying to find a way to break the cycle of mortal reincarnation and get back to their god states, something they'd been trying and failing to do for centuries, but do with it what you will. 2) A parody of the superhero story. In this world there are quite a few people born with powers, and there are schools to accomodate these people. Villains go to villain school, heroes to hero school, and sidekicks to sidekick school, where they learn all of the techniques they need to do their job. The only problem is, the schools teach ridiculously over-cliche and dramatic techniques that always seem to result in the same epic battle with the villain making the same mistakes and losing. The way I imagined it, the MC1's parents forced her to go to hero school even though she didn't want anything to do with the whole hero business because they're such quacks. MC2 wanted to be a hero more than anything but only got into sidekick school, due to his powers being less than spectacular. Both are upset, and wind up being assigned to one another as part of a school program to create teams early. MC3, the villain, is an actual genius and realizes what idiots the villains are for always making the same mistakes. Properly equipped with the Evil Overlord list, he starts to break all of the established rules and cause real trouble. The heroes, faced with a real threat from a cunning adversary, start to panic. MC1 and MC2, as two of the only halfway normal people on the hero side, are the only ones who might be able to stop him.

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NaNo_Bot — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:23:31 +0100

Rachel's life was turned upside-down when her father was murdered, now she's back in her home town to heal and to try to get her life back together. Former town bad boy, Emery, has been waiting for years for Rachel to return, to meet her as an equal and to win her respect and maybe her love. But it won't be easy. Especially as someone from Rachel's past thinks she knows more about her father's death than she's letting on... and will kill to keep old secrets buried.

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L.v.E. — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:26:11 +0100

If anyone adopts this, I am always happy to read the story, if one is looking for someone to read it. (I'd love to see where my baby ends up!). FMC has a good life. She lives with her cousin in a roomy appartment, has a perfect boyfriend, good friends and is a perfect student. When Halloween comes around, things will change. As she gets ready for a party there is a knock on her door and when she opens it, she finds her prince charming. Literary. A handsome young man, with a great sense of humor and wit, is standing claiming to be her soulmate. She however has never met the guy and isn't really keen on destroying the perfect life she has because he tells her to. He is stubborn, won't give up and eventually she allows him in as a friend. And they grow closer. And then the question is if she will fall for him, and who she'll choose or if she allows herself to choose. And why the hell Prince Charming knows he is her soulmate. Or claims that he knows that.

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Kenys Meyn — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:35:23 +0100

In 1808 France two men were in contention over a lady. They decided to settle it like modern gentlemen by having a duel while floating high above Paris in a pair of balloons. They both drew and fired. One of the contestant's balloon was punctured by his opponent's blunderbuss and he fell half a mile to his death. The above is an actual true story. Write a fictionalized version of the events leading up to this duel.

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syncoroll — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:48:13 +0100

A typical story about a boy who has feelings for a girl he admires. His best friend is a killer. And the girl he loves is a crack whore. He gets involved in political intrigue, faces a moral dilemma of whether to kill to save, or let things run their due course. As he discovers more about the pasts of his inner circle. He wonders who to trust, and what is the importance of his existence.

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vulture — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:51:00 +0100

The crew of an submarine that is due to be scrapped steal the vessel and remove all the warheads inside, leaving only the missiles. Then, they start an unconventional business with the ship: They use the rockets to launch coffins into space. Problems start when the boat runs out of missiles and when one of the coffins accidently shoots down an US spy sattelite.

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crystel_dream — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:27:25 +0100

This looks cool. I'm taking to have a go at after NaNo has finished :). If it works out I'll let you know how I get on but I am slow at writing outside of NaNo so it might take me a while. Thanks

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crystel_dream — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:30:27 +0100

Number 1 is similar to something I already have in the works so I'm going to take to add to the mix of that story :). If it ever gets finished I'll let you know how I did with it.

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crystel_dream — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:33:42 +0100

May I take this to add to my list of stories to write outside of NaNo? When it gets written (although it may take me a while) I'll let you know, if you'd like to take a look.

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Selah Ex Animo — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:40:12 +0100

1) A bachelor spreads rumors of his personal wealth to attract a girlfriend. He attracts someone--or something--else. 2) A girl claims a food allergy in an attempt to make herself interesting to her peers/her family/etc. But now she has trapped herself in a lie and must live by it. Years pass. She wants to escape this lie but doesn't know how. 3) Your MC has the chance to change one thing from his/her past and must make their decision in three days. What would s/he change and how will the change affect their current life? A variation of this plot is that the MC is forced to change something from his/her past (or suffer some sort of punishment). S/he is comfortable with their present life but have no choice otherwise. What do they change and how are they affected? 4) A husband swears to discharge his wife of all responsibility to him, for they cannot obtain a divorce, but neither can they remain together. But he returns, years and years and years later, and demands his share of her fortune. She refuses him, and charges him to recall his his vow. He refuses to drop his demand. Cue attempts upon his part to steal the letters (evidence of his vow) and burn them... Inspired by Daniel's Defoe's "Moll Flanders." 5) Three men (though feel free to play with the gender of any of the characters) — MC1, former national hero at odds with the political corruption of his queen and ex-lover; MC2, an idealistic prince in exile; and MC3, a former general whose recklessness led to the slaughter of his men — find themselves without money or friends amid the smoke, grunge, and corruption of the City. Homeless, starving, and hunted by enemies, the men seek the protection of the Governor, only to discover that they must join his underground tournament, an illegal operation that feeds off the unquenchable bloodlust of the City’s citizens. But the fights conceal an even deeper corruption from the public eye: the forces that first ruined the lives and careers of the main characters are linked and they are reaping havoc throughout the city. The MCs are trapped in a tight spot. To abandon the tournament is to damn themselves to a slow death in the city streets. But to continue fighting is to support the political machines that were their original downfall. The MCs must choose between the lesser of two evils — and any decision they reach will have long-reaching consequences for the City, their homelands… and themselves.

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zeroone — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:20:06 +0100

This was supposed to be this year's NaNo, but I dropped it due to the slightly heavy amount of research I'd have to fit into my college schedule. It's 1924 in New York. The story is about a young woman who dreams of becoming/being a Flapper, but doesn't yet have the nerve to confront her uptight parents about it. She finds out that in fact, her family made their enormous amount of money through organized crime, the Mafia, and that she herself is the descendant of a rather important Mafiosi. Add to that when her parents reveal to her, that she is supposed to marry one of the grandsons her age of the Savarese family, one she doesn't particularly like and it also thwarts her plans to become a flapper. Bonus points if you can get her to actually dabble in the work of the Mafia herself. If you adopt it, please send me a nanomail so I can buddy you :)

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PadawanBlaine — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:20:49 +0100

Taking this too. It's amazing, I'll give it a go. Thanks!

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imaginepageant — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:47:38 +0100

I like this! Reminds me a bit of Mastermind. Adding it to my plot stash!

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imaginepageant — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:13:06 +0100

Various ideas, some of which I've posted in past Adopt-a-Plot threads. [quote]1) A young, single, heavily pregnant woman named Mary gets lost while driving in the country. Her GPS stops working. Then she runs out of gas. And her cell phone battery dies. Plus, night is falling. And it's starting to rain. Things are looking pretty grim for Mary. She remembers seeing a farm not too far back, so she leaves her car on the side of the road and starts walking. When she reaches the farm, she finds that no one is home, so she takes refuge in the stable amongst the livestock. And then she goes into labour. When the three brothers who own the farm return, they are shocked to see Mary and her newborn son lying in a bed of hay in their stable. They are even more shocked to see that she's laid the child in the manger. And even more shocked to learn her name. One of the men breaks out the Bible he carries with him at all times, and starts reciting the story of Jesus's birth. They herald Mary's son as the Second Coming, and Mary herself as the Mother of God. Word gets out, and the story of Mary and her son becomes a nationwide sensation. People all around the country flock to see her and the child they believe is Jesus. The problem is, Mary is an athiest. I see this as a comedy with a lot of hijinx as Mary tries to convince the world that her child isn't the Son of God. Or is he...?[/quote] [quote]2) The United States is once again the target of a terrorist attack. A biological weapon is unleashed in the nation's largest cities - a deadly virus that targets only the y chromosome, making all females automatically immune. Naturally, something goes terribly wrong and the virus doesn't just kill it's victims - it reanimates them into primal, vicious monsters. What would happen in a zombie apocalypse that only affected men? Would the belief that women were inherently weaker and more docile than men be proven true, or would the women fight back as hard as they could? Would the surviving men be given power and heralded as kings, or be kept as reproductive slaves, valued only for their sperm? With the latter scenario, the story arc could follow a woman and the man she loves as they try to escape not only the hordes of zombies occupying every city, but also the new regime that would separate them and enslave him for the rest of his life.[/quote] [quote]3) A modern take on Romeo and Juliet. A hitman falls in love with his target, and can't bring himself to kill her. His superiors warn him that he must follow orders or be terminated himself... literally. He devises a plan to fake her death to save both of them from his agency, but it somehow goes horribly wrong and they both end up dead.[/quote] [quote]4) A group of friends spend the night in an abandoned building which, decades ago, had been a women's school, and is supposedly haunted by the girl whose brutal murder caused the school to be closed down. They see no ghosts, but our main character has a vivid and disturbing dream which, though she doesn't realize it at first, is actually a memory of a past life. The story follows her gradual discovery of this past life, in which she was a student at the school... the same student who is rumored to haunt the building. Her murderer would turn out to be the ancestor of her present-day lover, or something as equally sensational.[/quote] [quote]5) Aliens invade the planet. Aliens who look a lot like us, but who are much more violent and bloodthirsty, and who are willing to kill anyone and everyone who stands in their way of taking over. The story could follow any number of characters - soldiers defending their planet, rebels who take matters into their own hands, or a band of innocents just trying to survive. In the end, it's revealed that the "aliens" are actually humans from Earth, on a voyage to conquer alien planets.[/quote]

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Mim — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:20:58 +0100

Here's my little plot collection. I posted them last year already. If you're interested in one, please tell me so, I would love to read your result :) And modify all you want! 1. A teenage girl (I imagine her to be about 16-18, but of course she could be older) wakes up, finding she has a complete blackout. She doesn't know where she's been last night, with whom and what she did. She panicks and comes up with the horrible idea that someone gave her knockout drops and did God knows what to her. She gets more and more obsessed with that thought, especially when she has reason to think that she's pregnant. After some talks with friends (who might have been with her that night but went elsewhere her later on), she finds out that she's definitely been hanging with some guy she knows from school (or whatever) and starts to accuse him of having raped her. She starts to turn everyone against the poor boy (maybe even presses charges), maybe even comes up with some fake memories (being convinced that's how it really happened). Then, for some other reason (maybe another "witness"), she suddenly finds out that she was wrong about everything, but is scared to take back her accusations... 2. FMC is really fed up with always having to go through the whole dating process with guys just to discover eventually that the chemistry's just not right. In a talk with her best friend, they come up with a deal - when feeling the want, urge or whatever to kiss somebody, FMC is just going to do it without thinking about it (I originally set the deal up to last for ten guys). First she's really sceptical about it, but then has really interesting experiences. My ideas included: a guy who claims she stole his first kiss; somebody who's actually an arrogant asshole, but that's for some reason exactly what makes him attractive in a way (tension ;)); two guys at once and she has to decide which one she'd rather like to kiss; an I-kissed-a-girl experience... I wanted it to circle about two boys in the end - one she knows from a sport team or whatever club she's in and always fancied, but really hesitates to kiss since she has to see him every week (wanting to be loyal about the deal, she keeps staring at him knowing she has to walk up to him and kiss him, and he eventually talks to her and asks her why she's staring at him so awkwardly); second, her male best friend (who she never saw in that light before, of course ;P) whom she kisses totally out of the blue (even for herself). Sounds pretty banal when I put it that way (like your average romantic comedy movie) but maybe you could use the concept. 3. FMC is on a train, reading a book, when MMC enters the compartment - only minutes later they find out that they have the same book with them, exactly the same copy, which is a kick-off for a long conversation about literature and reading in general. FMC has the time of her life and would really like to see MMC again, but she's really shy and feels that he is out of her league, too. But when he goes to the bathroom, she has an idea: remembering that she has an address sticker on the first page of her own copy of the book, she just swaps his and hers and hopes that he will contact her when he notices... (This was my last year's story, but I couldn't really come up with a storyline past that first scene. In my version, FMC was a young teacher to be and he was a med school student who played in a band. And the book was Südkind's "Perfume".) 4. This one is more of a concept than an actual plot - might also be better suited for a short story: A story is told from one perspective, and by the facts that are given you don't really know what happened. Then you hear the same story from another point of view, and all the holes start to fill in. Not sure if this is understandable... as an example, when I tried to write this, I had a woman go on about somebody who destroyed her life by taking away everything from her (I tried to make it sound like it was about a husband who left her), but the second pov was told by a young man who caused a car accident in which he killed her daughter. 5. MC (who maybe just graduated from high school or something) takes a job tourist guide in their town, but they never really paid attention in history or geography class and actually don't know much about their own home town. So, instead of researching, they just invent some nice little tales to tell to the tourists... 6. Two MMCs are best friends. One day, MC1 tells MC2 that he's in love with him. MC2 laughs it off because he's 100% that MC1 is just joking, so MC1 quickly backs off and drops the topic. But then, MC2 starts to think about it and realizes that he might have been very insensitive, so he starts to look out whether MC1 really seems to like him in a romantic way, plus: how could he have gone years without noticing that his best friend is gay? (Whether they end up together or whatever the whole episode does to their friendship is up to you.) Of course they could also be girls or maybe you could even make this work with a girl and a boy, but I has two guys in mind, because I imagined that the first reaction of a guy having his best buddy confess their love to them would be "yeah, suuure."

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piper0110 — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:05:32 +0100

I love this! I think I may adopt!

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CherrehBeareh — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:54:53 +0100

I better leave a plot, after trolling most of these 'Adopt a plot' forums. MC was sucked into somesort of cult, and is brainwashed for years into following them like sheep. She slowly begins to realize that this is wrong, and she wants out. Somehow, she makes it out, but the cult members want her back. She's running from these people, who will do anything to get her back. Hopefully that makes sense. xD

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0rdinaryvanity — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:13:38 +0100

I may end up using one of these plots for myself in the end, but I figured it couldn't hurt to share them here. If you take one, I'd love to see the finished product! :) 01) A young couple (child optional) open a bed & breakfast after one of their wealthy relatives wills them the business or the money to open said business. They expect to cater to honeymooners, retirees and small families traveling cross-country, but instead their guests are of the supernatural variety (ghosts, mythological creatures, aliens; whatever!). 02) An affectionately written biography of a (fictional) eccentric musician who left this earth too soon, a vibrant movie starlet from the Silent Era or any brand of celebrity you can come up with! 03) A cute young witch, cursed by her powerful older sister, employs an errant knight (I pictured him as a disgraceful half-wit, but write him however you like) for the purposes of revenge. The knight finds himself torn romantically between the adorable yet hot-tempered younger witch and the sultry, magnetic older witch. Much fantasy, action and bawdy humor ensue.

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KaliAngel — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:17:04 +0100

Ooooooooooooooh I like this idea. I'll save it and give it a look after NaNoWrimo is done and I have my other project out of my hair.

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A.J.Horn — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:28:58 +0100

The uninspired writer of a fantasy series (or any other genre) is sucked into the universe of his next book.

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BuddhistOnABus — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:03:30 +0100

A guy who always manages to ruin Christmas for his nieces and nephews by being drunk/rude/stingy is visited by some sort of spirit,a la A Christmas Carol. It may come in the form of a reindeer, who informs him that he will be taken away until he can behave acceptably and stop ruining Christmas for people. When he awakes he discovers how Santa manages it - he is actually at the North Pole, a specialised rehab centre that only takes one person each year. "Santa" is a different unpleasant person every year, watched over by a gang of elves determined to make him atone for the ways he has disappointed those around him. As his treatment, he must plan, organise and execute Christmas for the whole world.

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Lovellybells — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:40:33 +0100

I like this! I just may adopt!

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Simonetta — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:22:48 +0100

The MC is a quiet, ordinary young man living in the 1900s. He is estranged from his eccentric parents, whose strange lifestyles and quirks make his attempts to gain a social life difficult. He comes to find out the reason why: his father was born with the power to time travel, and is from the year 2009; he met the MC's mother, a self-taught painter from the Renaissance, during his travels, and after they decided to marry, they settled down in the late Victorian period, married, and then had the MC. Unfortunately, in 2009 the government is aware of the existence of those with the power of time travel, and it's quite illegal. Now, the poor MC has to deal with not fitting in, the fact that government agents from the future are chasing after his family, and the fact that he's inherited his father's powers as well. I tried writing this years ago, but lost interest. If you like it, take it, and change whatever you like.

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Liam Zero — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:32:45 +0100

Earth is originally a colony. Everyone alive today has forgotten, but long ago people came from outer space to colonize our planet. The skeletons from so-called 'prehistorical humans' are actually an old race of human-like people who died out through the years. The ones who came from space had an accident during their landing and the technology they were going to use to build the colony with broke during that incident. At the same time, their home planet got attacked by a hostile race from a neighbor planet they simply called 'the dark planet' because of it's colour. The dark race slaughtered them all because they ran out of natural resources to use on their own planet. Back to Earth. The survivors from the crash must now continue to survive in a foreign environment with no one left to help them and barely any machinery to help them kill the animals that might attack them. The two generals (one male, one female: may or may not be symbolically named Adam and Eve. You choose.) must ensure the survival of their race while they attempt to repair their broken space ship. When they finally come to the conclusion that it can't be repaired, they have to accept that they are stuck here, a fact that will definitely cause commotion amongst the people. Bonus point if you make the female general kick ass!! No weak females please.

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Tsukasa — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:59:12 +0100

I've added a few onto the "maybe" list, but I hate to post that I'm "taking" them until I actually know for sure that's what I'm doing. In the meantime, I'll leave this: (Note that the genders here are all extremely fluid; you could have a heterosexual or homosexual couple, or the roles could be reversed.) A young woman remembers her past life, especially the man she loved. After saving up (or receiving) enough money, she plans to travel around the world in order to find the reincarnation of her lover. She finds a man that claims to be him, and they quickly fall in love and get married. However, the more time she spends around her new husband, the more she notices that he's not exactly as she remembers. She passes this off to both having led very different lives this time around. As time passes, though, the feeling that something isn't quite right about the whole situation grows larger and larger. Eventually, when she asks him, her husband admits to not being the man he claimed to be. What happens? -I always liked (being a fantasy writer) the idea that the soul of her former lover split somehow upon reincarnation, and even though her husband may not entirely be the reincarnation of her former lover, he still has a piece of the split soul, and that's why they were attracted to each other and managed to marry before she noticed anything was wrong. From there, there's tons of possibilities. Do they get the rest of the soul back? What if all the pieces are in a bunch of different guys? What if she has pieces of her husband's soul inside her? Take it where you want. Though I'd love to hear if anyone takes it and what you came up with!

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Kitty Taylor — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:38:17 +0100

I really like the sound of this. I'm not sure whether I'll be able to use it, but it's definitely sparking some ideas! =D

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Majidae — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:13:42 +0100

Here's mine: A young girl is somehow lost in the forest (whether it was an accident or on purpose is up to you). She manages to get found by MASSIVE spiders (think the size of a car...) and is adopted into their society and raised by them. On her sixteenth birthday, her 'parents' offer her the opportunity to experience the human world. At the end of one month in the human world, she will be brought back to the forest and offered the choice to become one of the spiders through their poisonous venom. Hijinks ensue, of course, but the big question is whether she'll choose to stay a human, or be more like the culture that has raised her her whole life.

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Rhianna — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:28:32 +0100

Oh, I am definitely stealing this for something outside of NaNo. Steampunky short story, here I come.

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muffinsplanned — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:52:47 +0100

A stort of synopsis: Emilia is cute. Everything about her is cute; from her boots to her pink finger nails and her long blonde hair. She knows how important looks are, and she never shows herself looking anything but cute. This summer she is going away to a camp for a few weeks, expecting to learn all there is about dancing. She dreams about having the perfect roommate that she can borrow clothes from, and gossip about boys with and end up having a lifelong friendship with. Instead she meets Cassandra, a girl who has before Emilia’s arrival already claimed the best bed, and already made a huge mess of the room. Cassandra is a tom-girl, the exact opposite of Emilia; she’s noisy, messy and all of her clothes are two sizes too big. What Emilia thinks is going to be the worst summer yet, turns out to be a crash course in “Who is Emilia”.

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spydergirl — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:02:50 +0100

Love this one! May adopt as well!

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Prof.Becket — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:20:53 +0100

Here's one - I know I'd get bored writing it, there isn't enough action for me ... but it would be good for someone wanting to do a calm, nice plot. ;) Character names were chosen at random to make the synopsis easier, they don't mean anything so change them if you wish. It's 2003, and the setting is a poor neighbourhood in a small town - the sort where any money goes on food, bills and rent, and luxuries are few and far between. It borders a reasonably affluent neighbourhood, so the children go to school with more middle-class students. 10 year old Jake Smith is walking to a car boot sale (if you're American: garage sale) when he sees a £5/$10 note on the floor. It's rare he sees this much money, so he's excited and picks it up. At the sale, he meets up with his friend Bob Taylor and then walk around together, before coming to a stall run by an old woman. On this stall, they see a PlayStation 1 for sale; on further enquiry, they find out it used to be her grandson's but he has a PlayStation 2 now, and so she's selling it for £10/$20. Having never been able to buy a games console, Jake and Bob gather all their money, but find they only have £8/$15 between them. The woman sees how much they want it and so sells it to them for what they have. On the way back home, they encounter another friend, Oliver Wilkins. They tell him the news and, after a brief squabble, decide they will set it up at Ollie's house (mainly because he's the only one with a TV that can connect to the PS1.) Fast forward 8 years: it's 2010. The friends are now 17, and Ollie has called them all round to his house urgently. Jake arrives first, closely followed by a girl we haven't met before - her name is Annie Jackson, and her appearance is explained later. Jake tells the other two that Bob is with his grandmother; Ollie rolls his eyes and goes to call Bob's grandmother's house, but Jake stops him - it's serious this time. Ollie laments that this is serious too: their PS1 has stopped working. The two boys argue about why Ollie was playing it alone, then Annie interrupts that she could have a go at fixing it. As Annie starts to work, they begin to reminisce about how the PS1 has changed their lives... Memory 1: Back in 2003, they've just got the PS1 to Ollie's house. Ollie lives in a big family, with two older brothers and five younger siblings. He's different to them all, and gets bullied by them. After the three friends realise that they don't have any games to play on their new console, Ollie breaks into his piggy bank and goes back to the sale to see if he can find any being sold, leaving Jake and Bob to set up the PS1, being pestered by his siblings as they do so. Shortly, Ollie returns with five games and sees his friends being bothered by his siblings. He shouts to them that he's going to keep the games locked away and, if they're nice to him, he might let them play with the PS1. They shut up and listen to him. It's the first time that he starts to get respect from his family. Memory 2: It's October 7th 2004, and it's late at night. There's a ring on the bell at Ollie's house - it's Jake. He seems upset and Ollie invites him in, joking that the FIFA 2005 game that they saved money to pre-order (significant because it's the only game they've bought new on release) isn't due until tomorrow. Jake isn't in the mood; he says he knows that his older brother Danny (who has been referenced as a young criminal earlier in the plot) has been arrested and it sounds pretty serious - there's talk of lawyers and he thinks that Danny is going away this time. He didn't want to stay in the house with all the shouting going on and Bob is away visiting his grandmother (thought she was having a heart attack, it was actually heart burn.) Ollie tells Jake that he can spend the night now one of his older brother's has gone (implied that he got a girl pregnant and moved in with her.) Before going to sleep, Jake wonders whether he'll turn into a criminal, Danny wasn't so different to him. Ollie tells him that he won't because video game nerds never become criminals. Memory 3: It's a hot summer day in 2007 and the three boys are playing the PS1. It's now in Ollie's room, with his older brothers both moved out and the old TV in there (his rich aunt having given them her old TV when she upgraded, which is now in the living now.) Ollie's room is front-facing and, out of the window, they see a girl outside shooting hoops in her front garden. They recognise her from school as Anne Jackson, known for being 'weird' (and implied that she has Asperger's syndrome) - Jake and Ollie are inclined to just ignore her, but Bob muses that she always looks lonely and wants to invite her to join them. Jake and Ollie tell him that he can go and ask ... and so he does. Ten minutes later, he reappears with her and they share the PS1 with her. After they've finished, they tell Anne that she can come back - Jake tells her it's only because Bob will be away with his grandmother tomorrow and they need another team member, but there's a smile as he says it. As she leaves, it occurs to Anne that it's the first time she's really had a friend. Present day, 2010: Bob walks in to the house to the news that the PS1 is broken and Annie (she earnt the nickname during the years they've known her) is trying to fix it. No sooner has this been said that the PS1 boots up - Annie has got it working! They put on Crash Team Racing, a four-person game, and are just getting in to it ... when they notice that there's smoke coming from the PS1. Seconds later, there is a bang and the PS1 stops working again. Annie can't fix it this time. Bob begins to cry. Memory 4: November 2009, just a few months before the 'present day' in 2010. Bob is with his parents and little sister, visiting their grandmother. Bob thinks she is a hypochondriac, because they're forever being called up for things on the pretense that she's dying but, when they get there, they find that it's nothing. His grandmother can see that he's bored and tells him that he should go and play his video games with his friends. He weakly protests, but she insists and he leaves to go to Ollie's house. Present day, 2010: After calming down, Bob apologises for crying and reveals that his grandmother died a couple of hours ago. Additionally, he also reveals that, just before dying, she told him that she's leaving him £500 that she keeps in an old jam jar in one of her kitchen cupboards. Bob realises that she knew she was dying and wasn't just being silly, but she wanted him to be happy so she kept it from him. He muses that £500 is enough to buy a new PS3 and some new games for it. The four friends head into town to get their new console. Some quotes you might like: These occured to me, feel free to discard if you don't like them. 2003, car boot sale Jake: Um, what is this please? Woman: Oh, that was my grandson's - a Game Platform, or something like that. Jake: A PlayStation? Woman: Yes, that's it! Bob: Woah. Charlie Cassock had one of those. Jake: Cassock? The rich kid? Bob: Yeah. Jake: Woah. Ollie: Hey, what have you got? Bob: PS1. Ollie: No, really? Jake: Really. Ollie: We should set this up at my house. Jake and Bob: No! (Jake and Bob argue about where it will be going, seeing as they both paid for it.) Ollie: Um, do either of you have a TV with lead sockets? Jake: No... Ollie: Looks like it's coming to my house then. 2003, Ollie's house Bob: So ... how do we get it to work? Ollie: I don't know, I've never used one. Jake: We could look on the internet? Ollie: No computer. Bob: You live five minutes away from the library. Ollie: I'm going out, then? Jake: We'll need games too. Ollie: Am I getting those as well? 2004 Ollie: You know, I don't think they have big parties for FIFA games. Jake: We could have one though? Jake: Do you think I'll become him? Ollie: Who? Jake: Danny. Ollie: No. Jake: Why not? He wasn't so different to me, you know. Ollie: Yes, he was. Jake: How? Ollie: He didn't have a video game. Guys that play video games don't become criminals. Jake: Ok. Goodnight. 2007 Jake: No, she's weird. Bob: No weirder than us. Ollie: We're not weird. Bob: How many other kids on this road are inside playing video games? Ollie: No one else is as cool as us, they don't have a console. Jake: Right on! Bob: Yeah, we're definitely not weird. I'm inviting her up. Anne: So you just play these games all day? Jake: Not always these ones, we get new ones... Ollie: But basically yes. Anne: Cool. 2009 Bob's grandmother: I'm just a silly old woman. Bob: You sure? Grandmother: Completely. Go, be with your friends. I shouldn't have called you here. 2010 Ollie: Where's Bob? Annie: Grandmother's. Ollie: Oh, what now - did she close her eyes and worry that she's gone blind? I'm phoning him there! Jake: No, I think she's dying... Ollie: Really? That's never happened before. Annie: No, it tends to only happen once. Annie: Could try and fix it. Jake: I don't think anyone fixes PS1s anymore, they just tell people to throw them away. Ollie: I don't think anyone has PS1s anymore... Annie: I don't mean take it somewhere, I mean I could try. Jake: You serious? Annie: Sure - just get me a box of matches and a screwdriver. Ollie: This is going to be like watching MacGyver fix a PS1! Jake: Can you fix it again Annie? Annie: Of course not. Bob: Why not? Annie: It's on fire. Ollie: Erm, you don't need to cry, it is just a PS1. Jake: I think his grandma might dead, Ollie.

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Kajineko — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:29:54 +0100

[quote]Lydia Towers, the only child of an extravagant gentleman, lives in Sussex. At 18, she has recently accepted a position as a governess and has no prospects. Her hair is jet black, and she wears it in elaborate styles. She is independent yet sometimes indulges in gossip. Her greatest joy comes from riding her horse. While caring for a sick grandmother she meets Benedict Gerard, when he offers her his umbrella as it starts to rain. He is an earl and has been very depressed of late. At first he finds her rather gauche and she questions his motives. But when he is challenged to a duel, she realizes that she cannot live without him. Throw in a Christmas snowstorm and things really get interesting. Are they meant to be? It's all up to you.[/quote] I think I'm going to adopt this one and see where it takes me. I've always like historical romances, and this is just really interesting. Probably going to work on it after NaNo, because I'm neck deep in planning with the one I have now. Haha.

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Kajineko — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:35:01 +0100

I am very much adopting 1 and 4. Talk about massive inspiration~ Thank you~

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BloodLilies — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:47:53 +0100

I think I might try this.

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Aviechan — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:03:08 +0100

There were once three girls. They were best friends, always loved spending time together, always felt that they completed each other. There was once one girl, she was sort of odd. These three girls loved picking on her. They had issues, everyone has issues, so they pushed them onto that girl. They didn't even know they did it, they just all knew she was that one girl they disliked and wanted to take out their dislike on. Well one day this girl disappears. At first they don't think it's a big deal, she probably finally realized how much she didn't belong there or whatever, sooner or latter she'll drag her ass back to school, and life will go on as usual. But she doesn't. Community searches start up, posters, police asking questions. They start getting nervous. What if someone kidnapped her, could they be next? or worse, what if she ran of or killed herself because of them? Would they have to go to jail? Weeks and months drag on, and the girls start feeling less and less close. When they aren't trying to think of who else could have ran off with her, they're pointing fingers at each other because she must have run off with herself. In the meantime, other bad stuff. They have no girl to pin it all on. They start becoming monsters. It's a meltdown. .... And then after that I have nothing. I don't know what happens to them, or to the girl. So I'm giving it up because maybe somebody else could figure up how to pick up the loose threads and tie them together in a way that makes sense.

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Viianny — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:10:23 +0100

I might add this to my already budding idea

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Viianny — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:28:38 +0100

I Adore that first one xD Might have to steal it.

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topsecret — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:37:22 +0100

These are all plots that I put up last year and am not aware of anybody adopting them. Names are used to make the descriptions easier to follow. 1. Adam and Eve are a married couple who hold the philosophy that they can deal with anything together so long as they are honest about it. One day Adam confesses to his wife that he is developing feelings towards another woman, Lily, but he does not want to do anything to hurt their marriage. Eve, of course, is jealous. They decide that Adam should cut down on his contact with Lily. He regularly speaks to Eve about his feelings and how they are changing, how he wants to be able to just be friends with the Lily, etc. But in reality, he is carrying on an affair with Jane the whole time and only "confessed" to Eve about Lily to throw her off the scent of the real affair. 2. Mary suddenly finds herself constantly daydreaming about Joseph, who she knew in high school. During high school, she had a massive crush on his best friend, but looking back doesn't understand why because Joseph was much cuter. Then Mary goes back home for some reason - in my head, she's spending the summer between graduating college and starting grad school. She goes to some sort of city carnival and runs into Joseph there, who is visiting his family before moving on to a new job. Joseph has been in love with Mary since high school, but never acted on it. He tried to move on, but no other girl can hold his interest for any significant length of time. When he sees Mary at the carnival, he knows he has to act now or else he'll regret it for the rest of his life. 3. Jill's job transfers her to a city several states away. She finds an apartment online, the company hires a moving company for her, and she flies or drives out to her new home. She spends the first day or two unpacking and finding a nearby bank and grocery store, changing her drivers license, and so on. Then one day she discovers that she lives next door to her high school or college sweetheart, Jack. Jill invites him over for dinner the next day because she is so excited to see somebody she actually knows. When Jack finds out she hasn't been able to really get to know the place yet, he offers to give her a tour of the city's attractions. This ends up taking more than one day, and as they reconnect, they remember why they had been together before and find themselves falling more in love than they had been the first time around.

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saxchic1 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:42:56 +0100

I think that i'm going to adopt this one. I may change it up a bit and make it my own but it still seems fun!!

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saxchic1 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:43:38 +0100

I mean number 3!! :D

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SmileAndBearIt — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:10:24 +0100

I love number 3, I would love to add this to my possibilities pile!

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Ashley Dough — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:31:24 +0100

I have to say, despite being rom-commy, I really like 2. It's piquing my interest. May or may not gank it.

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JagdStorm — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:32:05 +0100

Six (or any amount) people from different situations and backgrounds end up taking a strange subway line that only has the numbers 12:01 on it. They arrive at the destination: a washed out, faded copy of the real world, inhabited by monsters that chase them back into their world. They separate to go about their separate lives. However, news reports about strange accidents caused by mysterious monsters start to appear, and the group has to reuinite and find a way to stop the monsters.

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brittneybelle — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:33:33 +0100

I love number 2! And I think I could incorporate that into my current project!

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Raibura — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:33:58 +0100

This is one of my several nightmares I had on October 8. First nightmare of that night. 1. Post-Apocalypse: There is a (main) character (male/female) who is with his/her mother (you can change that with someone else). S/He is fighting with several creatures that are dangerous. S/He is a very protective person who will be wiling to kill anyone that is a threat to her/his family, friends, etc. You decide! Then a person appears. The main character attacks the person, assuming it was an enemy. (In my dream, that person was my sister. I did not even recognized her). The main character shoves her head in pool of water and then stops attacking. The person explains to the main character that some very important people need to talk with main character's mother (or whoever). [Apparently, mother is an extremely important person, not sure why?] * The creatures' weakness is water. * The person is actually a type of creatures. * There are two different creatures- 1. the creatures that are corrupted (experiment failure). 2. the creature that is perfect experiment. * The human scientists made these creatures.

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singing_beagle — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:03:28 +0100

I really like this plot -- I've decided to write fantasy this year but haven't known where to start, and the idea of a Christmas-hating Santa in need of rehabilitation is perfect! I'll definitely use him and the elves as part of my story.

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Tipardity — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:08:54 +0100

Love the second one! Might try it out as a novella sometime.

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Ghost_Feather — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:09:14 +0100

My heart went all ba-bump when I saw this, because it's frightening how close this is to my idea for this year, and this filled in some nice details. So thanks for this.

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lydiasarah — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:16:02 +0100

Yay! I'm sure you'll all do wonderful things with it!

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sunydaze — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:14:54 +0100

Taking the first one. Wishing I had something to contribute. I will rack my brains.

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sunydaze — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:18:35 +0100

Adopting number 3. I took a road trip around the country via Greyhound many years ago and I used to leave books as I was finishing them with "Read Me" post it notes on top and wished I could've asked the person who found the book what they thought after they were done. I am eager to see where this plot takes me.

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akaaliza — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:34:39 +0100

I love the idea of a fictional biography, hehe.

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bravrayj — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:44:38 +0100

here are some ideas i've had over the years that i don't see doing. i posted these last year, but i'm posting these again, in case new nanoers want to take the ideas. nanomail me if you want to take any of these as i would love to see how they go. 1. two siblings, brother and sister get married around the same time (could be a double wedding), and all live together in the same house (or live in the same town), and about 1-2 years into the marriage, the siblings find out that the husband of the sister and the wife of the brother are both cheating on them. the most shocking part of this is that they cheated with each other, so the brother's wife and sister's husband are sleeping together, leaving the siblings alone at night. 2. a 16 year old girl is entering her freshman year in college (smaller, urban local college) and experiencing her first real social interactions with students 2-3 years older than her in the dorms and the classroom and must juggle schoolwork and being oriented in social life (she was homeschooled). 3. as a child, the mc is abducted and held against their will for about a year. when the kidnappers give up, mc is given back to their parents. mc recovers from the incident, however, the parents want to milk them as 'the kidnapped child', and will not allow them to have a life beyond that, with people only knowing them to be the kidnapped kid. at age 15, mc gives up and runs off to a surrogate family, changing their name and identity, allowing them to finally start pursuing [insert interest here] after years of struggling with their parents. from here, the story can go two ways. 1. a few months after running off and excelling in [interest], suspicious people start looking at records of mc, finding out about their past, and alerting the parents. now everyone knows about what the mc is about in their past. will mc overcome this and become known as a flourishing young adult or be known just as that helpless child? 2. about 5-10 years later, after mainstream success in [interest], the mc starts divulging their life story to the public due to increased pressure. suddenly, mc sees their young childhood memories returning, and starts acting very strange, as if an repressed part of their personality was hidden away, revealing a scared and somewhat disturbed person. worse, mc's birth family is now entering the fray, and isn't happy about their life choices. how will mc be perceived, and can mc overcome their mental anguish? 4. in a big tourist city, there's a hotel that charges you for doing anything in the hotel from getting ice and getting breakfast and calling the front desk. welcome to the rivah (sounds like ripoff) hotel, where our motto is money first, service last. a certain mr. paustive is here on a weekend stay, and is in for a big surprise from the moment he comes into the door. 5. the craziest mall in america, where store owners get into trouble and the security guard is somewhat crazy as well. it's a wacky experience for both employees and customers. 6. a story about a phd in physics who after being fired lives with a creative type who doesn't have the genius he has, but eventually, they see each other as equals in terms of brain power, but they use theirs in different ways. 7. MC can hear the future. every once in a while, MC's sound is between five and 30 seconds ahead of what they see, resulting in screaming for touchdowns that haven't been crafted yet, and helping lives at times. some see MC as crazy for this. 8. The MC was born a wolf with their pack, however, when MC was young, they were turned human by a curse, but retained some wolf like features, but not enough to think that they were originally a wolf. They fall in love with the human world over time, and doesn't think of themselves as being a wolf. However, when puberty hits, the curse starts to weaken, and they revert when (insert emotion here) shows up in them. MC realizes that they were born a wolf, and has werewolf features as well, but the wolves hate humans and just want to kill as much as them as possible. As the curse continues to weaken, MC has to fight between their heritage as a wolf and their love for the human race in general. i'll have a few more posted as the month goes on and think of nano plot ideas.

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Oracle Speaking — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:06:45 +0100

Here's a couple of ideas I've had recently: 1. In a world with superheroes and the like, a plucky young reporter-type is doing research for a story when some unsettling facts regarding the superheroes come to life. But for defenders of truth and good, most of these 'heroes' seem like they'd much prefer those facts remain buried - by any means necessary. 2. A certain person has been raised and trained their whole life for the day that an epic prophecy has predicted they will do something very important...and when she/he discovers that the prophecy actually referred to someone ELSE, her/his world is thrown into turmoil. Assuming, that is, anyone believes them when they say a mistake has been made. 3. Gravity isn't just a suggestion, it's the Law. ...Until it isn't anymore.

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leighalove — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:11:55 +0100

I might use #1 as a subplot. I'm pretty sure I'm already doing a superpowered plot, but not 100% yet. But if I do, I will work this into it somehow because it is great!

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Viianny — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:26:03 +0100

I might steal the first part of that...

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MaggieSticker — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:46:59 +0100

Ooh I may steal this, maybe tweak it. But it's definitely going into my inspirations folder. Thanks!

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Minoette — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:03:18 +0100

I think I may have to adopt that first one. Thanks!

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cosmonautegg — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:34:55 +0100

Plot #1 would be so interesting to write :). I would love to adopt it.

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cosmonautegg — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:41:46 +0100

Number one is awesome. So many interesting possibilites. I'll try to give it a good home. :)

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sunlit x tides — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:59:55 +0100

I love the Adopt a Plot thread. This is where I got my plot idea for last year. Hopefully I'll find something really intriguing this year :) I have a few plots written down but nothing I could write about so I'll post those later .

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sunlit x tides — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:04:28 +0100

Hey bravrayj. I''m throwing number three (kidnapped child trying to become his/her own person) into my possible story list :)

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BritannianAngels — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:12:17 +0100

So, I was going to do this for NaNo, and realised I didn't quite have enough words to do it. MC's sister is married and is having a baby with her spouse. She's happy, radiant, so absolutely in love. MC is happy too, in that kind of "I'm having a niece/nephew!" way. They're picking out names, setting up the baby's room, being newlywed-adorable. And then, tragedy strikes. The sister is walking to her doctor's appointment when a delivery truck or something slams out of nowhere into her. It kills both her and the baby. What happens after that is up to you! I was picturing something like the husband and the brother healing together or something, but go where you will!

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phrogkiniget — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:50:34 +0100

I really like 2. If you don't mind I'd like to add it to my plot stash.

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Insertnamehere — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:03:44 +0100

Oh, I LOVE the idea of number seven! I'm definitely going to have that as a huge part of my novel this year. :)

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Phoenix of the Dark — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:12:57 +0100

Jack Ryder used to be one of the greats. Loved by everyone he knew, mostly because he was rich. But that all changed. Now, Jack Ryder is a wasted man who has nothing to live for. But then, the man who Ryder would have ever truly called a friend comes to call, telling him of a race around the world. There are only a few rules: You cannot take an airplane, and you cannot die. The first person to travel all the way around the world gets (insert large yet sensible sum of money here). Only when Ryder starts the race does he realize the rule of "not dying" is going to be harder than he thought. His opponents want to win, and they'll do whatever is necessary to do it. Along the way there might be a beautiful woman to fall in love with, but you know, whatever sinks your boat. Oh, and if you want to, you can try to fit some sort of allusion to Around the World in 80 Days, but that's your choice.

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hannah_askance — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:27:17 +0100

Miramar by Mahfouz is similar to number 4. I love the idea, though. I might be putting it under possible plots. :)

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hannah_askance — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:47:27 +0100

I love the first one. I'll be adding it to my list. :)

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howl_owl — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:03:13 +0100

Hi! Fun to see a fellow Swede. I really like the plot, might take a shot of it for this year's NaNoWriMo

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Mistwalker — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:23:49 +0100

This idea is fantastic! I might have to try this out after NaNo - Thanks for sharing ^_^

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khailibowen — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:08:32 +0100

I like number 5 - I am adding it to my short list.

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Liz Lee — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:25:00 +0100

When nano is done I think I will have a go at number 1!

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ivyleaf — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:05:33 +0100

Looks like the writing buddies thing isn't up yet, but I'd love to see how it turns out! The idea is fascinating :D

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Ray55 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:00:45 +0100

Here's an idea that I've had for a long time but never could do anything with maybe someone else can. A kidnapping ring makes one ransom demand that contains all the infomation needed to pay the ransom. The demand has always been delivered in a manner that is pretty much untracable, including such low-tech methods like taping a note to the door. The demand always says that there will be no negotiations. If it's paid, the victim will be released, if no payment is made by the dealine, they will never see their loved one again. And so far it's always been that way. Whenever a ransom was paid, the victim always woke up alone, unhurt and having nothing of value to tell the police about the kidnappers. When the ransom wasn't paid, that was it. No further contact, nothing. Not even a dead body being found months later. The kidnapped person just disappeared. It's the perfect crime.

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NJC — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:22:32 +0100

OMG, I want to read that one.

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Phantomphreak — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:54:31 +0100

I have fallen in love with this. Her name will be Amelia Abbott. His name, Ben Noble. Is that ok?

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Phoenix of the Dark — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:57:40 +0100

And what could be really interesting is if, when the ransom isn't met, the kidnapped becomes a part of the kidnapping ring. I'm not taking it, but it's an idea that whoever does could take.

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Lawisendro — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:09:39 +0100

Number 3 is so cool, bro(ette?)! Really. Might be tweaking and taking!

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sunlit x tides — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:32:39 +0100

I'm going to put number 3 in my plot stash :)

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writerbear — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:44:42 +0100

I love Number 2! Definitely adopting this one. The potential is just amazing! Thanks so much

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sunlit x tides — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:52:34 +0100

Reading the first two paragraphs gave me some inspiration so I'm adding this to my plot stash :)

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MakeMeARanebow — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:09:45 +0100

"Aliens invade the planet. Aliens who look a lot like us, but who are much more violent and bloodthirsty, and who are willing to kill anyone and everyone who stands in their way of taking over. The story could follow any number of characters - soldiers defending their planet, rebels who take matters into their own hands, or a band of innocents just trying to survive. In the end, it's revealed that the "aliens" are actually humans from Earth, on a voyage to conquer alien planets." Could I possibly adopt this, and tweak the ending, please?

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clearly_insane_87 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:18:17 +0100

Ooh. Cool idea! Definitely giving inspiration!

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zeroone — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:19:26 +0100

Reminds me of Nikita :)

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Aviechan — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:29:19 +0100

MC has worked very long, very hard, to get to very good places in life... only to have MC2 ruin it all. MC2 is an idiot, a lazy ass, and constantly telling MC to actually live a little. MC wants nothing to do with MC2 and their dead-end ways. MC2 however starts dragging MC down when they insist on being friends, always causing problems for MC to clean up. What does MC do? What happens at the end to MC and MC2? And what was the one huge mistake MC2 did that MC just couldn't clean up? I have no idea. And so, another plot I hope finds a nice home somewhere.

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Autumn_in_New_York — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:56:44 +0100

I may possibly adopt this to intertwine with my current NaNo idea. I'll let you know if it works out!

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Viianny — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:09:24 +0100

One day an Event occurs (original idea was that a Mythological Creature went on a rampage) and all the 'bad' people in the world are dead, or just plain disappeared. Only the children below a certain age, and those deemed 'worthy' are left alive on the planet. How long will it last though? Will corruption and bigotry come back quickly in a world re building? What is the definition of 'worthy' in your story anyway?

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Kerantli — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:09:26 +0100

Adopting number 6!

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Rubyfruit — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:09:19 +0100

I have a couple of ideas, but they're not what I'm writing! -- There exists a small town where all disputes are not decided in a court of law, but on the dance floor. In this place, where every dispute is decided by dance-offs, the MC, a tourist who has to take an unexpected detour, gets caught up in a dance-off that they can't win, then they meet the other MC, a natural dancer who shows the first MC the ropes in a place where one step can change destinies. -- Two teenagers find out that fairies exist, and thus use a little bit of fairy magic to get things that they want. Little things, of course--a slightly better test grade, a bit of boldness to do things they couldn't do otherwise. But when of the MCs is spirited off to the Fairy Realm because of an act of kindness taken as a betrothal ritual, the second MC finds out that, to save his/her friend, it'll take a little more than fairy dust to win the day.

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MKHenderson — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:36:08 +0100

This is being adopted to my "waiting plot babies" notebook. I'll let you know if I take it further!

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MKHenderson — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:41:07 +0100

I am adopting #2 to my "waiting plot babies" notebook. I love the idea! I am still a little indecisive about my Nano 2011 story, maybe this will hook me in the next few weeks. I'll let you know if it makes it's way out of my notebook and into something bigger!

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MKHenderson — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:42:34 +0100

Love this!!! It, like many others, is being adopted to my "waiting plot babies" notebook. i'll let you know if I take it beyond that!

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Anjirika — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:44:57 +0100

Not that I need another regency romance plot, but I'm stealing the both of them, for future use.

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MKHenderson — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:48:14 +0100

I am adopting bits of #1 - I'll let you know if it makes it into the story I am hoping to pair it with!

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Anjirika — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:51:30 +0100

Oh, I'm stealing number one for future use! I see a "Spirited Away" meets modern day or something...

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Anjirika — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:08:02 +0100

So I've stolen 2 to use post NaNo 2011, and I'm going to leave 2. (1) Have you heard about the proposal about two year marriages? Mexico City has put it forward and other cities around the world have been taking notice so here's my concept: it's a world where the concept of marriage is much changed and the rate of "divorce" is almost nonexistent (at least in name only). People get married on contracts (a year and a day at first because that's very old world) with the option of renewing it every year afterwards with no real penalty or stigma of not renewing it. The story in my head would take place around two couples during their first year of marriage: one couple would have entered marriage thinking that it's a joke and end up really falling in love, renewing their commitment every year, while the other who were very much in love at the beginning realize that they're not suited to each other after all. (2) On her / his way home for the holidays the main character takes a bus and falls asleep. When they wake up the bus is nowhere on the route that it's supposed to be, in fact the bus doesn't even seem to be in the same reality any more. The story would take place around the main characters quest to figure out what the hell is going on, and how to get back home. There's so much room for adventure and mystery and crazy-ness in this one. If anyone decides to steal these, let me know, I'd very much love to read them!

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bighillgoddess — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:17:28 +0100

I do like this idea. It is similar to a short story I wrote a few years ago that I have wanted to expand. I may take this one and run with it this year.

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kimmiesue — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:23:28 +0100

I sort of adore this idea! It's going into my notebook of ideas to choose from! :)

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MKHenderson — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:29:27 +0100

LOVING #5! Adopting it to my "waiting plot babies" notebook, but it may make it's way into something very soon. I'll let you know if it does!

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Tsukasa — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:39:39 +0100

It's looking like I might be taking #5 for this year's NaNo . . . expanding on it and tweaking it, too.

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LHSflute — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:13:33 +0100

Snagging this to mess around with sometime. :D

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LHSflute — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:16:02 +0100

I'm going to incorporate parts of #5 into a story I tried to write for NaNo back in '09. I think, using that, I may be able to fill in the missing bits and make the story workable. :D

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MKHenderson — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:20:42 +0100

I am not sure if I can do it justice, but I sure want to read this!

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knightk7 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:38:43 +0100

I am going to adopt 4 and 5 and change it up a little. Thank you!

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knightk7 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:39:51 +0100

I am grabbing up the third one! Thank you!

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knightk7 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:40:44 +0100

And number one! ^_^

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Septimus Pfluger — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:04:17 +0100

You all of course remember the Eloise books, right? I was invisioning a more mature novel from the point of view of Nanny, who would know exactly where and what Eloise's mother is doing, basically showing all the things that the innocent Eloise doesn't realize. Where's her mother? Does she have a father? The questions and possibilities are endless.

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sunlit x tides — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:09:53 +0100

Number 1 is unlike anything I've done and it could be quite interesting. I'm going to throw it in my stash pile :)

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ianthe — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:17:29 +0100

I love the first one :) I may have to weave that into my novel somewhere... :P Here's mine: It's 2100, and war has taken over the world. The people of America are pretending that nothing is wrong, while the fringes of their society are falling away. The government is scrambling to keep up the front, and the people are going through there motions like they have always wanted to do. In this angry world, there are group of people with abilities that outshine the ordinary humans: super strength, influencing the elements, determining the actions of others, and knowing what others are thinking. They are ageless, perfect, with vivid colored eyes. But this incredible gift comes at a terrible price: to gain them, you must commit suicide. These people are called Sparks, and live in a abandoned mine town in upstate new york. Some of them keep out of the way of the people, and others are determined that they are special. They actually seek out to influence perfectly healthy people into killing themselves, trying to a mass an army. Also, victims of child suicides have extra power, they are able to use their powers on other Sparks. So, these evil people focus on children. I had a MC planned to: A girl named Violet who was abused by her parents, and was thrown into the war between good and evil as a catalyst of sorts. There might have also been a romance accent, between Violet and a teenage homeless boy (depression era)? It would have ended in some sort of war, with a idea for a better future ahead. I was going to write this, I even started, but I had a lot of trouble with the little details, as well as characterization. I'd like to see what anyone comes up with!

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clang — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:18:09 +0100

I like #2, I think I'm going to run with it. I will let you know how things go with it. Thank U!!

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AliceUnrequited — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:21:47 +0100

I really like number 2, even if it isn't my sort of thing. And I wrote something very similar to number 3 my very first NaNoWriMo (which I failed miserably with

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Bree-Valdaz — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:41:58 +0100

I've had this plot for a while but I the way I wanted to do it I would have to a good amount of research on the stages of grief that I don't have the time to do. The Basic gist was there was a MC who can see the how certain people will die and then can see their ghost but he can't stop their death, if he did they'd just die some other way. Anyways, he'd see the death of his best friend and that's about as far as I got in plotting but I thought it be cool if the story was told in seven sections, each one being a different stage of grief that the MC is going through after his Best friends death's

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aquarius271984 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:16:24 +0100

Love this idea, I am going to use it after November... Thanks a bunch!

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MizAngel — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:38:52 +0100

I'm tempted to steal #3 :) I'll let you know if I actually do

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MonaCK — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:41:56 +0100

I'm liking #2 - the fictional biography. I might have to see what I can do with that... thanks :)

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Dennis Dunjinman — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:43:32 +0100

Regarding fiction with talking animals, I've always wanted to read one about bugs. Not your run-of-the-mill gender-bent ants and bees. I mean the dangerous, tree-killing blood-sucking stinger-jabbing poisonous bugs that are frightening to behold, and none of them gender-bent. Even though I'll let you get away with anthropomorphization, I want them to be horrifying and biologically accurate. Trouble is, I don't know how to write one. But it would probably look a little like a cross between "A Bug's Life" and an R-rated action spy thriller, complete with a hardened bachelor firefly protagonist who has given up dating since the last girl he met tried to eat him, and only femme fatale fireflies do that to take advantage of the protective poison in their bodies. It's even tougher for others; some species have downright fierce males that jab holes in every other member of their species they can find. And with others a guy can't get inside a girl without trying to up inside her in they way they didn't want; the price of love is ultimate. In this world, the most common piece of advice shared around here is "Gauge the other bug and make sure they aren't hungry before you talk". Only trouble is, I don't know of any good motives for an evil bug organization besides nebulous human evil, even if I can think of several types of minions and cronies like the machine-gun bombardier beetles and the spider paratroopers. Anyone out there to give this plot a happy home?

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wraithfound — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:52:46 +0100

I love this idea! Adopting!

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Serena B — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:10:10 +0100

I love the idea behind this.

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topsecret — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:20:09 +0100

Cool.

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vulture — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:54:14 +0100

take it, make it part of your story or convince anyone to take this plot. Then you can read it.

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vulture — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:56:22 +0100

Leaving: Prisoniers sans frontiers. A non profit NGO that helps convicts around the world, who escaped jail, in finding a new home, new job, basically a new identity. Of course the police doesn't know...

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FireDream — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:25:56 +0100

I never did write this. Maybe someone can do it justice. MC is a politician from a centre-left party who's in love with a politician from the ruling centre-right party. Centre-Right Girl doesn't love him back but Centre-Left Guy is willing to cross the floor just to be with her. When he does, it angers his constituents, his party, and the centre-right party. Something happens to Centre-Right Girl (not sure what yet) which leaves Centre-Left Guy a) without his love interest b) stuck as a member of a party he doesn't agree with c) unable to go back to his old party because he's seen as a traitor

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spiffy_light — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:59:13 +0100

1) Two people meet on a train, but because of the snow , the train had to stop for a bit. They share the same name but quite the opposites - one is more girly girl the other is more punk and is in a band. They depart ways and then eventually meet each other at an apartment they wish to buy, causing an argument between the two, eventually agreeing the joint share of the apartment. This goes their own experiences with each other and their individual lives.

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AsYouKnowBob — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:13:18 +0100

I like this one! There are so many mythologies that have Humans descended from out-of-this-world/universe peoples. And there are many avatars throughout cultures throughout history!

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jesusfreakhobbit — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:03:54 +0100

Ooh, all three of these sound interesting. They're going on my list of possibilities. Especially the fictional bio.

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jesusfreakhobbit — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:16:50 +0100

This is one that I worked on for other things until I couldn't take in any farther. Would be interesting to see where others would take it, see if that would help me salvage anything from it. MC (can be male or female, mine was female) is about college age, but is super socially awkward. Imagine the ultimate geeky persona. After managing to survive high school by becoming friends with only one person (who is of the opposite gender), she goes into technological isolation. She does everything she can online, including college classes, doing odd jobs, and socializing. She lives at home, but dislikes anything to do with her family. Tired of having to deal with real people and their imperfections, she somehow manages to create an AI within her computer who becomes her companion. All is perfect, until her parents declare that she can no longer continue to live off of them unless she becomes a legitimate part of the family (attending events, eating dinner with them, spending "quality time," etc.). About the same time her friend from high school comes back into town, after being away at college and somewhat incommunicado. They rekindle their friendship, which could turn into romance except she has no idea how to do any of that. It could be taken in any direction, humorous or serious. I'd be very interested in reading what anyone comes up with.

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jesusfreakhobbit — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:33:04 +0100

I'm adding both of these to my possibilities list. I like them.

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KayFabian — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:44:50 +0100

Not the best, but, it's all I got. Sorry if it's hard to understand; I'm bad at turning my concepts into words. Detective Person (male or female, doesn't matter) is investigating a Criminal Suspect, who happens to be less than an inch tall by some wacky accident and is now residing on the body of Average Guy; Average Guy is unaware of this. (optional: Average Guy continuously commits crimes that go unnoticed by Detective Person who is to focused on monitoring Criminal Suspect) Average Guy's coworker, Crazy Woman, is completely obsessed with him and she begins to stalk him. While stalking Average Guy, Crazy Woman notices Detective Person also seems to be following A.G. around and she becomes paranoid with the thought that D.P. is also in love with A.G. Crazy Woman plots to kill D.P. out of jealously, meanwhile C.S. and A.G. have no idea about any of this. (another optional: if A.G. develops Delusional Parasitosis because he is sure there is something living on him but he can't find anything.) Well, actually this is all optional because you don't even have to do it! hah.

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screw — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:58:59 +0100

I'm pretty sure this thread is meant for original story ideas. ;) The one you're leaving sounds suspiciously like the summary of the "Nana" manga series.

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Stidyr — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:14:53 +0100

Taking it and making it a part of my story! :D Thanks a lot! :)

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MsSiro — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:15:12 +0100

I love your idea! Might adopt it for this Nano. If I did, I'll let you know how it turns out, :).

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frazzledog — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:51:17 +0100

it's also very similar to the plot for Will Greyson, Will Greyson, written by John Green and David Leviathan. It's not a very original idea, but it's an interesting one. Someone may want to use this!

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vulture — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:52:51 +0100

Congratulations, you have two people who want to read your story now. One extra reason not to fail the nano ;)

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Cinnamoon — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:54:36 +0100

I think I'm going to take number two. It has vague similarities to a plot I was already thinking of, but I like the premise of this better.

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japeningrish — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:17:46 +0100

I love Will Greyson, Will Greyson so very much.

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Kumorigoe — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:15:55 +0100

Here's one from my abandoned attempt from 2008. I got about 30,000 words in and lost it. A young MMC is sitting in a college math class. He's bored, and pays little attention to the work, messing with his phone, doodling, you name it. The instructor is talking about an unsolvable theorem and notices the young man goofing off. Fed up with the insolence, he writes the theorem on the board and challenges the young man to solve it, seeing as he's so bored in class. The young man gets up and starts writing on the board as the instructor turns back to the rest of the class. A few minutes later, class ends, and the students file out. As the instructor turns back towards the board, prepared to see an insulting message scrawled upon it, he freezes, then stares in shock. The student has solved the problem. However, what he doesn't know is that this young man is actually an example of a new stage of human evolution, and that two organizations will be trying to get their hands on him, one for good, one for not-so-good.

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Nicky4 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:28:48 +0100

I adore this, I already have my idea for nano, but may steal for later use.

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Nicky4 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:30:49 +0100

The first one gave me an idea I might use, I'v been struggling to come up with something I actually want to write so far, so thank you.

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larelmian — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:57:30 +0100

Genre: Mystery/suspension Your character wants to participate in NaNoWriMo, but must work to balance work/school, family, and social life, while striving to reach the goal of writing 50,000 words in a month. Then, a murder occurs in the area -- one that has a strange resemblance to s/he discussed on these forums. Now your character must try to find the murderer without becoming the next victim, while still striving to write 50,000 words in a month.

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Yuutousei — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:14:24 +0100

A novel about writing a novel in 30 days. In other words, a NaNo about NaNo-ing. This was a 4am plot that I may or may not do on the side this year, but hey, I'd love to see if someone made it into a real NaNo. Possible title name? "One Away from the Beast" (reference to the fact that 1,666 words is the daily average and 666 is the "Number of Man" or the Beast in Christian culture). Certainly not the best plot basis (it was 4am), but it might have potential?

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Squaggle — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:48:44 +0100

Ooh, I really like this idea! Saving it for another year's NaNo (or this one, if my idea doesn't work out...)

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Pencil_Stub — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:35:02 +0100

This is perfect. Perhaps not for NaNo this year, but it's definitely going in my 'ideas' folder.

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kaluvinar — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:45:43 +0100

I think I might steal number 2, but tweak it a bit.

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Aviechan — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:23:12 +0100

Plot bomb! Leaving a whole lot of not very fleshed out plots. Warning: Many of these are a few years old, and like last year's older plots I don't think many of them are very good on their own. Also, many of these are based off songs and rather strongly at that so if they seem familiar there is a chance it's because they are. A girl gets a boy to be her servant while she is princess for the day. They are happy, playing around and having a good time. Then things start to go wrong... An angel in training must guide 50 ghosts to heaven to get their full wings. A computer program comes alive behind the screen with human thoughts and feelings. You know the cliche scene where the girl asks the boy to go up to the roof and then she confesses to him? Or how about the other cliche of the girl tripping on the stairs and falling only to have the guy catch her? What if we combine them in an interesting way? FMC is going to confess to MMC when she trips. Only there's no guy to catch her since he's up on the roof waiting for the 'something important' she has to say. Well when she falls it's a pretty serious trip down the stairs and she gets some rather serious injury. For the most part it seems FMC is okay though... only she can no longer speak. [[I actually sort of like this so I may re-steal this. Just as a notice.]] Alice in Wonderland. Everyone plays around with poor Alice in poor Wonderland. Sadly, I am no different. Alice has come back from wonderland, hurray! Only... she has no memories, either of Wonderland or before that trip down the rabbit hole. Plus, let's make this more modern times. So we now have Alice roaming around New York City or Paris or London (just a rather big city would be good) with no memories. She's having strange flashbacks/dreams that only confuse her. Will Alice ever make it home in one piece? Cliche scary, tough girl falls in love with even more cliche sweet, lovable, idiot boy. Will she admit it though? MC is an ordinary person, MC has fun with friends, dislikes homework, cares about how they look, etc. The only thing not ordinary about MC is their interest in haunted houses. They like to go and explore them, and doesn't get scared easily. Well one day MC goes to a house they've been meaning to go for ages (all sorts of rumors and stuff) but the moment they get within a few feet of the gate MC gets very dizzy. They then awake inside the house, trapped by two insane people who look slightly younger then MC. Alternative: MC is a people person, trusts to easily, and is warned by their many friends to be careful. Stranger danger and all that. Until now MC has been rather lucky, always getting along in life even though they risk themselves all the time by not having any guard. One day MC is at the park, playing with some children when MC2 and MC3 come up to them. MC invited them to join in, and enjoys themselves very much. Until, that is, the other children start going home and now it's only the three MCs together. At which point MC suddenly feels rather light headed and awakes in their mansion which is more then a little creepy. Turns out they are slightly insane, and have decided MC is their new plaything. Day in, day out MC watches MC2. It's MC's job after all. So they are constantly watching MC2 and noting everything they do. Slowly MC starts falling for MC2 over the course of days, months, years. Problem is MC is a vampire hunter. And MC2? A rather powerful vampire who has no problem teasing MC and making them just a little nervous. Every lie, big or small has a price. The price is something in the form of MC. Now MC isn't exactly happy to have to do all sorts of bad stuff to people, but it's tough luck because MC is made of lies, has to serve the lies, and will continue serving the lies forever.... until they get a slight chance out, and decide to chance it on this one tiny shot. The world has gone to hell and come back. However, it isn't such a free and happy place now. Instead society has become very strict, with many more rules and boundaries. Those who are considered dangerous in any way are chained away and never seen or heard from again. Two such dangerous people are these two lovers, and while one could go (they aren't actually dangerous if you take their lover out of the picture) the other has dangerous memories and therefor dangerous knowledge and is scheduled to die.

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shadesofburgundy — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:50:28 +0100

i wanted to adopt the rooftop/stairs one, but it appears as if you want it, so i guess its yours <3 great idea though!

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Aviechan — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:52:14 +0100

You know what? Take it. I just had a rather good plot come to mind that I think I want to try and flesh out.

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Yuutousei — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:52:50 +0100

I'm amused that someone with an icon of Vriska is talking about massive spiders hahaha.

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shadesofburgundy — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:53:09 +0100

that was SUCH a good book!

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ImaginaryVanity — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:12:11 +0100

Some storys ive always wanted to work on but never got around to playing with. 1)Three sisters, three crazy mothers, one father. FMC1 is a recently divorced twenty two year old determined to make it as an actress in the big city. FMC2 is in her last year of high school, conflicted in her goals. Her passion is music, and she dreams of touring the USA with her band but collage is around the corner, and she's beginning to wonder if having a back up plan is such a bad idea. It doesnt help that her recently conjured up crush is the bassist in her band, and conicidently also her sisters ex husband. FMC3 is a straight A student, student president, on the honor squad and in line for valedictorian and getting into her fathers Alma matte Harvard should be no problem. But she's beginning to wonder if that's where she wants her future to head. There's a new boy in town and he's inviting her into a world she's never dared enter. (FMC2 story is the most plotted as you can tell. I planned on splitting this into three story's, starting with FMC2 and followed by FMC3 even though she's the least plotted out she is the most free spirited and interesting of the three in my head. But we'll see if I ever get around to it.) 2) FMC wakes up in a bed that is not her own, in a room that is not her own, and in a world that is not her own. Her memory's are gone, but this goes beyond a simple case of amnesia. With each flick of an eyelid visions flash before her eyes. A memory box, no bigger than a pin head has been implanted in her brain stem, fabricating memorys bit by bit. Every detail is precise. There is a memory for a lamp, a memory for wallpaper, a picture contaning people she will never know. Fuzzy memorys at first, that begin to take shape over time. Finding clues around the room three things are undiniable as the memory box works overtime to allow the memorys full access, fabricated or not she know's three things for certain. 1: Her name is ------- 2: This is not her world 3: And the threat of death is looming behind one closed door. *** (Same story but a little more information) There society was perfect to the outside eye and they will stop at nothing to keep it that way. Death is planned and forced, life is planned and forced. For every person who rebells against them, another is waiting to take there place. FMC(A) is part of a rebel force working inside the goverment, working to find out there secrets. But when she finally learns the truth, the goverment learnS the truth also. They dispose of her quickly and quietly and set in motion there own plan to weed the rebellion out. FMC(B) is one of many who will go missing from her world without a trace. Without explenation. And will wake in another with no memory at first, only to be flooded with one after another. Memorys that are not her own, and are not of FMC(B)of this world. Her life is planned for her here on out, every move planned according to the goverment. They may not have control of her body, but they have control of her mind, and whatever they need her to think or do she will be manipulated to do it till the very end. And if she is resistant, another is waiting to take her place. FMC(B) Is different and unlike any they have came across before. She will not be there pawn and she will not be the rebellions. * (So basically in case that was confusing, whenever someone steps out of line in the AU universe, they take someone from our universe, or any number of universes and implant them with a memory box filled with the original person memory's. Got that? No? PM if you like haha) MMC1. Lover, enemy, stranger. The leader of the rebellion in London, and lover of FMC1. As much as the Goverment would like him to think the FMC he see's before him is the one he knows, Regan knows better. And even if she was, he has no qualms in nuteralising her himself. The acts they commit in private are nothing more than acts of humans, not feelings. At least not for MMC1. But he can use this FMC (B) use her to his advantage, play the government at there own game. But does that make him any better than them? The moral dylemma is on his head.

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tianne — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:19:32 +0100

Leaving this one. It starts off as a "Weird World War II" piece, with a group of Allied infantrymen (USA, in my version, but, really, take your pick) fighting monsters. The toughest, fightingest of them is a fairly young man with a soft spot for animals and small children, and he's the one who finds and rescues a not-quite-human baby (think the opening of the Hellboy movie, or the backstory of a certain character from the Thor movie). Fastforward to the 50s: having gone to veterinary school to learn some things about biology that might help him with his adoptive son, the former soldier is a successful racehorse veterinarian in the Greater Los Angeles Area, the only place weird enough to raise his son in peace. The baby is now a precocious, mischievous boy with powers of illusion, who doesn't obey anyone but his dad, and not always then. The ex-soldier's marriage is a bit of a mess; his wife's a pushy, socially ambitious sort who's afraid to divorce him for fear of getting stuck with custody of the kid. Then it becomes clear that someone or something is after the boy...maybe it kills the wife, maybe not, but either way the father decides that this thing is going DOWN, hard, and he and his friends set out (with some unasked for help from the kid himself) to put a stop to it.

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Serena B — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:09:24 +0100

I am loving the idea of a world where all disputes are settled by dance offs. Hilarious!

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ecmcd — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:12:12 +0100

Anyone who takes this let me know as I'd love to see what your take is on this. MC is a screw up. Sure, we all mess up but this person has done it consistently and to such a degree that he/she has found that they have ruined their life to the point of seemingly no return. The only thing he/she thinks can be done is to 'reset' his/her life by joining witness protection and starting over. Does this work? Does our main character finally get things right or is it just a repeat of the old life with a new name and location? Witnesses sometimes mess up and get discovered. Does this happen here with our screw up?

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Serena B — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:16:30 +0100

You know, I love the idea of the angel guiding the ghosts to heaven thing. Not so much that it's an angel guiding ghosts to heaven but because guiding x amount of different people lends itself to being able to tell a lot of little mini stories in between the main plot line, almost like season of a tv show. I'm thinking about taking this, or just the general idea. Thank you, thank you, thank you. My mind has been blank until now. :)

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ivyleaf — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:19:42 +0100

Now I want to see this so badly. But the research it would require! :/

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Milk N Cookies — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:23:04 +0100

My idea for all you: The villains of this world/city/whatever are getting tired; their plans are become more cliche and they can't keep up with the times. Through a series of events YOU'LL invent or find, the heroes actually HELP the villains to be evil. Maybe. I don't know. It isn't my plot.

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topsecret — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:37:31 +0100

Great! Have fun with it.

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SheWithWings — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:46:58 +0100

Using!

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brittany.annt — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:56:49 +0100

I can dig it. It sparked an idea. Thanks for posting!

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brittany.annt — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:00:03 +0100

LOVE 3 and four!

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lizng — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:06:59 +0100

My plot idea just got a lot more dynamic and interesting thanks to #5.

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Garneth_Riparian — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:25:15 +0100

Reposted from last year. I was doing some research on my hometown for a paper. My first really good source was a slim blue book about place names around my hometown - very similar to the paper I was writing. I flipped through the book until I found the section about my hometown, and read it. It was a richly detailed picture into my hometown's past as a mill and logging town. The section about my hometown ended with the sentence: "The last major logging season was in 1894, and soon the railroad was dismantled and the town disappeared.” I stared at the page. I even turned the page over looking for the rest of the section. It was 2010, I was 18, and I had lived in that town for thirteen years. I was not only terribly confused but also kind of creeped out. This is a true story.   (As it turned out, it was just that the author of the book wasn't interested in more recent history - my town really does exist, I'm not an accidental time traveler, or a ghost, or some poor amnesiac who's been put in stasis for a hundred years. I did think, though, that anyone who was interested in that kind of thing could take this in a really interesting direction.) If you want details about the paper I was writing, the book I was reading, or my hometown, please feel free to nanomail me! :)

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Oracle Speaking — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:46:24 +0100

I think I can make something with these if I tweak them around some: 01) A young couple (child optional) open a bed & breakfast after one of their wealthy relatives wills them the business or the money to open said business. They expect to cater to honeymooners, retirees and small families traveling cross-country, but instead their guests are of the supernatural variety (ghosts, mythological creatures, aliens; whatever!). An angel in training must guide 50 ghosts to heaven to get their full wings.

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Dennis Dunjinman — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:57:49 +0100

I read something like #1. A boy went to live with his grandmother in a bed-and-breakfast with cheesy 60's-spacey decor and finds that she caters to alien tourists, and she has to ensure that every tourist in the place is wearing a disguise before they can go out because Earth is still a primitive planet. It's really a big secret. I believe it was called "The Intergalactic Bed and Breakfast", and I did enjoy it.

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bythegodsbecks — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:00:58 +0100

Definitely saving this one for future use!

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dkeat — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:54:52 +0100

Number 2 has been added as a potential for this years NaNo Thanks!!!

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Totally Bubbly — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:15:28 +0100

Based on a dream I had: The MC starts to notice things wrong with the world. People live in a society where everyone supposedly free to do whatever they want, yet things are strangely limited by other means. There isn't a lot of violence or crime. A lot of things about the universe just plain don't make sense. After investigation, MC follows a trail of complex clues that lead him or her to believe that the entire world is some sort of computer simulation. S/he confronts the government, and they admit s/he is correct. There are a few others who have figured it out as well. They give the MC some explanation for why this is done. MC becomes obsessed with trying to get out of the simulation and to real life, and find other people dedicated to this cause. However, upon digging and investigating even deeper, s/he realizes it's NOT a computer simulation... it was something the government set up to make sure that all the nosy, rebellious individuals reached the wrong conclusions, and therefore wouldn't discover the real atrocities the government is hiding. Long story short: It's a society where real life is disguised as a computer simulation disguised as real life.

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Lexi.Gaire — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:22:34 +0100

A fellow troper, FTW! The second reminds me of Sky High, a disney movie from like 5 years ago. But the smart villian twist is TOTALLY different, but perhaps you could get some ideas from the movie :)

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Oracle Speaking — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:49:58 +0100

Oh hell, that's almost EXACTLY what I was thinking of doing. >.< *throws plots back into the blender, gotta tweak them more*

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ajswartzy — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:57:00 +0100

So it's the same old story of good versus evil, there is the hero and the villain and they are locked in some kind of epic struggle, maybe to stop the villain from taking over the world and turning it into something bad, or maybe he wants to destroy it, either way they're fighting. The thing is they've been stuck in this fight forever, for years and years, just repeating and the hero can never seem to win, it always boils down to the big epic fight but every time he loses, so a god or some other superpower hits the magical resent button so they can go through all the steps over again. ((alternatively, the hero and the villain sort of destroy each other so that neither of them really wins and they just keep getting reincarnated until one of them does win)). There is a third party to this though, the girl and she is a special girl. She is one, if not the only person, who know that they are all stuck in this loop. At the first she was the hero's love interest and sort of the damsel in distress but after about the third time she got wise. Its been about twenty or so times for her now and she is starting to get sick of it. She could say put all her effort in trying to get the hero to win, or try and get him to do something new in hopes that he wins. Maybe she tries to find the source of the magical resent to stop it, or maybe she tries to help the villain cause at least then things might be some kind of normal. I would love to read anything that people write using this idea, I'd love to see if anyone else could do something with it.

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setsuya — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:28:48 +0100

I love this idea! Definitely saving it in my plot folder. Will let you know if I do anything with it. =]

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sunlit x tides — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:55:36 +0100

Definitely love this plot! I think it just went to the top of my list. I'll let you know if I use it for NaNo or any other time.

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sunlit x tides — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:02:34 +0100

Interesting. I don't think I'll do it for NaNo but I'll probably do it after. Going in my already long list of plots.

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sunlit x tides — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:11:55 +0100

I've taken lots of plots but haven't left one. I'm not great with putting my plots into words but here it goes... MC1 and MC2 have been friends for x amount of years. One summer MC2 goes on a trip after senior year and MC1 stays home. Well MC1 has no idea what to do and finds herself getting into some big illegal trouble and doesn't know how to get out of it. Near the end of the summer MC1 is offered a way to get out of it and what she did will never be released to anyone. When MC2 comes back, MC1 tells 2 about it. MC2 offers to help and MC1 accepts. Well things go awry and MC2 is captured and held on a ransom and has a lot of tasks to do. The note says she has to do it all by herself within one week. She knows this list is impossible. The note also says if anyone helps her that isn't needed that her secret will be told, that person would be killed as well as MC2. MC1 has to complete the list or her secret will be told and they will kill her best friend. Will MC1 be able to complete the list in time and save her best friend or will she be too late and destroy her family and lose her best friend? I was thinking MC1 could be part of an important family and if the trouble ever got out it would destroy the family. I was also thinking maybe the people who took MC2 are part of the mob or a very high profile criminal gang and the list is really dangerous and illegal things. Something that would make it real difficult to finish. Its a rough plot idea but if someone gets inspiration and uses this, let me know. I'd love to read it.

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reading-obsession — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:24:30 +0100

Definitely using this one! It really intrigues me. If I don't use it for NaNo, it's still definitely gonna go into my plots folder :)

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reading-obsession — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:27:11 +0100

The Alice In Wonderland one is definitely going into my plot folder for later!

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reading-obsession — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:28:25 +0100

Hmm... Pretty interesting. I think I'll save this for later, since a really nice story could come from it!

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reading-obsession — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:36:05 +0100

This is going into my plots folder. DEFINITELY a good one!

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MsSiro — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:54:55 +0100

Great idea! Adopting. Will tell you whatever comes of it, :)

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Caranut — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:56:27 +0100

I think I might try something based on this, somewhat tweaked: what if it was all the "good" (yet to be fully defined) that disappearred??

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penumbraegirl — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:45:31 +0100

I'm stealing this one, too. Thanks!

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penumbraegirl — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:55:22 +0100

I really like Number 1, but fear my knowledge of mythology (of any type) is too rusty to use it this year. I can foresee a good chunk of my text being placeholders and/or me spending a lot of time in research instead of actually writing. Definitely parking it in my plot stash, though, and maybe I'll use it next year. Thanks for the idea!

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hay413 — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:39:24 +0100

I like this! Adopting it.

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flurriously — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:37:47 +0100

I think I'm going to steal this and tweak it just a bit! Thanks for the inspiration. :3

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writesbooks — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:25:22 +0100

Does anyone have a list or even a partial list of the plots that were here before the forums were reset? There were some in there I really liked but didn't copy and now they're gone. ~sigh~ I had been checking the forums last week and found a whole bunch I liked. There was one about corporations I think. And one about a dystopian future. There were others too but those are the ones that stand out. It's no biggie if no one has them. I already have some to choose from for this year. But some of the ones on the thread before it was reset sparked more ideas for me that I wanted to use after NaNo.

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-happyness- — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:01:10 +0100

This could be a really interesting idea...tentatively stealing?

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ebiff96 — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:36:59 +0100

Using Number 5 for my novel as a subplot! Great idea! I needed a lot of quirky characters and jobs, and this is just perfect!

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kimberj — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:10:44 +0100

Been playing with this one in my head for a couple of years... please let me know if it becomes part of your story. Would love to read it!!!! MC logs onto Facebook (or their blog) and with growing confusion and horror realizes that everybody has posted "RIP MC" "you will be missed!" and " we are so sorry" to your family. Calling friend or family, they don't know what it's about - then the MC notices everything is posted 24-48 hours in the future... a countdown to figure out what is going to happen and why. Bonus points if MC is able to convince other people.

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MsStayPeaceful — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:15:06 +0100

I'm going to put either number 3 or 5 in my plot stash. thanks.

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MissAngelAdorer — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:38:30 +0100

Be warned that—excluding fanfiction—I only read and write for children and I barely thought this out. I doubt anyone will like them, but . . . eh. A girl (could be a boy though) of young adult age is from another planet of the solar system. It's five hundred years from the present day, but four hundred from something called The Incident that lead to the destruction of planet Earth and the colonization of other planets. But now, what lead to the original Incident is beginning to happen again, to ALL of the settled planets—Jupiter, Mars, and Neptune. This causes the planet to send as many of their special force people into the past . . . but not to stop the original event. You see, what causes the current Incident was not directly related to the previous one, and the only way this one can end is if a special person or articifact is discovered. No one truly knows; it was so long ago that tons of differnet retellings of the event and rumors have muddled all of the truth. But something happens . . . they miss their deadline and are erased from history. This leaves only the girl as her friend's father was sent on this journey and she found out against permission. Now she is in the twenty-first century, trying to figure out whether she is to stop the event, or to only save her own time . . . or maybe there's a third choice? Any additional plot twists or characters are up to anyone else. I just have this idea from time to time but can't write it. As for names: if the MC's a girl, I would have called her Nova. But yeah—you guys are awesome. I've seen some creative ideas here that I just may try myself.

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D.Morrissey — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:25:30 +0100

Okay so this is what I had attempted to do for last year's NaNo but I ended up not finishing it (that is what happens when you start half way through the month). I still have the small bit that I had managed to write. Plot: Edgar, cop forced into "retirement" turned Victorian-era mystery writer, is visited by his old friend and partner Charlus. Charlus has recently caught an drug related case. A drug dealer shot dead with his own gun and the a witness who says his last customer was a rehabilitated 38 year old name Derek Salls. But Charlus doesn't think that Salls didn't. Salls had been sighted all the way across town at the time, he's still drug free, but the only print is too smudged to make a comparison to. So Charlus goes to his best friend and the better detective Edgar. Ever since catching the case Charlus has been plagued with nightmare and mysterious bruises, but thinks nothing of it. Edgar knows better. It's a dream eater trying to kill Charlus and Edgar is quick to figure that there is more to this case than either of them was ready to deal with. If they aren't going to stop looking into the case Edgar and Charlus has to find out the who, what, and why if they don't want to die. Edgar, 31, is half-brazilian and half-British. He has a permanent tan and always single. He met Charlus nearly 20 years ago when he moved to town and they became best friends quickly and even had the luck to become partners with Charlus on the police force when he became a detective. Before moving to Denver he lived in South Dakota and got along with a lot of the Native Americans on the nearby reservation and he learned about old customs during that time. Charlus, 31, continues to work as a detective even without Edgar as his partner. Despite always being the trouble-maker in school he has a strong sense of honor and doesn't like to see things that are wrong or against his beliefs. Ten years ago his wife and young child were murdered by a serial killer who was never caught. After the deaths of his family he poured his time and thoughts into his work and quickly became a detective. Even twenty years later he still crushes on Edgar. Originally I was going to bring in the serial killer as part of the underground, supernatural world but I had never quite reached that point of the story. I hope someone likes this plot and decides to pursue it because I would love to read it. These are just the characters I came up with in a hurry so if they don't quite fit what you quite have in mind for the story feel free to change it. You don't have to keep the romantic aspect between Charlus and Edgar but I do think the fact that Charlus has always crushed on Edgar does change the way they interact.

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MakeMeARanebow — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:31:35 +0100

Would it be alright if I borrowed this to add to my plot list?

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Selah Ex Animo — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:40:41 +0100

Woah. I love this idea. I'm not sure if I'll be able to use it, but if I do (even as a subplot or a complication in the main plot) I will tell you!

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Taella — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:57:33 +0100

Thought I should leave something for once. 1) A story about a jailbreak in a made-up country where homosexuality is a crime. Based on a dream I had, in which fice persons circulated. FMC1 is gay and for that she is in jail. She is the one at the centre and the one they want to get out. FMC2 is the one organising the jailbreak. Set herself up to be arrested (although she is in another part of the prison than FMC1) and is somehow in contact with people on the outside. She is ready to sacrifice everything to get FMC1 out (because of reasons unknown. MMC1 is pretty tough and very insensitive. Deep inside though he has a heart and it is devoted to the cause of human rights. He is FMC2's contact on the outside and the one fixing everything there. FMC3 is a government worker who is vital to the breakout plan and therefore is kidnapped by MMC1. Annoyed at first but gets more and more into it as time goes on and ends up as a real human rights fighter. MMC2 is a experienced criminal who is now chilling in prison. When things go sour he's the one who helps with the jailbreak. Has lots of friends in jail (and outside) and a dubious relaitonship to FMC1. It's not much of a plot really. Seemed more like it in my head... 2) Came to me while thinking about old Japan. It doesn't have to be set there but it's where it started. MC is the son of the daimyo (clan leader kind of, look it up). He has always gotten what he wanted, as long as he didn't do anything to soil the family honor. Problem? MC has known all his life that he's attracted to men. He keeps it hidden though and gets educated in all the arts that are important for his status, since he's going to inherit his father. He grows into a man and marries some woman his father picked out. Has kids. Then his father dies and suddenly MC is the daimyo. This gets him into contact with the general of his army and they spend much time together, which eventually leads to an affair. This goes on for a few years and no one finds out. What MC doesn't know though is that his lover/general is actually a "spy" (can't come up with a better word... it does not suit old Japan, but ninja isn't right either...) for another clan. He finds out when that clan invades his home. While most honorable men would have committed suicide (seppuku/harakiri) by the time he is cornered, MC does not want to die. When faced with his traitor lover and some other soldiers he cuts his way out and disappears. Now you could either end it there or make this just a background story for a wandering "samurai". It's all up to you!

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lkgarith — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:11:19 +0100

Narian has been raised her entire life by a mentor, Tim. Suddenly, something happens, casting her into a different world where Tim can't get to her. Trapped in this dark and strange world of endless night, the one the mysterious woman called Death's realm, Narian must try to find the answers to the reasons she is here, escape the forces trying to kill her, and find her way back to her own world....

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Brandi. — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:45:19 +0100

Loving the first one!! I'm definitely taking it, hopefully for this years NaNo! =)

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bythegodsbecks — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:56:21 +0100

So adopting number one!!!

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bythegodsbecks — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:58:55 +0100

This is very similar to a story I was already working on so maybe this is a sign!!

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bythegodsbecks — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:00:21 +0100

This sort of thing is just my speed. Adding it to my choices! (:

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SteveJ101 — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:02:09 +0100

Way interesting, could not do it justice I'm sure but if anyone does this I would love to read just a bit of it.

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bythegodsbecks — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:02:37 +0100

I love number three. Adding it to my choices.

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bythegodsbecks — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:03:26 +0100

Ooh, adding this to my list.

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KayFabian — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:30:49 +0100

I just remembered another one. Little long, sorry. Your MC dies and wakes up in the middle of nowhere. They're sitting at a bus stop, possibly with other people. The person/people begin to notice that they're different. Turns out when you die your life does not flash before your eyes, only the moment in your life when you were the absolute happiest. They recall the "flashes" and realize that in the afterlife you take on the exact appearance of yourself in that moment, whether it be yesterday or eighty years ago, and it can never be changed. After sitting for a while a bus comes and they get on. On the bus are a medley of people who are all confused; the "newlydeads." The bus arrives in a small town and drops everyone off and they are led by a tour guide to the town center. They are each given a map which depicts the entire afterlife. Cities here, deserts here, mountains, forests, all kinds of places and regions. The map can never be completely unfolded as the afterlife is infinite. They also receive brochures explaining the basics of being dead and the afterlife (no time, no currency, suddenly all languages are universal, you never change, you don't require physiological necessities like mortals, although everything is available for their desires, directions, etc.) Then, they are taken to the Reincarnation Center where you can choose to be reincarnated. Your MC wanders into the library and discovers that there is a book for every person who has ever lived and died. They find their own name and read the index, which is separated into chapters for each of their past lives. Soon enough the MC finds out about Instant Death Holes, or portals that connect the afterlife to Earth. On Earth the portals are invisible and any mortal who goes through one dies instantly and ends up at a bus stop, their bodies are never found and it seems as though they just disappeared off the face of the Earth (like Amelia Earhart or the Bermuda Triangle disappearances.) The portals are visible in the afterlife but they are constantly disappearing and reappearing at unknown times in unknown locations, on both "sides." A dead person who goes through a portal enters Earth as a ghost and is doomed to roam around all ghostly unless they can find another portal. I guess that's it. I don't really know what the major plot/conflict/whatever is, all I know is the background and setting, hehehe. Up to you!

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Yoruko — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:35:27 +0100

The second plot sounds kind of neat. Maybe the son could become an Onnagatta (A person in Kabuki that specializes in impersonating women) The MC would never be suspected of being a Daimy's son. Maybe he is very beautiful and actually enjoys portraying a woman. What if he could never please his father because he was too.. feminine. Maybe the word informant is what might be best. Like the 47 Ronin he could be out to destroy the other clan. The upshot of the story would be that he was actually given the chance to uphold the family honor.

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AlyRuth — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:27:05 +0100

Not really a plot; just an idea. It's somewhat in the future. I'm thinking 30-50 years from now. Genetic mutation on embryos has has created a new form of discrimination. There are the "enhanced" kids and the "average" kids. The enhanced kids were genetically modified in a laboratory after artificial insemination on eggs and then re-implanted back into the mothers to bear. The enhanced kids are generally born into rich or successful families who can pay for it, but some poor families scavenge every penny possible to make sure their kids aren't "average." Enhanced kids are modified to be athletic, intelligent, incredibly sociable, gay, straight, friendly, anything their parents request that can be genetically modified. The story can be about this kind of world from an "average" point of view or an "enhanced" point of view. In this world, most "average" graduates can't find decent work. I also thought about adding in a plot twist where the child thinks he's "enhanced" but his success was only a placebo effect. He believed he was "enhanced" and this idea made him work harder and better than "average" kids, so the moral of the story can be, something like, "You can be anything you want." Or blah.

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Aviechan — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:53:35 +0100

Take some more old, not very fleshed out, crappy plots of mine! A sort of Cinderella makes her final move as the clock goes round. When it strikes she is forced to leave, knowing her prince will forever forget her. What if you could live forever? At first it would be a blessing... and then it would be a curse. Inside is the other you. The you that whispers how weak you are, the part that is too scared. We all have one... A prisoner gets letters from the outside, but one day they stop... What if you could see bad ghosts? What if you had to keep them away, and had a power to do exactly that? This power would be a single emotion. A miracle is born. All it is missing is a heart. A very large family is fighting for the fortune, which is to be transferred to whoever is the most successful. A girl's boyfriend suddenly drops all contact with her after they finally go all the way. A person is beaten and broken over and over, all because of one thing, one goal. It hurts, it hurts so much. Sometimes they want to give up, to quit. Some days, the really bad ones, they want to die. Why are they so hurt? Why do they have a huge 'hole' within their heart? Because of love. As I look outside I see it is raining. How I wish to see you forget an umbrella with the cold rain pouring down outside... Forget it, and I will share mine with you. We'll walk home, and talk and laugh. I'll get to know you, and you'll get to know me. And then, you'll die.

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MaggieSticker — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:07:29 +0100

I love the MC made of lies, it's fantastic. I think I'm going to combine it with my current plot or just kick the old one and use this. Thanks!

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Pocket — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 02:22:12 +0100

I really, really like this idea. May have to steal it. ;) Whether I could actually do it justice or not I have no idea!

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author-person — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 03:20:19 +0100

#3 is mine! And it's a transcontinental jet, not a train, and there's totally a super secret CIA cypher tucked in the pages of his copy. :D

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bighillgoddess — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:28:45 +0100

I really like this one, it has some of the same idea I was initially thinking about for after Nano, just fleeces out some of the detail.

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caillien — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:29:22 +0100

Tucking it away as a possibility.

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Rivendell-x — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 06:32:38 +0100

...That sounds AMAZING. I promised myself I just came to this thread for ideas, inspiration etc...but this whole plot basically overall I really love. I'm not 100% sure if I'll use it for this year's NaNo but it really appeals to me.

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BuddhistOnABus — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:00:25 +0100

Glad you like it folks, let me know if you use bits and how it turns out! I've had that floating around in my head for a few months, knew straight away that it should go on here!

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Noonii_cat — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:04:55 +0100

MC goes to a witch and begs for his/her/family member's life (they are dying/ill/whatever). The witch reluctantly agrees, but there is a price: MC must hand over the heart of their first love in return. Desperate, young and innocent, MC accepts. The witch imprints tattoo-like markings onto the fingertips of MC's right hand and the deal is set. When MC has their first kiss and consequentially falls in love, they will touch their lips with those fingers, alerting the witch that their debt is paid (MC may not know of this). Years pass and MC has grown up. They meet a traveller/person passing through the village and somehow end up going along. MC begins to fall in love, but tries their hardest to ignore it. However, when the two kiss one night, MC feels the jolt of an unknown feeling and touches his/her lips. Suddenly the witch appears and takes the traveller's heart. What happens next? I dunno. Feel free to change many, many things. I just like the deal/curse bit.

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JAYmez — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:53:41 +0100

I love this! I'm definitely using this as my plot. Thanks a lot!

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ZjaNoir — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:28:27 +0100

This one would make a great M/F/M (or visa versa) if someone runs with the split soul and the idea that someone out there is literally someone's other half... surely that would create its own type of chemistry? All three would have metaphysical ties to the other, and it would be interesting how it would play out. I'd love to see a HEA for everyone involved, rather than a m/f+m friend type HEA. Good luck to whoever attempts Tsukasa's idea! It sounds fascinating :)

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rabidstoat — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:35:22 +0100

Sci Fi story idea, and very vague! Aliens have reality TV shows too! And populated planets like earth are merely part of the game. Maybe it's something like an interstellar Amazing Race where aliens have to traverse parts of earth in various challenges. Maybe it's something more sinister, where the aliens are competing for world domination of the planet earth by manipulating world leaders, or manipulating via social media, or manipulating via... who knows. Heck, maybe an attack on earth is just a reality TV show where whoever kills the most humans 'wins', kind of like some bizarre interstellar hunting tournament.

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Michaylalove — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:02:22 +0100

Just some plots I was thinking of that I could never find the time to do. Here are some variations of a similar plot I thought up. Girl watches family get killed and runs away, hides out lives normally for 3 years before her family’s killer finds her and takers her back to his house as his slave. Things happen and she falls in love with him. Girl’s family is killed why she is away at the party, and the killer leaves a note saying she will be next. Witness protection puts her in foster care in a different state. Four years later, her families killer finds her and keeps her locked up at his house. She falls in love with him. Girl’s family is killed when she is staying at a friends house when’s she’s ten, and she goes into protective custody because the killer says she’s next. Seven years pass and her killer finds her and instead of killing her , makes her his slave. She falls in love with his son. Girl’s family is killed when she’s young when she’s away, and she moves away. Years later, the killer finds her and forces her into marrying his son. She falls in love with his son, but not without some complications at first. Girl’s family is killed when she’s a baby and the killer takes her and raises her. She grows up thinking he’s her father and his son is her brother, yet she feels weird feelings for her brother. Falls in love with him and finds everything out. Girl’s family is killed when she’s young, and the killer sells her to a guy for money. He raises her and thinks that he’s her dad. The guy’s son likes her, but she has her eye on someone else. Girl’s family is killed when she’s 17 and the killer sells her to a rich guy who she falls in love with after a series of complications. Let me know if you take one :)

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Moisoha — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:18:49 +0100

Okay, so here's a plot that I really like and wanted to do for a long time but never could figure out how to get started. If someone chooses this, please tell me so I can read it and fall in love with it again. Know that genders are interchangeable. MC1 is heading somewhere when she runs into MC2, literally. MC2 looks at MC1 and then freaks out about bumping into her but runs away before she can catch him. A few minutes later, MC1 is walking across a crosswalk and a car speeds right in front of her. Later that day, MC1 is for some reason in front of a mirror and she has no reflection. Naturally she panics. A few days later she has become a major paranoid person, avoiding mirror at all cost. Then she meets MC2 and realizes somehow that he doesn't have a reflection either. She confronts him about it and he explains that on the other side of the mirror is an alternate universe that does the exact same thing as ours all the time. For some reason though, one person once did something different and their counterpart across the mirror died. After that, they had no reflection. When they intereacted and stopped a person from dying when they were supposed to, that person ended up like them. It continued a lot, and everything was figured out so they would continue to save people's lives and they would join the ranks of the reflectionless people. Eventually, there was a fight about whether they should keep turning more people like them or not, and the group split into two. Now the one group continued to try to turn people into their situation and the other tries to prevent that. I don't know where it goes from there. That's all I've got. Have fun.

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snowbug — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:21:21 +0100

If you're looking for something silly, here's one: [quote]Just like NaNoWriters have this forum, the characters of NaNovels have their own place somewhere out there, where they get together to complain about the misery and pain their creators put them through in November. In this place, two characters by two different writers meet and fall in love, Romeo & Juliet style. They then proceed to run away together, through several stories by other people.[/quote]

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OrangeZest100 — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:27:34 +0100

I came up with this idea when talking about the phrase "I just saved your bacon." Someone can write a novel about the creation of figurative language like that line above. Use as you will. :D

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kimberj — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:15:26 +0100

I read your first sentence as "specializes in impregnating women". now THAT would be interesting. ;)

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Tigers Eyes — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:17:44 +0100

This is going in my idea stash... I will definitely attempt it. I'm okay with doing research0 who knows, it could actually make my Biology teacher happier. I'll let you know how it turns out! But it will be after nano.

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smccabe29 — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:42:08 +0100

I love 3 & 4...They both have me thinking!! Thanks for sharing.

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nerdauthor.write — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:37:07 +0100

When trying to think of a plot, I thought of a bunch that I do not want to use, but others may: The year is way ahead in the future. For whatever reason we can think of - the world is in anarchy. Teenage girl lives in a group of badass girl 'bikers' (hoverboarders? c:) that travel around to each city trying to survive. They used to be a group of girls that went to elementary/middle together before whatever disaster caused this to occur. Before the disaster, she also had a boyfriend who she lost contact with. She presumed him to be dead. But one day she finds a clue that he might still be alive, and she tries to get the whole group of girls to help find him. A curious girl who hated the outdoors, loved the indoors. One day her family makes her go camping because both the parents and her brother (optional) love it. When they are at the campsite. Either her family asks her to do something, or maybe she needed to do something, or whatever reason you pick: She gets lost in the woods. She panics and can't find her family. After X amount of time, she runs into a little forest-boy. They dislike each other, but eventually become close. Or, he could have a family and the family are hippies or foretpeople, and she stays with them. Then you can take the story from there c: A girl who lives on her own in high school - her parents either died/left/whoknowswhat at a young age and she didn't wnat to be adopted, so she figured out some way to keep the house and live on her own, which happened to be work as a prostitute for this big buisness man. He doesn't treat her the best, but doesn't abuse her. After a while of this, the big businessman hires a new secretary, or worker, or it's his SON! Either way, there is now a man who is working/helping out the big business man, and he is always seeing her and thinks she is beautiful and wants to hlep her out, and then the story goes on from there however you wish it.

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smccabe29 — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:40:35 +0100

I think I might be able to do something with this one...Can I add it to my idea list?

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AlyRuth — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:41:38 +0100

Sure. Any of you can. It's completely up for adoption!

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smccabe29 — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:45:47 +0100

I like your third one...It reminds me of something that happened to the family of one of my high school students, and I thought it would make a great story. Your idea solidifies a plot line for me.

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Belle of the Brawl — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:25:38 +0100

FMC is a pirate captain, and she is one of the best. Choose your own history as to how she came to have her own ship. She plunders and pillages, and every village in Europe and along the coast of the US knows her name. Unlike most female pirates, she is not cold hearted. In fact, everything she does is for her brother/sister, who is also a crew member. One day, her ship gets taken by another pirate ship and she gets tossed in the brig. In order to save her men, the pirates make her walk the plank into shark-infested waters. But she is not the best for nothing, and she is able to fight off the sharks and swim to the shores of the US. She finds a small plantation toward the South, and asks for their help in food and shelter while she plots to get back into the water. She means to rob the American family as she leaves, but they show her nothing but kindness and caring, and she can't bring herself to hurt them. She tells them her story and thanks them for their kindness as she leaves. But the son of the family follows her out and begs to join her and be a member of her new crew. She refuses, but he is determined, and there's something about his eyes that makes it impossible for her to refuse him. Now she has to chase down her ship and get her men back... and maybe kill a few pirates along the way. Make any changes and additions as you see fit.

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milly — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:45:06 +0100

I totally love this, I might incoperate it into my current "curse" plot.

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annicamax — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:57:26 +0100

I really like this! Adding it to my inspiration file.

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mmeeshal — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:28:03 +0100

I may use this for my novel this year! I'm definitely keeping it in my ideas file for future use, in any case. I think it's a great idea. :D

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mmeeshal — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:33:44 +0100

That first paragraph actually made me think of Douglas Adams' "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe," in which Arthur and Ford find out that a bunch of idiotic travelers from some other planet crash-landed on Earth and are, in fact, the ancestors of humanity, and not the Neanderthals, who seem to have a lot more promise. :D I really like this plot idea! I don't think I could do it justice, but if someone ever does, I'd read it. :D

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DarlingMerrows — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:55:16 +0100

That's exactly what it reminded me of!

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Lilius_Scilly — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:55:27 +0100

Taking number three and running and tweaking. Got a burst of inspiration from it. Thank you. <3

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lennyathena — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:59:01 +0100

A small artsy boarding school, where eight students happen to have messed-up schedules. They all get put into this little art class taught by a teacher no one's ever heard of, and the assignments he has them do are weird but fun. His motto is "art cannot be seen or felt, only experienced." Their final project for the end of the year has the eight students each capturing their experience of something over 24 hours straight. Cue a cliched but heartwarming teenage boarding school story, et cetera. I was originally going to call it 24 Hours, but you're welcome to change parts or all of it if you like :)

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sarchasm — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 04:52:32 +0100

This is a really awesome plot! Adding to my plot stash. =)

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cosmonautegg — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 04:52:53 +0100

Oh the fairies story sounds like an awesome idea. I would love to see if I could write something for it. :)

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SapphyreMoonlyte — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:28:33 +0100

I may have to use this as a small sideplot. If I can use it at all, it will be done.

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MaggieSticker — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:39:01 +0100

This sounds really cool! I don't think I'll use it for NanNo this year, but it's going in my inspirations folder :)

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Perse_Rising — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:24:49 +0100

One YA plot coming right up! And before you ask, yes this is kind of influenced by Mirror's Edge... In this City, there are two seasons: Wet and Sweat. Wet is autumn and winter, cool and peaceful. Sweat is spring to summer, and everyone goes around the city in swimwear because yes, they sweat that much. It's the season of sweat, shaved ice shops, government-funded waterfalls and parks, and the Games. There are 13 districts in the City, and each has its own Team, with multiple squadrons and names for each one. In the sweat season, the Teams announce their latest Game to the City at large and invite everyone to see them. There is no school behind these games, and the government doesn't fund them either. This is a bunch of kids being kids. There are no arenas to these Games - The City is the arena. Part parkour, part soccer, part laser tag, the kids run around the districts of the city on the rooftops, each equipped with gear to help them if they fall, and to keep them from falling. The city government dotes on these ambitious, fearless teens and young adults - The brightest minds that come from the City were always once part of the Games. The Games has not lost a single youth since they were officially recognized as a legal sport. But they weren't always legal. Once upon a time, there was a great and horrible uprising in the City. Once, there were no secrets, no free-will, no choices except what the City officials chose. And that's when the Teams were created. They weren't always just teenagers once; They were a military unit, led by runaway government officials, paramilitary officers, and every possible kind of authority figure that was under attack by the leaders of the city. But while these adults gave the orders, the teenagers did the work, child soldiers from 13 to 25 who ran around the city, and in thousands of other cities, doing their part to ensure the downfall of the uprising. As the old-schoolers say, if the military is the nation's protectors, the Teams are the people's. I imagine there would be two stories that could be told about this, the past, with the downfall of the dictatorship and the creation of the Games, and the present, with the new generation facing a bigger threat than their ancestors did. And please PM me about what you come up with! I'd love to hear about it.

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mustardgirl — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:43:59 +0100

My sister wanted me to write this but I couldn't quite think up enough for a whole book, but here's what I have so far. Based on a ghost tour we took in Tennessee ;D A little girl starts seeing a man in her bedroom. She wakes her parents up and tells them, but when they go in there is no one there. A few days later she tells them there's a man in her room, and he's wearing a gray coat. Again, when they investigate no one is there. Maybe a month goes by and she comes to her parents again, telling them the man in her room wearing the gray coat is named Jebidiah or some similar name that a little girl could never have known. The next time the girl goes into her parent's room to tell them about him, she says that the man in her room wearing the gray coat who's name is Jebidiah has a hole in his chest. Her parents can either believe her or not, your choice, but the point is that the little girl grows up with this man (ghost of a Confederate soldier) talking to her and making her laugh & whatnot. Years and years go by, and eventually she realizes she's in love with him. How does she find a way to be with him? Does she kill herself? Does she try to move on with her life? Do what you will with this, I just thought it was kind of a fun idea.

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indiana — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:03:52 +0100

It might be worth trying the "Wayback Machine", in case it has a timely archive of the site. I haven't tested it, but the URL is http://www.archive.org/web/web.php I wasn't a forum dweller last year – sorry I can't be of more assistance.

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misslluvia — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:57:51 +0100

MMC1 and MMC2 (who I've envisioned as being early 20s but could be older) have been good friends for a year or two. One day MMC1 introduces MMC2 to FMC, who he's known since childhood. MMC2 is infatuated with her and after a brief period of getting to know each other, they start to date. The only snag: FMC is MMC1's imaginary friend. Imaginary friends are, in this plot, "real" people (can be seen by others) who can live their own lives without needing to eat/drink, and who disappear when the person who imagined them is asleep/unconscious, or dies. At some point along the line in the relationship, MMC1 learns that he is ill and may die, and if he does, FMC will vanish forever. All three of them must come to terms with this. The rest is up for interpretation. If you'd like to use it, I'd love to read it when it's done, so nanomail me please! :) (Also, all genders are to be interpreted as you please, this is just how I imagined it would work.)

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Little Wing — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:26:20 +0100

An old Japanese myth says that if two star-crossed lovers commit dual suicide, they get reincarnated as twins.

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kateykins93 — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:58:04 +0100

This sounds fairly similar to my non-nano I'm writing at the moment!

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ImaginaryWings — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:04:28 +0100

Adopting 5 for a subplot in my novel. Thanks!

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jemzgirl161 — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:56:21 +0100

Good grief this just inspired a massive plot bunny invasion. I already have a nano plot, but I will find time to write this somewhere. Defiantly being added to the plot list!

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KaelynAngelfoot — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:05:44 +0100

Adopted as a possible sub-plot! Great idea.

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stephensdemise — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:13:18 +0100

In a world where all illnesses and diseases have been eradicated for two generations, an accicent releases a strain of the common cold on a populace with un (or under) developed immune systems.

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tiearibbon — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:24:04 +0100

I think I'll try the third one. It might alter a bit though. :)

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IzzySquared — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:43:50 +0100

I really like this plot. I may do a variation on it. We'll see. I'm adding it to my maybe pile

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punchycat — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:36:11 +0100

Loving #5. I am definitely considering it! :)

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Michaylalove — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:42:04 +0100

Thanks, and Sounds good. Let me know how it goes.

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natethegreat3508 — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:20:27 +0100

Am I the only person who saw the second one and instantly thought... "Elvis"

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hKath — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:26:21 +0100

I may grab number 3 and turn it into a suspense story. She switched books with him so he'd have her info, but she never considered what might be written inside the boy's copy (sensitive info, a time for an appointment, etc). Cut modern Hitchcock-meets-Before Sunrise plot :)

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hKath — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:27:06 +0100

That's totally where my mind went too!

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akaaliza — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:31:47 +0100

That's already a movie called Gattaca. Amazing, I love the idea.

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natethegreat3508 — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:47:24 +0100

Tried to do this last year but just couldn't manage to keep it all together. Basically you (the writer) are a complete asshole to your characters. You send them on suicide missions make them go insane kill their friends and family Et Cetera. And some of these characters are quite pissed at you because of this. And now they're out for revenge, but you have some loyal characters on your side and of course you are the writer of the story. Basically it's just a fun thing for people who write a lot, you can have some heroes on the same side as villains all fighting for either side with the MC working to take YOU the author down.

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AlyRuth — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:00:24 +0100

Boo. I guess I reinvented the wheel then. :( Sigh...

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GELane — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:20:30 +0100

From the infamous dream that gives you a confusing and complicated plot idea that won't leave you alone even though you already have a concrete novel idea in progress: MC and a few friends are on a small tour boat/ferry, going somewhere or just hanging around, when they find this small, priceless jewel. Of course, there can be some argument about what to do with it, but they decide to follow the moraly right route and return the jewel to the owner. Thankfully it's a rather recognizable jewel and a Google search or something of that nature leads them to the owner, who they go to return it to. However, when they find him, he refuses to let them into his house and claims the jewel isn't his and that he's never seen it before. Then, right before their eyes, he falls, dead, because some sniper was just waiting for him to open the door so they could get a clear shot - and the lost jewel and misdirections to the owner were just a ploy to do just that, because the man never leaves his house. And, this man is some big gang or mob boss, and because they were (unwittingly) part of the murder, they get drawn into a huge underground war of sorts, and have to try and get out of it before they get themselves killed - for revenge, or just to shut them up.

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vulture — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:02:31 +0100

MC finds a list of names. Behind each name is a date and a symbol. After a while, he discovers that all the people on the list start dying on the exact date that was written behind their name. The interesting thing is that some of the deaths are natural. Now it's up to MC to solve the mystery.

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A Polyphonic Hello — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:47:00 +0100

Oh my! "A miracle is born. All it is missing is a heart." is exactly what I've been wanting to write but couldn't put into words! I think I'm going to take this one. :D

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candle.city — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:13:39 +0100

Leaving: In a world full of superheroes, the heroes and villains always run around smashing things, getting into trouble, and generally being nuisances of themselves while they attempt to save/destroy the world. Someone has to deal with all the messes, both physical and political. Enter F/MMC.

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Selah Ex Animo — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:27:59 +0100

The story begins with the friendship between two girls. They're college freshmen, possibly roommates. Because this is their first time leaving home, they bond and become comrades/BFFs in arms against. Girl A is very much a lead character - smart, charismatic, self-confident, athletic. Girl B is her opposite, more introverted/reserved, etc. She is happy to tag along and cheer Girl A on. Girl A is involved in sports or some other type of competition. She goes head to head with a rival character and wins the contest. And a few weeks later, ends up dead. Girl B suspects foul play. It is up to her to find out who murdered her friend.

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jemzgirl161 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:23:40 +0100

I might steal a few from this thread so I figured I'd leave this in return. One day coming home I just got this image: A girl, I imagined her wearing a preppy, private school outfit, entering her room. She is sad and hurt, crying even. She rips off the fancy jewelry, removes her perfect make-up and changes from her school girl outfit into ratty jeans, old shoes and a hoody. She goes into the bathroom and cuts off her long perfect hair into a messy bun. She grabs a back pack, some money and walks out the front door of this huge fancy house and doesn't look back. Maybe gets on a motorcycle hidden in the back shed? I get the feeling this girl was heading back to the rough life she once knew. Like the life she had been living was a lie or something. She had thought is was going to be ok, and she would be happy but somehow it all went wrong. I also got the feeling she had some type of magical connection or paranormal association. But I'm not sure. Oh this song was on the radio; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3MXiTeH_Pg&ob=av2e Sorry its so vague, but thats all I got. I hope somebody can work something out with it. If you do please please please PM me so I can see how it goes.

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RainDropReverie — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:48:08 +0100

Actually the daily challenge is 1,667 words, but for the sake of the story/a great title, we can pretend that isn't so. lol

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merrier_blue — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:57:48 +0100

I am all over this one. Wow. This dovetails neatly with the half-baked plot I already had.

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RainDropReverie — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:15:57 +0100

hm. -ponders-

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bloodxredxroses — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:13:12 +0100

This is actually awesome. I'm definitely stealing it as a possibility.

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Cutecat42 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:41:42 +0100

I might adopt number four for this years NaNo. I still have to see if I find any other idea's.

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MKHenderson — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:47:24 +0100

That seems VERY up my alley. Thanks! I'll let you know if/when it makes it out of my "waiting plot babies" notebook.

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writesbooks — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:11:26 +0100

Thanks for the suggestion! I checked it out. It hadn't crawled the site since July. These were plots added in Sept/Oct of this year I think. But I did search the adopt a plot threads and it helped me remember a bit about one of the plots that had intrigued me.

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Sunday — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:23:14 +0100

I can use elements of this! I think...

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TotalNerd — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:41:24 +0100

Okay, I LOVE this one. I'm adding it to my possible plots list.

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akaaliza — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:54:46 +0100

stealing! Thank you. :)

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akaaliza — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:03:45 +0100

I don't think I'm gonna do anything with this one: MMC is a photographer who recently came into a lot of money. His parents like associating with high society now, but he still feels out of place. He's been taking pictures since he was a kid. He lives to capture beauty and improve his craft. He is always looking for "stories" to add to his portfolio. For him, society is beauty. He has won multiple awards and views them as validation. His awards, given by the very society his parents associate with, show him that he is accepted in that community, but in reality, he's not. MFC is an undeniable beauty, but she was born with (minor) Arthrogryposis and one of her arms is paralyzed. As a child, her rich parents feared she would become insecure about her appearance and they searched for a way to make her more confident. Pageants worked, because she loves dressing up, showing off and competing. She has won several national level, high glitz beauty pageants, starting as a 4 year old. The awards mean everything to her, they are tokens of acceptance. MFC's enemy is from a disadvantaged background. She enters pageants because she needs the money and wants to raise above her background. She hates the main girl, she's always #2. she can't figure out why she always loses and thinks the judges feel bad for the main girl. she spreads rumors, is catty, etc with her. MMC hears about her story about overcoming the odds and feels compelled to check it out. He is just looking for the next beautiful thing. He meets MFC and falls for her immediately. He starts digging around for the story and more things to photograph. He overhears someone suggesting that pageant may be fixed. He assumes her parents are bribing the judges and he confronts them. They're not and they threaten him to stay away... turns out they are hiding their own secrets. Feel free to go from there. :)

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Haselnuth — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:47:13 +0100

Oooh, this could connect 2 plots I haven't thought about in years. Consider it stolen for some Nano event next year =D Also love your avatar. Just so I have said so somewhere XD

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ecmcd — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:54:05 +0100

Joining others in the taking of number 1. It was the one that my focus group [i.e. anyone who will listen to me talk about novel fun without saying "... Yeah, we're going to talk about something else now because it's too early for you to become obsessed with NaNo."] really wanted to read.

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Serenova — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:55:53 +0100

I might take this and twist it to use in my Steampunk setting. Definitely a possibility!

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katiereynolds — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:42:28 +0100

I may use parts of this, I particularly like character of the quirky art teacher!

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bainidhe — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:59:04 +0100

Rule of the kingdom has been passed directly from father to first-born child (all sons) for 300 years. The kingdom has become known as a haven of peaceful coexistence for humans and magical creatures. Then the king, queen, and both sons are assassinated, setting off a crisis of succession. The remaining royal family includes the king's daugher (FMC), her brothers' widows and children, and assorted uncles and cousins. It is determined that the princess should inherit, but rivals to the throne and outside enemies will try to take advantage of her inexperience.

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Aine13 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:55:17 +0100

I like this! Adding it to my might-be-plots!

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falling_skywards — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:55:27 +0100

Lotusville. Like the flower. Even though they had never grown there. Maybe they had, back when it was founded, but not even old man Ripley could remember that far back. It was also too big to be a "ville", but no one could be bothered to petition a name change. There were more important things to worry about. Like zombies.

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Happyelephant — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:30:31 +0100

All year ideas spark but when it comes to remembering I'm hopeless :P But here are a few spare plots I can remember: A group of explorers in the heart of the Amazon jungle and discover a temple, they go inside and when they come back out they are in a different world. In the middle of a magical war, were witches and wizards slaughter each other. The only ones who can stop this mindless rage are the gods. But they are missing and so it is up to the team from Earth to find them. College girl is constantly fantasising about a magical world, always day dreaming. Then things in her world become strange. There are no shadows, she never sees the sun set and when she sneezes things turn into pumpkins. Are her daydreams just daydream? Or our they memories from her home world? An old woman settles to tell her grandchildren tales of what happened to their parents. It’s a tale of demons, werewolves, vampires, trolls, angels, fairies, witches, sorceresses. But with one major twist. The good is now bad and the bad is good.

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embrown1442000 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:00:20 +0100

Totally taking that one! I have a female pirate story in mind, but this adds some details that I like. Thanks!

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jojowa — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:55:56 +0100

Ooh.. A Reverse Rapture :o Very cool idea.

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vanillabean — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:12:50 +0100

This actually fits into a story I tried writing for Three Day Novel one year. I am gonna steal this and rework that story, though likely not for NaNo.

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jojowa — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:19:48 +0100

Here's a failed plot baby... I'd be thrilled if you keep me posted/let me read if you use it :D Someone calls your MC (I tried a young adult female, doesn't have to be, obviously), it's the wrong number. They can't hear your MC because of the bad reception/phone issues, but the caller (I pictured it a middle age male) is calling from an airport to tell his family/son/daughter that he's taking off from ___ airport and will be landing in ____ at __ time. Originally I pictured him as being close to his family, but later it kind of evolved into him being estranged and letting them know he would be in their city if they wanted to see him. Either way, he thinks he got through to his family, but tells them he will call back after he lands so they can actually hear him. MC doesn't really think anything of it, until she hears later that day that a flight from __ to __ (the locations he said) crashed, there were no survivors. She checks the times, locations, etc. and is quite sure it's the same flight. She goes on a quest to find the family of the guy who called to tell them that he cared/wanted to see them/said "Love you,"/whatever. That's where I lost the plot bunny >=[

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B_ethany13H — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:20:39 +0100

Totally adopting the second one. :)

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Kajineko — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:59:46 +0100

I actually have the perfect main character for this. Stealing and tweaking. Considering my MMC was very much gay. Haha. Thank you~

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KayceeRonin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:36:05 +0100

Anyone looking for an action/adventure/Superhero plot? One day I may still use elements for this, but I just don't have the interest to get it started. I'd love to see someone do something with this, so let me know. :3 ANYWAY~ FMC is a young woman born with the unique ability to heal injury and illness with a simple touch, only the effects of her powers are not so simple. In addition to healing people, FMC also inherits random memories from them as the 'cost' of being healed. While the person loses that memory forever (as far as FMC knows), she cannot forget them. FMC's breaking point comes after helping her elder sister/brother by healing a broken bone and then finding she has the memories of her/his wedding day, and therefore sibling does not remember that day, and is extremely depressed about it. She decides to stop using her powers for good. So as a young adult, FMC tries to avoid other people for the most part. One night walking home from work FMC is the only witness to a hit an run. A young man crossing the street is hit by a car, which leaves him bleeding to death in the street as the car speeds off. She quickly realizes the man will bleed to death before an ambulance can arrive, so she decides she needs to heal him, deciding living with a few missing memories is better than not living at all. But something quickly goes wrong. The instant FMC touches the man she sees flashes of his entire life, and the sudden massive flow of memories cause her to faint. When she wakes up, the man is sitting next to her on the curb, confused. FMC tries to explain that he was nearly in an accident, but the man interrupts and explains he can't remember anything. Not even his own name. FMC quickly realize that by healing the severe injuries, she's left the man with total amnesia. She DOES have his memories, however, and after bringing him back to her apartment and trying to make sense of them, she realizes the man she's just saved is a local superhero. And he was in the middle of stopping something BIG. As an added effect of the man's powers, FMC is quickly losing his memories too, so she begins to keep notes in a journal before she forgets too much to help them both. Now FMC must find a way to help this man regain his powers and stop the villain he was after. Unfortunately that same villain is now after both of them, and time is of the essence. Oh yeah, and maybe there could be some romance in there too. That is all. For now. :D Have fun!

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Nienke09 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:36:50 +0100

I don't know yet what my novel will be about, but the suggestions here have been very inspirational and I'd like to leave a plot idea behind as well. Be warned though, it requires some research into the background information, as it's based on real events. London, 1888. After getting in a fight with her mother about getting married, which FMC has no intention of doing anytime soon, FMC leaves home to stay with her brother for a while, who is a detective for Scotland Yard. Intrigued by the stories he tells about his job and a certain hard to solve murder, FMC decides to start up her own little investigation into the murder, FMC being young and impulsive and convinced that using her female intuition she would pick up on things those 'stupid men' just don't see. Then another woman is murdered and then another. Quickly they become known as the Whitechapel Murders, after the London district where they were committed. While conducting her private investigation, which doesn't seem very promising, FMC meets a charming man, who shows a greater than average interest in her. They fall in love and for the first time in her life, FMC actually considers marriage as a viable option. Then she discovers something that would change everyting, the identity of the murderer. FMC's love interest is the murderer, he is Jack the Ripper. I would imagine that the FMC would have an inner conflict about whether she should tell anyone what she discovered. On the one hand she loves the man, on the other hand he is a crazy murderer and who knows how much of his interest in her was simply a façade, to try to find out what she and/or her brother had discovered during the investigation. And what might he do to her if he found out she knew? Also, what is the reason the murders eventually stop? And preferably the reason would not be 'his undying love for FMC' or something similar. I myself imagined a climax in which he dies and FMC then decides not to tell anyone what happened and why, since she doesn't want to become know as 'the girl who loved Jack the Ripper'.

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kitty63 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:39:16 +0100

I like this too, especially because I love animals and it's true they really could be sent here by God to help protect us. I may wait til after nano though as I think I already have a plot for that, but will definitely use.

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Codio — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:41:53 +0100

Totally adopting #1! So much inspiration flooded my brainfruits when I read it =B

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kitty63 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:55:11 +0100

Hey, this is just great, 2 inspirational plots. I'm taking 1 and 4 too.

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sixleaf — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:58:31 +0100

Adding #2 to my list of potential ideas.

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sixleaf — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:06:58 +0100

Snagging #1 for my list of ideas! Thanks!

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kitty63 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:26:49 +0100

I'm taking number one. It sounds right up my alley.

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kitty63 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:33:30 +0100

This more of a story starter than a plot, but Take the story of the Ousting from the Garden of Eden, but tell the story from Eve's point of view, what happened and how she felt when Adam told her she was made from one of his ribs. How the serpent spoke to her. Just create dialogue and imagination to tell this passage from Genesis in a different POV while making it a story of your own. Do this in chronological order then Eve could speculate on what would happen to them and blame Adam. You could also tell this from the POV of the serpent, or Adam I started this but never really finished and now I have other things so probably won't get around to finishing it.

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MAYALOVE. — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:36:00 +0100

Jumping the bandwagon and saving this to my notebook, but I won't use it for NaNo this year because... well. Everyone else is C: Thank you! <3

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MAYALOVE. — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:37:16 +0100

#2 is delicious, I'm stealing C: Thank you!

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musebfree — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:49:16 +0100

I love this. I was toying with this time period and an Irish family. Stealing for this or a future nano.

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MAYALOVE. — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:54:54 +0100

This is brilliant. I'm saving it to my notebook, thank you! C:

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Gabbita98 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:00:02 +0100

After the death of her mother, FMC starts having a recurring dream: FMC sees and feels herself trapped in her mother's body. What disturbs FMC the most, is that she sees her mother not as an adult, but as the little sad eyed girl from the early 1960's photograph her mother always had in her drawer. FMC is capable to see the world through the innocent eyes of her mom as a child. A new and unknown detail of her mother's life is brought to light in each dream, until one night... in the most shoking dream of all, a terrible secret is revealed changing FMC's life forever. Since that moment, FMC vividly hears the voice of her mother begging her to help her cross over to the other side.

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Gabbita98 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:06:41 +0100

Sorry for the typo: "... shocking..." instead of "...shoking..."

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zandila — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:20:27 +0100

Oooh, I want to do this one. With MAGIC. In January. :) I need to get off this forum. I already have most of an outline.

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Michaylalove — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:24:29 +0100

Leaving: A guy has feelings for a girl he admires. His best friend is a killer, and he's in a gang. The girl he loves is his best friend's next target/or rival gang's leader's girlfriend or sister? A teenage orphan is kidnapped from off the streets at the age of eight and raised in a secret society of elite fighters, initiated as part of the "family" and is sixteen when the story starts.

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naiYin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:28:39 +0100

Thinking about integrating this into my plot though currently unsure how. I think mine needs a kickstart.

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Pixie_Chick — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:28:51 +0100

I'm adopting the last one :) I actually made a character with a similar story and didn't know what to do with her. So thank you!

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naiYin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:37:48 +0100

Number three looks amazing~ Might use this as a way to balloon my word count with monologues. OTL

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zandila — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:38:44 +0100

The son of a police officer falls in love with a drug dealer's sister. As he spends more time with her, he realizes how deeply embroiled she is in the drug dealing business, to the point where any attempts to extricate herself would end in destitution--or worse. Then MMC's father is elected to head a drug enforcement task force. Their first goal--take down FMC's brother, and his drug ring.

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doctor confidence — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:48:38 +0100

Had a dream about this once, but didn't know where to go with it. A high-school physics teacher, newlywed and starting a family and such, starts to fall for an older woman/neighbor. I titled it Gravity.

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Cutecat42 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:10:36 +0100

So I took number 4, and this is my Synopsis. It might change a little, but I know how I'm going to write it. A group of friends spend the night in an abandoned building which, decades ago, had been a school, and is supposedly haunted by one of the girls whose brutal murders caused the school to be closed down. They see no ghosts, but our main character has a vivid and disturbing dream which, though she doesn't realize it at first, is actually a memory of a past life. The story follows her gradual discovery of this past life, in which she was a student at the school... the same student who is rumored to haunt the building. Her murderer would turn out to be the ancestor of her present-day lover, or something as equally sensational.

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Rockiesfan4ever — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:11:19 +0100

I may put #2 into my plot somehow

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HektischMaus — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:30:53 +0100

Inspiring. This just gave me a huge idea. Taking and tweaking,thanks! :)

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JesterJosh89 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:56:23 +0100

A young student joins an Ivy League secret society only to find that besides giving its members a leg up to positions of power, it also has secrets of occult and extraterrestrial lore. He attempts to go public a la Wikileaks, but ends up hunted halfway across the world. Bonus points if you can add some ambiguity as to whether the lore/magick is 'real' or not.

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Yoruko — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:22:30 +0100

Don't worry. One plot line can be taken as many ways as there are people to write it. That is the beauty of creative writing.

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Yoruko — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:26:36 +0100

Sounds cool. Maybe you could use an infectious disease person ;) Maybe someone from the past? How would they learn how to create immunizations?

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MissAngelAdorer — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:36:30 +0100

Amazing idea. I just may write that sometime.

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The_Quillmaster — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:59:30 +0100

Stealing Natethegreat's. Leaving: Civil war story: FMC's boyfriend, previously a Southerner, goes off to fight for the Confederacy and soon after her brother goes to fight for the Union. FMC becomes a nervous wreck thinking about each of them fighting each other, even more so when her brother dies. And when the war is over and her boyfriend comes back, she discovers that he killed her brother and FMC really does go insane.

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Luminosity.of.a.Shadow — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:10:14 +0100

A girl walks to school one morning. Everything seems normal...until she looks down and realizes she has two shadows. Somehow, this portends the Apocalypse of the world as we know it. 'S all I got for now. Sorry.

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Eastlew13 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:16:27 +0100

I like this one as well...

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Unmei06 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:39:50 +0100

This reminds me very much of Doctor Who... Silence in the Library anyone?

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Bishu — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:40:33 +0100

That was the first thing that popped into my head when I read this. I love that movie.

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Ninaizawsum11 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:48:31 +0100

Reminds me of Kingdom Hearts and the organization XIII with people who have lost their hearts and have been trained to be extremely good fighters :) -Ninaizawsum11

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Ninaizawsum11 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:06:33 +0100

so a teen boy meets a teen girl he falls in love with her as she does he, but she can't be with him as she is destined to marry another man who she also like very much when she finally makes her decision (you make that part up) the couple moves away gets married as the other man starts going crazy and ends up killing the other boy (they are still young like 18) she runs back to the boy she didn't choose and he stops being crazy and lives with her, after a long, long, long time she finds out he killed her ex-husband, but her current husband doesn't know that she knows, you go from there!!! :) -Ninaizawsum11

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TheatreLvr08 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:42:25 +0100

Hm... very interesting... might have to add this to my "possibilities" list!

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Gwyneira Hywel — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:04:50 +0100

I would love to try my hand at this. Thanks for sharing your idea! <3

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Gwyneira Hywel — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:06:11 +0100

Sorry for the double post. I can't figure out how to edit my own post. Anyway, I was going for the split-soul one.

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lennyathena — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:23:43 +0100

I may have to steal a bit of this as a sideplot if you don't mind ;) I just love the image of a bunch of kids leaping across rooftops, scaling walls, etc. This is great. Thanks so much! :)

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lennyathena — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:26:41 +0100

This actually sounds like a lot of fun! I already have a plot for this year's Nano but I think I might steal this one for a bit of off-season writing. Thank you! :)

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lennyathena — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:32:45 +0100

Hmmm... I might steal this and somehow attach it to the plot I have, which does involve a medieval-ish setting where the king's daughter is my FMC and the government is breaking down in weird ways. I probably won't develop the plot very much but I like the characters/backstory you've given. Thank you so much! ^_^

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lennyathena — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:38:54 +0100

Not taking this plot since I've tried writing about zombies and discovered that I simply can't, but just stopped by to say that I love the idea. If this was on the back of a book I would totally read it. And the name is perfect! ^_^

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D.Morrissey — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:55:44 +0100

This plot has totally inspired me for something else. I won't exactly follow it but I really like the idea of the writer's characters fighting for and against their creator. Thanks! ^^

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Sefketabwy — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:06:33 +0100

Number one filled my brain with so much amazing, inspiring stuff. Adopting it and mutating it!

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Pikapi Pikachu — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:06:54 +0100

Methinks I might nab this one and run with it, if not for NaNo, then definitely for a non NaNo. Thanks for sharing!

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Pikapi Pikachu — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:13:55 +0100

This is awesome! Adding to my stash folder. Thank you very much for sharing :D

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Pikapi Pikachu — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:22:00 +0100

I like! So nabbing, and thank you for sharing :)

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Pikapi Pikachu — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:28:49 +0100

I may just run with this. Thanks for sharing!

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writergirluk — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:05:21 +0100

Such a great idea, this is just what I'm looking for to add that 'something' to my nano. Thanks for sharing :)

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myviolettears — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:39:28 +0100

FMC wakes up in a shopping cart with no memories of her life. Using the information on her and her parents efforts she is reunited. She still has no memories but is going on what her parents tell her. After settling back into her apartment she notices MMC, who is moving in next door. She finds him creepy and intriguing. One night she wakes up with all of her memories intact and knows that she was born to a vampire and human and was engaged to MMC. MMC is from a powerful vampire family and was destined to turn FMC and when he did, she lost her memories and somehow turned into a human. From there I have no idea. If you do want to use it NanoMail me, I'd love to see what you do!

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Laurnic — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:43:22 +0100

I love 2. I might adopt it. An interesting spin on zombie tales.

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kitty63 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:59:47 +0100

I love the one about the dance-off. I'm taking this to add to my stash.

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topsecret — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:16:08 +0100

That was my immediate thought as well.

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cloverdew — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:56:19 +0100

Love both of these. I'm taking the first one and seeing what I can do with it.

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inkedrose — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:57:51 +0100

I may take 1 I already have a title that would work good with this. Thanks =D

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cloverdew — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:58:23 +0100

Not taking, but just wanted to say that I would love to read this should it ever get written.

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cloverdew — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:00:31 +0100

Love this idea. Would love to read the story!

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cloverdew — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:03:24 +0100

Love no.5 - Bonus points if the MC is funny. Bonus points if the tourists actually believe these stories.

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cloverdew — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:04:44 +0100

Taking the first to add to my list of ideas. :)

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cloverdew — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:06:25 +0100

Just commenting to say I'd love to read this!

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cloverdew — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:23:24 +0100

There's no way I could pull this off, but I'd love to read it if someone else writes it!

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Soprano84 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:58:37 +0100

I may adopt number two.

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accio.neila — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:16:23 +0100

I'm adopting the second one :D

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caldwell116 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:23:15 +0100

I've been looking for something like this, adding it to my list and we'll see if it makes it to NaNo, since I don't have my idea yet. Thanks.

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Nollaig — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:38:38 +0100

I love 1 and 3, I think I'm going to use them for a starting point. I may even incorporate bits of the others. Thank you!!

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Nollaig — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:43:26 +0100

Fantastic! I love Christmas and spending a month writing about something christmassy may just get me in the mood for december! I'm gonna steal bits of this!

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Alles de la Coeur — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:56:15 +0100

I am completely in love with the idea of this, but I'm not sure I'd be able to pull it off unfortunately.

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caldwell116 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:18:24 +0100

This one is really getting me thinking. Some changes need to be made, but this has promise. Going into the maybe file for NaNo, if not will happen after Nano. PS the crushing is going unless I make Edgar a female.

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accio.neila — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:22:26 +0100

This was an underdeveloped idea I thought of but really didn't know where to go with it so here... A horror about a murderer who likes to connect his murders.... For example, a dead person he killed falls and breaks a mirror and he uses the shard to torture his next victim. The tortured victim hangs themselves, so the killer uses the rope to strangle another victim and so on... You can add an actual plot but I just thought i'd share :)

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caldwell116 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:36:27 +0100

May have to steal this with some tweaks. I'm thinking this one will be deveolped at some point.

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caldwell116 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:47:34 +0100

Consider this taken and tweaked for later use. I'm thinking the stone has a magic power that steals the life out of the friends one at a time and the two MC's must figure out a way to stop it before they are next.

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InkandChocolate — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:02:42 +0100

So. One I was debating on using for a school project last year, but I thought it'd take too long - also, after the project, which was to create a story that had no meaning, I don't really want to do this anymore... This is a story about a serial killer. The killer always abducts his victims, doesn't ask for a ransom, and has a process that no one really knows about. The victims just disappear and the next day they are found outside the police station with a note from the murderer. One side is the police trying to find the missing girl, 16 year old Marjorie. The other side is Marjorie, who has been abducted by this man. Basically the murderer offers a choice; be killed outright, or try to win your freedom by scaling the 10 floors which all correlate to a Biblical plague. He tells Marjorie that she will be released if she can make it to the top, but tells her that no one ever has. As a parting note, he tells her she only has 24 hours to do it. Marjorie decides to fight for her freedom. Halfway through it, I guess Mr. Murderer man would switch up the rules, the police would figure out the correlation and they would try to save Marjorie. Could be good, I guess. But I don't think I'd want to write it.

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artdreamlife — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:16:59 +0100

Love the Greek gods plot!

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Luminosity.of.a.Shadow — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:02:24 +0100

...I don't watch Dr. Who...snap.

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LilMissCellist — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:22:52 +0100

I am seriously in love with both these ideas! I'm putting them in my "Write After NaNo" folder, and work with them when I get the chance :D

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Havoc — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:25:31 +0100

There's an old superstition that painting blue borders around windows and doors can keep evil spirits out of a house. And there's an old house down the street that has blue borders on every window and every door--except one window, to a room where a child vanished one night without a trace. Years later, when a family moved into that house, they began to find other oddities. Symbols drawn on the walls underneath the yellowed wallpaper. Strange objects hidden under floorboards. And as the pieces fall into place, it turned out there was more to the old story about the disappearing child than anyone would have guessed. Based very loosely on a real house (the only true bit is the blue paint on every window but the one in the childrens' room), I'd love to see what someone else could do with it if anyone uses it.

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LilMissCellist — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:29:13 +0100

Ahh, the last one about killing in the rain? My likey! I'm going to take it and put it in my "Write After NaNo" folder :)

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snemis — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:36:57 +0100

Love this!

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LilMissCellist — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:38:19 +0100

I had an idea similar to this once, but it never worked out. I really like this one, and I'm definitely putting it in my "Write After NaNo" folder :D

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LilMissCellist — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:43:15 +0100

I love it! I'm totally stealing it for my "Write After NaNo" folder :D

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choobakka — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:03:36 +0100

I think I might have to use this. I might edit it a bit, but definitely going to take this. It's really interesting, and fits what I like to write, so...

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AdelineFarr — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:04:00 +0100

Might use this for my NaNo, unless another idea hits. It's certainly going on my plots list!

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reverse-paradox — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:14:26 +0100

May be adopting :)

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mme.aloria — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:23:57 +0100

MMC and FMC are twins. They're the youngest graduates of a prestigious academy on planet x. Together, they've already co-written 7 papers on the religion and mating rituals of small, relatively unknown planets. They've just been given a research grant, and are planning to explore planet z, a small dive where the scum of the galaxy hang out. The native culture was exterminated almost 150 years before, which makes it perfect for their research. The hire MSC to serve as a guide and guard. He's lived on the planet for almost ten years, and doesn't understand why they want to explore it. No one leaves the few established cities, because entering the jungles usually means death. There's still native animal life, and natural pit falls. Additionally, a good portion of the food is indigestible by most common spacers. The twins convince him (see pay him well), and they head out with well load packs for a series of ruins that can only just be made out from the air. They travel on the ground because there are few places where an air ship can land. On the way there, and after reaching the ruins they notice odd occurrences that suggest the planet is not as deserted as they believe. The twins discover over the course of their research that the natives lived underground for a portion of the year, and upon returning to the surface participated in group sacrifice. They hypothesize that the group exterminated was, perhaps, the sacrificial group and it's keepers. The rest of the people stayed below when they were invaded. They have since adapted to underground life, and prefer not to venture above ground (largely in fear of mass extermination). When they actually meet a native, they realize the error of their societies beliefs, and treatment of the planet. Native killing is no longer condoned by planetary regulations, and occupying a settled planet with a contract with the natives is against policy. The twins set out to try and rectify the situation. No one believes their claims, and the difficulty navigating the planet makes the government loathe to venture onto the surface. After publishing a highly controversial paper on the topic, they manage to bring it to the peoples attention, and start a political war. Hopefully someone can figure out a way to make this work. I liked the idea of it, but didn't have the skill to take it places. Just a note, when I was toying with this, the twins had a vaguely incestuous relationship, and the guard formed a partnership with both. Since that can be rather squick worthy for some people, it definitely doesn't have to be included.

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reverse-paradox — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:36:34 +0100

May be taking for this year's NaNo :)

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reverse-paradox — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:41:24 +0100

Something...is telling me to write this. And I just might. Thanks :)

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RyanSpicka — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:40:19 +0100

eh, Gattaca is more along the lines of just being naturally born with better genes. This is genetic mutation haha. But that's exactly what I was thinking

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rinpardee — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:00:42 +0100

I'm going to use (at least most of)this one and make it at least a part of my story.

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fabelz — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:12:16 +0100

Adopting. This will mesh VERY well with a plot that seemed to be missing something.

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LightlessRain — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:01:18 +0100

That's the same thing I was thinking. It's basically the summary of Nana.

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JaguarShadow — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:35:39 +0100

Adopting the animal spirits plot, though I may go a different direction with it. Thanks!!!

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luigi_koopa — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:30:48 +0100

Leaving this one here because I had no idea how to work it. The Red String of Fate is, for most just a legend, but for MMC, it's very much real. His world is full of Red Strings, criss-crossing over each other and connecting one person to another. When he looks down at his own ankle, he either sees no string or multiple strings (I could never decide which one was best, so it really is your choice). Either way, MMC goes on a long journey where he visits many places Along the way, he tries relationships with other people, although he is well aware that their String leads to someone who isn't him. And that's all I had worked out as a plot. I hope someone else can scoop this up and make it work.

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thedarro — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:36:13 +0100

Oh man! This is GOLD. I love it. Totally taking, thanks so much!

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Giovanna92 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:49:02 +0100

3. FMC is on a train, reading a book, when MMC enters the compartment - only minutes later they find out that they have the same book with them, exactly the same copy, which is a kick-off for a long conversation about literature and reading in general. FMC has the time of her life and would really like to see MMC again, but she's really shy and feels that he is out of her league, too. But when he goes to the bathroom, she has an idea: remembering that she has an address sticker on the first page of her own copy of the book, she just swaps his and hers and hopes that he will contact her when he notices... (This was my last year's story, but I couldn't really come up with a storyline past that first scene. In my version, FMC was a young teacher to be and he was a med school student who played in a band. And the book was Südkind's "Perfume".) Taking this to start my story with!

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GenetheGenie — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:54:32 +0100

i liiike it! dunno if it'll work with my current cast, but i think i might try to tweak it!

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Yoruko — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:37:50 +0100

That is neat. What if one of the main characters was obsessed with fixing the house up and restoring it? Maybe they are being prompted by something to do this to right some wrong, or to finish what was being done. I say there is a great plot bunny here.

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CarmicWords — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:35:02 +0100

I love #3 and will probably adopt it, adding a little medical aspect to it (Munchhausen bi-proxy) and such. It's a great plot! Thanks for sharing!

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CarmicWords — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:01:02 +0100

While I'm not sure if you were serious when you posted it, I kind of like this idea! Maybe adding a bit of a twist here and there to it, but it's not bad! Adding this to my file!

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Tracey Mallaby — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:27:57 +0100

Thank you very much for the inspiration, I shall be adopting number 1. Phew, I feel like a massive weight has been lifted....

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Tracey Mallaby — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:30:57 +0100

Thank you, numbers 1 & 2 are speaking to me so consider them adopted :)

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Miyani — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:24:06 +0100

I'm loving #1! I haven't been able to come up with a coherent plotline for this year, so this may well be it. Thanks!

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CarmicWords — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:37:35 +0100

I have added this to my files. It is something I am going to put a bit of work into and I hope I can do it justice. Thank you for sharing.

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AkoKomura — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:45:43 +0100

People being born with or somehow acquiring super human powers has become so commonplace that many cities and towns have supplemented or even replaced their police departments with super hero departments. In this world, the MC wants to be part of his/her* small town's super hero department. He/she has super strength, heightened senses, can outrun a race car, and/or whatever other super power you'd like to add. However, he/she is rejected from joining because he/she lacks the one power that is a requirement throughout all super hero departments: the ability to fly. Meanwhile the town's most well loved super hero is killed by a mysterious super villain one night during patrol, leaving their young sidekick in a state of shock. This is shocking to everyone because there hasn't been any sort of super villain anywhere in X amount of years (with X being a fairly big number). After the incident, the sidekick is taken off duty and tries to recover from the incident. Somehow, MC and the sidekick become friends (the sidekick keeps their super identity a secret), while MC tries to find a way to get on the super hero department. After a few tries, it becomes obvious that MC isn't going to be allowed no matter what, so he/she becomes somewhat of a vigilante super hero; fighting crimes before the police or official super heroes even have a chance to get to the scene. Sometime later in the story, MC comes into contact with the super villain, and learns what their evil motives are. That's when I ran out of ideas, I'm sure someone can pick up after that. Feel free to tweak the plot as it fits! *MC was originally male when I first though of this story, but later on I imagined them as female. Either way works!

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Enelya — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:52:56 +0100

Have decided to adopt this one. I have the perfect MC for it. Gonna tweak and twist it a little but it's gonna be fun I can tell.

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kimmie9182000 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:55:49 +0100

Love this one. I might just have to try it. Thanks for the idea!

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Tracey Mallaby — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:16:11 +0100

Adopted, I LOVE this idea :)

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kimmie9182000 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:22:44 +0100

I was telling my daughter about plot #1 and she said, "What if Mary's son is actually the devil?" Talk about a plot twist!

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HotPinkDaisy — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:26:45 +0100

TAKING!

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Tracey Mallaby — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:27:33 +0100

One my 12 year old son and I just came up with: Santa is bitten by a zombie while taking the reindeer on a trial run on the 23rd December. He turns while delivering the Christmas gifts on Christmas Eve. He bites Blitzen in frustration and infects the animal who then bites his neighbour who bites the one in front etc etc. Mayhem ensues, Santa eats family pets ignoring the milk and cookies, he stuffs stockings with rotting body parts (both his and reindeer) and half eaten hamsters. Will St Nick continue with his rampage? Will he attack humans sleeping in their beds? Will Mrs Claus and the elves save the day or become zombies themselves? What happens next? Only you know. You know, I kinda think this is a comedy....

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FacePalmification — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:53:44 +0100

I think number 2 might just become my nano plot! In a strange way, it's like a wonderfully twisted version of A Handmaid's Tale.

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FacePalmification — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:56:58 +0100

I think I might weave number 3 into my plot - very adorable.

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Caranut — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:26:20 +0100

Hmmm ... I like the idea of this one: I'm going to be spoilt for choice soon!

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rabidstoat — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:33:41 +0100

FMC lost a child years ago (natural causes, accident, kidnapping, something) and has never gotten over it. In her work as a , she has encountered families that are generally stable, but that she feels don't appreciate their children enough. The parents are too busy, or too distracted, or too lacking in something, in her eyes. So teach them the value of a child, she kidnaps them -- not for nefarious means. She treats the child well, keeps them for a few days, maybe a week, and then after the tearful family makes appeals all over the media, begging for the child's return, she drops the kid off somewhere public to be found. So she does this a few times, in different places, a year or two apart, without getting caught. Only one time, the child she kidnaps reminds her very much of her own lost child. She really did intend to give the child back when she started out, but there are just so memories.....

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leighalove — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:40:27 +0100

Hahhaa, that is awesome. Not adopting, but I think it's great.

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japeningrish — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:41:49 +0100

Oh goodness, your som is AWESOME. High fives, all around.

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Belle of the Brawl — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:52:39 +0100

I quite like the third one. I'm trying to write a sprawling, magical, fantasy quest-with-a-purpose type of story, and this could be it! I now have two different but similar story lines, where just an hour ago I had none. So yes, I think it's safe to say, I have adopted this great plot. Now I'm off with my plot ninjas to design a fantasy world and plot twists!! (I'm a sucker for family conspiracies and dragons, so I hope you don't mind my inserting them.)

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jtggodqos — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:56:06 +0100

this reminds me of the video game "Catherine" [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_%28video_game%29 ].

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Tracey Mallaby — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:25:33 +0100

Ooooh, I like this one, have put in the future file :)

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Belle of the Brawl — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:28:39 +0100

Here's a couple I've been thinking about sparingly, but probably will never do anything with: 1) A porcelain doll shares a girl's soul. It could happen any way you like. Maybe the girl was near death as a baby, and her mother made a bargain with the devil that the girl wouldn't die. So the devil takes the girl's mother, and puts half the girls soul in a doll so the girl will NEVER die. Then after her body dies, another girl gets the doll, and that doll terrorizes the girl and her family somehow. 2) In the distant future, girls are not wanted. They're given up at birth to Academies, where they are trained to be perfect wives. As they grow up, the beautiful ones are sold to men as Breeders, and the ugly ones are sold as Slaves. Anyone caught keeping his daughter must give up his hand in repentance to the Government. But deep underneath the country, wedged just below the sewers, is a team of hundreds of men who have secretly raised their daughters and bought some of the older women to save them. They have helped train these women and girls for battle, and they are planning a revolution against the Government. They are planning the evil dictator, the President's, assassination. They have also trained their sons to battle as well. Not meant to be sexist, but merely emphasizing the extreme of sexism and how it can progress to be damaging to the world.

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Madkat2 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:31:39 +0100

I really don't know where I can go with this story and I've had it for years so I hope someone else could do something with it. I think it would be a really good plot. A girl is at her high school JV basketball game. She trips and falls on the court hitting her head on the ground. Suddenly there is no one on the basketball court except her and a Frenchman in a light blue suit with a top hat and long flowing white hair - it is straight - he has a comical air to him and yet he could be frightening if provoked. He asks the girl if she is ready to die, she says no and agrees to visit Hell for a certain amount of time which would be equivocal to 1 second in our time in order to still be able to live. The Frenchman takes her to Hell which very much resembles a jungle with harsh red tones overwhelming the entire area - almost like the world has a red tint to it. Hell has humans and demons and beasts all fighting in an endless circle of death. The Frenchman is always there to greet the souls when they rebegin Hell - yes you can die in Hell but you just get sent back to the beginning where the Frenchman is and then get to wander through again. There was a comical scene at the beginning that was a murderer reappears through a portal as the Frenchman stands in Hell with the girl. The murderer is complaining to the Frenchman how the "GODDAMNED FUCKING CANNIBALS" ate him again and this time he'll get them for sure. The Frenchman is amused as he has heard this before and the murderer notices the girl who is in complete and utter shock and asks the Frenchman what the girl is doing here. The Frenchman replies, "She's just visiting" The murderer says goodbye to the Frenchman and good luck to the girl - sarcastically of course with a huge laugh about how she's "just visiting". Once the man wanders of the Frenchman bids the girl adieu and disappears leaving her alone in Hell.

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jtggodqos — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:51:13 +0100

[quote=Oracle Speaking]A certain person has been raised and trained their whole life for the day that an epic prophecy has predicted they will do something very important...and when she/he discovers that the prophecy actually referred to someone ELSE, her/his world is thrown into turmoil. Assuming, that is, anyone believes them when they say a mistake has been made.[/quote] oh man, totally love this one! I think I'm totally gonna have to add it to the top of my list for this year's ideas. thank you so much!!

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jtggodqos — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:53:18 +0100

reminds me of that old show from a while "Early Edition".

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jtggodqos — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:55:00 +0100

you have an amazing son!! :D

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kristengilmore — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:24:42 +0100

i may adopt this to do for NaNo. If I do, I'll let you know!

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kristengilmore — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:29:22 +0100

I really like 3, I might try to work it in somehow.

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FJR — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:46:06 +0100

Intriguing...hmmm...

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S O L A R O S E — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:22:57 +0100

YOU YOU YOU I like your picture. :)

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S O L A R O S E — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:28:18 +0100

Feminist. Zombie. Story. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. T^T

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neverwinterrains — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:32:57 +0100

Number 1 reminds me of a subplot in the first season of Veronica Mars! I just might take it.

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S O L A R O S E — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:33:58 +0100

I was thinking that too--I just reread that book.

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kitty63 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:45:02 +0100

I'm taking this one. It sounds something like a recurring dream I used to have for years many years ago.

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kitty63 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:51:55 +0100

I'll take the angel guides 50 souls(ghosts) up to heaven too, but I'm thinking instead of using an angel, use animals. Their spirits guide people to heaven, Guess you can tell I'm an animal lover, huh?

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Lady Riss — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:11:00 +0100

If you don't mind, I'd like to adopt this... With different names. Is that alright? :)

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JagdStorm — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:26:30 +0100

Do you know the game Mafia? On a trip to a ski resort, high up in the mountains, a class of high schoolers find themselves involved in a high-stake game of mafia involving the whole resort. The reward for catching the mafia? Their lives.

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Lady Riss — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:30:35 +0100

So excited for that.

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Lady Riss — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:50:45 +0100

I planned on doing this, but my sister pointed out some things I'm not clever enough (yet) to write myself out of. The story begins on a bus. The MC 1 is confused and asks about the bus, asking if anyone knows what happened to her parents. MC 2 pulls MC 1 onto a seat and tells her everything will be fine, she'll remember everything in a minute. And she does. MC 1 is a soul jumper (if you can come up with a better name, go for it!); she travels from body to body when the family isn't ready to let go, but the other's soul is. She's a fill-in, if you will. MC 1 will start to wonder why she can't have what her hosts have and she'll want out. Issues to consider: The host isn't really the son/daughter/etc... so do the families really want that? Is it fair for the souls to jump from one body to the next? Also, it doesn't have to start on a bus. Just start with her waking up somewhere, dazed and confused.

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kitty63 — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:32:47 +0100

This is a little different from what I usually write, but I love it and am taking it to add to my stash. I will definitely use it but already have something for this year's Nano.so will use it afterwards. This will stretch my abilities because I've never really written anything romantic before, but definitely something paranormal.

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Kethrial — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:37:47 +0100

Cool. Kind of reminds me of the manga Death Note :)

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neverwinterrains — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:38:02 +0100

That's like if you were to combine Will Greyson, Will Greyson and Let It Snow, both co-authored by John Green.

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reverse-paradox — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:42:15 +0100

...OH GOD THE PLOT BUNNIES! Haha, anyway, I'm saving this.

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Kethrial — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:45:24 +0100

"Day in, day out MC watches MC2. It's MC's job after all. So they are constantly watching MC2 and noting everything they do. Slowly MC starts falling for MC2 over the course of days, months, years. Problem is MC is a vampire hunter. And MC2? A rather powerful vampire who has no problem teasing MC and making them just a little nervous." Stealing! This with a little tweaking will fit PERFECTLY into my story. You may have just saved my NaNo :D

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PheonixSong — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:23:41 +0100

I might take this... Keeping it in mind!

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CarlieD — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:23:52 +0100

Oooh, this is going on the list of potential ideas for NaNo 2011.

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PheonixSong — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:26:29 +0100

*is saving 2* that is pretty genius.

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PheonixSong — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:27:26 +0100

Filing away. Good idea!

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jenbarosin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:02:58 +0100

I'm using this as a subplot, if not in this year's NaNo, then in something else. But it is a brilliant idea! Thanks!

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jenbarosin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:08:12 +0100

I loved this idea. I'm stealing it without regret. I will totally nanomail you if I need some help. This is brilliant. A town that doesn't exist! What mischief could come from that I wonder, hm?

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Mysoftestredscarf — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:18:45 +0100

I love this, thank you! Adopting as of today.

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reverse-paradox — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:14:23 +0100

....STEALING!

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mcderma — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:41:45 +0100

Thats exactly what I thought! lol

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mcderma — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:44:58 +0100

*As in I thought about The silence in the library, not you not watching doctor who* lol

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IsLikeaSong — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:55:02 +0100

I found this idea in an old notebook a few weeks ago: A young woman has been dating a guy who is pretty nice and seems cool and charming, but he keeps disappearing on her, leaving at random times with no explanation. She's frustrated by this, so she dumps him. She eventually meets this other guy and starts dating him. Her ex is angry and keeps telling her that the new boyfriend is no good. As it turns out, the ex-boyfriend's reasoning behind this is justifiable because he's a superhero, and the MC's new boyfriend is his supervision nemesis.

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Duffy — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:59:26 +0100

Hmm...this sounds promising...maybe a few tweaks here and there....hmm.....

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Duffy — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:01:23 +0100

I had an AWESOME plot device like this, only involving the Endless from Neil Gaiman. And they werent reborn as mortals, per se, the children were conceived/formed in their realms.....Maybe an idea to go back to?

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kfowler773 — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:33:38 +0100

I just read a book that has that plot (#2- guy waking up totally not where he's supposed to be, journey ensues) titled Diary Of The Displaced by Glynn James. Good book too!

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Buried in Books — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:49:25 +0100

I'm writing it from Lilith's point of view. Thought that might be even more interesting.

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Hannah Marie Hartley — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:34:00 +0100

#4 may have just jolted some life into my skeleton of a plot!

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Pretentious — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:04:33 +0100

Also not adopting but wanted to add my two cents in and say that your son has a fantastic imagination.

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Pretentious — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:09:08 +0100

This is incredible, I'd really like to have a shot at seeing if I could make this into something, if you're sure that you don't want to use it?

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kitty63 — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:51:34 +0100

I've taken a lot of plots so I'm leaving a few. Some of these are more like story starters. I got them online and feel free to use whatever strikes your fancy. 1. It wasn't that Natalie didn't lover her little brother. She did, she really did, but he was just so weiird and demanding and weirdly demanding, and she hadn't been able to take in any more. She hadn't meant to hurt him. Sne'd just wanted to make a point, and maybe scare him a little. But that was all, not this. She hadn't meant for this to happen at all. 2. "Is this it?"asked Paul Jenny nodded. "This is it." Paul took the small wooden cigar box from the table. "Heavier than it looks," he said. "Can I open it?" Jenny shrugged. "Up to you, really. But why waste it?" "True." Paul put the box back down on the table. he grinned, "I can't believe you actually did it, jenny. i mean, you were in Los Angeles for, what, two days?" "Some things are easier to find if you don't try too hard." "What should we use it for first?" "I don't know. Maybe we should test it on something small to start with, a spider or something." 3. He tapped a key to the back of each hand, filled his pockets with ash and placed a penny under his tongue. When the coing began to taste like blood in his mouth, began to taste like a bitten tongue, he stepped out into the snow and set off in search of his dead daughters. 4. "you can't believe everything you hear,"said Sally, "especially from the dead." "I didn't say I believed him." Ben replied. "I just think it's worth looking into, that's all." Sally looked a little disgusted. "Him?" she said. "They aren't hims and hers, they're its. Do you even know what ghosts are? I mean what they really are?" "Of course, the're people who've died and can't move on. They've got-" "Wrong. They're all nasty and spiteful bits of the soul that can't get into Heaven. They're just so much slighted ectoplasm with a long memory and a complete inability to forgive. Next time one of the wretched things starts shooting its mouth off, do yourself a favor; stick your fingers in your ears and start whistling the theme from Laurel and Hardy. They hate that." 5.Nobody knew his real name. Everyone just called him the Tattooed Man. It seemed like something of a misnomer to Stephen though. He wasn't so much tattooed as vandalized, defaced. the images scrawled onto his body looked like the work of a demented child. Only the demented child was the Tattooed Man himself, or so the story went. Each of the images etched into his flesh was a portrait of one of his victims. H eas no draftsman, so the faces staring out from his hide were variously bloated, palsied, cross-eyed or otherwise deformed. lack of artistic merit was exacerbated by the fact that the Tattooed Man didn't employ the tools of the professional tattoo artist; instead, he used broken glass, razor blades and ink bought from a stationery shop. Ths portraits were raw, swollen and angry with the threat of infection. Well that's it. Hope someone finds something they like here.

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MissAngelAdorer — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:10:58 +0100

I'm no Science-fiction writer . . . so why do I keep dropping off Sci-fi plots? Sigh. Feel free to tweak or steel. Two-hundred years in the future, life is good. No, world peace has not been invented, but pollution has mostly been cleaned up and illnesses can be treated and cured far more quickly due to artificial selection. A holiday is coming up, celebrating the man who once made it all possible, (insert name here). The MC has always loved the holiday, but something . . . strange seemed to go on involving it. He (or she) thinks that not one person could have led to it all. So they decide to do a little research, and realize something shocking. It turns out that the project was done by (blank) along with the MC's ancestor, supposedly. So they do what they can to read up on it all, and another twist comes in. They're not the decendent of the supposed joint-scientist. The MC is the reincarnation. Blah. It sounded better in my head.

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chocobun — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:49:12 +0100

I like this idea! I'm a mystery murder writer at heart, and think I might take this one. Thanks for sharing your idea!

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Mikita5510 — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:52:30 +0100

inside is the other you. The you that whispers hwo weak you are, the part that is too scared. We all have one.... Can I take this and tweak it... that part of you also holds all the anger and resentment that you have not wanted to voice over the years, and somehow it gets out and the two of you have to battle to see who remains dominant in the outside world. That side of you is strong and wants revenge on all those who had wronged you over the years and the list is long, starting with your own family....

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chocobun — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:56:43 +0100

5.Nobody knew his real name. Everyone just called him the Tattooed Man. It seemed like something of a misnomer to Stephen though. He wasn't so much tattooed as vandalized, defaced. the images scrawled onto his body looked like the work of a demented child. Only the demented child was the Tattooed Man himself, or so the story went. Each of the images etched into his flesh was a portrait of one of his victims. H eas no draftsman, so the faces staring out from his hide were variously bloated, palsied, cross-eyed or otherwise deformed. lack of artistic merit was exacerbated by the fact that the Tattooed Man didn't employ the tools of the professional tattoo artist; instead, he used broken glass, razor blades and ink bought from a stationery shop. Ths portraits were raw, swollen and angry with the threat of infection. ------------------------------- I love love love this! Fantastic! I think I'm going to pair it with another plot I found about a murderer. Thanks for sharing!!!

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CatOfManyWhiskers — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:41:56 +0100

C1 is an average high school student, who suddenly finds himself seeing very strange things around town. From psychedelic advertising boards, to wacky graffiti art, from odd costumes to just plain odd people. He finally decides to investigate what is going on and follows a stranger in a dapper British outfit and wearing a watch down through a pot hole cover and into a different world. There he meets Alice of Wonderland, or what used to be Wonderland. She tells C1 that due to some happenings, Wonderland has changed from a land of dreams that was loved, to a shadow that nobody remembers or cares about. C1 decides to find out what was the cause of Wonderland's fall and is sucked into an adventure not unlike Alice's. Have fun with it. :3

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CatOfManyWhiskers — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:11:41 +0100

I think I'll try this one! Though I'll probably change it around a bit. :) I like the window painting/otherworldly aspect to the whole thing, and it's the perfect opportunity for me to use a character who's been sitting grumpily in the corner waiting to be used. Thanks! :D

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Kimberly Dawn — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:52:24 +0100

A Mary Sue character thinks she is in love with this Vampire she's seen around school, but the Werewolf she's seen is hot too. But something is off about this vampire and the werewolf too, she keeps seeing them in the hall holding each other's collars. Could they be possibly fighting over her? But then she realizes the real emotional truth. OMG, they are in love with each other. They beg her to not tell anyone. She quickly is OK with it because 1. (in her warped mind) two men kissing is hotter. 2. They want to go to Broadway together and open a Burlesque bar with a tribute to Liberache. She is the only one with the funds and (fake) emo powers to beg for funds. +1 For making fun of Twilight without using the character names. +2 for making references to sparkles. +1 for a reference to Gay elves. +1 For making her a total idiot. (gayphilia)

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japeningrish — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:58:16 +0100

I love you.

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Rarity — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:07:53 +0100

Here is one up for grabs. Career Day When Armstrong Middle School holds their annual career day five students from different sides of the social universe find themselves twenty years older on the job. A doctor, a plumber, a police woman, and a teacher with the minds of thirteen year old find out that they just might need one another. I had thought that maybe the Teacher would have the plumber on her student list, she recognizes the name and calls him up. He answers the phone while on the job. Someone attacks him. The teacher calls the police, who has to go rescue him. They all meet up at the hospital where the doctor has to care for him. And just go from there.

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Prof.Becket — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:17:08 +0100

I tried to write this one last year, but I guess I don't have it in me to write a nice romance, no matter how much my friends call me a romantic. :( MMC is a young Catholic priest, recently moved to a new town. Finding the whole place full of elderly couples, he quickly befriends what seems to be the only other young person in the place - a non-Catholic woman (FMC) who lives next to the church. Over time, it's revealed that her life isn't as good as it seems [I think of her as being abused by her fiance, but you could go for something else.] MMC wants to help. As he tries to help, they fall in love and, against his vows, start a secret relationship. It doesn't stay secret for long, as the church quickly finds out and gives him an ultimatum: leave her and be moved to a town far away, or leave the church... I think of it ending in one of two ways: 1) He leaves the church and goes off with her. His guilt at what he's done haunts him, but they live their lives happily. 2) Under his influence, FMC decides to change her life and they mutually part ways, better for having been together. If you're evil, I suppose you could end it with method 3: he decides she isn't better than the church and he leaves her heartbroken. :(

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Livesindreams — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:38:57 +0100

I'll be using this as well, probably after nano though. I've got a plot developed for it already :)

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Livesindreams — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:42:08 +0100

I may have to adopt them both and combine them.

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Fetherblade — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:56:58 +0100

number 1 speaks to me. I might epxand and tweak it a bit, but looks like a great idea.

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BeccA871126 — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:06:29 +0100

I'm adopting a bit of quote five and mixing it with an exercise I did in Creative Writing class at school

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lilyrosered — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:14:01 +0100

I think I'll have to adopt this one- just love the idea of a secret Wonderland world underneath a city. Thanks! :)

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Unmei06 — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:44:15 +0100

I think I'm stealing this. Not sure how I'll run with it, but it's making my brain tickle, which means I should give it a shot. Thanks! :)

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fishfingersandmuggles — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:10:20 +0100

I think I shall use this one. It sounds absolutly fantastic!

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Zillar — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:37:34 +0100

This is very interesting. I might be doing a short story collection with different serial killers so if I do I'll probably use the basic premise here for one of them!

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xx lacrymosa xx — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:55:56 +0100

I love #4! I'll be adding it to my list of possible plots, thank you for sharing!!

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vanillabean — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:57:09 +0100

I feel like I could tweak this, so adding it to my "possible" file for this year.

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xx lacrymosa xx — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:15:58 +0100

This is absolutely brilliant. I'm not sure if I could do it justice, but I'll add it to my list of possible plots!

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KikiBee23 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:29:58 +0100

I used this for my '09 novel but never finished it so, whoever wants it, can have it. I'd love to read it when it's finished though :) Tucker and Erika were best friends up until the day they died. When God's angels came down to take their souls to heaven, they discover one is missing, with a trail of demon dust leading to hell. The devil stole the soul to begin war with God and sends the soul back onto Earth to destroy the human race. In defense, God sends the other soul back to Earth as well, with a mission, kiss their friend to send them to Hell for good, within 24 hours, or perish.

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LadyStarlea — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:56:55 +0100

such a dangerous thread...should have stayed away as I have my Nano plot figured out. Just wanted to read and see what people had here but kept coming back to this one no one claimed yet. SOOOO I am taking number 1 for after Nano....

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leighalove — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:03:12 +0100

Totally adopting #5 as a character in my plot. Thanks!

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LadyStarlea — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:10:29 +0100

LOL I second Japeninrish in that I love you. not sure I could do this justice but might attempt this after nano if I can

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King_Calloway — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:55:35 +0100

That first one is actually an interesting idea. Don't usually see that with all the other Greek God based plots thrown around. I may have to try that...

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LastOneStanding — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:22:45 +0100

Hey, wanna switch brains for a bit? I LOVE ALL THOSE IDEAS!! <3 writing them down as we speak. I especially like # 1 & 2. Thanks so much :)

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LastOneStanding — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:40:10 +0100

This might sound kind of dumb, but here goes... They say a picture captures/steals a piece of a persons soul... So let's say that the main character finds an old picture when they move into their new house and decides to hang it up. What they don't know is this is what links the person in the picture to the house and that they are haunting it. (Maybe it's a picture of a child that had an untimely death, a mean old man/women, or even better: one of those creepy pictures that they take of people after they've died and you can't tell they're dead...) So the questions are... how does the main character figure it out? what happens along the way?... and what does the main character do about it?

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Rayne — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:05:26 +0100

Number 3 is great. I am going to adopt it for future use. I am already set for this year.

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Rayne — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:10:24 +0100

4 is going into my file for future use.

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Rayne — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:15:14 +0100

Filing number 3 away for future use.

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MorbidIrony — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:30:06 +0100

I really like that! Stealing!

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silverxwolf — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:14:40 +0100

I think I may swipe this one. I think it could be really fun! I've never written a murder mystery before...

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Lady Riss — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:23:39 +0100

Adopting, Tweaking and using for NaNoWriMo, officially. You are awesome.

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Vrihet — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:04:59 +0100

MC has been inducted into the highest order of heroes/villains/whatever you want. He goes to the training school for one year, learning with his fellow classmates. He befriends a charismatic leader, a joker, and a social outcast of sorts who feels as if he has to prove himself. At the end of the year, one person is chosen to go on a Quest to retrieve the Initiation stone. And the person thats chosen is... MC's charismatic friend (MC2). MC2 can chose three friends, and of course he chooses his three mates. +1 If the MC plays a support role (healer, archer, whatev) and MC2 plays as the tank (Man who's front and center in the heat of battle). +1 If MC becomes jealous that MC2 gets all the praise +5 if MC betrays MC2 and backstabs O.o

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Heather Sinead — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:52:44 +0100

Saving the last one for my notebook. :3

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Reign — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:36:48 +0100

Ooh. I like this one.

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Heather Sinead — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:03:24 +0100

Stealing this away to my possible plots notebook.

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hadeseus — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:39:55 +0100

Oh my gosh. DIBS. I love you.

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Heather Sinead — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:58:44 +0100

This is what I have been looking for! I just didn't know it.

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Wolfme — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:25:05 +0100

Really like the plot. Really like the name Naria, but...............Tim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

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Wolfme — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:31:02 +0100

Sounds extremely like the 100 Bullets graphic novel series

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yngstaflika — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:20:46 +0100

1960's. Lithuania. He's a little lost, a little hungry, and what the hell are all these people saying? Son of a Nazi overlord, what can you do? Certainly not call attention to yourself! You're not your father, you refuse to hate. So, what now?

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Wolfme — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:41:02 +0100

I think you might have been channeling a little bit of Nora Roberts there :D Nano_Bot

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imaginepageant — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:53:48 +0100

Very basic premise based on a dream I had last night: the earth's temperature begins to rise (or fall, I suppose) for unknown reasons. The heroes must deal with the struggles they face as a result of this, and find a way to survive what's quickly becoming a life-threatening situation, as world scientists try to figure out what's causing the temperature change, and how to stop it. (In my dream, the temperature shift was caused by nuclear bombs taken to the furthest depths of the oceans by whales in order to avoid them detonating on land and causing a nuclear winter. Obviously the consequences of them detonating in or over water are just as bad, but come on, it was a dream - they don't make sense. Anyway, they went off so close to the core of the earth that it caused the earth to heat up from the center. The earth's surface got so hot that you couldn't walk on it, because your foot would be burned or your shoe would be melted.)

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imaginepageant — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:58:00 +0100

Ack! I LOVE that!

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Wolfme — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:00:04 +0100

2 Is definitely a Walking Dead/Y the Last Man crossover. I like it :)

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Madkat2 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:01:17 +0100

I just didn't know what to do with the story afterwards. I couldn't really get into my main female character. I have an idea of an ending for it but really no way to get there. So it's just been sitting in a corner. I would love to see what you come up with though!

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Wolfme — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:10:24 +0100

1 and 4 most appeal to me but anything i get in here will need to cook on the back burner for a while. Ta Mim.

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Nikko-chan — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:15:11 +0100

Okay... free plot (sub-plot?) to a good home. And mind you this is from a dream so it is all very hazy.... Someone is trying to kill a kid, no idea why, you'll have to figure that out on your own. The person who is trying to kill the kid ends up succeeding, by going to the place he and his mother are hiding, and shooting the boy through a fence. Pretty easy way to kill someone no? But (and here is where it gets interesting) the mother doesn't even bat an eye. So here is what you get to figure out lucky person who takes this plot: why would the mother not even care that her son was killed? Perhaps (and i thought of this because I was bothered by the fact that she didn't bat an eye) she paid the person to kill her son? And that just opens a whole new set of questions. Whoever takes this plot, have fun!

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kitty63 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:45:20 +0100

Me too. I love this kind of stuff, right up my alley.

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crazy.chocoholic.monkey.girl — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:53:12 +0100

Okay, I read this one and totally loved it ! I think I'll steal it this year and give it a go, with a little tweaking :)

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sabba_d — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:54:56 +0100

Ahmahgahd, I love this. I don't know if I have enough knowledge of submarines to write it, but I'd LOVE to read it.

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sabba_d — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:02:17 +0100

;o; Number 5... so hilarious... so many possibilities... FFFF WHY AM I RECONSIDERING MY CURRENT PLOT. I really want to write this.

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sabba_d — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:09:46 +0100

I was about to mention that. 8D

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icarus_suraki — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:18:13 +0100

I may have to adopt this, but I may modify it so that it's, I don't know, two brothers or two friends or something (that would fit my genre better). it might be a really interesting way to get my story rolling. Thank you for leaving it here for the taking!

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Malarkey — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:09:43 +0100

I. Love. This. I can't use it directly, but I need my heroine to have lots of wacky adventures, and now I might have to have her get swept up in another planet's reality show/scavenger hunt.

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Malarkey — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:13:02 +0100

This is awesome. I'd never be able to pull it off, but it would be awesome to read.

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Katniss1 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:18:34 +0100

Sci-Fi about multiple spaceships that begin to be sucked into a black hole. Although to the outside world, it would appear as if the ships were sucked in instantly, to those on the ships the time seems to be stretched on forever. Because of the gravitational pull of the black hole, no radio waves can go out, they can only go in, so those at the back can send all sorts of messages to those ahead of them, but those in the lead can't send anything back. I dont know where it would go past there, but it's a premise...

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tigerwhiskers248 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:28:06 +0100

Might as well put this up for adoption.... A young country woman travels to San Francisco by train to visit her husband who is away on a business trip. When she arrives, she finds that her husband has been killed. Little does she know, the murderer is out to kill everyone who was directly and not aware of her husband's business. I felt it would be nice to end it with the woman actually being killed by the murderer in an act of sacrifice (ex. head-on accident). But that is up to the writer.

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Declaro — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:33:32 +0100

Will probably end up using a gender-swapped 6 for my NaNo novel, but I'm debating the merits of writing a quick little short story with the genders in tact right now, as a warm up... Thanks for the inspiration! <3

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trentevo — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:50:51 +0100

I think I may attempt this.

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Prof.Becket — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:10:14 +0100

Two women are on holiday on a remote island chain and are using public transport to get around. They have just taken a ferry from one island to another with the aim of taking a bus from there - however, the bus doesn't arrive for another two hours. They also notice the only other foot passengers looking lost at the bus stop, so decide to tell them the bus time. They find that the two other passengers are French (or some other country, if you made the original two French) and use their basic skills to tell them the information in French ... or so they think. Unbeknownst to them, as they continued on their way to their hotel, the French tourists misunderstood their best efforts and got lost. The friends they were supposed to be meeting up with have reported them missing, and police enquiries have discovered that the two women were the last people seen talking to them. Before too long, our would-be helpful guides find themselves at the centre of a suspected murder case - what will happen to them?

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Kimiyo — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:02:17 +0100

I'm going to add #2 to my possibilities list :D

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thenonexistence — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:23:39 +0100

I'm SO tempted to adopt 2; however, I'd be worried about my characters - whether I'd gender stereotype them, make them too masculine/feminine, etc, which I would absolutely hate.

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Kimiyo — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:08:48 +0100

I want to adopt 1 and 2 with some tweaking. Both have a lot potential for awesome.

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Elven Princess — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:18:41 +0100

This one sounds very interesting. I might have to pm you about it. I might adopt it.

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Aelyn — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:58:51 +0100

I shall nab this one, thank you! And I'm tweaking it, hope you don't mind. (: It gave me a great idea!

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Selah Ex Animo — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:15:25 +0100

Wow. Love this. It fits the genres (magic realism and bizarro) that I want to write but can't quite think up a decent plot for... Thank you muchly, ^_^

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Nikko-chan — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:26:30 +0100

Feel free to modify at will... like i said, it was from a dream so it is very vague.

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predawn — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:34:08 +0100

THIS. Thank you! <3

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bloodkissed — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:54:17 +0100

This is my plot from last year, I never finished the thing. There's this group of people who know EVERYTHING. They're like psychics but stronger. And infallible. Information is basically the core of their being. The only catch is that they don't know anything about people like themselves (the theory behind this is that since they're made of information, then to know another one like them would basically be information overload and it would drive them out of their mind). They come in two varieties: Dealers and Secretists. While they're the same being, dealers sell their knowledge (like psychics that work for cops) and secretists keep it secret for any number of reasons (they want to be normal, they believe only God should have that kind of info, they're scared of what might happen if they tell people, ect). The title was Secretist because there's a theory among them that every one of them is a secretist to some degree because they all have things to hide. ANYWAY, FMC is a dealer and a woman comes up to her asking for help with her missing sister who was a secretist. Later, when FMC goes home sad that she couldn't help the woman with her sister, she learns that people are out killing dealers and that the people doing it must be secretists because all dealers are registered and no one can find the person doing it. FMC later finds that her husband was involved with the ring of murderous secretists and she didn't know this because he was so close to them. When she finds that she's the next on their hit list, she demands that her husband make her a list of the secretist ring leaders and she sets out to murder them one by one. I always planned for the ending scene to be her realising her husband was also a secretists and him letting her kill him. There were some issues with it. Like how could people who know EVERYTHING not see some of this coming (even if they can't see their own kind) and why did the secretists try to kill the dealers anyway..but I'll leave that to others to work out, lol. I had it past 50k words last year but I scrapped it because it was never finished and it was really bad, lol

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bloodkissed — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:57:51 +0100

This sounds good...and I love the way you wrote it

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tigerwhiskers248 — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:24:00 +0100

Feel free to! I'd be happy to have this plot go to a good home. :)

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mrcabbages — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:45:44 +0100

I might have to steal this one. Might work better as a short story, but when I think about this idea, I envision a lonely captain sitting aboard his ship, pouring his heart and soul through a message he's not sure anyone is even reading (since the ships further in can't sent any sort of messages back)

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leighalove — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:23:55 +0100

I actually have a character whose superpower is omniscience. She is very factual but has trouble relating to people on an emotional level. I really wanted to do a NaNo on her but she was from an RP board and I had NO idea what I wanted the plot to be, so I just sort of did a spin off and ended up with whole new characters. But I really like this idea!

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mrcabbages — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:26:59 +0100

This is absolutely fantastic. I might tweak it a bit and use it.. I'll keep you posted.

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dhitzunako — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:29:33 +0100

I share these to you, all Wrimos! A new school has been established by the International Education Board: a school for teenage rebels. But actually, R.I.O.T.S (Royal Institute of... well you are free.to change the name) is a modern jail to "PUNISH" teenagers for their crime. In order to graduate, besides get good grades, they are often forced to do the impossible tasks, mirroring their own crime. For example, if they are punished for cheating, they are challenged to cheat for 100 times in a row under surveillance camera. If they failed, they have to face another year in the school. If they are punished for hacking FB for example, they are forced to hack the most secured government network. If they failed, they will get more punishment for put a country in danger, etc, etc. For FMC 1, life is getting boring there, and all that she wants is to get graduate, before another FMC comes, with her kendo skill with no memories of her crime, and no one seems uncomfortable to tell the truth... I expect an action story with PG-13 rating though ^^ I hope you like it.

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dhitzunako — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:40:33 +0100

the second is... Thirty Letters to Gaabera... I have this idea after hearing Spitz's (a Japanese band) titled Gaabera / Gerbera. Basically a novel about a skilled female pilot who fight to defend the earth from invaders. Her code name is Gaabera 12. And the thirty letters refer to 30 story from different point of view that finally reveals her simple reason to risk her life up there.

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Indigo Green — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:02:33 +0100

Love the first one I plan to do some severe tweaking, but the idea is basically good I'll start on it know NaNoWriMo is driving me insane I can't wait to start this should be a nice before and after NaNo project.

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japeningrish — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:55:30 +0100

I read "Son of a Nazi overlord" as a curse, a la "son of a biscuit!" rather than a fact. I think I need more coffee.

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MissAngelAdorer — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:30:55 +0100

Feel free to. I really had no idea where I was going with it, and it's good to see it may be put to use.

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MakeMeARanebow — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:16:06 +0100

Could I possibly borrow this please? Either for NaNo, or for another project afterwards? I might not end up using it, but I really like the idea.

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Emmylou — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:30:40 +0100

It's the near future and no one ever goes outside anymore because people live in indoor areas sorrounded with sensors that alter their brains into viewing the world and people around them as a simualation. No matter what people look like, they can be viewed (and even felt) as the image they wish to project. One day a young women is convicted of murder and the punishment in banishment into the abandoned outside world. She begins to explore the forgotton cities, towns, and countryside left behind and meets up with others who have been banished like her, or who chose never to enter the society. She also learns that there are less and less people left in the world because humanity is dying out and the smart computers are slowly beginning to take over - meaning that in the society she came from less than one in five people was ever real and that she was tricked into murdering a person that never even exisited.

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Preziös Fränze — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:41:13 +0100

This is giving me ideas! Not as the actual plot, but if I'll ever write a story based on a side character's POV, it would end up like this :)

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Preziös Fränze — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:01:23 +0100

Numbers 3 and 4 are inspiring ideas. I dunno if I can incorporate both in this year's NaNo, but thank you for posting these! :)

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Thecoff — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:05:13 +0100

Ooooh I like this one! *adds to plot folder*

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EchoRains — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:07:54 +0100

Ideas I tossed around for this year but cant seem to make work. Let me know if you use them because Id love to see what someone can do with these! idea #1- Serial killing mental patient escapes from metal hospital and uses the fact they have split personality disorder to pertray several identities. This allows them to gain trust and fullfill their need for bloodshed. Idea #2- Drifter comes into a small town and kidnaps a young lady (18-22). He takes her with him across the country and she ends up falling for him (stockholm syndrome). When she is found and returned to her family she goes on a rampage bringing harm to anyone who stands in her way of getting back to him.

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crazy.chocoholic.monkey.girl — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:14:12 +0100

This is just my speed! I had my idea all planned out, and then I came and saw this. I think I may adopt, if I can manage to leave my other baby! :)

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bloodkissed — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:17:03 +0100

I read it the same way!! That's part of why I liked it so much, lol

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Nada-m — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:25:05 +0100

I might adopt the second one, so many ideas for it already!

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Preziös Fränze — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:38:06 +0100

Loving the idea about the MC made of lies. Might not appear on this year's NaNo, but definitely stashing it in my ideas place. :)

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Preziös Fränze — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:46:10 +0100

This is great! I dunno if I can use it for this year, but this is very neat. Thanks! :)

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MakeMeARanebow — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:20:43 +0100

*adds two to notebook of unwritten plots that I will nurture forever* Can I possibly borrow it?

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Preziös Fränze — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:37:34 +0100

This definitely inspired me! :D Modifying it a bit though. Thanks! :D

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Preziös Fränze — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:03:15 +0100

Good Lord, this. I've been going in circles over a good plot idea. This is going to be tweaked here and there, and thanks so much! :D

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Preziös Fränze — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:41:46 +0100

Not for this year's NaNo, but this is intriguing. :D Will put this in my ideas suitcase.

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leighalove — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:56:32 +0100

That is crazy! Your plot just blew my mind. I would love to read this if anyone ever wrote it.

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Butterfly — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:00:04 +0100

I love the first idea! I might tweak and adopt it, not sure yet. But it's a really good one!

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Preziös Fränze — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:07:01 +0100

This is wonderful, something like mental time travel. Placing in my ideas list. :)

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LisaH_33 — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:56:25 +0100

I'd love to try #3...

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bloodkissed — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:45:28 +0100

If you wouldn't mind, I'd really like to read a bit of it :)

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jemzgirl161 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:19:52 +0100

Alright, so who here has heard about the whole big exotic animal fiasco in Ohio? I think this requires a novel. I have two ideas: 1)Fantasy- The man(We'll call him Alpha) was could communicate telepathically with animals, but was also a tad insane. Maybe all the animals were shape shifters, and Alpha only had enclosures to hold the violent shifted forms of the people? I was thinking then a bad wizard was coming, so Alpha let all the animals out so they could defend themselves. Then he died in a fight with the bad wizard. Maybe do this one from the animal's perspectives? Did they get stuck in animal form for some reason/ You decide! 2)Realisher one- So a girl (We'll call her Jenny) is running in the the woods. She heard about the animal fiasco, but it was twenty miles away, so she should be fine. So she goes running. About a mile into her run, she hears a roar. She flips out and immediately freaks out. But then curiosity gets the better of her. She moves closer, ready to flee. But she didn't need to worry. One of the animals- I was thinking a lion or tiger, fell into a ravine and couldn't escape. It injured itself, and was roaring in pain. Jenny watches it, unsure of what to do. The poor thing is in misery, but she knows they'll only shoot it. I'm thinking she manages to save it, and it goes to a zoo where she visits it. I'm thinking the plot involves the town vet, a boy on the cross country team, and a suspicious town sheriff. Lemme know what happens to these!

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wolfeyes22 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:56:18 +0100

I really dig this one...might have to try something with it after NaNoWriMo

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13Wyvern7 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 04:54:47 +0100

So, all I know about my novel so far is that it involves either the past, or a stylized version of the past (almost Steampunk-ish), and possibly a parallel story in the present, possibly from the point of view of a newly-arrived person from this past. I need a plot to set my characters on the path towards each other. Or, if something similar has been put up for adoption, a nudge in the direction of that post would be awesome. I'll be going back to read this entire thread now...

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13Wyvern7 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 05:28:44 +0100

I hope you don't mind if I adopt "Son of a Nazi overlord" as a curse, because that is awesome! I'd love to read this story as well. Lithuania is on my list of countries to visit before I die.

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RowanWalker — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 06:43:28 +0100

I'm diggin' #2...it seems like a good challenge...:)

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Azombieatemyshoelace — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 07:43:28 +0100

I think I'm going to save the last one, too. I'm not sure if I'll ever use it but maybe.

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Azombieatemyshoelace — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 07:46:44 +0100

I might put this in my potential plot file. I would tweak it obviously.

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Azombieatemyshoelace — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 08:07:11 +0100

2 is nice. I'm going to add it to my potential story list.

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Azombieatemyshoelace — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 08:32:51 +0100

I like this, so I might adopt it.

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Erin F. — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 08:36:29 +0100

I was thinking Nikita, too. :)

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unrulydreamer — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 08:44:08 +0100

The characters at Disney World are showing up dead, in their costumes, but missing their character heads. No one suspects who it could be, but Mickey seems to be coming in late, and the laundry lady has been noticing some weird ketchup stains on his costume. Could it be him?

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Azombieatemyshoelace — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 08:47:09 +0100

I might want to do something similar to two, but I don't want her to fall in love with him.

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Azombieatemyshoelace — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 08:58:08 +0100

I really like the idea, so I'm going to add it my folder. I'm not sure if I'm the right person to write it but I might try.

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Azombieatemyshoelace — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:02:06 +0100

Taking, but I might change the war since the American Civil War isn't my favorite. I might keep it the same, too, though. I'm not sure yet.

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Azombieatemyshoelace — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:06:03 +0100

I actually already planned for something similar to happen in one of my other stories, but it involved cousins instead.

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Alex Collins — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:07:56 +0100

This seems more Hunger Games than anything else.

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turkoosi — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:46:02 +0100

Ooh, I might just use #2 and modify it a bit. Maybe. Thanks, hon!

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C.J. Sandiego — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:15:51 +0100

This one has really caught my attention. I think I might set it in a time before Google, so it takes a long time for the characters to realize how deep they're in it and have to bond together to survive. It'll give me more words too!

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TheLoveMutt — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:24:28 +0100

Definitely fostering this one. Not for NaNo, but eventually. It's intriguing. Maybe for Script Frenzy.... =]

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C.J. Sandiego — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:36:28 +0100

I had a similar idea many NaNos ago. A bunch of climatologists try to drop a nuke in a volcano to stop global warming. Naturally, things go wrong...

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Khazza — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:44:52 +0100

This has probably been done before but it could be a cute idea for a comedy story: An evil alien spaceship enters orbit of planet Earth, broadcasting threatening messages demanding negotiations with the World Leader otherwise Earth will be destroyed within 48 hours. All the high and mighty national leaders, presidents, head of the UN etc try to open dialogue. But the evil aliens refuse all communications. Until the MC's pet cat decides to call a press conference. Yes, it turns out that humans aren't top dog on Planet Earth after all. The cats have been the power behind the throne since the dawn of time. Suddenly all those Ancient Egyptian statues with feline/human hybrids start making a whole lotta sense. And all those times various cats jumped on the keyboards of the rich and powerful, preventing who knows what ecomonic calamities by scribbling gibberish with their paws? And who knew they could speak via telepathy, and had psychic powers, and had been in cahoots with the dogs all along, the dogs providing the brawn while the cats were the brains of the operation? Why, even those sneaky hamsters have a little slice of the action. Cue comedy, cute cats, dashing dogs, high adventure and a showdown with the big bad aliens at the end!

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BirdcageDreams — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:09:57 +0100

Oooh, I love this! I may have to adopt for Nano, it's sparking a few ideas already... Hmm..

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dccub83 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:07:02 +0100

Okay, here are a few ideas I had that I don't think I'll be using. Leaving: 1. Something based around Minecraft (the PC game). There is no plot (even the game has no plot), but it is about exploration, crafting. 2. Our Block / The Bus Station / My City - Slice of life novel, each chapter a different story involving a different person on the block / station / city. You would probably have to intertwine the stories in some way to make it interesting, and more than a bunch of short stories. 3. The Little Book of Suicides - Would be part supernatural, part thriller, part suspense. A line of suicides are occurring. No real rhyme or reason. They move along until MC's best friend commits suicide. Now comes in the suspense part, asking questions if it will happen to MC next, if there was in fact a pattern, can it be stopped, how much time does MC have?

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thenonexistence — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:11:53 +0100

Here's my contribution: It's still the world as we know it - the 21st Century - but there's one main difference: females have become the privileged gender. It is no longer a male dominated world. A pivotal point in history has meant that it was MEN who were oppressed in the past - and still are in the present. What will this change in the world mean for the human race? What is the world as we know it - or, in this case, as we don't - like? How has this impacted society? One of the main reasons I dropped this plot point is because there would have to be so much research done to make this story successful; not to mention, it's very underdeveloped. I would love to see somebody take this idea and, really, turn this into their own!

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electro_kid — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:20:36 +0100

haha - I totally thought that

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electro_kid — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:24:51 +0100

I was just thinking that - but then this takes a fairly different slant on it so I think it can definitely still be used!

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electro_kid — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:52:34 +0100

I'm definitely tempted by 1 - as everyone else has said I will let you know if I do!

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electro_kid — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:53:31 +0100

however it would be very tweaked

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Florida Karma — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:09:50 +0100

Snagging the Little Book of Suicides! Been thinking about this one, but not really my style: Based on actual events 10/2011 in Ohio. Man who has exotic animal ranch releases all animals, destroys cages, then commits suicide. He finds himself/ his spirit sharing the body of a tiger on the run. Sometimes, he is “in charge” of the body, but often it is the tiger. Did he commit suicide in the beginning because he had started this merging process? How do they escape the hunters? How do they survive? When the tiger hurts, the man hurts. If the tiger dies… But in the end, the tiger is captured and sold to another exotic animal ranch. Back in a small cage, both the tiger, and the man caught inside, go crazy.

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KaliAngel — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:40:57 +0100

This could be an interesting retelling of the Hades Persephone myth..... Taking to toy with

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BethyBoo444 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:58:43 +0100

Potentially taking. :) My brother LOVES superheroes, so maybe I'll write it for him one day. :)

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electro_kid — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:50:15 +0100

The painted window-frames, missing child and family moving in fit pretty much perfectly with one of my ideas for a plot- I might adopt it if that is ok with you?

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electro_kid — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:07:31 +0100

Ok I've used a couple things from this thread so here is me giving back, this is a story I was going to write a couple years back but now just don't feel like I could really pull it off: I've left the original names for sake of ease but feel free to change, chop and adopt what you will: Two unsuspecting teenagers, Jade and Kieran, from the tiny town of Tinsdale stumble across a mystical, ancient and (unfortunately) broken in half locket (rumored to have belonged to Franz Mesmer himself) on a day at the circus. Tinsdale isn’t exactly a hive of excitement (in fact the carnival is quite possibly the most exciting thing to come to the town since that plague that wiped out most of its 28 inhabitants in the 14th century; however with those dark times safely tucked behind it the population has comfortable boomed to 79). But the town literally doesn't know what’s hit it when 66% of its under-twenties population (equating to roughly two people) gains the terrifying power of hypnotism. Naturally it takes a few days of showing off her new found bling before Jade realizes it might not be her boobs which are captivating her onlookers. Kieran’s takes a less obviously approach; the necklace is probably safer in his pocket. It doesn’t take long for the pair to learn the secrets of the locket, but it does take time to learn to use and abuse them (it’s not like learning the alphabet… ) and what better place to practice than school. If you can laugh at someone mispronouncing biological organisms think how much fun you could have with the power to make people say whatever you wanted(!) You could shout “BOGIES” in the middle of assembly and even the head would find it hysterical. But 3 A*s, one river-dancing Ofsted inspector and a maths teacher who thinks “1 + 1 is unquestionably 4” later and the real deal kicks in. Jade begins to wonder what possibilities their newfound gift could hold for the childhood sweethearts. It’s worth mentioning Kieran’s family have been ‘farrrmers’ for as long as anyone can remember and as a specky, lanky guy he’s doing pretty well for himself having won a girlfriend on the grounds that they were born in the same decade and same town… so in the interests of routine he tries to dissuade her. And that’s where things start to deteriorate for the couple, with the power safely harnessed and her locket safe round her neck it’s hard for Jade to stop her mind running away with her… how easy it would be, with hypnosis, to rob a bank, infiltrate the media or even steal the crown? Take this where you will...

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GenetheGenie — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:18:50 +0100

might take this one, or at least aspects of it, it sounds brilliant!

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alphacode — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:35:48 +0100

Might take number 2! Sounds really interesting! :)

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Megs6703 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:47:49 +0100

I have to steal this. I've had superheroes on the brain lately, probably because my daughter has recently become obsessed with them! Thanks!!

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moosey_chan323 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:52:31 +0100

This actually reminds me of a high school friend of mine who wanted to take over the world and have a society dominated by women. I think I'll take this just because it made me giggle :P

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moosey_chan323 — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:06:30 +0100

Number one has given me a couple of plot bunnies, so I think I'd like to adopt that one :)

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Megs6703 — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:14:56 +0100

This is fantastic. I don't think I'll use this exactly since I don' t think I could pull off a mystery about death- but the idea of facebook predicting the future is gold for me. Thanks so much.

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Cephalopodesque — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:32:23 +0100

This might be a little out there, but here goes: I have no idea if this is post-Apocalyptic or on an alien planet or what, but there's a species that reproduces by building its offspring out of whatever's lying around and magitastically adding life to it. So of course they look like robots and living rocks and maybe refrigerators depending on how you decide to play the universe. The thing is, they only gather enough energy (jeez, that sounds weird) every millennium or so, and they tend to get killed by (insert bad guy of your choice here) faster than they can reproduce. Their usual solution is to just "borrow" the life force or whatever you want to call it from anything that has it, humans included, so you never know when that pebble on the side of the road is going to jump you and basically pull a dementor maneuver on you. They could be sentient, and even talk if their body allows it, so your MC could theoretically make friends with one. And… stuff could happen.

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I. Khanani — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:50:17 +0100

I don't think I could write this but, oh, I would love to read it!

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I. Khanani — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:53:20 +0100

#3 has a lot of potential - so many ways to go. Anyone seen the first episode of "Sherlock" - trying to figure out (and getting targeted by the force driving) serial suicides?

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Brianne Chantel — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:44:18 +0100

Horror/Sci-Fi Out in the middle of the Louisana woods, a terrifying game is about to take place... Hundreds of years ago Ronald the Loyal made a pact with the Devil bring his men away from war, and the Devil agreed for the price of their souls. The Devil did as he agreed, and sunk Ronalds warship on the return home, collecting all those souls. Now the Devil is building his army, and he needs leaders. Though he may claim the soul, Satan can not impose leadership upon any, and therefore another bargain will be made. On this bargain, if you can save the lives of a family from the Devils Three Senses you will regain your soul, if you can not, you will train his army. Now is Ronald the Loyal's turn. (The Three Senses are supreme warriors, each have a unique supernatural sense, sight, hearing, smell, whichever)

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poeticsoul — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:46:24 +0100

I'm running with idea two if you don't mind! Just going to tweak a few things, but this actually works out a lot better than what I initially had planned! Thanks!

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sunydaze — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:50:55 +0100

adopting this one

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Acciopencil — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:56:46 +0100

Adopting the second one! Can't wait to get started!

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sunydaze — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:08:05 +0100

The first one is amazing. It seems more do-able than the "three MCs" idea I have for another plot. Totally adopting.

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sunydaze — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:18:55 +0100

Leaving: Three girls, three pregnancies, three choices: MC1: Nineteen year old girl with a four year old and a newborn, to two different fathers. Very pro-life, not ashamed of needing social services. MC2: Seventeen year old girl just found out she's pregnant. Her boyfriend stays with her and they end up placing their child for adoption. Along the way they meet MC1 (I imagined them meeting at a WIC office but it could be anywhere). MC3: Eighteen year old college freshman. Promiscuous. Gets pregnant and has an abortion. Not sure if she regrets it or not, but would follow her sorting out whatever emotions are in the aftermath. I couldn't figure out how to tie MC3 in with the other two, but it would be cool if they all did eventually end up in each others' lives (Maybe MC1 sees MC3 outside of the abortion clinic and at first is horrible to her but then they become friends?).

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astrophe1987 — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:55:33 +0100

I'm loving #3. Adding it to the maybe pile :D

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heartsace — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:36:06 +0100

Ooh!! I would like to write this as a side-project outside of NaNo :) It sounds so adorable!! (stashing away~)

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LokiFoxx — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:19:56 +0100

Just went through this entire thread and couldn't find a plot that clicked until I stumbled up on this one! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Taking and tweaking.

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heartsace — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:07:31 +0100

Tweaking here and there!! Thank you sooooooooo much for the idea!! :) It's a bit different from my original NaNo story, but I think some of the ideas in here are going to help me fatten my plot up! :D

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Paffle_Waffle — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:18:14 +0100

Reading this just made my morning. I may or may not do a short story based on this, but I can't see myself using it for NaNo. Still.... love it. xD Ah man... I'm still laughing (but in my head. cause I'm in class. xD)

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Paffle_Waffle — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:21:39 +0100

Saving that. It's brilliant. And I may morph my plot into it if I can't get my story working in November.

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tsuyonshi — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:48:34 +0100

Sounds really interesting! My kind of thing. Might use this for NaNo, so I'm keeping this in mind, thanks!

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tsuyonshi — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:01:25 +0100

Adding this to my list of possible plots for this year :)

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tsuyonshi — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:08:12 +0100

I might use elements of this, thanks! :)

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nahald — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:08:16 +0100

I LOVE the second plot. I'm saving it for future use, if that's ok. Thanks!

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tsuyonshi — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:22:33 +0100

Keeping 3 and 10 in mind, thanks! :)

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dhitzunako — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:13:05 +0100

If you do adopted this and finally made it as novel (modification is allowed, of course), let me read that, will you? ;) I kind of curious about Gaabera 12 too. ^^

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Dree — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:46:38 +0100

You know what would be really interesting? If the people on the list were born on the date written next to their name. (and it would be a nice change from all those death plots =)

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BobMcCoog — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:39:51 +0100

GAH! . . . I already have two stories I want to do for NaNo . . . now number 5 has me rethinking both . . . . I may just have to use it . . .

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jtggodqos — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:56:29 +0100

BAHAHAHA!!!! one of my best friends recently started working at Disney World, so this just totally made me lol! thank you!!

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Don Ricci — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:43:17 +0100

I'm nabbing number one! Except adding plot, most likely. AdVENTURE!

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hKath — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:08:50 +0100

That is a fantastic twist! I'm adding it to my list of maybes!

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Sort_of_Bookish — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:37:04 +0100

Number Two is already percolating in my head, and I'm casting people I know in the roles. I can't get enough chick lit or rom com. It's my thing.

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surria — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:19:17 +0100

Thank you for #1. I am adding it to my 'Plot Nibbles' file so that I may refer to it. It may or may not be a novel. If it does become my NaNo, I'll let you know (and credit you, of course)! Thanks again!

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surria — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:25:39 +0100

Thank you for #4. I am adding it to my 'Plot Nibbles' file so that I may refer to it later. It may or may not be a novel. If it does become my NaNo, I'll let you know (and credit you, of course)! Thanks again!

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surria — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:29:48 +0100

Thank you for #3. I am adding it to my 'Plot Nibbles' file so that I may refer to it later. It may or may not be a novel. If it does become my NaNo, I'll let you know (and credit you, of course)! Thanks again!

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surria — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:30:38 +0100

I am adding it to my 'Plot Nibbles' file so that I may refer to it later. It may or may not be a novel. If it does become my NaNo, I'll let you know (and credit you, of course)! Thanks again!

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ShannonPeoples — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:35:08 +0100

Leaving for anyone who can work with my old idea! : A poor, southern gentleman falls for a lady of wealth. Her voice is full of money, and her father, is the mayor. She slowly falls for his charm, but, what happens when he is conscripted for WW1, and what will [woman's name] think when she finds out the order for her man's conscription, came directly from her father. Only a number of weeks after [soldier's name] has been deployed, does the mayor tell his daughter, she is due to marry a man she has never met before. An arranged marriage. Not being very willing, her father tells her that, if she is not to marry, [soldier's name] awaits an unpleasant fate. Will she reassign her heart to her new fiance? Or will she fight for the only man who could ever make her laugh? Can she find a way to escape her life, or will she give in to the pressures expected of a mayor's daughter. Good luck! (:

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surria — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:40:04 +0100

I am adding it to my 'Plot Nibbles' file so that I may refer to it later. It may or may not be a novel. If it does become my NaNo, I'll let you know (and credit you, of course)! Thanks again!

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surria — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:40:55 +0100

I'm not going to take this but I just wanted to tell you that this is an epic plot and I would LOVE to read this!

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surria — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:01:45 +0100

Adding to my 'Plot Nibbles' file so that I may refer to it later. It may or may not be a novel. If it does become my NaNo, I'll let you know (and credit you, of course)! Thanks again!

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liliaevermore — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:29:36 +0100

A Change In The Weather-A girl gets stuck out in the rain. She's always liked rain; it felt clean, like hope, so scarce in her boring, dead-end life. She closes her eyes and when she opens them, the rainstorm has gone. Little does she know that reality has now shattered into many different pieces and the world she once knew will never be the same. Based loosely on the interactive fiction of the same name. I thought of two ways you can go with this: 1) She's schizophrenic, 'nuff said. 2) There is a race of people called the Switchers who determine which reality people stay in. They determined she wasn't happy in hers so they switched her. When she's not happy in this one either, they intervene, and determine that she's too dangerous and must be captured and have her memories erased (ordinarily, when someone is Switched, they have no memories of their previous reality and are automatically adapted to their new one). Under capture and threat of death if she crosses any lines, she begins to learn about how the world really works, and grows to appreciate her reality much more than she ever did before. Kara x

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Juniper34 — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:39:49 +0100

I started writing about this one, but I have never been very good at writing dream sequences...so I'm leaving it here. A woman who is unsatisfied in her marriage and her life, starts dreaming about her husband having sex with other men. In these dreams she is not a third person watching the dreams unfold, but is actually experiencing them from her husbands body/point of view. Later, she does discover that her husband is in fact gay, and has been hiding it from her (how she figures this out is up to you). She confides to him after this revelation, the dreams she has been having. She discovers that she was actually in his dream. She eventually finds out that she has the power to see into and control other people's dreams. After the dissolution of her marriage, her vindictiveness and depression spiral into her torturing her "enemies" in their dreams. One idea I had was she invades the dreams of a very skinny coworker (MC is a little overweight) and "forces" her to binge in her sleep. I'm thinking she goes completely power hungry and accidentally murders someone by causing them to sleepwalk into oncoming traffic (or something like that) Do with it what you will, I think I officially don't think I can do it justice, but think its a pretty nifty idea... Nicole

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Nicole Tontala — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:43:52 +0100

I abbsolutly LOVE this. Will probably use this yearr (: Thanksa millllion!<3

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whoatemywaffles — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:00:02 +0100

Adopting ! Thank you for this. Joining NaNoWriMo this year was on very short notice so I had no inspiration what to write about... until I saw this. :)

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Annie-May — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:11:09 +0100

#2 is pretty awesome, will steal and use eventually. I can also see a companion novel with the reverse....muahaha so many plot bunnies!

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acrimony — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:23:11 +0100

I've taken a variety and molded them to fit my nano this year so I'm leaving this: FMC is moving to a new town. During the car ride she stops at a convenience store for some snacks. Shortly after she walks in, the store is robbed and she's stuck there with other customers and employees trying to stay out of the cat and mouse game between armed gunman and police. In the midst of it one of the gunman takes her into the back storeroom to have his way with her. While he's getting dressed she slams a canned food into the back of his head and kills him. So now she's got to figure out how to keep the rest of the gunman off her back and survive the whole thing.

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B. C. Powers — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:24:23 +0100

I like this. I'll give it a try for my first Nano. There's a lot of possibilities with those creatures and that main character.

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B. C. Powers — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:14:39 +0100

Here's a plot I've already written too much about, so I couldn't use it in Nano. It was originally made with anthropomorphized animals, but it'd be interesting to see what you guys do with it for humans. Five siblings and two parents live in a country governed by two warring factions and plagued by a terrorist group. The four older siblings get kidnapped by the terrorists, and the parents move with Sibling 5 to a freer nation to raise money to ransom them. It takes a long time, though, and before they can ransom their kids, one is dead and the other three have escaped in different ways. Sibling 4, the youngest one captured, is the delicate one who dies. When that happens, Sibling 1 feels like a failure and makes an escape alone, running south until he/she collapses in the desert and is rescued by a nomadic tribe. Sibling 3 is sold to black-market traders and carried away to the far east and north, where he/she is rescued in a blinding snowstorm by two brave scientists. Sibling 2 stays in the terrorist camp until an undercover government agent pulls him/her out. You decide whether and how they ever find each other.

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B. C. Powers — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:19:55 +0100

Awesome! I'm filing this idea away. It sounds a little like those "Cats & Dogs" movies, where the cats and dogs are both aliens, but are sworn enemies. I would also love to read something like this.

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Brandi. — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:15:35 +0100

If anyone does this, I'd love to read it! =)

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Brandi. — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:22:04 +0100

Packing this one away for future use. =)

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Sebz — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:25:32 +0100

I am so very tempted to steal this. Thanks for making my day!

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Susanna maygoe — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:31:23 +0100

My husband suggested this one. I did not think I would do it justice... A Bigfoot hunter discovers that Bigfoot is a transdimensional creature. This is why there has never been a member of the species caught. They can walk through walls and leave our dimension at will, explaining why there are never remains found of this creature. As a cryptozoologist, the Bigfoot hunter has seen all of the evidence to this point and has become obsessed with proving this to the world.

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bre87 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:24:03 +0100

I like bits of #2! I'm jotting it down to hopefully use bits of. Once I figure out what I'm doing. Or added to something else I've never finished

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bre87 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:30:02 +0100

A fictional biography sounds VERY fun. almost like the story from the POV of an imaginary friend one that was floating around last year.

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ShiChelle — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:10:16 +0100

I really like that one! I think I'll use a decent bit of that in conjuction with some other ideas I had.

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Asukababy — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:26:57 +0100

I like this plot as well! Adopting and tweaking a little but now it's swirling all sorts of ideas I want to do with it :) Thanks

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surria — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:01:41 +0100

Adding to my 'Plot Nibbles' file so that I may refer to it later. It may or may not be a novel. If it does become my NaNo, I'll let you know (and credit you, of course)! Thanks!

Re: Adopt a Plot

surria — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:12:21 +0100

Adding to my 'Plot Nibbles' file so that I may refer to it later. It may or may not be a novel. If it does become my NaNo, I'll let you know (and credit you, of course)! Thanks!

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bre87 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:17:15 +0100

i like bits of this and might be stealing some!

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bre87 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:21:23 +0100

i'm still weeding through plots to steal but i feel i should leave some: 1. MC (thinking late teens/early 20s) is pretty nerdy and watches a lot of movies. she likes to say "if this were a movie then ____ would be happening right now" in real life situations because she never has any action in her real life. but suddenly, things start to happen just like they would in any RomCom/ChickFlick and she starts to freak out but wants to go with it. 2. A bunch of high schoolers are summer camp counselors. One of them finds an odd crystal in the woods while on a hike and doesn't think anything of it until she wishes she had a TV out in the woods then all of a sudden one appears. she doesn't tell anyone about the crystal and keeps using it to make things appear but starts to abuse the magic. maybe with some "Monkey's Paw" type consequences.

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bre87 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:32:06 +0100

i can't NaNo this but it would be an awesome short story because I've been working on a bio of an evil villain and his personal assistant for a while.

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shogungari — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:22:09 +0100

I had an idea for a sci-fi plot. I wanted to use it, but I got nothing so... The year's too large for numbers. It's the end of the universe- all stars in all the universe have died and give off no light. THere is one last, tiny, dying red dwarf with only a few more years left before it's gone. The universe is a cold, black, nothingness. the last living things in existence huddle around the red dwarf, desperately clinging to whatever's left with life and trying to prolong it further. It's simply The End (title drop). The story revolves a young woman of an alien species (humans? what's that?) who somehow is the secret to either restarting the universe or for dimension jumping to another reality and living there. The villain wants to use her to go back in time and make himself a god by being at the beginning of the universe, or remake everything in his image. That's where I lost the idea, but the basic premise is at the very end of the universe's life, around the last start after everything else has burnt out and there is nothing left- that's when this takes place.

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shogungari — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:26:42 +0100

I'm sorry for double posting, but if you want reference on just how terrifying the premise is, I have a video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNzqKS50Dfs the second half shows the end of the universe- the one I mention. Entropy dominates all. To me, it's the scariest thing ever. :(

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Yamimori4593 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:36:30 +0100

This was a plot I thought up years ago, but romance has never been my thing. Maybe someone else could do the idea justice? If you do, please shoot me a message as I'd love to read what you've done with it. Please note you can change the names; I wouldn't expect anyone to keep them. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hana is a sixteen year old girl who seems to be going through a time in her life where everything is perfect--her parents just recovered their relationship from nearly divorcing, her new school is welcoming her with open arms, and she's recently been hailed as a hero for saving the life of a goth girl named Rina. But there is one problem. Hana is in love with Katsuya, a cold and distant bad boy who recently moved into town. He has no interest in Hana and any advances she makes towards him are coldly shrugged off. She soon finds out that most of his time is spent with Rina. Enraged by this, Hana begins to question whether she should have saved the strange girl's life, stuck between her morality and emotional wants. A strange man with silver hair and a trenchcoat offers her to have any wish granted, in exchange for her soul. She accepts and immediately wishes for Katsuya's love. She awakens in an alternate universe, where Katsuya is blessed with supernatural powers (telekinesis, 6th sense, etc) and is under the employment of a similar looking silver haired stranger. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* From there, you can decide what to do, make Hana more or less annoying, who Rina is, who the strange man is, what the alternate universe is, etc. Happy writing~

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Little_one — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:04:20 +0100

This is the first plot I've seen on here that's enchanted me. I most absolutely might end up having to snatch this one. I've added it to my maybes pile for this year.

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Lady September — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:43:19 +0100

I might be able to do something with this. Thank you.

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ilec — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:58:57 +0100

Ok, I will definately use this one. It's too good to pass up.

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Lady September — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:59:44 +0100

I love this, I actually got chills while I was reading. Not sure if I can do much with it, but I'll definitely note it down.

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Lady September — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:12:47 +0100

Oh man, THIS. Taking and tweaking, but it might be just what I've been looking for to tie everything together. Thank you.

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Lady September — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:33:06 +0100

I'm not taking it, but I have to say, that's one heck of a story. I'd love to read that.

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Lady September — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:36:11 +0100

I have to say, this made me smile. It's well thought-out. Somebody, please write it.

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Lady September — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:07:53 +0100

Since I'm considering a couple of plots from this thread, I figured I should at least leave some behind. Take, change and tweak however much you'd like, because I'm not going to do anything with either. 1. Because apparently I'm just this paranoid: MC is a young, aspiring author who's decided to participate in NaNoWriMo and, having problem coming up with a plot, spends hours looking through this thread until he/she finds something that sparks his/her imagination. The month goes well and the idea is spun into several books that are incredibly successful internationally, putting MC right up there with J.K. Rowling and the likes. The person who had the original idea, however, is pissed off with never getting recognized and is now coming after the MC with a vengeance. It could deal with the dangers of anonymity online. I imagined the person completely crazy, as in trying-to-get-rid-of-MC, but it might work just as well with a lawsuit. Or both. 2. Based on the dream I had last night (don't even ask): MC is driving home from a family gathering with her mother when the car suddenly starts having problems. The steering doesn't quite work and there's something wrong with the brakes. They end up in a small town neither has been to before, where they decide to leave the car and get a train home. While the mother goes to get tickets, MC hangs out by the trains and wait. Suddenly black smoke is released in some places, and it seems to affect the guys who go near. Mayhem ensues, people fleeing from the men who've been infected. MC tries to escape, but ends up with no way out as the "zombies" approach from both ways. She stops, closes her eyes and waits for what's going to happen, but they just pass her by as if she's not there. Turns out that if you don't move, they don't think you're there at all. This could turn out anyway you want, really.

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Inery — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:54:47 +0100

Maybe I'll use #1 for this years nano. It's a really great plot!

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Inery — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:59:21 +0100

Saving #3 in my Plot Library

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embrown1442000 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:25:52 +0100

Stealing to tweak a little bit, too. It sounds a little like I plot I already have.

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embrown1442000 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:32:24 +0100

Stealing to research and tweak some for a future Nano. Thanks!

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embrown1442000 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:45:05 +0100

Taking this and tweaking it. I had similar story in mind, but this fleshes it out some. Thanks!

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kelseya.mckenna — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:49:30 +0100

This is going in my plot ideas notebook! :) If I do anything with it, I'll let you know.

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bshea — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:51:24 +0100

The first one is super interesting. c: I don't know if i'll be stealing it, but i just wanna say that I like the idea a lot.

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Alyssabeth — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:52:37 +0100

steal. <3

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embrown1442000 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:58:53 +0100

Not dumb at all. Stealing and Tweaking!

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embrown1442000 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:08:18 +0100

Taking and tweaking. And, doesn't this sound a little like Batteries Not Included? Not that I'm complaining!

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Unmei06 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:15:50 +0100

I'm worried about the first one too, don't worry... lol. What's the protocol for that in the event that should happen? I don't even know...

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Alamo_Major — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:36:20 +0100

"1)The Greek gods, due to some sort of divine accident, are stuck as mortals and are reborn anew each time they die. The way I imagined it was from Athena's perspective (she's my favorite...but you could pick another if you like) in modern day high school as she grows up in her newest life. She's had her memories back for a while and knows who she is, but is only just starting to find her divine family scattered across the modern world. I thought they'd probably be trying to find a way to break the cycle of mortal reincarnation and get back to their god states, something they'd been trying and failing to do for centuries, but do with it what you will. " Taking for later! Thanks a million, Bishu! :D

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selinedun9 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:50:54 +0100

Wow. Love this. Taking! thanks :D

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Lady September — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:17:12 +0100

Oh, I have no idea. It just struck me suddenly while I was going through the thread.

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xxlonelystarxx — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:34:51 +0100

i was going to use this one, but i did a twin theme last year..dont want to repeat!!! Iris Kelly is a normal girl, brown hair brown eyes maybe a little less then perfectly skinny, and its halloween. Her and her friends decided to play the Qouij board becuase its halloween and a teenage boy a few towns over just died of mysterious causes. The girls obviously dont know the Qouij board can actually work, or they never would have tried, but they do contact the spirit of the dead boy, John. John comes out of the board, although the girls cant see him and he sees Iris. the girls eventually give up the Ouiji board because they are tired, but they dont properly say goodbye, so John is still among them. In the middle of hte night Iris wakes up and John makes himself visable to to her, and such and eventually John and Iris try to find out who killed him, and they somehow fall in love a bit... now when i was going to do this i wanted to make the killer john's twin brother, and have john kill him and posess his body so he and Iris could get together, but thats just me :) enjoyyy

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I. Khanani — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:55:29 +0100

Thank you for this link - it has led me a merry chase of documentaries as ideas turn over in my head. :)

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locoexclaimer — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:12:26 +0100

...As a kid who grew up on that show, that comment made my day. ;w; Sooo many memories coming back.

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locoexclaimer — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:16:44 +0100

Drive-by icon love! ♥

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xxlonelystarxx — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:29:29 +0100

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topsecret — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:20:57 +0100

Just dedicate your book to the person you adopt from. Hopefully they'll think that's enough recognition.

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sunydaze — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:25:46 +0100

Very intriguing. Just might take a stab at it.

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store.bought.grail — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:33:49 +0100

A family has had control over a wealthy city-state for almost a generation now, thanks to their powerful patriarch. However, when he dies suddenly (in embarrassing circumstances? was he in bed with a teenage goat?), the rest of the family must conspire to keep up the illusion that he's still alive in order to keep their reign over the city-state. I imagine this could make an excellent comedy or a dark political drama, and best of luck to anyone who wants to pick this poor, undeveloped plot idea up!

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Teawench — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:58:57 +0100

I might make use of this. Short story, if nothing else. I'm a great one for snark. Thanks!

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shogungari — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:06:22 +0100

Great minds think alike. I had the same idea, even from Athena's perspective. ._.;

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MundaneJester — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:06:23 +0100

Oh, this one has quite some potential. I think I'll adopt it and tweak it a bit. I hope I do it justice!

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Dj_Tigeress — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:15:02 +0100

1. FMC meets God and finds out that He isn't the person that we all thought He was. (This is very broad. The idea I had was very specific. He was a teenage therapist with blue hair, purple eyes and different colors suits) FMC was always known as the atheist in the church her parents forced her to go to, so admitting about her revelation gets her into a lot of trouble - emotionally and physically. 2. On his/her way to work everyday, MC notices a strange man sitting at the same corner, writing things down. Finally, when MC decides to work up the courage to ask this man, he isn't there. On days when MC is in too big a rush to ask, he's there. Who is this mysterious man? (Very open ended for you) I had a third one but I realized that it was perfect for me and that I finally have a plot :')

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neverwinterrains — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:24:49 +0100

MC is watching Jeopardy one day when the question comes up, "If you can read rongorongo, you're the only one. It's the language of this place in the Pacific." The answer, of course, is Easter Island, but MC pauses the DVR, rewinds, and pauses to take a look at the language. Not only can he read it, but the piece of the writing pictured holds an ancient secret. MC goes on a quest to see the rest of the writing and discover the last piece of the mystery that will explain not only the secrets of Easter Island, but also legends like Stonehenge, the Bermuda Triangle, and Atlantis.

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AbruptlyMystical — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:30:21 +0100

Okay now that's a cool idea.

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locoexclaimer — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:47:08 +0100

Adopting this for a possible short story. Except in my mind, she falls in love with and ends up with the AI, who is female. And the AI wants to become human for her. And eventually does. Booming sci-fi plot bunnies forming. :D

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Bardmaiden — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:53:14 +0100

1 November 2011 - Everything that uses electricity stops working (I figured something was blocking/jamming it/whatever else you can think of). Society as we know it begins to fall apart. Tell me this story as I had the idea but no clue as what to do with it.

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shogungari — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:55:37 +0100

Can't wait until it's in the "finished" pile. :o

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sassybutterly — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:22:25 +0100

Oh, I love it!

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primrosepathx — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:47:05 +0100

I LOVE this plot. Not taking it for NaNo, but I feel like I could do great things with it otherwise :)

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dccub83 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:52:37 +0100

For #1 - You know what they say about great ideas? They're worth about $20. It's all hard work and follow-thru that matters.

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unspeakable — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:58:24 +0100

That's hilarious. I'm still trying to find a plot, but now I'm considering adopting this one or at least incorporating it into my story.

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Clarkinator — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:10:26 +0100

I'm going to adopt the first one. With a few tweaks.

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radioactivealchemist — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:03:14 +0100

Hah, that one reminds me of Meryl & Milly, the two insurance agents who go around following Vash in Trigun to check out claims of the destruction he (mostly unintentionally) causes.

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Dj_Tigeress — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:23:09 +0100

The story is set in a world where homosexuals are often fighting for heterosexual rights, saying that all countries in the world should allow straight marriages. Straight people are often subjected to heterophobia, and are not allowed to join the army. FMC and MMC have to hide the secret of their love for one another, afraid that their high school would fight against them, holding them down and beating the "straight" out of them. If you use this, PLEASE TELL ME!

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parallelwonderland — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:33:04 +0100

I really like this ide- I'll have to think a little more about it and see if I'll be able to work with it.. Definitely might be adopting though!

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cksback — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:49:18 +0100

Seriously considering number 2 for my NaNo! Adopting!

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surria — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:19:13 +0100

Thank you for #3. Adding to my 'Plot Nibbles' file so that I may refer to it later. It may or may not be a novel. If it does become my NaNo, I'll let you know (and credit you, of course)!

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surria — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:34:07 +0100

Adding to my 'Plot Nibbles' file so that I may refer to it later. It may or may not be a novel. If it does become my NaNo, I'll let you know (and credit you, of course)! Thanks!

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mileyle0ng — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:13:09 +0100

I think I might use this concept and adopt it!

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MrsMay — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:48:27 +0100

This could be awesome! Saving it.

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MrsMay — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:57:05 +0100

I will make a note of this one. I don't know if I can do it but by golly I can try!

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MrsMay — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:03:52 +0100

Oh man, I read a short story like that once! It was called W.S. and I don't remember who it was by, but this author's first book's villain was the ultimate villain, nothing but awful, no kindness at all, and one day he starts to get postcards. "I'm coming to see you." "I'm getting closer." "See you tomorrow." The villain confronts the author and tells him he will only allow him to live if he can give the villain one redeeming quality, anything. The author refuses and is killed. I remember at the end he had snow on his jacket because the villain died in a snowstorm or something in the book, but the author lived in a warm area and it was summertime. Anyway I really like the idea!

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MizAngel — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:06:44 +0100

I think I might steal #1 for this year's NaNo :)

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MrsMay — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:11:32 +0100

Tweaking and taking, this is a great idea!

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skinnyjeansandicecream — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:13:07 +0100

Something along the lines of the beginning of this happened at my school. I had a guy named Ricky in my class, and at another school in our grade there was another Ricky. Well the other Ricky did actually die, on New Year's Eve. And the Ricky in my class was all like "Dude, I passed out, and then I woke up and I had like 100 texts and like 50 missed calls all like "OMG WHAT HAPPENED ARE YOU DEAD?" And so he turns to his friend (whose house he was staying at) and goes "What did I do last night? Am I alive?" It was sad and funny at the same time.

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mpattison — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:08:49 +0100

I am absolutely in love and inspired by the first one! I love it! I think I might tweak it so that literary characters show up instead of supernatural beings though. Thanks!!!

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ModestTreasure252 — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:39:09 +0100

It reminds me of that episode of "Curiosity" where the narrator talks about how aliens might try to take over the planet. First, they block communication systems, then they spread a deadly virus through birds which causes people to die painfully within two weeks after contracting the virus, then they go down to Earth and try to wipe out those who are left. I can't remember the entire episode, but that's what comes to mind with your plot.

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ModestTreasure252 — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:41:54 +0100

I'm very intrigued by this idea! I was looking for a science-fiction comedy to write! I think I might give this one a shot :D.

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ThisisJohnathan — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:33:28 +0100

taking #2 and adding it to my list of possible plot ideas! Thanks!

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ThisisJohnathan — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:39:45 +0100

i like this a lot. however with me being male..i'm not sure if i could pull it off. nonetheless, i'm going to put it in my possible nano story folder..i'll let you know if i decide to use it!

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IrishIris — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:33:23 +0100

The Ginger Wars We've all been told that redheads are a dying species. However, a few years after that myth was released (maybe ten years from now), redheads started getting busy, and their numbers increased a hundredfold. Now gingers are slowly being denied their rights based on a new (blatantly false) scientific study that claims readheads have alien DNA and speculations have arisen that they're attempting to take over the world. When redheads start to fight back against the "hairism" laws, lines are drawn and the world perches on the edge of war.

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alexazak — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:57:27 +0100

I'm really liking the fourth one. I think that I might steal it. Maybe not for this year but some little project on the side. It's unique. And it's kind of mysterious.

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bloodxredxroses — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:34:46 +0100

Might adopt this for another story. :)

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ACVaya — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:11:32 +0100

interesting idea and may have just helped me figure out a decent plot line for my Nano this year. Thanks for sharing

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Stephanie_Wideman — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:50:30 +0100

I don't know if I'll ever use that, but it's going in my Plot Nibbles folder. I'm very interested in how that society works.

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Bardmaiden — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:54:07 +0100

Never heard of "Curiosity" lol, but I was thinking more along the lines of machines/power stations anything man made that uses electricty but anyone who wants the idea is free to make changes. :)

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Stephanie_Wideman — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:58:13 +0100

I'm leaving a few from my Plot Nibbles folder. It's probably too late for anyone to pick up for Nano, but they are some fun ideas. 1. Jane the Ripper: Set during Jack the Ripper, it's a What if? What if it wasn't a man doing those killings, but a woman? One theory, though not a popular one, is that Jack was really Jane the Ripper. A midwife or female abortionist who was called to help the victims with "problems" and something went horribly wrong. To hide her botched job, she mutilates the dead bodies and everyone thinks it had to be a man who did it. However, what makes her stop? 2. Resort of the Dead: There's a resort set on a tropical island or in a very isolated area. It's rumored to be the best place for your vacation, and the most expensive. It's also rumored to be haunted. MC either wins a vacation or is sent there to find out if the rumors of ghosts are true. The resort employees nearly hundreds of workers, and MC can hear them working well into the night. One night, s/he leaves hir room and comes face to face with the night shift. S/he recognizes the person immedietly as someone s/he knew: a dead family member or friend. As it turns out, the resort is run by an Agent of Death. Death is backlogged from centuries of wars, plagues and natural disasters. Resorts like this one act as a kind of Purgatory where the dead work until they can finally enter the Afterlife. Either MC is in trouble for finding out the secret of the resort and must escape before Death turns hir into a worker, or MC is to be the next Agent to work the resort, and is already dead. 3. FMC believes that her favorite book series was written only for her. Not only does she have the same name as the main character, but she looks like her as well. Slowly, she sees more and more simularities between her life and the books, so much so that she believes that they are happening around her. However, the last book was never published and it's coming so close to the climax. FMC must decide to either face the over powerful Darkness and hope she can save herself without the books to guide her, or she can try to travel to visit Author and find out how they end. Or, maybe, it's all in her mind?

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LadeeLuck — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:33:18 +0100

I'm think I'll adopt #3 this year. That seems like it will be such a good story. Love it!

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Stephanie_Wideman — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:58:08 +0100

Adding this idea to Plot Nibbles. It sort of works with my story this year, but it won't work fully with my plot. I might use it as a story after Nano.

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Stephanie_Wideman — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:07:22 +0100

Adding this to my Plot Nibbles. But I think I'm going with option ending three with a twist. The relationship was all in her head, and he was just a good friend who never felt attraction for her.

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Stephanie_Wideman — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:14:59 +0100

Adding a fourth. It was my plot idea last year, but I never wrote it due to personal stuff going on. Basically the plot in real life. 4. A family loses a valued member close to the holidays. The rest of the family must come to terms with the first Christmas and Thanksgiving without this person. The MC is the middle child and the story is told through hir eyes. There is an older sibling who is coming to terms with a first baby, and a youngers sibling who mourns a bit dramatically. The MC feels that it's hir responsibility to hold the family together, pushing hir own grieving out of the way to try and make the holidays as warm as they were in the past, despite the great hole left behind by the missing member.

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LadeeLuck — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:23:41 +0100

Really like this idea. Putting it in my pile!

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tophness — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:04:25 +0100

I really like #2. :) I'm gonna use it if you don't mind. What genre would that be?

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bloodxredxroses — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:04:40 +0100

I'd love to adopt number 5 for a future writing.

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MBlaze67 — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:16:09 +0100

The MC is a former member of a failed boy band back when they were everywhere in the late 90's. Now he's struggling in his late 20's and trying to figure out how to get back into performing. He decides to make a longstanding hobby of magic tricks into a career and enlists the help of a once-famous magician who has been shamed into retirement.

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stormsangel2 — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:41:59 +0100

I really love both these plots, but the upper one the most. I may be using that one, although I can't make any promises. They are both really inspiring.

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cry_wolf — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:45:25 +0100

yes! ahh i love that show. it is very similar isn't it :)

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lindseyk — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:54:00 +0100

Tentatively claiming this one, probably with a sweet plot twist where gingers are ACTUALLY evil. I'm allowed to do that, because I'm a ginger. >:D

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lindseyk — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:16:53 +0100

Dropping this one off! MC is a smart enough guy, but doesn't really put effort into anything. He had a repertoire of relatively harmless cons, one of which is getting into people's houses by saying he's a private eye. One day while doing this, he ends up stumbling on something legitimately criminal and getting in over his head. Hilarity and danger ensue!

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Kimberly Dawn — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:35:46 +0100

I should add a +1 if you manage to make Vampire Were pups... by any means you see fit. Screw the half human thing. Let's start randomly mixing fantasy creatures.

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The Game Cat — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:49:18 +0100

I wrote a short story very similar when I was 14 at school... for some reason I gave them all pet labradors lol. Mine was from the point of view of an amnesiac Apollo.

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supernovaa — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:01:22 +0100

This is so interesting! Definitely saving it; no promise of stealing because my track record with NaNoWriMo indicates that I can't make it past day one, but you never know.

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Jelly.Belly.Girl — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:08:38 +0100

I'm not using this, but it seems really cool.

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frozenfoxfire — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:13:53 +0100

I'm so borrowing this, at least in part. It gives me a good role for my main heroine!

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EWing_ingIt — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:35:42 +0100

Will be adapting 2 and tweaking it to my novel. It creates a good subplot for my characters to meet.

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EWing_ingIt — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:36:17 +0100

*adopting

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Pinto — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:01:31 +0100

Little Red Riding Hood falls in love with the big bad...werewolf? Or switch the gender and have the "wolf" be a woman, and Hood is a man. Or same gender, whichever.

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oceansong99 — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:23:47 +0100

OOoooo love that one, slapping it in my shiny new ideas folder

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purplepeopleeater — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:29:23 +0100

I LOVE 4! It's wonderful and funny and I don't know if I can do it justice but I think that I have to adopt it and try. Thank you!

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Yamimori4593 — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:31:12 +0100

Thank you ^ ^; please feel free to take it then and turn it into whatever you like~ I'd like to read it, though if you're okay with that~ I went through a slight romance phase and the idea was the result, so please have fun with it and do it some justice~

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cheryl_b — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:24:12 +0100

Wow, this would make a great movie. I might take this one.

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Pikapi Pikachu — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:28:37 +0100

Saving no. 2. Thank you for sharing!

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Pikapi Pikachu — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:37:36 +0100

Adding this to the future plots folder! Thank you so much for sharing :)

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Pikapi Pikachu — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:40:28 +0100

I'm filing this in my future plots folder, and will definitely give it a go one of these days! Thank you for sharing :D (and yes, the idea does make sense! Now I'm looking at our cats and wondering what they get up to at night!)

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neonspider — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:56:18 +0100

I might use this! (:

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codger — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:10:50 +0100

Like the first one and am copying for future reference. It's open for a very quirky story.

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ivyclarice — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:05:44 +0100

That's actually an awesome idea. A memento mori photo immediately jumped to mind. :)

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laurap. — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:08:16 +0100

oooh, i'm liking the sound of 1, 2 and 3... thank you for the inspiration!

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spotzle — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:40:23 +0100

Lover, Enemy, Stranger would make a great title.

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Zombie_Chinchilla — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:46:01 +0100

Here are a couple I had thought of, but I'm giving up on them. Feel free to take: [SCI FI] The years is sometime in the future, and Earth has been experimenting with putting colonies on a far-off planet that's able to support human life. There are 13 there now. MC is an army general living on planet Earth, but he's called by the president to conduct a secret mission with 12 other soldiers: Colony 13 is host to a alien mineral that, when touched, turns a person into a raving, flesh-eating monster. MC is requested to find as many survivors as possible in 31 days, then evacuate the colony before the government implodes it. (Bonus: add a weird conspiracy, like the government is behind the whole thing, or something.) [FANTASY] A mysterious crystal is discovered by everyone, and they realize that when worn around your neck, it gives you magic powers. This causes problems, as many are using it for bad, for murder and thievery. MC gets a vision, telling him/her he/she has to do something about it. He/she gets a hand on a crystal, and begins a war to eradicate them from existence. [When I had this idea, I was thinking of the ending being the MC finds a way to erase the crystals from existence, and whoever is deemed worthy of having the powers and using them for good would keep the magic powers, permanently. Those who weren't worthy would lose them. Everyone with powers would also receive tattoos, to signify they're magical. The MC would be seen as a god from then on, and always remembered throughout history.]

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0rdinaryvanity — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:49:36 +0100

I just read a really interesting, really creepy article on the Huffington Post that could make for an interesting NaNo: Indiana Family Finds Bones, Chemicals And Gruesome Photos In Attic.

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Brandi. — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:37:49 +0100

Taking this one to tuck a way and tweak! Loving parts of it, but I'm not so much into the "magic" aspect. And I'm not much of an anime person, either, which I imagine when reading this. =) I'll let you know if I use it. =)

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PippaRose — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:02:12 +0100

Hi, I'm calling dibs on 3. Might not end up using it but I am intrigued enough to do a little brainstorming to see what I can come up with to make it work for me. Thanks!

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Faye92 — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:17:16 +0100

A sister and her twin brother find themselves caught up in the middle of a terrible secret, but what exactly have they gotten themselves into? Believing it to be an underground prostitution ring, they take it upon themselves to investigate further. Upon investigating further, though, the brother ends up losing his soul to the harlot, soul stealing creatures who disguise themselves as women. An incredible journey ensues. With the help of some of her friends (old and new) she must figure out how to help her brother before his time runs out forever.

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Mushzoom — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:21:10 +0100

Haha, same! That movie was awesome. Gotta love the old Disney movies. ;)

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Kerantli — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:23:41 +0100

adding to "after NaNo" folder. Been reading a lot of ghost stories recently and really wanted to write one. this is just the thing that'll help

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Dezzay — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:14:23 +0100

Soooooo adopting Zombie__Chinchilla's SCI FI...though i might change it a little!

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J.HallamSibley — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:27:51 +0100

Here's one from my looooong list of ideas. The setting is the American West sometime in the 1800's, but it was just too much research for me. FMC (late teens) lives with her father on either a cattle or horse ranch. Her mother, a Native American, died when she was very young. She helps her father on the ranch and wears men's clothe, etc. One day the flunkies of some corrupt town officials come and beat her father up and she escapes with a herd of horses/cattle and heads north to seek refuge with her father's old friend. When she makes it there she finds that he has a family and a flourishing ranch himself. As her father's friend heads off to see that her father is okay, the MC is left with his family: his kind wife, his daughter and his two sons. The MC encounters opposition from the younger brother, who was influenced by one of the ranch hands to be racist towards Native Americans. When the MC's father's friend comes back she finds out that her father is dead and the friend takes her in. The barrier eventually breaks down between the MC and the racist son and they fall in love. Feel free to change things : )

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The Peahen — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:43:51 +0100

Little Red Riding Hood falls in love with the big bad...werewolf? This actually gave me an awesome idea.

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Semi — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:54:26 +0100

This was a great idea, but after watching Rec2 I decided not to write it. Maybe it'll spark some kind of idea for someone. It was 12:21 pm on December 21, 2012. The state of the nation was already anticipating the end of days, but what happened wasn't what they had expected. The most normal of people suddenly turned on their family, their friends, etc. It's kind of Zombie apocalypse with a twist. The back story is that people around the nation get infected with a parasite just a few months prior. It spreads, but it's dormant. So it is a world-wide thing. The parasite originates from the Mian Temples. Archeologists/Scientists were researching in the ruins and unknowingly brought the parasite back. What happens is that people seem normal, but something of a switch flicks on and they see uninfected people as zombies, or vampires, or whatever you can think of. They end up murdering innocent people because they believe these things. Only later, they come to their senses, and they realize something's wrong because there's blood on their hands. They don't remember what happened, though. Eventually doctors and police realize something's up and they have a special facility to study the infected. (and I think that by the time the original parasite has reproduced and infected other people, and 12-21 hits that they are no longer spreading) That's when they notice that while some members of staff end up injured, the patients don't lash out at each other. It's really a good idea, but when I saw Rec2, and the ending was pretty much this giant worm-demon that infected everyone, I lost the drive to actually write this.

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PittGirly — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:11:41 +0100

Love this idea! I may use parts of this :) Thanks so much!

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PittGirly — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:18:34 +0100

Oh my gosh, I am in love with plot #1! I may be using this if I can work out some interesting sub-plots for this year's nano! Thank you!!!! This is my first time participating, so I'm really new at all of this!

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xxmistflight — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:33:44 +0100

MC is not a nice person and never has been a nice person. She is spoiled rotten and arrogantly cruel, ruining people's self-esteems, confidence, and occasionally their lives. One fateful rainy night (or whatever kind of night floats your boat) she gets into a car accident--and is transported to another world. Heaven, or Purgatory, or whatever you'd like to call it. There she meets an old hermit man who tells her that her earthly body is in a coma, and in order to get back into her body and her life, she must make amends for all of her past wrongs. If she doesn't, she dies--for good.

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PhoPhoDrago — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:12:47 +0100

The Red String of Fate is, for most just a legend, but for MMC, it's very much real. His world is full of Red Strings, criss-crossing over each other and connecting one person to another. When he looks down at his own ankle, he either sees no string or multiple strings (I could never decide which one was best, so it really is your choice). Either way, MMC goes on a long journey where he visits many places Along the way, he tries relationships with other people, although he is well aware that their String leads to someone who isn't him. Using this, but will most likely tweak a bit.

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Kathy1612 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:15:27 +0100

I've adopted #3. Thanks!

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Kathy1612 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:17:17 +0100

I'm adding #1 to my story ideas folder. Very intriguing!

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Kathy1612 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:23:39 +0100

#4 is very interesting, think I'll have to play with it. Maybe a short story, but could be more, or maybe a sub-plot.

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RobReynolds2303 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:23:48 +0100

I have a friend who did something similar to this for a plot several years back. Instead of chapter numbers, he headed them with word counts.

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Kathy1612 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:24:51 +0100

Could be either a main plot or a sub-plot. I'm takin' it home.

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Kathy1612 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:26:59 +0100

#1 for me. Thanks!

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Akeno — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:29:23 +0100

Um~ Not sure anyone has takin it yet but ~points to the plot under me~ "Five siblings and two parents live in a country governed by two warring factions and plagued by a terrorist group. The four older siblings get kidnapped by the terrorists, and the parents move with Sibling 5 to a freer nation to raise money to ransom them. It takes a long time, though, and before they can ransom their kids, one is dead and the other three have escaped in different ways. Sibling 4, the youngest one captured, is the delicate one who dies. When that happens, Sibling 1 feels like a failure and makes an escape alone, running south until he/she collapses in the desert and is rescued by a nomadic tribe. Sibling 3 is sold to black-market traders and carried away to the far east and north, where he/she is rescued in a blinding snowstorm by two brave scientists. Sibling 2 stays in the terrorist camp until an undercover government agent pulls him/her out. You decide whether and how they ever find each other." I would like to use it~ :3

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sunydaze — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:44:56 +0100

That would be incredibly interesting to read from a male perspective. I placed my son for adoption (though I was not a teenager at the time), and my friend who coincidentally was pregnant at the same time as me parented her child, and she had a friend who had had an abortion a couple years earlier, which gave me the idea. Anyway, yes, I'd love to see what you do with it if you do take a stab at it.

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nupsmommy — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:57:32 +0100

Thanks for the inspiration! I had a plot in mind but was missing that little oomph. I'll be tweaking this and using it.

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hdtracy — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:59:30 +0100

My heart started racing as I read this! I think I just found my last minute nano for this year!! Thanks!!! :)

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fletchfletch — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:12:04 +0100

1. Whenever the main character meets someone new, that night the person will have a dream where some shadow version of the MC convinces them to kill him/her in real life. Thus the MC is surrounded by people who have a deep down urge to kill him/her. 2. [Suggested this one last year. Don't know if anyone wound up using it.] There's a pair of twins who like to play the switching game. They continue this when they go off to college in different states. None of their friends even know they're twins; they just switch off and live each others' lives every once in a while. But then one twin is killed in a car accident while they're switched. Does the surviving twin continue in their sibling's life, or reveal the game and go back to their old one? If that happened, then one group of people would find out their friend they think is still alive is actually dead, and another group would find out their friend they think is dead actually still lives. 3. An eccentric but well-liked person is killed tragically in some accident or random crime. It is discovered that the deceased had planned for the possibility of an eventual unexpected death and left behind an elaborate series of puzzles and treasure hunts. They always carried the first clue around with them. In the end it leads to something like a long lost child or maybe a secret cache of stolen priceless art from a previous life as an art thief.

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rchambers12331 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:49:17 +0100

Oh my Stars! I love your idea for Jane the Ripper. I would love to use it for Nano! Thanks for the idea.

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rchambers12331 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:28:49 +0100

That is a really good plot...I love it!

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Castille — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:26:29 +0100

Just got a random plot bunny come up to me just now... What if a ravenous and blood thirsty Vampire fed on an unsuspecting office worker one night? Thing is... her victim's blood was of a rare type specific kind that not only works against the Vampire gene, but cures it permanently. She wakes up the next morning, and she's completely human. Which is both good and bad, as it means Vampire hunters can't detect her... bad as in returning human means that she has to interact with her former prey in order to survive. Can she make it in the human world, or will she fail?

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muishkas — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:05:17 +0100

It kinda sounds like Gunslinger Girl! Awesome anime!

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Kaelene — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:39:41 +0100

I love this! Going in my list of choices :D

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Kaelene — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:45:14 +0100

Every NaNo I've done has been a gay romance and I was thinking about trying something new, but I love 6 and I'm definitely adding it to my list of choices :D

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Kaelene — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:02:47 +0100

This sounds a bit like a NaNo I gave up on a few years back, only yours makes much more sense lol Saving this to think about, thanks!

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pranbran — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:25:57 +0100

I might steal this and tweak it - I really like the idea :)

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leafylane — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:27:55 +0100

Thanks for this - possibly adopting! :)

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pranbran — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:47:29 +0100

This is an awesome idea - filing away to maybe use later :)

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leafylane — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:47:36 +0100

Hmm... I really like 2. Possibly adopting.

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jafinc — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:51:40 +0100

Adopting! With a few tweaks, including names of characters. I should have known better than to scroll through this thread when I already had a plot in mind.

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dhitzunako — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:09:00 +0100

I might take "the humanity is dying out and the smart computers are slowly beginning to take over - meaning that in the society she came from less than one in five people was ever real and that she was tricked into murdering a person that never even existed" and tweak it to fit my story. I think it can help to make my plot to have "a real basis" (which I really need :) ). I PM you if I officially write down the story for my NaNo. Thank you very much. ^^

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Susie Q — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:38:03 +0100

A plot bunny that hopped into my head the other day: MC and his/her siblings have a pretty terrible home life. So terrible, in fact, that they decide to go back in time and prevent their parents from ever meeting, knowing full-well that they'll be erasing their own existence. Some of the thoughts I had: ~ Maybe MC's sibling is the "genius" of the family and is the one who made time travel possible, and is totally unconscious of MC's plan. Cue sibling rivalry, etc. as they gradually realize what's going on. ~ I imagine that the parents' relationship would have to be REALLY bad (the only thing I could think of that could cause MC to really think it would be best if he/she gave up her/his existence). I have more thoughts, but I don't want to obliterate someone else's direction! Anyway, it's not something I think that I can do well, but hopefully it piques someone else's interest!

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Oooh_Napkins — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:13:29 +0100

[quote=Castille] Just got a random plot bunny come up to me just now... What if a ravenous and blood thirsty Vampire fed on an unsuspecting office worker one night? Thing is... her victim's blood was of a rare type specific kind that not only works against the Vampire gene, but cures it permanently. She wakes up the next morning, and she's completely human. Which is both good and bad, as it means Vampire hunters can't detect her... bad as in returning human means that she has to interact with her former prey in order to survive. Can she make it in the human world, or will she fail? [/quote] Oh my god. I'm totally plotless this year and I actually love this. xD It just speaks to me. I have the feeling I could make this work. I'm definitely going to try and outline this. THANK YOU CASTIIIIIILLE <3 Thanks to you I might not totally crash and burn this year xD

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DiscoTent — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:27:08 +0100

[quote=Susie Q] A plot bunny that hopped into my head the other day: MC and his/her siblings have a pretty terrible home life. So terrible, in fact, that they decide to go back in time and prevent their parents from ever meeting, knowing full-well that they'll be erasing their own existence. Some of the thoughts I had: ~ Maybe MC's sibling is the "genius" of the family and is the one who made time travel possible, and is totally unconscious of MC's plan. Cue sibling rivalry, etc. as they gradually realize what's going on. ~ I imagine that the parents' relationship would have to be REALLY bad (the only thing I could think of that could cause MC to really think it would be best if he/she gave up her/his existence). I have more thoughts, but I don't want to obliterate someone else's direction! Anyway, it's not something I think that I can do well, but hopefully it piques someone else's interest! [/quote] Having the MC be the sibling trying to erase themselves would kill a really good reveal, though (plus, making a reader sympathetic to a MC who not only wants to erase themselves but their sibling(s) from existence may prove to be difficult). I can see this novel happening in the POV of the genius sibling, who maybe just wants to find out first hand why their family is the way they are, discover where the problems started, and the other sibling goes along for the ride. They go further and further back, with the MC's sibling continuing to find reasons to go back even further, and the MC goes along with it, not knowing what their brother/sister is planning to do.

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Jadoreprincess4771 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:41:46 +0100

I am thinking of adding the first one as my future story writing

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Kathy1612 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:10:35 +0100

My first reaction was negative - I live in Ohio, and it was a horrible event that still bothers me. But after reading your ideas, I see some promise in #1. Maybe a way to resolve the situation without killing all the animals will make me feel better about it, I don't know. Anyway, I'm saving it to my ideas folder.

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Kathy1612 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:24:39 +0100

Using the second paragraph part, thanks!

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Kathy1612 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:30:58 +0100

I like #1, but I'm a little scared to adopt it - like adopting Chuckie!

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Emzee1983 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:35:17 +0100

Am liking this idea..... MINE!!! Thanks for the help :)

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Emzee1983 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:36:02 +0100

Number 3 That is : 3. An eccentric but well-liked person is killed tragically in some accident or random crime. It is discovered that the deceased had planned for the possibility of an eventual unexpected death and left behind an elaborate series of puzzles and treasure hunts. They always carried the first clue around with them. In the end it leads to something like a long lost child or maybe a secret cache of stolen priceless art from a previous life as an art thief.

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Emzee1983 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:40:40 +0100

[quote=fletchfletch] 1. Whenever the main character meets someone new, that night the person will have a dream where some shadow version of the MC convinces them to kill him/her in real life. Thus the MC is surrounded by people who have a deep down urge to kill him/her. 2. [Suggested this one last year. Don't know if anyone wound up using it.] There's a pair of twins who like to play the switching game. They continue this when they go off to college in different states. None of their friends even know they're twins; they just switch off and live each others' lives every once in a while. But then one twin is killed in a car accident while they're switched. Does the surviving twin continue in their sibling's life, or reveal the game and go back to their old one? If that happened, then one group of people would find out their friend they think is still alive is actually dead, and another group would find out their friend they think is dead actually still lives. 3. An eccentric but well-liked person is killed tragically in some accident or random crime. It is discovered that the deceased had planned for the possibility of an eventual unexpected death and left behind an elaborate series of puzzles and treasure hunts. They always carried the first clue around with them. In the end it leads to something like a long lost child or maybe a secret cache of stolen priceless art from a previous life as an art thief. [/quote] Am liking Idea number 3 - I am going to adopt this one if that is ok? Many thanks :)

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Kathy1612 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:27:44 +0100

I have adopted #1, and it's in the running for my nano project. I've saved it and made some notes, now going to start an outline. Thanks so much!!

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Viianny — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:58:39 +0100

I know many would love to read it!

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rchambers12331 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:06:23 +0100

I call dibs!!!!

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Lady September — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:11:21 +0100

Hah, I didn't even think of it that way, but you're right ^^

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Lady September — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:13:04 +0100

Not right as in I'm going to go crazy if anyone uses it, though -.- I really wish there was an edit button.

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Haselnuth — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:57:39 +0100

Some randoms from my own pool: MC is the (teenage/young adult) son/daughter of a nobleman, but living in the kings castle due to political reasons. MC's best friend is his/her "bodyguard", set by his/her parents to protect MC (let's call him MC2). MCs parents are killed and the murders are also after MC. But he/she and MC2 flee before the guards can catch them. While they are on the run, they see the magician of the king do magic on them. Next moment MC & MC2 are in present time. They team up with a local person (MC3) and find a modern time magician who sends them on a quest. The thing is: the quest is rubbish and the magician only sent them out so MC can realize how much he/she loves present time. Turns out what they call magician is rather a "time controller" of some sort. Because some people are born into the wrong time, and these time controller help them getting into the right time. But while MC starts to settle in and falls in love with MC3, MC2 doesn't belong into this time - and he hates it. Feel free to tweak. I wrote this some time ago as a short nonsense story. I'd love to see somebody doing something awesome with it =D ------------------- 3 brothers. They grow up in a violent home. Brother 1 and 2 were battered, but they kept brother 3 save. Now adults they still stick together (I had them in a famous rock band together in my mind). Brother 1 ends up as the most reasonable one, brother 2 as the womanizer and brother 3 as the shy one. Brother 3 has a girlfriend who suddenly commits suicide but leaves a letter, in which she admits that she betrayed brother 3. So brother 3 starts to hate brother 2, because of course it was him, he always has had a thing for her. While brother 3 (and in the fame cause: most of the fans) hate brother 2, brother 1 comforts him. Because actually it's him who slept with her... ------------------- (pretty young) MC falls in love with (older) MC2, but his family doesn't accept MC2. After a fight he runs away to live with MC2. MC thinks, it's all about him being gay, but he soon finds out, that his family was right - MC2 turns out to be jealous and violent, but MC is too scared to leave him or go back to his family... ------------------- Some thought I had: Whenever a son is born, the mother is killed. While the boy is growing up, they (maybe the father?) searches for the reincarnation (aka: girl that is born soon after the mother is killed), who will be the future wife of the son. If you find something to do with this, feel free to tell me. I wasn't able to include it anywhrere yet XD ------------------- Time travel IS possible, but only forward. No exception. Ever. ------------------- A child is either in coma or mentally disabled. Something happens with MC (accident, ritual, walking through the wrong door?) and he/she ends up in the mind of the child which turns out to be a fantasy world. ------------------- Based on a real story: MC grows up being HIV positive, being told that something went wrong in the hospital. At some point he finds out his father gave him the disease, hoping he would die so he wouldn't have to pay child support. (Google "Injected with HIV by dad as baby, teen inspires" for the real story) ------------------- We dig up things from times long gone and try to find out how people lived by then. Sometimes we are right, sometimes we aren't. But what if in some future time people will dig up OUR stuff and try to make sense of it? What will they think about our time? Will they understand our technology and the things we care about? ------------------- Lake Vostok is a subglacial lake under the surface of Antartica. The water of it has been isolated for maybe 15 million years. But this is about to change, as scientists are drilling a hole into the ice. What will they find down there? A civilisation? New species? A virus that will kill us all?

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Penelope Shedrech — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:07:16 +0100

Hmmm, might give it a spin, at least in part...thanks for the inspiration.

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Margooww — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:08:51 +0100

[quote=DiscoTent] [quote=Susie Q] A plot bunny that hopped into my head the other day: MC and his/her siblings have a pretty terrible home life. So terrible, in fact, that they decide to go back in time and prevent their parents from ever meeting, knowing full-well that they'll be erasing their own existence. Some of the thoughts I had: ~ Maybe MC's sibling is the "genius" of the family and is the one who made time travel possible, and is totally unconscious of MC's plan. Cue sibling rivalry, etc. as they gradually realize what's going on. ~ I imagine that the parents' relationship would have to be REALLY bad (the only thing I could think of that could cause MC to really think it would be best if he/she gave up her/his existence). I have more thoughts, but I don't want to obliterate someone else's direction! Anyway, it's not something I think that I can do well, but hopefully it piques someone else's interest! [/quote] Having the MC be the sibling trying to erase themselves would kill a really good reveal, though (plus, making a reader sympathetic to a MC who not only wants to erase themselves but their sibling(s) from existence may prove to be difficult). I can see this novel happening in the POV of the genius sibling, who maybe just wants to find out first hand why their family is the way they are, discover where the problems started, and the other sibling goes along for the ride. They go further and further back, with the MC's sibling continuing to find reasons to go back even further, and the MC goes along with it, not knowing what their brother/sister is planning to do. [/quote] You know what ? Me and a friend of mine are gonna try this one. Maybe we'll change it a bit, but still. And fyi we're not writing one book, but two books with the same plot, so we can compare it afterwards. And btw the idea sounds really brilliant.

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Penelope Shedrech — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:08:55 +0100

i like the part of Animal guides...being a Native American I understand the importance of such. That said, I may not steal the whole plot, but the using of animals in my plot might just work on some level. thank you for the inspiration! Pen

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Penelope Shedrech — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:11:40 +0100

With a little switching of the sexes, this could work... toying with the "return home to heal" theme for this year's nano sci-fi write. Thanks for the inspiration! Pen

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Penelope Shedrech — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:14:20 +0100

good one... could be translated into sci-fi easily enough. Won't work for the plan I have for Nano this year, but will tuck away for future use. Then, again....maybe a duel of some sort will appear...who knows, the story hasn't told me what it wants to do, yet. Thanks for the inspiration. Pen

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Penelope Shedrech — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:17:07 +0100

Seriously, this gave me quite a moment of chuckling. I can just picture flying coffins... reminds me of an episode of "Voyager" where bodies are beamed onto an empty asteroid, only Voyager get's too close and bodies start appearing on the ship. Wonder what would happen if a misfire resulted in a coffin falling back to take out a major city landmark. Who would be charged, the people in the subs, or the corpse? Still chuckling... Pen

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Elianna — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:17:15 +0100

I'd like to take #1 for some other story outside of NaNoWriMo.

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Penelope Shedrech — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:20:26 +0100

Love the idea! Could branch out so well. Sadly, though, it doesn't fit into my nano for this year. I'll tuck it away in my "snippets" file to pull out later and play with. Thanks for the inspiration. Pen

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Penelope Shedrech — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:24:08 +0100

Cackling laughter...I can see the comedy in plot, right now! Would be great for a script for a hollywood hit!

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Penelope Shedrech — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:25:29 +0100

Good one! Doesn't fit my needs this year, but will tuck it away in my "snippets" file for later play. Pen

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Penelope Shedrech — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:28:32 +0100

i wrote this one already...started it about 25 years ago...have written 29 books in the series and finally put to rest. At least, it's close enough. I enjoyed the writing of it, and have even considered starting a new series on a new world with a new species using a similiar format.

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Penelope Shedrech — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:30:24 +0100

having just celebrated my 42nd birthday, one of my gifts was a full set of the Douglas Adams series. My party's theme was "Don't Panic" and I gifted guests with a small towel and a spoon. It was a blast! Pen

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Penelope Shedrech — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:32:39 +0100

Ah, genetic deviance due to cloning.... this could work. See, I knew if I came out to the forum I'd find something useful. Thanks for the inspiration! Pen

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InsanityExodus — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 01:07:40 +0100

That is brilliant!

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sandwhichx — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 01:32:12 +0100

Number three is pretty perfect for the type of story I was thinking about writing! Taking and possibly tweaking :)

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Sefketabwy — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 01:57:18 +0100

I'm actually a huge fan of a series very similar to this by S.M. Stirling, the Emberverse Series. Still a cool concept, and there's so much that can be done with it.

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Yamimori4593 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:00:30 +0100

Yeah, I'm an anime fan and while I was writing the story (or attempting to) at the time, I imagined them all as anime characters, thus their Japanese names. Feel free to build whatever you like with it~ ^-^

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Dezzay — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:09:54 +0100

I'll take the acoma one.

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femaleodd — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:31:52 +0100

I tried to do this plot last year, but ended up running out of steam after the first chapter. A young vampire only has one more task to complete before she's out of training. She has to kill someone. Her target becomes a guy who years earlier broke her heart. However, while killing him she begins to feel guilty and changes him instead. She then has to train him because she changed him. Her mentor/boyfriend helps her as much as possible in training her new charge. Over the course of the story, it becomes apparent that the guy she changed is actually her soul mate. PLEASE don't do the vampires like the Twilight vampires.

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femaleodd — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:34:44 +0100

And I had other ideas that aren't exactly plot relevant, so if you want them, message me.

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LunaRae — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:59:00 +0100

Janking 1. Ideas are a flurry in my head. Thanks!

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LunaRae — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:00:18 +0100

Bah I forgot to mention I may switch it to the Norse gods and I know them a bit better from Lecture.

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Lady Riss — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:17:50 +0100

Oh goody! :D Have fun with it!!! :D And keep me posted if you think of it!

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Rainguardiansteph — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:45:05 +0100

AH! number 2 sounds really cool actually, I may take this one. Thank you so much!

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Rainguardiansteph — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:57:40 +0100

Ah, here is something I thought of that I would like to see someone attempt. I think this could be fun if done correctly. MC awakes in a hospital, apparently having been in a coma after a recent car accident. she can't remember the past 6 months of her life, during which time she was off on an adventure she told no one about. All she knows now is that the taxi she took home from the airport got into a crash, and she left home 4 months before then with just one suitcase to hold her. Her reasons, her destinations, and her forgotten memories are for you to decide. (I personally would go with a story of tragic forgotten love, but it's your call.)

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fletchfletch — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:00:11 +0100

Of course it's ok. That's why I put it in the adoption thread. May it bring you much word count!

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thewisecookiesheet — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:17:49 +0100

Oooh, I like #1 a lot. Storing that away for keeping.

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Oracle Speaking — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:41:22 +0100

Came up with this tidbit earlier today: The MC hates answering the phone. One day it rings and rings and rings some more as they're trying to ignore it. When the MC finally gives in and picks up the phone, the only thing they hear on the other end is a stranger's voice, who informs them that for every ring of the phone they ignored the MC's doomed someone else to die.

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doctor confidence — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:17:45 +0100

Might be taking this one...it fits in with some of the scenes I've already thought of.

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writing.dragon — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:00:15 +0100

Tweaking this one a bit so the characters are conspiring to get their authors together. :)

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whyshewrote — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:01:59 +0100

[quote]2) The United States is once again the target of a terrorist attack. A biological weapon is unleashed in the nation's largest cities - a deadly virus that targets only the y chromosome, making all females automatically immune. Naturally, something goes terribly wrong and the virus doesn't just kill it's victims - it reanimates them into primal, vicious monsters. What would happen in a zombie apocalypse that only affected men? Would the belief that women were inherently weaker and more docile than men be proven true, or would the women fight back as hard as they could? Would the surviving men be given power and heralded as kings, or be kept as reproductive slaves, valued only for their sperm? With the latter scenario, the story arc could follow a woman and the man she loves as they try to escape not only the hordes of zombies occupying every city, but also the new regime that would separate them and enslave him for the rest of his life.[/quote] Ahh, I freakin' love this one. I already had somewhat of a plot formed but I might have to use this one instead!

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Angel15116 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:20:26 +0100

"(pretty young) MC falls in love with (older) MC2, but his family doesn't accept MC2. After a fight he runs away to live with MC2. MC thinks, it's all about him being gay, but he soon finds out, that his family was right - MC2 turns out to be jealous and violent, but MC is too scared to leave him or go back to his family..." I'm stealing from this idea, but because I don't think I'm able to write a homosexual romance, I'm changing it to focus on romance across societies.

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onemorewritingtool — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:41:31 +0100

I am totally adopting this. It's amazing.

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Amorina — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:53:04 +0100

I haven't decided if I'm doing NaNo this year (previous NaNos went badly), but I might use this for something else. Very intriguing and creepy.

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kdmck — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:14:16 +0100

This is fiction???? Tee hee - would love to read it.

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JamieBMusings — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:10:48 +0100

Very cool idea. Debating on tweeking this or another plot here.

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Soulful-Heart — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:46:44 +0100

I want to do this so much...I just don't know if I could *mind goes into overdrive*

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Michaylalove — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:48:14 +0100

Whatever you do sounds good :)

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vickie — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:47:31 +0100

Hmm - I like the Lake Vostok thought - will definately explore that somehow. Cheers Vickie

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lobstergirlx — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:34:08 +0100

Im taking the last one!

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Raksab — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:28:23 +0000

A humble office page falls for the CEO's son.

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Cephalopodesque — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:51:58 +0000

can't say i've heard of that. *googles* huh. yeah, it does. whoops. well, have fun with it anyway. ;)

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firststarofnight — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:08:17 +0000

I've always wanted to write an amnesia/wake up from a coma story, but never figured out a good starting point. This may be what I need to accomplish that wish! Thanks!

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Wocket — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:29:13 +0000

Love no 4

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Wocket — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:31:31 +0000

In anchient greece men would often leave their cities and towns to go to war. one such city was left by all able bodies men an attacked by the enemy a month later. the enemy men got their arses kicked by the "frail" women and their children. Actually happened!

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Wocket — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:31:50 +0000

sorry, I'm a crap speller.

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SSJD — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:51:43 +0000

I got one. They are in a small continent. The conyenent has it's own gods, but the gods got cast away and now they live amoug humans and no one has seen them for years. Then a boy/girl find out they are a god, and she/he needs to find the other deites.

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Susie Q — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 06:21:09 +0000

Brilliant point, DiscoTent... that had occurred to me, too, but I couldn't figure it out and off for adoption it went. Margooww, I hope you and your friend have luck! NaNofriend me when it starts working -- I'd love to hear how it goes for you! Thanks for the compliment as well - I'm so glad it found somebody who can do it justice!

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mirandakane — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:34:13 +0000

I liked number one..and the way it's worded at the end sorta gave me an incest vibe. I have never done incest in stories but it kinda seems intriguing.

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nahald — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:48:38 +0000

[quote=Haselnuth] Time travel IS possible, but only forward. No exception. Ever. [/quote] LOVE this! It won't suit my story this year, but I'll keep it for future use if that's ok. Leaving: For several years there has been a super hero working in the city. However, when your MC is in trouble, s/he isn't saved by him/her. After s/he recovers, s/he goes to find the superhero and get revenge, to make him/her feel what s/he felt.

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Haselnuth — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:06:04 +0000

Sure. There are so many possibilities. Have fun with it =)

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Maztronic — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:14:22 +0000

[quote=zeroone] This was supposed to be this year's NaNo, but I dropped it due to the slightly heavy amount of research I'd have to fit into my college schedule. It's 1924 in New York. The story is about a young woman who dreams of becoming/being a Flapper, but doesn't yet have the nerve to confront her uptight parents about it. She finds out that in fact, her family made their enormous amount of money through organized crime, the Mafia, and that she herself is the descendant of a rather important Mafiosi. Add to that when her parents reveal to her, that she is supposed to marry one of the grandsons her age of the Savarese family, one she doesn't particularly like and it also thwarts her plans to become a flapper. Bonus points if you can get her to actually dabble in the work of the Mafia herself. If you adopt it, please send me a nanomail so I can buddy you :) [/quote] Considering adopting this. It sounds like it'd be fun to work with.

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LaoiseO — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:38:59 +0000

I think I may have to adopt :D

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Chiross — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:52:05 +0000

I could kind of incorporate number one in to my existing plot so am going to adopt with a bit of a face lift if you don't mind. Thanks!

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riotreality — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:40:35 +0000

I like this. Will use after NaNoWriMo.

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storylistener — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:54:21 +0000

Here's One There's a world where you appear as a 2 yr old at places called stork points and when you're 18 (or 21, either works) no matter where you are, you disappear, never to be seen again. Mothers and Fathers are myths, Nature has taken over most of the old cities. Enter FMC. She is about to hit that oh-so-critical birthday. This let's you intro this world before the plot gets going. Then the birthday hits and she's transported to this medical bay. They are going to erase her specific memories (skills learned would still be there). She escapes and finds herself in a futuristic world where there are NO kids. She stumbles around for awhile, keeping one step ahead of the Memory-Wipers. Then she finds an underground rebellion that are made up of those whose memory wipe didn't take so well. In the end, kids and adults are reunited thanks to FMC.

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riotreality — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:15:20 +0000

I love your icon. That is all.

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imaginepageant — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:06:20 +0000

Couple of ideas that struck me recently. I was watching a movie the other night about an exorcist, and I got to thinking... what if this exorcist kept meeting the same demon in every person he was called to exorcise? What if the demon was only possessing these people as a way to get to the exorcist? Not a plot by any means, but an idea. And secondly, a story based on the board game Clue. It could be your average murder mystery, told as a collection of short stories that follow each of the characters in the day(s) leading up to the murder. For a twist, each character could believe and/or confess that they were the murderer.

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imaginepageant — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:12:17 +0000

There's a movie similar to this, Knowing.

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imaginepageant — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:53:24 +0000

My first thought was, BUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO NANOWRIMO?

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Tamakyu — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:00:58 +0000

Number two is verrry interesting ... Though I think I would end up loving my twin characters too much to kill one off... xD So I might use it in the future though not for NaNo =) BY THE WAY, agreed with riotreality - your icon = absolutely freaking genius.

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SpaceMarine — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:20:08 +0000

Actually, more like the finale to Battlestar Galactica

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ChemicalMuffin — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:41:06 +0000

Set in a world where books a rarely seen, due to the fact that in this world, books really are doors to new worlds. As soon as you open them, you find yourself in the very world and if you die, you really die. It is hard to get out of them, sometimes people get lost in them. A few 'rebels' (or whatever) do remember the old days. When books where just books, and they want to go behind the reason, for why things have changed.

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rchambers12331 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:55:08 +0000

I honestly am going crazy with planning. Thank you so much for the idea. It is perfect!

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ardnassac — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:21:54 +0000

Iiiiinteresting. I might steal this premise...

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bighillgoddess — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:32:13 +0000

[quote=Dj_Tigeress] 2. On his/her way to work everyday, MC notices a strange man sitting at the same corner, writing things down. Finally, when MC decides to work up the courage to ask this man, he isn't there. On days when MC is in too big a rush to ask, he's there. Who is this mysterious man? (Very open ended for you) [/quote] I am very intrigued by this and I think with some tweaking, I can work this into my Nano this year. If not, definitely can be worked into a story I put aside a few years ago.

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.izzy21. — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:36:12 +0000

[quote=Haselnuth] Some randoms from my own pool: MC is the (teenage/young adult) son/daughter of a nobleman, but living in the kings castle due to political reasons. MC's best friend is his/her "bodyguard", set by his/her parents to protect MC (let's call him MC2). MCs parents are killed and the murders are also after MC. But he/she and MC2 flee before the guards can catch them. While they are on the run, they see the magician of the king do magic on them. Next moment MC & MC2 are in present time. They team up with a local person (MC3) and find a modern time magician who sends them on a quest. The thing is: the quest is rubbish and the magician only sent them out so MC can realize how much he/she loves present time. Turns out what they call magician is rather a "time controller" of some sort. Because some people are born into the wrong time, and these time controller help them getting into the right time. But while MC starts to settle in and falls in love with MC3, MC2 doesn't belong into this time - and he hates it. Feel free to tweak. I wrote this some time ago as a short nonsense story. I'd love to see somebody doing something awesome with it =D ------------------- 3 brothers. They grow up in a violent home. Brother 1 and 2 were battered, but they kept brother 3 save. Now adults they still stick together (I had them in a famous rock band together in my mind). Brother 1 ends up as the most reasonable one, brother 2 as the womanizer and brother 3 as the shy one. Brother 3 has a girlfriend who suddenly commits suicide but leaves a letter, in which she admits that she betrayed brother 3. So brother 3 starts to hate brother 2, because of course it was him, he always has had a thing for her. While brother 3 (and in the fame cause: most of the fans) hate brother 2, brother 1 comforts him. Because actually it's him who slept with her... ------------------- (pretty young) MC falls in love with (older) MC2, but his family doesn't accept MC2. After a fight he runs away to live with MC2. MC thinks, it's all about him being gay, but he soon finds out, that his family was right - MC2 turns out to be jealous and violent, but MC is too scared to leave him or go back to his family... ------------------- Some thought I had: Whenever a son is born, the mother is killed. While the boy is growing up, they (maybe the father?) searches for the reincarnation (aka: girl that is born soon after the mother is killed), who will be the future wife of the son. If you find something to do with this, feel free to tell me. I wasn't able to include it anywhrere yet XD ------------------- Time travel IS possible, but only forward. No exception. Ever. ------------------- A child is either in coma or mentally disabled. Something happens with MC (accident, ritual, walking through the wrong door?) and he/she ends up in the mind of the child which turns out to be a fantasy world. ------------------- Based on a real story: MC grows up being HIV positive, being told that something went wrong in the hospital. At some point he finds out his father gave him the disease, hoping he would die so he wouldn't have to pay child support. (Google "Injected with HIV by dad as baby, teen inspires" for the real story) ------------------- We dig up things from times long gone and try to find out how people lived by then. Sometimes we are right, sometimes we aren't. But what if in some future time people will dig up OUR stuff and try to make sense of it? What will they think about our time? Will they understand our technology and the things we care about? ------------------- Lake Vostok is a subglacial lake under the surface of Antartica. The water of it has been isolated for maybe 15 million years. But this is about to change, as scientists are drilling a hole into the ice. What will they find down there? A civilisation? New species? A virus that will kill us all? [/quote] Taking the first; I love it! May tweak it slightly. :3

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bluijedi22 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:42:47 +0000

that's what I thought!

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alphacode — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:03:08 +0000

Think I might tuck the Clue idea in my collection. Thanks :)

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rne2010 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:35:39 +0000

TARDIS! <3

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Rhiannon_E — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:49:43 +0000

Oooh this works really well tied together with an earlier plot and an existing backstory I had for a character! Thanks!

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PianoPlayer22 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:52:46 +0000

A group of high school senior friends where one of the girl's mother is diagnosed with a fatal disease. The girl has to support her mother and herself, since they only have each other. She begins working a job and neglecting her social life to the point where her friends begin to ignore her as well. Near the end, the girls taunt her right after her mother dies and she plans on taking her life. Once her friends find out about the mother's death and the girl's plan, they rush to stop her. They can either be too late or save her.

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Haselnuth — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:02:22 +0000

Oooh, fantastic =D I hope one day I will find it in my bookstore & be able to read it then =D

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Tresa Cho — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:11:47 +0000

We always hear about princesses getting help from the Fairy Godmother, but what about the godmother? Where does she come from? Does she get training? Is there a school? What if the godmother doesn't like who she's assigned too?

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SarahS — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:20:31 +0000

"What if a ravenous and blood thirsty Vampire fed on an unsuspecting office worker one night? Thing is... her victim's blood was of a rare type specific kind that not only works against the Vampire gene, but cures it permanently. She wakes up the next morning, and she's completely human. Which is both good and bad, as it means Vampire hunters can't detect her... bad as in returning human means that she has to interact with her former prey in order to survive. Can she make it in the human world, or will she fail?" Thank you, Castille! I'm going to take this and alter it slightly, substituting werewolves for vampires. :)

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The Cinderninja — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:43:56 +0000

I don't have a plot, but... I'm /looking/ for one, if anyone's got ideas. I love to write, but I can never think of good ideas. As soon as I have them though I can't stop. I'm just looking for a decent Doctor Who plot. something not too specific, that can sorta be tweaked to work with any Doctor/Companion combination. It's just... I can never wrap my brain around those plots, let alone come up with my own. Or really, any sci-fi style plot could be tweaked enough to work.

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emolee96 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:00:50 +0000

Totally taking this, if you don't mind. This is exactly what i've been trying to think of for days, but I couldn't put it into a workable thought process.

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Bootscooper — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:23:54 +0000

Hmm. . . I feel like there's something there. . . I really like that concept. . . Might possibly adopt? I really don't have any idea what I'm doing this year, but something about this story intrigues me.

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LucyBthewritingfool — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:33:25 +0000

Love number three! I may use this one and change it into a fantasy novel. Thank you for the inspiration!

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kaylaanne30 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:54:02 +0000

Interesting plot.. It gave me a great idea that (as of right now) I'm going to plan to to for NaNo. Thanks! =)

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x-Lost Spirit-x — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:53:41 +0000

[quote=NaNo_Bot] Rachel's life was turned upside-down when her father was murdered, now she's back in her home town to heal and to try to get her life back together. Former town bad boy, Emery, has been waiting for years for Rachel to return, to meet her as an equal and to win her respect and maybe her love. But it won't be easy. Especially as someone from Rachel's past thinks she knows more about her father's death than she's letting on... and will kill to keep old secrets buried. [/quote] Totally adopting this! since I fell in love with this plot my original one needs a new home... 6 year old Lily Tretcher and 10 year old Grace Tretcher set off on a world of adventure as they drift off into a sleepy wonderland of sweet adventure. Mount Carmel is under seize by an evil dentist who has made it her mission to rid the world of this happy sweets filled city. Led by Mayor Carmel follow Lily and and Grace's adventures as they travel through the many towns of Mount Carmel and take back the city!

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dhitzunako — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:17:40 +0000

Which one? The school or Gaabera? Take your time, there are still hours to go to browse the thread and get some ideas. If you're officially take and tweak my idea, pm me and let me read it after you're finish, ok? Good luck. :)

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chelle-belle — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:17:53 +0000

I'm definitely taking this one, thanks so much! Really helps! :)

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dhitzunako — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:28:27 +0000

I might adopt the "organization that creates catasthropes" for my plot. thx. ^^

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piccolafata — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:31:00 +0000

I think I'll try to adapt #3 into my story...it sounds awesome!

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kpiccolo — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:23:09 +0000

Adopting this!

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Irish_76 — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:33:32 +0000

Really liking!!! Could be intriguing!

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Invisibly-Visible — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:13:52 +0000

The daring hero, Prince Ohso Charming, rushes to the tower of the damsel in distress only to find that she has not only freed herself and befriended the dragon, but is off on her honeymoon with the evil villian. Please, please tell me if you write this. I want to be your friend.

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Kdglynn — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:09:36 +0000

Since I've been inspired by a lot of these plots I thought I would drop one off. I was thinking of using but don't think I can pull it off. Take it if you wish. :) Screw rabbit holes and stuffy old wardrobes, I got to another world when my step-father attempted to murder me by pushing me off an airplane! I luckily (Que sarcasm) survived do to some ancient magic and have just been informed by a talking black cat that I must now fufill some ancient prophecy. The kicker? I'm not supposed to be the hero in aforementioned-prophecy. I'm the villain. And the hero is supposed to receive eternal glory by killing me. Like hell that's going to happen.

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autumn rain — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:59:58 +0000

Funny you should mention Doctor Who, I was joking with a friend the other day about a possible scenario for a script. It was basically starting with some malfunction on the Tardis and the Doctor with his companion(s) end up in Pallet Town and then some crazy pokémon adventure follows. Of course you'd probably wouldn't want to write a pokémon story, so instead of arriving at Pallet Town they could maybe travel through time or something and somehow along the way collide with a Tardis from the past swapping Doctors and/or companions? WHO knows... (see what I did there) Good luck!

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Brandi. — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:07:03 +0000

I'm really liking the one about the brothers. I'm taking this and stashing it away. Hopefully to use after November. =)

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wraithfound — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:15:04 +0000

[quote=ChemicalMuffin] Set in a world where books a rarely seen, due to the fact that in this world, books really are doors to new worlds. As soon as you open them, you find yourself in the very world and if you die, you really die. It is hard to get out of them, sometimes people get lost in them. A few 'rebels' (or whatever) do remember the old days. When books where just books, and they want to go behind the reason, for why things have changed. [/quote] Oh, adopting! This is perfect!

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moodle_king — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:19:51 +0000

I'm taking #2, making a couple of changes, and running with it! Thanks a bunch! I was more or less plot-less before. =]

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fauxginger — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:56:56 +0000

I just might adopt 3 or 5...

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fauxginger — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:20:04 +0000

I'm really interested in using this. Not positive yet, but I'll let you know.

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SilvestraNebula — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:24:52 +0000

MC wakes up at midnight(according to the big grandfather clock) in a room, with absolutely no windows, and four doors(one on each wall). She finds a note on the first door, telling her she is not the first or only one in her current situation. She will need to pick a door by dawn (In 3 hours) or they are coming to "clean" out the room. She picks a door and goes through it only to be confronted by five more doors. Eventually MC meets a few other people wandering through this door maze. They realize it is part of an experiment and vow to make it out of there. At the midway point they find a note on a door saying they have a week to get out, before they come and "clean" out the entire maze. (they come across quite a few skeletons). Idk what comes after this. It's urs if you want.

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PrincessStarfish — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:35:23 +0000

Oh, the one about the twins is interesting... I probably won't use it this year but I'm going to tuck it away in my plot ideas! Also, your avatar is awesome.

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Azombieatemyshoelace — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:06:44 +0000

Saving it.

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Azombieatemyshoelace — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:21:04 +0000

I like this, too, but I'm not sure I could pull it off. However, I might want to try one day.

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mirandakane — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:22:03 +0000

Saving this one to do after Nano.

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ChemicalMuffin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:36:17 +0000

Thx, happy to get rid of it! =)

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Inkspattered_ — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:05:27 +0000

Change names to whatever Sasha is a teenage boy who's only problem has ever been those smartasses who make fun of his name. However, when he finds a strange girl who calls herself Wednesday attempting to jump off of a building, his problems quickly grow much larger. Especially when he sees her again, and she doesn't seem to remember him. And those bruises on her skin are definitely something worth inquiring about. - Originally meant to be a Multiple Personality Disorder study, but go where you want with it. x) Eric Ayers is a small, frail man with a slight case of aphenphosmphobia (Fear of being touched). So he shocks even himself when he hires an assassin to kill the man who was married to the now deceased love of his life Andromeda Moore. We never learn much about Eric, and get much more information about the assassin- Oliver Benthwort who craves attention but is forced to stay out of the eye of society. They form a strange bond over the course of their travels, which stuns Oliver even more when he finds out that Eric was the one who killed Andromeda in the first place... The Dragons and Veyels (a race of witches and wizards) have been at war for centuries. When Bastian, a curious dragon is accidentally turned human by an artifact stolen by one of their people, all hell breaks loose. The dragons think that one of their own has been killed, and Bastian is forced to live among the people he hates, hiding the secret that he is not actually one of them. He must overcome their differences and find a way to tell his people before an all out war breaks loose. - Terrible summary, but there ya go. x) There ya go. c: Please please let me know if you adopt any of them- I'd love to read it. :D

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Mel_Laidler — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:10:29 +0000

Something for those if you who are equally last minute. 2 sisters are really close. One falls pregnant, but loses the baby pretty late in the pregnancy. Now the other is contemplating falling pregnant with her husband. What about her sister's failed pregnancy affects her? Is there any jealousy? How will this affect their relationship to each other and their husbands? I'd love to write it, but as it's partly based on real life, I'm a bit too close to it (except in reality my sis had a second baby that she carried to term before we were thinking about it)

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Chillibean — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:55:12 +0000

So this was scribbled in my book, I'm pretty sure I'm not going to use it. Might as well through it out here. [C1] comes to King [C2] bearing a strange offer - ten thousand soldiers in return for immortality. [C2] responds in a way any sane, self-respecting king would. 'That's bullsh*t.'

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purex — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:58:17 +0000

Jesus has an affair with his mother

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Mel_Laidler — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:09:48 +0000

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e88 — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:42:53 +0000

Oh my! You just gave me an idea, thank you! I'm going to tweak the idea quite a bit though :)

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jamoca5 — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:29:07 +0000

My mind started to going as soon as I read the one about reincarnated mothers. I shall be stealing it =)

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xCher — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:50:03 +0000

I'm going to take 3, as a possible plot to use this NaNo, because I have absolutely no plot this year and this plot feels rather good...

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StarGazer88 — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:53:13 +0000

MC awakes in a hospital, apparently having been in a coma after a recent car accident. she can't remember the past 6 months of her life, during which time she was off on an adventure she told no one about. All she knows now is that the taxi she took home from the airport got into a crash, and she left home 4 months before then with just one suitcase to hold her. Think I like the look of this! Might tweak it slightly so that she gets glimpses of her lost memories while she's in recovery with a mysterious and seemingly dangerous person claiming to be a friend who 'helps' her! :D Thanks!

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tauriosiris — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:55:08 +0000

Snow White is pregnant. One of the dwarves is the father... but which one... and what will her Prince do when he finds out?

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Mummywobble — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:57:31 +0000

[quote=Tracey Mallaby] One my 12 year old son and I just came up with: Santa is bitten by a zombie while taking the reindeer on a trial run on the 23rd December. He turns while delivering the Christmas gifts on Christmas Eve. He bites Blitzen in frustration and infects the animal who then bites his neighbour who bites the one in front etc etc. Mayhem ensues, Santa eats family pets ignoring the milk and cookies, he stuffs stockings with rotting body parts (both his and reindeer) and half eaten hamsters. Will St Nick continue with his rampage? Will he attack humans sleeping in their beds? Will Mrs Claus and the elves save the day or become zombies themselves? What happens next? Only you know. You know, I kinda think this is a comedy.... [/quote] I adore this!

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Mummywobble — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:08:09 +0000

Ooh I like this. Thanks :)

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carlsbadmom — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:34:08 +0000

What about people who are only zombies during a full moon, and then their bodies regenerate? They would be mutant zombies. You could have a nice couple out walking their dog during a full moon and then get attacked by these mutant hybrid zombies. The couple could think that they have escaped, but then, during the next full moon...their dog starts acting weird and tries to hump their leg and eat it, too. And they think it is a little funny at first until they, disgustingly, start to get turned on by it. Then they morph into zombies. OK, then you have to introduce the zombie hunters. Scientists and ex-mercenaries (security company). Only, the zombie hunters fail and some bumbling normal people have to take over. Meanwhile, the zombies crash a swingers party (some neighbors they normally hate). And a PTA meeting. And the meat department at the grocery store. Zombies on a plane (red eye).

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carlsbadmom — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:37:48 +0000

Please excuse my ignorance about zombies--I was trying to come up with a zombie plot for a friend!

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Mummywobble — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:05:45 +0000

I like this one. Love the idea of sneaking into others' dreams and controlling the person.

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TommehBell — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:06:00 +0000

A frumpy assistant to the owner of a lipstick football team lives her life day in and day out. Going to work and working her tail off for a butthole of a boss. She gets pregnant from a one night stand and is overjoyed about the pregnancy. One day she goes into his office for something and he gets pissed and pushes or hits her and she falls on her stomach and loses the baby. She is sent the hospital and then later released into her sisters care like in some small podunk town in the midwest or something. The girl recovers, loses the weight, and gets plastic surgery to fix the scars. A burning desire for revenge fills her with rage and she makes her way back to her boss. But this time as a sex kitten. She captures his attention and begins to dismantle his life. Never directly hurting him. But like killing off his star quaterback, burning his house down, stealing all his money, killing his mother. Finally killing him. She rides off into the sunset in his car with his money in a offshore account.

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The Cinderninja — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:12:25 +0000

Ffft. Nice. Well, I could always try the Pallete Town plot. It'd be hard to me,'cos it's been about a year since I've really been into Pokemon, but it sounds fun. The Doctor's swapping companions is also kinda great. I probably won't use this for my NaNoWriMo this year, but I'm definitely putting it on my list of Plots to Get Around to Writing at Some Point in my Life. =33

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Mummywobble — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:16:46 +0000

Fun!

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Mummywobble — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:27:33 +0000

I like this one :)

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Mummywobble — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:32:39 +0000

Ooh that's a bit like The Cube (naff film)

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5Lily — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:10:24 +0000

I think I will adopt some parts of the MC powers:), I really think I can use them:) tnx a lot=)

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rosesandcherrylollipops — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:40:08 +0000

"Whenever a son is born, the mother is killed. While the boy is growing up, they (maybe the father?) searches for the reincarnation (aka: girl that is born soon after the mother is killed), who will be the future wife of the son." This would be a fantastic plot twist for my main plot. Thank you!

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alainaob — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:54:47 +0000

i'm liking this. i'll let you know if i go with it.... : )

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Haselnuth — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:20:43 +0000

Aw, no thank you and jamoca5 for giving it a home =)

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Dearcupcake — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:26:48 +0000

I really love this plot idea! I know I'm super last minute but I'm going to tweak it slightly.

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maiden — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:58:51 +0000

This will absolutely end up in my novel! Thank you.

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all odds change — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:04:21 +0000

That's because it's a lot like the Santa Clause with Tim Allen. Great idea though, I'm really tempted to use it :) I <3 Christmas!

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japeningrish — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:33:56 +0000

DBP if the cat's name is Thackery and/or Binks.

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leafitz — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:46:38 +0000

i LOVE Idea 2... definitely using it and thankful someone was creative last minute because i couldn't be :)

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alainaob — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:19:28 +0000

Since I got a plot from this thread, I figure I'd earn from plot-karma and contribute one of my own.... Female main character (HS aged) takes up the hobby of oil painting to deal with the stress in her life (I was thinking, her parents getting divorced or something along those lines). Turns out she is quite good at it, and is inspired by a dream to make a certain painting (I was thinking a centaur on the edge of the forest, with an awesome landscape, something-something). As she's looking at the painting, she starts to see the leaves moving. She leans in (or something) and somehow finds herself IN the painting, and the centaur says, "We've been expecting you" and runs off. I figure this could be the end (like The Golden Compass, where the journey takes a turn at the end of the novel) or the beginning and you could include what they were waiting for her for, etc. I like the idea, but I just didn't really know what to do with it. Take it, tweak it, make it your own, whatever. If you do take it, I'd like to hear how it goes/went :)

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alainaob — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:27:07 +0000

ok, i'm officially using this. thank you so much for the idea!

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Minibyte — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:56:53 +0000

[quote=fletchfletch] *snip* 2. [Suggested this one last year. Don't know if anyone wound up using it.] There's a pair of twins who like to play the switching game. They continue this when they go off to college in different states. None of their friends even know they're twins; they just switch off and live each others' lives every once in a while. But then one twin is killed in a car accident while they're switched. Does the surviving twin continue in their sibling's life, or reveal the game and go back to their old one? If that happened, then one group of people would find out their friend they think is still alive is actually dead, and another group would find out their friend they think is dead actually still lives. *snip* [/quote] Okay, since I'm stealing this one, I'll leave one: (I don't do romance, so why do I come up with all these romance plots!) An all runaway/orphan circus gets dismantled by the heroes and the defensive ringmaster decides to turn his circus into an army. The story follows two MC's who decide to stay when the heroes pull the circus apart. MC1 was an orphan born with AIDS, MC2 came from an abusive home. MC2 becomes an excellent fighter and almost secret weapon, while MC1 (who is friends/crushing on MC2) is poor at fighting and usually acts along the lines of the disposable soldier who has managed to stay alive all this time. *BP: one of the MC's (in my mind it was MC1) is allergic to water. *BP: MC1 is dying at the beginning and the entire story is their retelling. So feel free to change as needed, have fun with it! Let me know if you do, I'd love to do this one but I cannot do romance without getting incredibly cheesy.

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CaptainHelena — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:30:05 +0000

MINE! thank you! i was afraid i was going to start nano with nothing!

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glitteryren — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:07:53 +0000

I saw this last night and it made me smile but, as I was pretty set on my 'Carnival in Space' idea, I just passed it by. Then all day today it has been tickling at my brain with 'you could have the fairy godmother do this' ideas so I am back to officially adopt it with some tweaking :)

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CopperStone — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:12:11 +0000

This is a strong idea and would work well in my anthology. I might tackle it from a male perspective though.

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jojowa — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:39:21 +0000

LOVE. If I don't write it for Nano (which you may have just saved), I will definitely write it later. Thaaaank youuuuuuuuu

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fire_and_ice_dragoness — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:42:39 +0000

Sounds awesome so I'm possibly adopting...

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fire_and_ice_dragoness — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:50:06 +0000

Adopting possibly? I have no plot yet so we will see!

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rei_nocturna — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:53:02 +0000

I might adopt. :)

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fire_and_ice_dragoness — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:58:19 +0000

Love number 3 but I'm not sure if I'll use it... Keeping it as a possibility...

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loverly8 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:47:34 +0000

I think I'm going ot steal the time-travel one. I have no idea what I'm going to start writing in just over 2 hours. And it's a broad enough idea that I can just go with it, and see where it takes me. Thanks :)

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alainaob — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:48:05 +0000

please do, i hope it works for you! :) good luck!!!

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gryffindorgal87 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:26:04 +0000

Here are a couple from my brainstorming list from last year. They're not very detailed, but I hope they inspire somebody! :D *A group of teens/college kids accidently & unknowingly come across/find out some super classified government secrets while on a road trip. The CIA sends agents out after them. *A challenge is issued. A road trip ensues.

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steelhawk27 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:32:31 +0000

I think I'll use this for my NaNo, seeing as I procrastinated and any ideas I came up with were crappy. xD

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gatsby — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:47:19 +0000

[quote=gryffindorgal87] Here are a couple from my brainstorming list from last year. They're not very detailed, but I hope they inspire somebody! :D *A group of teens/college kids accidently & unknowingly come across/find out some super classified government secrets while on a road trip. The CIA sends agents out after them.[/quote] Ooh, love this. Taking & tweaking a bit in order to have it fit in with the rest of my plot. :) Thanks!

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Itzika — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:53:32 +0000

There's a little over an hour left, so if anyone is still looking for a plot... good luck. But I had the weirdest dream last night and thought it would make a cracktastic story, so here it is. I'm just writing down everything I remember; you can use all or parts of it, as you like. The first thing I remember is I was in a restaurant with someone, I think my mom, and I kept looking at the door like someone was going to come in and attack me. And suddenly there was a really tall black guy sitting across from me instead of my mom, and then my mom was sitting next to me, and then the waitress came by with our drinks and I asked if we could get a different table in the other room (so that people coming through the door wouldn't be able to attack me so easily). So we moved into the other room and then what do you know, people came in and attacked me. But I had super-strength and picked up an innocent bystander and twirled them over my head like a lasso and flung them at one of the people and knocked them down. Around this point it became apparent to me in the dream that I was a super-soldier or something similar. TIME JUMP! Suddenly I'm in the facility where I was born/trained/whatever. And I was fighting my way downstairs to get to something, a device that would shut down or blow up the facility. I remember exactly two floors and some of the transitions. On one floor, I was facing a bunch of people--the same two people, a man and a woman, repeated over and over--who I had requested be built as my parents but were way too young and sort of thought of me as their mom. And they attacked me (go figure) and I killed them. One of them I threw into a locker and she broke her neck. Or maybe more than one. I don't know. Anyway, I got to the stairs, went down another flight (at some point I jumped down the space in the middle of the stairwell to get down several flights of stairs at a time), and eventually ended up in a room where there were other super-soldiers. I only remember one of them, a black girl about fifteen to seventeen years old with straight hair tied in a half ponytail. The rest... I don't even remember the guy who actually played a part in the dream. Anyway, somehow I convinced the others to help me destroy the facility, and they went with me to the room where the self-destruct device was. I told them all they had one minute to get out before I blew it up. They ran, all except one guy who somehow ended up there even though he really had no part in the facility's plot...? Anyway, the device looked kind of like a thermostat, and you had to take off like three plastic covers that were just clipped in place before you could get to the actual device--which was a bunch of orange foam balls of different sizes that you had to put in a certain order. I started remembering some BS that didn't actually happen in the dream, some advice from a guy who looked like Seth Green with long hair saying things like "The greatest teacher is the polar bear, because... it is" (no, he had a reason, I just forget what it was), and so I should let the guy who had no clue what was going on blow the place up, so I gave him the foam balls to put in order. And that was about the time I woke up. So. If anyone is interested in turning this cracktastic dream into a cracktastic novel, even if you only use a smidgen of it, please let me know. I'd love to hear how it turns out.

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mellohdee — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:09:59 +0000

[quote=snowbug] If you're looking for something silly, here's one: [quote]Just like NaNoWriters have this forum, the characters of NaNovels have their own place somewhere out there, where they get together to complain about the misery and pain their creators put them through in November. In this place, two characters by two different writers meet and fall in love, Romeo & Juliet style. They then proceed to run away together, through several stories by other people.[/quote] [/quote] I really, really, really, really like this idea. I'm completely SPAZZING over the possibilities. I think I'm nabbing as well.

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Burnt Sushi — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:31:30 +0000

OMG yes! #2 FTW!

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KerryTempest — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:31:40 +0000

*G* Snagging to combine with my current plot--it's a good fit methinks!

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hibou — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:33:45 +0000

I might adopt/adapt this!

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mellohdee — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:35:14 +0000

*sends to nibbles* this is fantastic!

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KerryTempest — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:38:56 +0000

Oh, nice! Adopting for the future!

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mellohdee — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:40:56 +0000

#2 is goin' to the nibbles.

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mellohdee — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:43:59 +0000

straight to the nibbles.! i really like.

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skylaxo — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:56:34 +0000

Awesome! Adopting this one as my last-minute plot. I absolutely love it!

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shmidkg — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:10:26 +0000

I might have to borrow this, It's a great start.

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MamaStrong — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:11:33 +0000

I had this idea awhile back but haven't went anywhere with it. Thought maybe one of ya'll would benefit. Good Luck this month. I'm still searching :( Based from a real life event, but made into sort of a fantasy type thing. This guy wakes up and he's in Heaven, after getting over the initial shock, he meets this Guardian Angel. She shows him "Earth" and a girl that the guy vaguely remembers from his past life (before he died). As this guy is watching, the girl is distraught, she can't get over the the guy's death. The guy doesn't understand how she's so upset when he barely even knows her. **gets shady here**, later on in the story he finally realizes how she felt about him, and he realizes that he loves her. The Guardian Angel wants to help send him back, but she's afraid of the consequences. *still trying to think of the major conflict. Like he wants to go back and be with her, but he died basically. Only his Guardian Angel can make it happen.* I was thinking of making a twist involving the Guardian Angel, but I'll leave it to you. but the general idea is "not realizing what you have until you've missed your moment".

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misscripted — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:14:24 +0000

I absolutely adore number 3! Definitely using it, with a little molding.

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SuvakaStar — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:40:57 +0000

oh my god! love this! may not use it ((some vampire plot keeps popping into my head)) but defiantly worth writing down into my notebook of potential ideas! ='D

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SuvakaStar — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:11:19 +0000

I know it's already in the early hours of Nano but here's one of mine that i have floating around. ((please let me know if you use this!)) In a certain village whenever twins are born the second born is killed due to a prophecy that foretells the end of the word will come through a second born. MC1 and MC2 are twins. they have been passed off as cousins but the two know they are siblings. one day the villagers find out the truth and make moves towards killing MC2. By sheer luck MC2 escapes. but what of the prophecy? Is it truly MC2's fate to bring forth the end of the world? ((there is more to this plot such as magic powers and telepathy between the two but not necessary to the story))

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Magpies — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:16:18 +0000

Sounds like The Wanting Seed.

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inthedeadofday — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:32:25 +0000

I might still try to write this one, but as I tried and completely failed, I think I'll leave it up to someone else to give it a go- I'd hate to see the idea wasted, after all! It's a story that takes place in the land of storybook characters before they've been written. Possible options for it are going through some common cliches, like damsels in distress, and romance-y storylines, and giving a shout out to things, (Like, if you're into fanfiction, say, have a fanfictionland, and a Mary-Sue Hospital full of a bunch of Mary Sues) I don't know, it's not very well thought out, but I thought it was an interesting concept. <3

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nyssaluna — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:34:50 +0000

For anybody stuck and scrambling for a plot like me, I came up with this one while in a conversation with a friend but I'm not technologically smart enough to really expand on it this year: You know it's said that in the whole Tesla v Edison war, only one could win? Apparently we could get only one technology to come out of it, not both of theirs, because the science behind them clashed. Either we had wireless data, or wireless power, and we wound up with wireless data. What do you think the world would be like if we had wireless power? Very steampunky - travel would be far outpaced in advancement, the internet might be the same but can only be accessed from wired places, no cell phones so religion, politics, and more tight-knit communities would exist, and reputation would be much more important with word-of-mouth as the norm.

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Avearia — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:46:21 +0000

Oh, this sounds interesting....

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aclockworkcrow — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:29:25 +0000

Snatching this and another idea. Thankies!

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intrepidfish — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:31:27 +0000

I love this idea! It sounds pretty fun, and I've got some tricks up my sleeve! This is definitely my plot for this year. Thanks!

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Kumorigoe — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:25:21 +0000

[quote=imaginepageant] Various ideas, some of which I've posted in past Adopt-a-Plot threads. [quote]1) A young, single, heavily pregnant woman named Mary gets lost while driving in the country. Her GPS stops working. Then she runs out of gas. And her cell phone battery dies. Plus, night is falling. And it's starting to rain. Things are looking pretty grim for Mary. She remembers seeing a farm not too far back, so she leaves her car on the side of the road and starts walking. When she reaches the farm, she finds that no one is home, so she takes refuge in the stable amongst the livestock. And then she goes into labour. When the three brothers who own the farm return, they are shocked to see Mary and her newborn son lying in a bed of hay in their stable. They are even more shocked to see that she's laid the child in the manger. And even more shocked to learn her name. One of the men breaks out the Bible he carries with him at all times, and starts reciting the story of Jesus's birth. They herald Mary's son as the Second Coming, and Mary herself as the Mother of God. Word gets out, and the story of Mary and her son becomes a nationwide sensation. People all around the country flock to see her and the child they believe is Jesus. The problem is, Mary is an athiest. I see this as a comedy with a lot of hijinx as Mary tries to convince the world that her child isn't the Son of God. Or is he...?[/quote] [quote]2) The United States is once again the target of a terrorist attack. A biological weapon is unleashed in the nation's largest cities - a deadly virus that targets only the y chromosome, making all females automatically immune. Naturally, something goes terribly wrong and the virus doesn't just kill it's victims - it reanimates them into primal, vicious monsters. What would happen in a zombie apocalypse that only affected men? Would the belief that women were inherently weaker and more docile than men be proven true, or would the women fight back as hard as they could? Would the surviving men be given power and heralded as kings, or be kept as reproductive slaves, valued only for their sperm? With the latter scenario, the story arc could follow a woman and the man she loves as they try to escape not only the hordes of zombies occupying every city, but also the new regime that would separate them and enslave him for the rest of his life.[/quote] [quote]3) A modern take on Romeo and Juliet. A hitman falls in love with his target, and can't bring himself to kill her. His superiors warn him that he must follow orders or be terminated himself... literally. He devises a plan to fake her death to save both of them from his agency, but it somehow goes horribly wrong and they both end up dead.[/quote] [quote]4) A group of friends spend the night in an abandoned building which, decades ago, had been a women's school, and is supposedly haunted by the girl whose brutal murder caused the school to be closed down. They see no ghosts, but our main character has a vivid and disturbing dream which, though she doesn't realize it at first, is actually a memory of a past life. The story follows her gradual discovery of this past life, in which she was a student at the school... the same student who is rumored to haunt the building. Her murderer would turn out to be the ancestor of her present-day lover, or something as equally sensational.[/quote] [quote]5) Aliens invade the planet. Aliens who look a lot like us, but who are much more violent and bloodthirsty, and who are willing to kill anyone and everyone who stands in their way of taking over. The story could follow any number of characters - soldiers defending their planet, rebels who take matters into their own hands, or a band of innocents just trying to survive. In the end, it's revealed that the "aliens" are actually humans from Earth, on a voyage to conquer alien planets.[/quote] [/quote] Using #3, though they probably wont end up dead. Thanks!

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c-train — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:29:49 +0000

ohhhh heavens. i do like this one A LOT.

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FlatRose — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:43:23 +0000

[quote=Belle of the Brawl] Here's a couple I've been thinking about sparingly, but probably will never do anything with: 2) In the distant future, girls are not wanted. They're given up at birth to Academies, where they are trained to be perfect wives. As they grow up, the beautiful ones are sold to men as Breeders, and the ugly ones are sold as Slaves. Anyone caught keeping his daughter must give up his hand in repentance to the Government. But deep underneath the country, wedged just below the sewers, is a team of hundreds of men who have secretly raised their daughters and bought some of the older women to save them. They have helped train these women and girls for battle, and they are planning a revolution against the Government. They are planning the evil dictator, the President's, assassination. They have also trained their sons to battle as well. Not meant to be sexist, but merely emphasizing the extreme of sexism and how it can progress to be damaging to the world. [/quote] Taking and majorly tweaking

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FlatRose — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:46:11 +0000

[quote=Inkspattered_] Change names to whatever Sasha is a teenage boy who's only problem has ever been those smartasses who make fun of his name. However, when he finds a strange girl who calls herself Wednesday attempting to jump off of a building, his problems quickly grow much larger. Especially when he sees her again, and she doesn't seem to remember him. And those bruises on her skin are definitely something worth inquiring about. - Originally meant to be a Multiple Personality Disorder study, but go where you want with it. x) [/quote] Taking the first two sentences and tweaking

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RoseMarieWesley — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:58:47 +0000

Omigosh, THANK YOU! Number 1 is setting the wheels spinning...I woke up this morning with NOTHING. *squeal of delight*

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Keira — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:27:44 +0000

I might use pieces from this. I have a character who's looking for a plot to be in, and a variation of this would suit him quite well.

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woosters — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:24:14 +0000

Really liked #3 and think it will work right in with the idea I was already noodling around with - may not be the major plot but definitely one of the substories. Thanks so much for this!!

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Stavechurch — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:35:48 +0000

[quote=Mim] 3. FMC is on a train, reading a book, when MMC enters the compartment - only minutes later they find out that they have the same book with them, exactly the same copy, [/quote] This gave me a great kick start! Out of left field - for me the book is going to be the same book. As in the actual same book but at a different point of its own timeline... :D thanks! I was so stuck and now I might be able to get started today w00t!

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wolfwynd — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:38:39 +0000

I'm going to steal this for outside NANO. Thank you. :)

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LinneaEdlin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:51:19 +0000

I may grab number two or three. :D I still need a plot to write for the month. XD

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MalkavianKitten — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:55:44 +0000

[quote=lydiasarah] Here's one I thought about: An organization recruits people who've lost everything through some sort of personal disaster (car accident, disease, murder, etc.) to train them as elite fighters. Throughout the book, I imagined the organization seeming very kind and benevolent, but in the end the MC discovers they're the ones staging the catastrophes in order to recruit individuals they feel are especially promising. Pretty bare bones, but could make for a good thriller. [/quote] Im adopting this and tweaking it... it fits well with my concept

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BonnieGrace — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:40:46 +0000

This is something I'd really like to do but don't quite have the knowledge to do it. Basically, there are multiple worlds, all the worlds other than our own are the worlds of all the culture's myths. So like, Greek mythology and Norse mythology and Egyptian mythology or whatever all have their own world. Either that or there's just one other world with dragons and unicorns and "cryptoids" I think they're called. And in all these other worlds, their cultures also have myths, and our world is the mythological world of another culture of another world. If that makes sense. So somehow a character from our world finds some portal to another world or something like that, and I don't know what else would happen, but in this other world, our horses and geese are like their pegasuses and phoenixes. So this could make some interesting situations. This is harder to explain than I thought, but I think this could really go somewhere!

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Chibi-Sama — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:44:03 +0000

Okay! Here's the one I have: Katherine opened her eyes and looked up to the sky. Her gray eyes showed that she was lamenting. She stood up slowly. "Curses," She said upsetly about her promotion. Why did she have to accept it. The former angel looked down to the ground. Life here didn't deserve a guardian. Especially humans. They closed up the sky in an act of rebellion so why should the High Chairman care. Well he obviously felt there was something about them that needed to be protected and Katherine respected the High Chairman's thoughts.

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amselgedicht — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:15:44 +0000

[quote=xxlonelystarxx] i was going to use this one, but i did a twin theme last year..dont want to repeat!!! Iris Kelly is a normal girl, brown hair brown eyes maybe a little less then perfectly skinny, and its halloween. Her and her friends decided to play the Qouij board becuase its halloween and a teenage boy a few towns over just died of mysterious causes. The girls obviously dont know the Qouij board can actually work, or they never would have tried, but they do contact the spirit of the dead boy, John. John comes out of the board, although the girls cant see him and he sees Iris. the girls eventually give up the Ouiji board because they are tired, but they dont properly say goodbye, so John is still among them. In the middle of hte night Iris wakes up and John makes himself visable to to her, and such and eventually John and Iris try to find out who killed him, and they somehow fall in love a bit... now when i was going to do this i wanted to make the killer john's twin brother, and have john kill him and posess his body so he and Iris could get together, but thats just me :) enjoyyy [/quote] Loving this! Going to adopt and tweak slightly <3

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eternal-song — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:55:20 +0000

i will definitely take this just for the gist of it, but will definitely tweak it.

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BonnieGrace — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:07:24 +0000

This is so weird because my friend and I were just talking about like, what if there was Bible fanfiction? xD

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Chibi-Sama — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:16:09 +0000

I loved the idea for this but I simply don't have enough knowledge or time to go to the library and I can't find enough information online. So here it is...: Hikaru Ito loved her life. She lived with her mommy and her cat, Suki. Sadly this is World War 2. So she and her mommy have to move to a place called Manzanar. It was a very harsh place that refused mercy to anyone. Including 8 yr. old children. Eventually she learns to cherish the people in her life after her mommy's death. Ito lives her next 3 years of life here. The story goes through her life in the internment camp.

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Chibi-Sama — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:33:42 +0000

I'm gonna adopt it! I love the idea!

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meganoneill — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:43:42 +0000

Hmmm...this is giving me interesting ideas. My main character is a boy - can I borrow the best friend killer and the girl (if not crack whore, at least trouble in some way)?

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meganoneill — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:46:34 +0000

Oh, 3 and 5 are awesome! I am putting those into my notebook - maybe next year's NaNo?

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meganoneill — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:51:32 +0000

Oh, thank you thank you! My MC for this year would fit really nicely in with #3! I'm going to borrow and tweak this - like an above poster said, they may not end up dead, but I'm really pumped to play with this!

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tonton2 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:52:11 +0000

I may adopt this plot and tweak it a bit to fit it in with my ideas! Thanks!!!

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laurenwithoutsound — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:54:16 +0000

Well, y'all can have at the second plot I came up with, because I ended up liking my first one the best. A young (late 20's?) father ridden with guilt for the loss of his wife and daughter in a car accident moves to a small cabin outside of a quiet town, in order to relax and recover from the loss. It's just him and the "family" dog until a girl mysteriously appears passed out on his doorstep, looking as if she'd been lost in the woods for days. When she wakes up, she explains that she had gotten lost running from her abusive boyfriend/friend/someone like that on a camping trip. He allows her to stay with him as long as she needs to, and they develop a close FRIENDship, him almost seeing her as a second chance to the two girls he'd failed to save. When her abuser tracks her down and shows up, the widowed father struggles to keep the man away from her.

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meganoneill — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:55:17 +0000

Oh love the first one! It's definitely going into my maybe-plots notebook!

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SquidBulb — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:03:36 +0000

I'm dropping off a plot here but I've removed all the characters and put them in a different story. X is immortal. However, he keeps getting involved in incidents that would usually kill him. He discovers that someone is trying to find a way to kill him, and decides to kill this "assassin" before he is killed himself. That's all I've got really, but that's pretty much the whole novel summed up.

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Belle the Ginger — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:06:35 +0000

gonna have to adopt the first one :) sounds cool. not sure for NaNo but definitley using it

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lalalajay — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:24:49 +0000

I am adopting 2. Thank you so much for the inspiration! I might tweak it though :)

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DawningNight — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:02:15 +0000

Ooo...this is so totally right up my alley! May I adopt this to my own needs? My poor brain is beleaguered with all things ick right now and I just cannot force my plot bunnies out their hutch

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nadia89 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:47:21 +0000

Whoa! Very nice plot! I'm totally digging it....

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milestofu — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:58:44 +0000

I may or may not take this and tweak it a bit. Thanks! :)

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monkeyweirdo16 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:09:40 +0000

I have plot ideas but none of them are sticking so I thought I would let you guys use is. Quin is a college student studying to become a Historian. While studying about the town she comes across an interesting journal talking about a secret council the founders of the town created to get rid of vampires. She goes to her professor about her findings and he shrugs her off since he doesn't want her looking farther into this since he is a vampire that was turned near the same time the town was formed and is mentioned heavily throughout the journals. The teacher decides to send his “sons”(brothers that he turned since he wanted to have a family) to go stop her but when they get to know her so they are close enough to her that she wont suspect anything they can't because they fall in love with her. She continues to read the journal she found and when she gets to the end she can tell that there is more to the story and starts looking for the other journals.

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ruokkt — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:32:00 +0000

I've been thinking of different DW plots/ideas recently my favorites are: - A new companion: a young girl, 19ish, who lives in the Victorian era. Meets the Doctor when traveling with her mother (the only member of her family alive). A few days after meeting him, alien invasion! (details got fuzzy here). After defeating them (you can chose whether or not to kill of her mom or not, I think it gives a really dark twist to the typical companion story), she travels with the Doctor. - A companion with the name Alice goes to a Victorian tea party (I got this idea with the companion above in mind) and quickly gets separated from the Doctor. She ends up a very Alice in Wonderland-like adventure, with all the details Whoifed. Again, I don't have anything specific, but I love the general idea.

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DonnaHernandez — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:46:27 +0000

[quote=Chibi-Sama] Okay! Here's the one I have: Katherine opened her eyes and looked up to the sky. Her gray eyes showed that she was lamenting. She stood up slowly. "Curses," She said upsetly about her promotion. Why did she have to accept it. The former angel looked down to the ground. Life here didn't deserve a guardian. Especially humans. They closed up the sky in an act of rebellion so why should the High Chairman care. Well he obviously felt there was something about them that needed to be protected and Katherine respected the High Chairman's thoughts. [/quote] I would like to adopt this one if that is okay

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Naynay — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:50:04 +0000

Dropping off one, it could use some tweaking and expansion on idea's but its just a rough plot. Being raised on the wrong side of the tracks has had C1's life on a downward path of destruction, trying to fit in with her crowd, by jumping car and steeling whatever she needed, but her life is about to take a big turn when all the crime and drugs of her past catch up to her and she finds herself locked away in juvenile detention hall 6 months. but maybe juve was just what she needed to open her eyes up. Making friends with other teenagers in there, and starting to learn more about life and it's ups and downs.

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starbursted — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:55:36 +0000

LOL SOMEONE HAS TO DO THAT And insert some Mary Sue idiot thing. Like, some girl who sins all the time but she won't be looked down upon just because she's so beautiful. I wonder if someone has actually written a fanfiction for the Bible.... LOL

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vjmecl — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:13:09 +0000

Planning to use number three Thank you!

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audiii — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:25:23 +0000

[quote=Naynay] Dropping off one, it could use some tweaking and expansion on idea's but its just a rough plot. Being raised on the wrong side of the tracks has had C1's life on a downward path of destruction, trying to fit in with her crowd, by jumping car and steeling whatever she needed, but her life is about to take a big turn when all the crime and drugs of her past catch up to her and she finds herself locked away in juvenile detention hall 6 months. but maybe juve was just what she needed to open her eyes up. Making friends with other teenagers in there, and starting to learn more about life and it's ups and downs. [/quote] I'm going to be adopting this for sure, but I'm going to tweak it a bit:)

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DrMorgan — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:45:32 +0000

I tried doing number 1 on this list a few years ago. I don't remember why I didn't finish, but I can't pick up the thread again. 1. An old west style pioneer/wagon train story that takes place on another planet. A group of interplanetary settlers leave the colony for some reason (?) and venture across the inhospitable wastes of an alien planet to reach another failed colony/the other section of the spacecraft that crashed when the came here. They are headed there because of rumors that there is terraform life growing there left over. 2. Story of a bank robbery that takes place in the future, and is perpetrated by escapees from a futuristic asylum for people with personality and neurological disorders. 3. If ghosts are just the recording of strong emotions on the environment, and a person was sensitive to them, what difficulties would they have in overcoming the death of a child, or a divorce?

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Pachelbel — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:17:11 +0000

This fits so closely with what I want to do with my plot!

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Garneth_Riparian — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:20:04 +0000

Oh God, somebody please take this and write some kind of horrific Bug's Life microcosmic talking-animal story. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuopJYLBvrI&feature=share

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mumr — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:29:19 +0000

I am totally adopting this for my nanowrimo, I'll let you know how it turns out.

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ariellajem — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:57:40 +0000

Yoink! Snatching it for a creative writing project that's also due at the end of November.

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cinephile — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:20:31 +0000

This seems like a popular one, and I'm attempting it, but with a male MC. Thanks!

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aclockworkcrow — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:19:27 +0000

Snatching!

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catherinegrace — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:04:29 +0000

Think that I may adopt the last one. Such a good idea!

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xCher — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:59:25 +0000

Hmm.. I'm putting this in my notebook... I think I can make it work.

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xCher — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:15:34 +0000

Saving 2 for future..

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StarvingScriptWriter — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:40:05 +0000

I like this one, but perhaps the twist is that the MC is the Villain to be... His/her main obstacle is fighting a system that's rigged to fail the villain... could be quite fun!!

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StarvingScriptWriter — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:53:32 +0000

I can picture Billy Bob Thorton as this year's "Santa"! :)

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Itzika — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:54:56 +0000

Yes. The Bible is a category on FF.Net. Haven't checked it out personally, but it's there.

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Nagats-e — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:57:18 +0000

[quote=guardian-hope] Some people said the animal spirits live within their people. They are there to guide a person in life and occasionally protect them. Some people say the animals don't exist, that they are just stories from a past that need to be let go. When dark magic attacks, both sides of the argument are going to learn a painful truth. The Animal Spirits are real, and they are very angry. I tried to give this fantasy a good home, but it just isn't working for me. Hopefully someone else will see it's true worth. [/quote] This is the basis for an RP charrie I've been playing with for a few years. lol! Just thought that was a neat coincidence. *goes back to plot hunting*

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starbursted — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:49:31 +0000

Wait, seriously? *checks out*

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hockeygirl1414 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:49:52 +0000

i might take #3....i was having trouble getting started but this is giving me some ideas.

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Darci — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:50:02 +0000

Thank you, you lovely person :D I read '*A challenge is issued. A road trip ensues.' and promptly got a brilliant idea. Okay, not brilliant.. Probably already done countless of times and such, but.. it's a lot more fun to write than my first one. So I scrapped my old one and I'm now catching up on the word count with this new one :D <3

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hockeygirl1414 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:54:23 +0000

i'm adopting #4 for later use

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hockeygirl1414 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:00:15 +0000

i might use #3.....its giving me a lot of ideas!

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hockeygirl1414 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:04:35 +0000

i'm going to use this i think. i really need to stop reading this forum....i keep getting distracted by all these great plot ideas :)

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silentmuse — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:52:03 +0000

Love it! I may add it to my list of ideas for later, thanks!

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tsroberts7 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:23:23 +0000

"In a certain village whenever twins are born the second born is killed due to a prophecy that foretells the end of the word will come through a second born. MC1 and MC2 are twins. they have been passed off as cousins but the two know they are siblings. one day the villagers find out the truth and make moves towards killing MC2. By sheer luck MC2 escapes. but what of the prophecy? Is it truly MC2's fate to bring forth the end of the world?" don't know if this is what I will use for Nano but I am definitely adopting it for future writing! thanks!

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tsroberts7 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:25:19 +0000

"Katherine opened her eyes and looked up to the sky. Her gray eyes showed that she was lamenting. She stood up slowly. "Curses," She said upsetly about her promotion. Why did she have to accept it. The former angel looked down to the ground. Life here didn't deserve a guardian. Especially humans. They closed up the sky in an act of rebellion so why should the High Chairman care. Well he obviously felt there was something about them that needed to be protected and Katherine respected the High Chairman's thoughts." like, will keep for future writings! thanks so much!

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ashecrosse — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:48:55 +0000

Sinsemilla is one day taken over by an odd sensation and shows up to her workplace, and kills everyone, customers and workers alike, except for one manager, Mr. Khild, whom she had no drive to murder. Whie running from the cops, a man stops her, proclaiming himself as the Devil, and saying he's the one that made her kill everyone, and that he can fix it. After much argument, she takes his word, and he takes her back in time to before the murder. But he tells her it comes with a price. In exchange for fixing her life, she must take his gun, Exgenesis, and steal the souls of the innocent for him. Later she finds out that Khild has no soul, and that he is really the Devil's son with no recollection of anything but his human life. The Devil not only wants pure souls to take over Heaven, but to get his son back

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EvilPumpkin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:08:49 +0000

Adopting 1 as my NaNo plot. :D

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Chibi-Sama — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:16:00 +0000

Sure! YAY!!!!!

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Lulatron — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:44:16 +0000

I love the first one, might just use it :-D Thanks!

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melinda3mm — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:07:31 +0000

I really like this plot. I'm definetly adopting it :)

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The Bad Wolf — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:39:50 +0000

Could I pretty, pretty please take this with whipped cream and a cherry and sprinkles on top?

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zellark — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:25:03 +0000

I think I might have to steal this one, 'cause there's just so many things could be done with the missing six months.

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silverfire526 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:56:40 +0000

I thought this up a little while ago, but I've got a few other plots I'm more interested in writing. Apologies for the very U.S.-centric plot; I basically made it up because I was tired of people writing stories that have nothing to do with politics, but which they decide to use as a vehicle for belittling other points of view. MMC is a student at a somewhat stereotypical left-wing college. He decides to study abroad, and makes a boast to his friend who works in the study-abroad office processing paperwork, that he will go anywhere, and endure any discomfort of being in an unfamiliar situation, because of his intense commitment to challenging his deeply-held beliefs. His friend decides to take him up on the challenge, and instead of sending him to a foreign country, sends him to live with a very conservative host family in the heart of the Bible Belt. MMC is of course upset, and asks that his application be altered, but all the paperwork has been completed, and MMC decides to go after all. (How bad could it be?) He moves in with his host family and is at first shocked by the things they take for granted, and he politely offers his differing opinion. His host family takes it in stride, and is welcoming toward him - with the exception of their oldest daughter, who lashes out angrily at his beliefs, which she sees as completely inhumane. To top it off, she's the member of the family he has to spend the most time with, as they're taking classes at the same local college. To make a long story short, even though they spend all their time arguing, or maybe because of it, they realize that they're falling for each other. There are long, dramatic conflicts in which they consider changing their beliefs on one issue or another and wonder if they're betraying the truth to seem acceptable to the other person. How does it end? Can they ignore their fundamental differences on very important issues enough to be with each other? Does one of them have a political change of heart? (I wouldn't recommend this unless you know the specific audience you're writing for - it'd have to be extremely delicately done to avoid being obnoxious and anvilicious.) Do they decide that they can be great friends, will never be able to be close enough to entrust their lives to one another? You decide!

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Scrappydiva — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:32:48 +0000

[quote=Simonetta] The MC is a quiet, ordinary young man living in the 1900s. He is estranged from his eccentric parents, whose strange lifestyles and quirks make his attempts to gain a social life difficult. He comes to find out the reason why: his father was born with the power to time travel, and is from the year 2009; he met the MC's mother, a self-taught painter from the Renaissance, during his travels, and after they decided to marry, they settled down in the late Victorian period, married, and then had the MC. Unfortunately, in 2009 the government is aware of the existence of those with the power of time travel, and it's quite illegal. Now, the poor MC has to deal with not fitting in, the fact that government agents from the future are chasing after his family, and the fact that he's inherited his father's powers as well. I tried writing this years ago, but lost interest. If you like it, take it, and change whatever you like. [/quote] Could I adopt this please? There will be some tweaks but I can see it fitting in quite neatly to my current idea/starting point! Thanks!!

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Chibi-Sama — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:35:23 +0000

I'm not going to use it for this NaNo. I've gained a better idea.

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catnmus — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:36:50 +0000

This is really cool. It's like Superman, but strictly from Lois Lane's perspective. I'm not much into writing the super-hero stuff, so I hope someone adopts this. Maybe for ScriptFrenzy. I would definitely see this in a theater!

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red_coat — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:43:08 +0000

Does anyone have any discarded mystery plots? :)

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Dr_Starchild — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:50:45 +0000

You know what I thought of that really, physically scared me? SF: imagine a world where a method of slowing aging almost to a stop is available to the rich. The richest classes workin their way from "voting in" obligatory birth control, through stopping the poorest from having any children at all, through killing off most of the world's population when the inevitable revolt happens, to eventually being the only immortal humans left in a world cared for by machines, and their own children and young sons not being allowed to grow up, as they might get ideas. That's what it feels like the people who control the world now would really like to do. it'd make a terryfingly current dystopian short story.

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whitls — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:06:15 +0000

I like it! It kind of reminds me of Dead Like Me.

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Aviechan — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:06:22 +0000

A plot I have that is sort of plot-less. If that makes sense? Everyone thinks their life is about them. It's from their point of view, correct? Nobody in real life seriously labels themselves as 'the sidekick' or 'the sassy gay friend' or 'the big bad'. So the plot is that all the characters think they are the MC of the story. And the story is about unwrapping everyone's stories to find out who the true MC is. Maybe there is an actual MC, maybe there isn't. I imagine this would be the most fun if you surprised yourself instead of picking one and then trying to work around that person. I would do this myself by the way, but my character inspiration is a lot less strong then my plot inspiration, and the point of this story is more character, less structured plot.

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lobotronic — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:06:52 +0000

I started an RP on Livejournal a few years ago, but the players weren't up to standard, so it kind of fizzled out. It was a modern-day AU. Looking back, it was....probably not a good idea. Check out Jesus/Lucifer slash on FF.net; it's there. (:s)

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lobotronic — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:07:46 +0000

That is extremely entertaining! I can't adopt it (I could never do it justice) but I'd read it. :D

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scribblemuffin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:21:39 +0000

We'd win, hands down.<3 As long as it wasn't too sunny, anyway.

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Wizardy — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:40:38 +0000

THANK YOU! Oh my god, i thought i'll never be able to start, i got pretty depressed even and then i've seen this amazingly simple idea of yours and it just worked! I've just hit the 1, 667 for the first time! Thank you so much!

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sweetinsanity — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:47:24 +0000

[quote=ashecrosse] Sinsemilla is one day taken over by an odd sensation and shows up to her workplace, and kills everyone, customers and workers alike, except for one manager, Mr. Khild, whom she had no drive to murder. Whie running from the cops, a man stops her, proclaiming himself as the Devil, and saying he's the one that made her kill everyone, and that he can fix it. After much argument, she takes his word, and he takes her back in time to before the murder. But he tells her it comes with a price. In exchange for fixing her life, she must take his gun, Exgenesis, and steal the souls of the innocent for him. Later she finds out that Khild has no soul, and that he is really the Devil's son with no recollection of anything but his human life. The Devil not only wants pure souls to take over Heaven, but to get his son back [/quote] Adopting since my original story sucks, although I'm probably going to change some of the names around. Thanks!

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kesu — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:11:21 +0000

I second the interest in reading a HEA threeway based on this plot!

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marmal8 — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:14:38 +0000

Here we go! Adopting the first one!

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ashecrosse — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:24:41 +0000

You're welcome. If you publish, tell me. Would love to read it.

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paigeorose92 — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:35:28 +0000

You know, I've been wracking my brain for a while trying to think of a plot. This description reminds me of a project I gave in high school about the dangers of eugenics. I think I will be using this for my NaNo this year (although I'm starting late obviously, I think I can still make it!). Thanks for the awesome idea :)

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HideYourFires — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:12:21 +0000

MC is a mild-mannered secretary working for a rather prestigious law firm. Not exactly making any strong movements up in the world, but that's alright; he/she likes the normality, the predictable drudgery, the free coffee. Except, thing is, MC has never met his/her bosses. All orders and directions appear in the form of sticky-notes left all around the office. The parking lot is rather empty, too. As a matter of fact... he/she has never seen anybody else in the entire building come in or out. Ever. But the lights are always on, the business always running. One morning, he/she comes in to find just two notes: "Lock ALL doors & report to 3rd floor conference room ASAP!!" and "P.S. bring coffee, 2 w/ cream & 1 w/ blood of a virgin."

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herekitties — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:16:24 +0000

This one has been haunting me for a week or so, so I'm running with it for my first attempt. We shall see!

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Cnt0418 — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:32:16 +0000

I think I will use #4... I love the idea. I will make a few tweaks. Thanks

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chaelab12 — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:33:29 +0000

Interesting, I may have to take this one.

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iaculum — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:40:13 +0000

I'm really, really loving #1. Probably going to play with it a bit, thanks for the idea!

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appt613 — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:55:17 +0000

I love #3! Stealing bits of it and tweaking it. :D

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MultiAwkwardRabbits — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:15:42 +0000

[quote=HideYourFires] MC is a mild-mannered secretary working for a rather prestigious law firm. Not exactly making any strong movements up in the world, but that's alright; he/she likes the normality, the predictable drudgery, the free coffee. Except, thing is, MC has never met his/her bosses. All orders and directions appear in the form of sticky-notes left all around the office. The parking lot is rather empty, too. As a matter of fact... he/she has never seen anybody else in the entire building come in or out. Ever. But the lights are always on, the business always running. One morning, he/she comes in to find just two notes: "Lock ALL doors & report to 3rd floor conference room ASAP!!" and "P.S. bring coffee, 2 w/ cream & 1 w/ blood of a virgin." [/quote] I would like to adopt this, changing it a bit so it flows together more, is that okay?

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PiccalilyPotter — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:54:30 +0000

This is fantastic! I'm taking this one for NaNoWriMo, I'll see what I can do with it.

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Sidoniehelena — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:07:33 +0000

I'm adopting the first onw with some tweaks. Definitely going to be my next project after nano!

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tchaikovsky — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:32:38 +0000

Oh, your proposed ending is so romantic. :) I probably would have killed Iris off and made it some twisted bittersweet ending.

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SheWithWings — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:48:28 +0000

* grabs*

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mirandakane — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:49:04 +0000

I like this and my save this for after nano.

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Luulu — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:59:40 +0000

I might adapt this plot to my story!

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LadyDragon543 — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:07:15 +0000

I've got a few ideas, but you had me with the hoverboard hint, so I'm gonna take the first one and save it for future use. I may tweak it of course, but I hope you don't mind!

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LadyDragon543 — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:45:08 +0000

OMG. I love 2. I have a plot from last year that was zombirific, but I didn't use it cause it was boring as hell. THIS changes it so much and--oh. Yay.

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LadyDragon543 — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:49:02 +0000

2 and 6 are something that I think would figure in as side-plots for my Nano this year. thank yooou.

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BklynWriter — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:53:14 +0000

Love that first one! I will have to adopt it. Maybe not for Nano, but for use shortly thereafter.

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hockeygirl1414 — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:45:35 +0000

sounds interesting. going to add it to the idea/inspiration folder for later use.

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DrMorgan — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:07:34 +0000

Bonus points if someone catches dysentary

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Belle the Ginger — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:23:10 +0000

I had no idea what my nano was going to be until now! Adopting and possibly tweaking. Thank you sosososo much!

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EmmaMayfield — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:33:37 +0000

Leaving: 1) It's 2014. A mysterious illness strikes the world, taking out all in its path, due to overcrowding in the cities. After everyone leaves and three families sty, will they survive? Or is it a hoax?

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bloodxredxroses — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:12:43 +0000

I love love two.....

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emj4c — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:33:26 +0000

This is great. I think I'll try my hand at this one. Thanks!

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emj4c — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:37:52 +0000

Love #1. Adopting!

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Outlier- — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:19:13 +0000

Seriously? XDD That's hilarious. I can't stop laughing at the though of Jesus/Lucifer. Though... why not, I suppose. Ahahahaha. XD

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emj4c — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:44:36 +0000

Love that idea! Adopting! I read Eloise to my two little girls...let the (other) story begin!

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emj4c — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:53:21 +0000

Interesting idea! May have to adopt and adapt to fit into my story. Thanks for the inspiration.

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emj4c — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:06:51 +0000

I love two. Amazing idea. May have to adopt and adapt for a possible future story.

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Totally Bubbly — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:09:51 +0000

Leaving: Takes place in an alternate universe with a strange government system. The government has many branches/houses, and one of them is made up completely of random citizens. Once you turn 18 you are eligible to be picked, at random, to join a special council of citizens like yourself and help the government run and make decisions. MC gets picked, moves far from home to the nation's capital, is thrown suddenly into a world of politics, etc.

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Paffle_Waffle — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:37:24 +0000

I may work with this... I'm getting desperate to find something to write... >_< ...God knows someone else can use it too. I doubt it will resemble it at all by the end of the month.

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stillalive — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:52:14 +0000

Write a story about an unidentified character with amnesia who types 100 wpm in gibberish. When someone figures out that they're used to a Dvorak keyboard, it solves the mystery.

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Anne Frank — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:57:56 +0000

Aviechan, I would love to try and adopt this. It makes tons of sense, if I can try and find something to write it on. And you're right, no one in life thinks they're "the sidekick," but I bet Ron Weasley and Hermione didn't exactly label themselves the hero-- but totally different situation. We'll see how it works out. Thanks!

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miamigirl000 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:02:49 +0000

Love, it. Would love to adopt.

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VampireRaivyn — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:58:52 +0000

sooooo adopting and tweaking plot one!!!! it's essentially the same, except her name is going to be Marina (shortened to Mary by the three brothers) and instead of being atheist, she's going to be Wiccan and attempt to bring her son up as someone to bring good fortune and publicity and what not to Wicca. but then TWIST, he actually grows up to be an evil sorcerer instead of the peace-loving witch his mom tried to raise him as.

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Semi — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:56:58 +0000

This is irrelevant but the NaNo Halo with your icon makes me so sad :(

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nonik — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:33:47 +0000

Great plot, might want to adopt this :)

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drherz — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 07:53:40 +0000

This just came to me as I was perusing the Adopt a Plot Forum: A young man joins a writing challenge hoping to actually bring his art to a higher level. He comes in knowing he has talent, but lacking direction. He gets on the forums to get some ideas. He sees a bunch of cheezy romantic plots that people are sharing with each other, and realizes that there is a want for this type of romance in people’s lives. What an opportunity. His project changes to one of seduction. People are sharing their fantasies. He will adopt them and play them back. He will be what they want and they will be his, at least for a moment. Unfortunately, he fails to remember that he has a romantic streak of his own. What’s more, as much as he denies it, he actually cares for people. What he had intended as a series of seductions now turns into a tangled web of relationships. As he attempts to untangle them, various members of his community discover the game he has been playing and begin to skewer him in their works. But there is one who is different. She causes him to laugh and love and play in a way he has never experienced before. He falls for her. She had him figured out at the beginning and decided to beat him at his own game. She subjects him to a series of minor humiliations, well planned to look accidental, each cutting a little deeper. When he is too stupid to see what has been going on, and she has bored of her game, she decides it is time to destroy him.

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Robynisawkward — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:58:37 +0000

I know I'm late, but please give this plot a good home: MC is a Caucasian teenager raised in an orphanage is some remote village somewhere in Asia or Africa. He/she sneaks into the orphanage head's office and finds files that contain information about all of the orphans. The files are from the United States government. They all say something about an abduction. The MC and the other orphans figure out that they weren't really orphaned, but they were kidnapped as babies by the US government and put in the orphanage. Being an angsty teenager, the MC decides to get revenge on the government and somehow brings him/herself and a band of misfits from the orphanage to Washington, D.C., where they storm the White House and sort of take over the government. Meanwhile, a special sect of the government has been secretly been working on a time travel project. The machine is functional but hasn't been tested with humans yet. They have no choice. They pick a random government worker to go back in time to when the orphans were born and take them to a special orphanage somewhere in Africa or Asia. I hope you understand it. I haven't thought of an ending so I guess you could tweak it or think of an ending or something. Another one: An out-of-commission detective becomes depressed, so everyday, he goes out on the street and observes people. He observes them and their behavior and if he's interested, he follows them and finds out their secrets. He finds one average-looking man and can't figure him out. Intrigued, he follows him around and finds out that he's an undercover agent for a terrorist group that wants to drop a bomb so big that it could destroy the entire state of New York. They terrorists find him, and tell him that if he tells anyone, they'll slit his throat. The MC is conflicted. Tell the government or live?

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cisoard — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:35:29 +0000

I am picking up number 1, deffinitely.

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newevilkitten — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:29:04 +0000

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flabospiky.fabian — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:05:49 +0000

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K K Smith — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:26:35 +0000

Taking #2 and tweaking it a bit, but thank you for the starting point!

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iHeartache — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:44:50 +0000

Here are a few horror/thriller plots you can adopt! 1. After a near-death experience in Iraq, former Marine Mason decides to visit all his past friends and childhood memories (because he almost lost them). He meets the girl-next-door now all grown up, Alice. They start dating. But while he was in Iraq, a bunch of people have been disappearing and the disappearances haven't stopped. The police have no clue what is going on or where they're going. Turns out Alice is the daughter of the devil, and she lures her dates up to an abandoned ski jump (she claims it has the best view in town) and she pushes them off and drags them to hell. Part of her is human, and that part is in love with Mason. She drags him to hell - daddy's orders - but something goes wrong. And Mason doesn't go without a fight. 2. After a plane crash kills both of her parents and nearly her, Lillith Desdemona grows up to be an evil villain. Mayhem what she's known as, and the sounds of sirens, explosions, and screams keep the nightmares of the plane crash away. (Haven't figure out an end, so go with it!)

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Pikachuperfect — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:11:24 +0000

"This guy wakes up and he's in Heaven, after getting over the initial shock, he meets this Guardian Angel. She shows him "Earth" and a girl that the guy vaguely remembers from his past life (before he died). As this guy is watching, the girl is distraught, she can't get over the the guy's death. The guy doesn't understand how she's so upset when he barely even knows her. **gets shady here**, later on in the story he finally realizes how she felt about him, and he realizes that he loves her. The Guardian Angel wants to help send him back, but she's afraid of the consequences. *still trying to think of the major conflict. Like he wants to go back and be with her, but he died basically. Only his Guardian Angel can make it happen.* I was thinking of making a twist involving the Guardian Angel, but I'll leave it to you." Adopting with a few tweaks.

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lisslo — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:31:58 +0000

I'm tucking #1 away in my bank of "to write" projects. Not for this year's NaNo, but I just might give it a go for next year!!!!

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Windywords — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:20:41 +0000

More of an idea than a plot, and incredibly general. Start off a novel with a string of cliches.. and then have the MC *realize* they're in a story. I can definitely see this as drama, with the character literally being unable to do anything. Yes, it may *feel* like free will, but they'll be horribly aware the whole time that they're being controlled.. Not sure if this is plausible, and it would be really hard to do. Just an idea, though.

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lisslo — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:32:52 +0000

[quote=lisslo] I'm tucking #1 away in my bank of "to write" projects. Not for this year's NaNo, but I just might give it a go for next year!!!! [/quote] I can't stop thinking about this plot since I read it -- even when I sit down to work on my current NaNo novel. Yikes!! Since it's only day four, I am going to spend tonight getting started on this story and see where it takes me. I have a lot of time this weekend to play catch up no matter how I decide I am going to go. Thanks so much for this amazing idea!!

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prettymenace — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:28:34 +0000

I love the third one... I think I may build on that one!!

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ninjacat — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:39:32 +0000

Stealing #5 for my novel this year. Much needed burst of inspiration; thank you!!! :D

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ninjacat — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:47:04 +0000

EDIT; Or at least for that good ole "too write" pile, as I may have just come up with a pretty good plot of my own. We'll see. :3

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K K Smith — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:08:07 +0000

Potentially taking and tweaking #1.

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Chantal Lacroix — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:10:58 +0000

oooh....this sounds really interesting! Adopting, but i think it will need some thought! Maybe for after NaNoWriMo!

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arrawyn — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:57:12 +0000

Here's a Sci-Fi plot. It's a sci-fi/thriller type ting. I dreamt it and it freaked the hell out of me! For some reason (it's a dream, don't ask me why) the world gov’t is implementing a biological weapon virus out of Clearfield, Georgia (i'm not sure if there IS a Clearfield, GA but there was in my dream!) and it's to start November 25th. It's a blood virus that causes people’s hearts to explode if their blood is not changed from whatever it is currently to the opposite blood type. MC is choosen as one of a select few people to try and stop this before its too late – and taken onto a massive mothership (or maybe it was a giant building) with other people (and different races from other planets.every passenger has a identifying number that’s scanned and people are put with other groups – the MC in a small group of 5 people all wearing silver. They tried to call my family – called their brother – line was very bad and they could barely tell him just to have their mom call them back ASAP because MC needed to tell/warn her about the big conspiracy (and that MC was one of a select chosen people to stop it (don't know what MC's background could be) The Virus was called the HAVA virus (can’t remember what the acronym stood for). MC's Mom called MC back but the reception was weird and the call kept getting cut off/not going through. That's it. I know it's vague and weird but it was a dream so...

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Secondhand_Muse — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:39:25 +0000

I have adopted the B&B plot upon realizing that I couldn't go anywhere with my first plot, due to lack of planning on my part. But I will leave it here, in case someone else wants it. :) The setting is a state mental hospital specializing in long-term housing for the severely mentally ill. An experimental drug gets into the water supply. The drug was initially intended to "cure" the insane, but, like Adderall, has an exact opposite effect on the "sane." As a result, a band of previously mentally ill individuals finds themselves beset by newly crazy hospital staff. It's a bit of a play on "the inmates are running the asylum." The catch is, of course, that the now mentally stable survivors recognize that, once the drug supply is gone, they will go right back to being very mentally ill. What moral choices are inherent in knowing that simply fleeing the hospital grounds to get to safety will result in their "getting better" and reverting to their previous mental states, posing a danger not only to themselves, but also to others. If you can do something with this, let me know!

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uptheante — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:39:01 +0000

I'll snatch this puppy for later! A few tweaks and I'll have another thing to work on...after NaNo XD

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uptheante — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:40:18 +0000

I love you! I have a few character that have been with me forever and I have never been able to settle on a plot for them. And yet here you are setting a stage for them! I thank you and will steal this promptly!

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Phograph — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:09:29 +0000

I think I'd like to adopt this one and tweak it.. We'll see. Thanks. (:

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Phograph — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:20:42 +0000

Nevermind.. I probably couldn't do it justice. I'm having a tough time finding an idea I feel I can work with..

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audiii — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:59:15 +0000

I love the first and second. Adopting;*

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Writergal102 — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:18:19 +0000

This is based on a nightmare that I had the other night. Someone is creating these zombie like mannequins that claim that they wish to be human ( ever seen Fullmetal alchemist? These are kinda like the homunculi. ) turns out, they only want sympathy from humans so that they can kill them later. My ending? They consume the human race . This was all a nightmare that I had, feel free to do whatever you like and let me know how it goes!

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Briah — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:21:24 +0000

[quote=Bishu] 1)The Greek gods, due to some sort of divine accident, are stuck as mortals and are reborn anew each time they die. The way I imagined it was from Athena's perspective (she's my favorite...but you could pick another if you like) in modern day high school as she grows up in her newest life. She's had her memories back for a while and knows who she is, but is only just starting to find her divine family scattered across the modern world. I thought they'd probably be trying to find a way to break the cycle of mortal reincarnation and get back to their god states, something they'd been trying and failing to do for centuries, but do with it what you will. [/quote] Fyi, wanted to share that I did actually snatch this one and it's going well thus far. Much thanks. <333

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Blitzkind — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:49:58 +0000

I might take this and tie it with another plot for a future story, thanks!

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The Neverwhere Turnpike — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:46:44 +0000

I realize everyone's probably already got some semblance of a plot going, but I was just daydreaming and then all of a sudden: John and Jane were having a rather ordinary first day of spring (or on any given day or some Significant Date), enjoying the weekend and putting the finishing touches on the nursery for their unborn child (boy or girl) when Jane's water breaks. They'd been prepared for this day for about two weeks and John calmly drives Jane to the hospital while making all the essential phone calls. Jane is taken to the maternity ward while their arriving family and friends wait anxiously in the waiting room. With the encouraging words of her doctor, John, and the nursing staff, Jane gives one final push and their new baby boy/girl is born. Three minutes later, their baby is dead. And not just theirs, but every other baby delivered in the hospital. And the world. Reports start flooding in to all the major news networks that every newborn baby in their local area and around the world has died three minutes after birth. 24 hours pass. Live births have ceased all over the planet. Soon (in my head the timespan was between 24 and 48 hours), every expecting mother suffers an inexplicable miscarriage. Chaos. Flash forward 5-6 months. Human fertility is a painful memory. Now, in my head, I saw the story going in several possible directions: 1). How the world at large copes with itself and its last generation (this could be told from the POV of several peoples/cultures), 2). X number of years later, with no warning, Y number of women (who could be from a single family/area/region or some random distribution around the globe) become pregnant and are able to carry their children to term. Is there something special about these women? Are they and their families endangered? What of their children? 3). "Generation Z" grows up trying to discover themselves and what happened on that fateful last day of new life (maybe some of them connect with each other and find out what happened, or not) ...etc.... I'm not sure if this plot has been done before, and I may still try to write it, but anyone's welcome to adopt it if you'd like, or take bits and pieces; I'd be interested in seeing the different takes (i.e., a sci-fi twist, Apocalyptic/Religious takes, horror/supernatural perspectives, etc.)! Happy writing!

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have words with Claire — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:00:02 +0000

Just think of John Cleese in Holy Grail. He played a crazy wizard--named Tim--and rocked it! It really gives you a whole new respect for the name Tim. :)

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shaitarn — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:52:58 +0000

I know it's late, but here's a couple of ideas: The happily ever after in a fantasy world: the villain has been defeted, and the hero has married his princess. The hero's marriage is loveless; he has several young children and a shrewish wife. To escape, he's goes back to his wandering ways for a while. He finds that now he's not needed people no longer show him any regard/respect. He meets the defeated villain, now working in the fantasy world's version of a fast food joint, just as depressed as the hero. They go for a drink and start talking about the 'good old days' of the fantasy war and eventually decide to go back to the old set up when they were both that much happier. The hero has to help the villain build up his dark forces and then rally the good guys to fight him again. An ordinary woman who used to write fantasy stories that she never showed to anyone in her younger days arrives home one day to find one of her characters bleeding over her sofa. How can he suddenly be in the real world? Why is he wounded, and what does he need her for? (I loved this idea but didn't know what to do with it).

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zabbert — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:02:45 +0000

I originally joined to keep tabs on my friends novel, and decided to maybe try it. I was just stuck on a plot. Thanks! I'm using The happily ever after in a fantasy world: the villain has been defeted, and the hero has married his princess. The hero's marriage is loveless; he has several young children and a shrewish wife. To escape, he's goes back to his wandering ways for a while. He finds that now he's not needed people no longer show him any regard/respect. He meets the defeated villain, now working in the fantasy world's version of a fast food joint, just as depressed as the hero. They go for a drink and start talking about the 'good old days' of the fantasy war and eventually decide to go back to the old set up when they were both that much happier. The hero has to help the villain build up his dark forces and then rally the good guys to fight him again. Thanks again!

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Becca S — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:21:13 +0000

Definitely stealing the first one!

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flamingbentley — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:53:44 +0000

I might be nicking elements of #2! Cheers, mate.

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MarcMaxson — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:24:25 +0000

I think I wrote this book, minus the crack whore part.

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MarcMaxson — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:28:22 +0000

As a child I'd always fantasized of learning one day my own parents were alien spies sent to earth on a special mission. ... so that's why they act weird...

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charlie_aka_jesus — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:55:50 +0000

[quote=The Neverwhere Turnpike] I realize everyone's probably already got some semblance of a plot going, but I was just daydreaming and then all of a sudden: John and Jane were having a rather ordinary first day of spring (or on any given day or some Significant Date), enjoying the weekend and putting the finishing touches on the nursery for their unborn child (boy or girl) when Jane's water breaks. They'd been prepared for this day for about two weeks and John calmly drives Jane to the hospital while making all the essential phone calls. Jane is taken to the maternity ward while their arriving family and friends wait anxiously in the waiting room. With the encouraging words of her doctor, John, and the nursing staff, Jane gives one final push and their new baby boy/girl is born. Three minutes later, their baby is dead. And not just theirs, but every other baby delivered in the hospital. And the world. Reports start flooding in to all the major news networks that every newborn baby in their local area and around the world has died three minutes after birth. 24 hours pass. Live births have ceased all over the planet. Soon (in my head the timespan was between 24 and 48 hours), every expecting mother suffers an inexplicable miscarriage. Chaos. Flash forward 5-6 months. Human fertility is a painful memory. Now, in my head, I saw the story going in several possible directions: 1). How the world at large copes with itself and its last generation (this could be told from the POV of several peoples/cultures), 2). X number of years later, with no warning, Y number of women (who could be from a single family/area/region or some random distribution around the globe) become pregnant and are able to carry their children to term. Is there something special about these women? Are they and their families endangered? What of their children? 3). "Generation Z" grows up trying to discover themselves and what happened on that fateful last day of new life (maybe some of them connect with each other and find out what happened, or not) ...etc.... I'm not sure if this plot has been done before, and I may still try to write it, but anyone's welcome to adopt it if you'd like, or take bits and pieces; I'd be interested in seeing the different takes (i.e., a sci-fi twist, Apocalyptic/Religious takes, horror/supernatural perspectives, etc.)! Happy writing! [/quote] I'm very behind in writing, this just sounds perfect, would love to adopt it if that's OK!

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The Neverwhere Turnpike — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:48:04 +0000

Sure! I'd love to read your take on it!

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Aruraya — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:49:41 +0000

Definitely loving #3-- all the more because I have an older sister who probably would curse me. ^_^ Thanks!

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Magpies — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:29:46 +0000

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Tresa Cho — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:40:05 +0000

Go for it! I wanna read it if you're letting people when you've finished :D

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Tresa Cho — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:40:28 +0000

OMG YAY. Can I pretty please read it when you're through? Just PM me.

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Tresa Cho — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:40:51 +0000

PM if you finish, I'd love to read it. I adore turning fairy tails on their heads.

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Tresa Cho — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:42:27 +0000

Rule 34 of the internet, dear.

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Evelynerose — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:46:17 +0000

I might take this and tweak it a bit. It fits with my idea and it's something i could write.

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Phograph — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:31:14 +0000

I am taking the second one! It sounds awesome!! Thanks. :)

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I. Khanani — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:57:53 +0000

I am filing the second one - may try to make a short story out of it. I'll PM you if I ever do. Thanks!

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making of a monster — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:32:17 +0000

Oh my gosh. I thought I would have to sit this year out because I had to scrape my original story, but this plot completely saved me. Though I've been doing a little bit of tweaking first. Thank you so much. <3

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DarkMilkWhite Chocolate — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:21:22 +0000

I like this! Might actually use it this year :D (God knows I'm already behind enough.....DD: )

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memilypoo — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:37:07 +0000

Here's a bit of a plot that I could just never make work...hopefully someone more talented can make it come to fruition? The main character wakes up in a strange mansion, inhabited by a strange lady. She implores him to stay until he's fully recovered, which he agrees to, but over the days he forgets that he has to leave. When he realizes this, he becomes suspicious of the lady's intentions. In the meantime, the lady has been occasionally displeased, though he didn't know why. When he confronts her, accusing her of witchery, she reveals that she's more than a witch, but the creator of that entire world. She had destroyed the first world completely and built it from the ground up, painstakingly replicating every detail of the first, just so that she could recreate her lover from the past, who had long died of old age. Although her efforts had resulted in the main character, who is very similar in many respects, he is not the same as her old lover, and she is heartbroken by how aloof the main character has been. The MC speculates on why he is different, but regardless, decides to stay with her anyway because she has been lonely for so many years.

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Mintykins — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:34:49 +0000

I know it's very VERY late but I just came up with this one in the shower and it was just too damn adorable to leave alone so I'm gifting it to whoever might want to pick it up here. I might still use it for my next NaNo but sharing is caring and I really don't mind others adopting this baby and tweaking it out to their satisfaction (if ever anybody might be interested). Warnings: It's probably got a bunch of loopholes/plot holes but I'll leave the ironing out of those to whoever wants to give this one a try. Also, names of places and people are totally changeable (I just put them there for my own benefit should I plan to pick this one up again someday)~ Princess Princess (yes, her parents need to be more creative) is the only daughter in the brood of heirs between His Royal Highness and Her Majesty, the King and Queen of Everafter. Now, the old King, loved and revered by his people, was a tad fond of playing games and solving riddles. His daughter, youngest and brightest among her siblings, had grown up quite a peculiar girl, not much like the princesses of the neighboring kingdoms at all. Whereas her cousins would knit and sew their garments, chattering on and on about how dreamy the son of King and Queen Charming was, she would sit by the fireplace tinkering with objects she’d like to call her inventions or solving the puzzles her father loved so. One stormy night, whence upon his deathbed, the aged King summoned his three sons to bestow upon them a challenge- the last he would ever decree. “In the spirit of equality (and to add conflict to this story) I have chosen to leave to Fate the decision of who shall be this kingdom’s next ruler,” their father rasped. “Whoever of you conquers his brothers shall be crowned the next King and shall resume reign over this Kingdom,” he said, not without too much difficulty in speaking. “To each of you, I bequeath, a fourth of Everafter. The North to you, the eldest, the West to your brother after (etc. etc.)… and the final piece, the South, I shall entrust to your baby sister to guard over ‘til one of you hath defeated the others in a competition of wit, strength and charism.” And just before the dear king breathed his last, he imparted upon them the lesson he wished his offspring to learn from the simple riddle he will leave behind. “My sons, each of you bears a mark upon your flesh and I have told you, when you were young, how these were but simple measures to prove that you were my children,” the king began his (surprisingly) long-winded revelation. “Well I tell you now nay! These markings are much more. Each of you, my darlings, are a living piece of a map. ‘Tis a map to a secret cave, far within the forbidden forest where, in the bowels of a fearsome beast, I have kept the sword I used in the days of old, to fend off the enemies of our kingdom- the Joyeux. You must work together to slay this beast, and I tell you, whoever is first to take command of the sword shall be Everafter’s next King.” After their father’s funeral, the three princes set off, planning their attack on the forbidden forest however one of them, the eldest, had most unfortunately succumbed to his greed and murdered his own brothers. This act of darkness and cruelty (the three were never meant to actually kill each other) had caused MC1 (the princess) to grow to hate the man, vowing never to hand over her part of the kingdom and issuing him a challenge of her own. She would defeat him in the game their father had left them and she shall be crowned the next Queen of Everafter, choosing as she saw fit, whom to be her king. Her brother, now with three fourths of the kingdom and all the pieces of the map, had become drunk with power and, haughty as he was, gladly accepted the challenge. (“Oh come now, don’t be silly! You’re just a little girl! What on earth can you do, baby sister?”) What he didn’t know (how could he? It was custom for the women to be separated from the men while bathing, where they came from) was that his sister had also received the markings as a child and had been in possession of the whole map all along. Chara description: MC1 Princess Princess – isn’t your run off the mill damsel in distress. Among the advantages of being the only girl in a brood of four are her possession of uncanny skills in sword fighting (“Mama, I wanna learn to fight too!”) and her training in the magicks (“Why do I have to stay in the library all day when my brothers get to be out there throwing spears at each other?!”). Her inherited quick wit (from her father) combined with the charms of a young lady and a sharp tongue to boot (from her mother), serve as her primary weapons against the reign of blood by none other than the older brother she used to know and love.

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Evelynerose — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:43:52 +0000

Actually this really speaks to me. Yeah i realize i'm behind, but it fits in with my plot. I may tweak it a bit though, maybe make the characters a bit different, but I really like it.

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Catorrina — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:20:59 +0000

The second one sounds interesting. I might tuck it away for a rainy day, if that's alright?

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writer_me — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:10:03 +0000

Love this one. Taking for after NaNo and tweaking a bit!

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Vyctori — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:25:25 +0000

Dropping a semi-modern plot, of something I maybe using later on but my version has a supernatural angle to it: A funeral home owner goes on a killing spree under a recession or depression in an a effort to boost his local economy, in addition he only targets people who are hurting system.

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last.defense — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:56:10 +0000

Adopting this for after NaNo - thank you!

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last.defense — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:05:54 +0000

Loving number three *snag*

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last.defense — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:13:33 +0000

I really like three and six - snagging for future use :)

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last.defense — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:16:57 +0000

I think this is a really neat idea!! Grabbing it for future use :D

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Jordan97 — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:56:18 +0000

Taking the first one and tweaking; quite a bit actually; to fit into a fantasy/sci fi type of world. Yeah. :) Also changing some genders around quite a bit, and taking out the scene with them seeing the magic being performed on them (making it more mysterious), and taking out the romance all together. Also adding a twist ending where the MC has to decide whether to stay in their true world, or to go back to their old one in order to make MC2 happy. :) THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

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Destiny's Darkness — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:26:10 +0000

Just in case you haven't already, check out Mercedes Lackey's 500 Kingdoms series, starting with The Fairy Godmother. Several of them (if not all - it's been a while since I've read them all) are about godmothers making sure the stories end the way they should.

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The Neverwhere Turnpike — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:48:12 +0000

This makes me think of what might've happened if Dexter had chosen to be a mortician instead of a forensic blood-spatter expert (or is he technically a phlebotomist?).

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mandalyn97 — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:44:27 +0000

I've picked this idea up - about 4,000 words in (I know I'm behind). Made some changes: - The participants in the epic battle are good and evil and the basis for a religion and the girl at the centre of the prophecy. But which one is good and which is evil is left ambiguous. - Book starts with the first battle in some unspecified ancient civilisation and what leads up to it. - Fast forwards to present day and a boarding school (I need a closed-world environment to mirror the ancient world the girl came of age in) with possible flashbacks to previous lives to reaffirm the cycle - PLOT BUNNY - there's a third male character that I can't get out of my head and I can't decide to write him in. He would be mortal like her and his actions, in part cause the loop because the prophecy did not account for his presence in her life. But I can't decide if he's just a distraction and how (or if) he travels in time with the rest of them! Thanks for the plot - I had no idea what I was going to write and didn't even commit until the 1st!

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Garneth_Riparian — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:47:03 +0000

Early, early on a bright and sunny Sunday morning in the spring, the college campus awakens to find a dead man slumped on a bench in one of the campus's prettier courtyards. The police have already cordoned off the area by the time that students start going to brunch, but the courtyard is directly across from the dining hall and so the campus is soon buzzing with rumors about the dead man. Within a few hours, emails start getting sent out to the students, saying that the man died of a self-inflicted gunshot off campus. Who was this guy? Why would he shoot himself and then decide to go and sit on a bench on a college campus to die? Did he really shoot himself, or was there something else going on? How does the campus react? (Feel free to Nanomail me for more details - and enjoy!)

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Val Dante — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:20:13 +0000

Has a very Native American feel to it. I might just take the basic concept of this and tweak it a little bit....

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TryingTo Write — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:14:34 +0000

I LOVE zombie stories, I literally can't get enough. If I was an good at writing zombie genre, I would totally steal this. But if someone DOES take this, please please PLEASE let me read it when you are finished!!!

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ochalatta — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:15:23 +0000

I really love the second one. Might try a short story with that after nano is done. :D

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wombleomlette — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:01:01 +0000

Same here XD

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Phograph — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:21:52 +0000

I would like this one- probably won't finish it by the end of nano but I'd like to work hard on it anyway. ^^ Maybe it'll be good enough to publish somewhere. Mailing you, thanks!

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hKath — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:52:35 +0000

Thought I should tell you, I ended up dumping my original horror plot and adopting my own version of this one. So thank you! It's really fun to write so far :D

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missbatman16 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:06:12 +0000

Stealing 3 & 6.... 5 is so funny! Wish I had something to take that with though.... Actually..... 3 may become intertwined with 6. :3 I'm so behind on Nano, it's bad...

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Val Dante — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:15:41 +0000

I don't think this is a NaNo for this year, but it's definitely going in my plot inspiration notebook! With a tweak or two, that is!

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RobReynolds2303 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:34:36 +0000

A blue flash drive comes through the post addressed to you. You won legitimately it in a competition, so expected it to be completely new and pristine. Not so. You boot it up and discover it has three files on it: a sound file that's badly distorted, and two text documents, one with garbled nonsense, and another that simply says "FIVE OF TWELVE". The competition owners know nothing about the messages. They sent out a blank flash drive as a promotion. Nothing like this. You take it upon yourself to decipher the mystery, and the only clue you manage to find is in the sound file. After much detective work, you find it names an address in the next town over, and a time and date a week in the future. You arrive there on time. It's an abandoned home, burned out in a fire and never quite mended. You wait patiently, not sure what to do, and then a car approaches. A man steps out, tall, heavy set... and nervous? You go over to him, and he reveals a flash drive of his own. He simply says "Six of twelve." After some discussion, you enter the burnt-out home with surprising ease. There's a surprisingly new-looking ladder leading into the attic. You climb it nervously and discover a body in there. Well preserved, but clearly dead. He has a black flash drive bound to his body with wire. There is also a laptop fixed to the wall. The black flash drive just about reaches it, and you put it in. There are three documents. A jpg file with a circle of colours on it. A .pdf file, which looks quite expansive. And a text file that simply says "ZERO OF TWELVE". It's already begun, and you're already involved.

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Squirreltail102 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:46:47 +0000

That sounds intriguing. May I message you more about it? ^

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RobReynolds2303 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:01:29 +0000

Me? Sure- it's there to be adopted, after all. :)

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Val Dante — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:37:08 +0000

[quote=Michaylalove] Just some plots I was thinking of that I could never find the time to do. Here are some variations of a similar plot I thought up. Girl watches family get killed and runs away, hides out lives normally for 3 years before her family’s killer finds her and takers her back to his house as his slave. Things happen and she falls in love with him. Girl’s family is killed why she is away at the party, and the killer leaves a note saying she will be next. Witness protection puts her in foster care in a different state. Four years later, her families killer finds her and keeps her locked up at his house. She falls in love with him. Girl’s family is killed when she is staying at a friends house when’s she’s ten, and she goes into protective custody because the killer says she’s next. Seven years pass and her killer finds her and instead of killing her , makes her his slave. She falls in love with his son. Girl’s family is killed when she’s young when she’s away, and she moves away. Years later, the killer finds her and forces her into marrying his son. She falls in love with his son, but not without some complications at first. Girl’s family is killed when she’s a baby and the killer takes her and raises her. She grows up thinking he’s her father and his son is her brother, yet she feels weird feelings for her brother. Falls in love with him and finds everything out. Girl’s family is killed when she’s young, and the killer sells her to a guy for money. He raises her and thinks that he’s her dad. The guy’s son likes her, but she has her eye on someone else. Girl’s family is killed when she’s 17 and the killer sells her to a rich guy who she falls in love with after a series of complications. Let me know if you take one :) [/quote] I'm taking the third variation with a little tweaking.

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Val Dante — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:44:37 +0000

[quote=mustardgirl] My sister wanted me to write this but I couldn't quite think up enough for a whole book, but here's what I have so far. Based on a ghost tour we took in Tennessee ;D A little girl starts seeing a man in her bedroom. She wakes her parents up and tells them, but when they go in there is no one there. A few days later she tells them there's a man in her room, and he's wearing a gray coat. Again, when they investigate no one is there. Maybe a month goes by and she comes to her parents again, telling them the man in her room wearing the gray coat is named Jebidiah or some similar name that a little girl could never have known. The next time the girl goes into her parent's room to tell them about him, she says that the man in her room wearing the gray coat who's name is Jebidiah has a hole in his chest. Her parents can either believe her or not, your choice, but the point is that the little girl grows up with this man (ghost of a Confederate soldier) talking to her and making her laugh & whatnot. Years and years go by, and eventually she realizes she's in love with him. How does she find a way to be with him? Does she kill herself? Does she try to move on with her life? Do what you will with this, I just thought it was kind of a fun idea. [/quote] You. Totally. Just. Gave. Me. My. NaNo novel! I decided last minute to go ahead and join this year (I have faith in that I can totally catch up) and this just sent a whirlwind of plot bunnies into my head. I haven't written since 2009 so if I begin to write this, you get uber awesomeness points and free virtual caffeinated beverages for bringing me out of my 2 year slump!

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Val Dante — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:56:49 +0000

I'm not going to use it I just wanted to say it sounds really interesting. And it sounds like a much better variation of Saw.

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Val Dante — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:07:06 +0000

Number one scares me. It sounds like the plot line to a dream I had (I used to own porcelain dolls until the dream). I'm not kidding you, my dream could easily be one scene/chapter from this plot.... not stealing it, just saying that anyone that needs a GREAT scene for this plot, ask me. I have a perfect one you can use in full.

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Val Dante — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:36:02 +0000

I need to stop reading this thread! I keep getting assaulted with ideas and after two years of not writing....AH! I don't know if I have TIME to write all of them but this is a good concept that I will tweak...

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Val Dante — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:54:35 +0000

I've taken benefit of several different plots (some for later and a couple combined and tweaked to use for NaNo) so I decided I would drop a couple off. I was watching CSI tonight and it made me begin thinking: Organs are donated all the time. Hearts, lungs, kidneys, livers, eyes, skin for skin grafts, almost everything can be donated in some way. One organ, however, isn't donated to actual living people, only science to be studied: the brain. The brain cannot be transplanted (unless there is something I'm unaware of). What if, however, during present day someone discovers a way for it to be done? The method gives the ability to transfer the recipient's memories to the new brain. But, what if the previous owner's memories couldn't be removed because they died and you can only transfer memories one brain to another? What would happen when the recipient realized that he or she not only had his or her memories but the memories of the brain's previous owner? What if the previous owner knew about a world no one else knew of, of time travel, and of Atlantis? What if the original owner was Atlantean? That's basically all I could think of. Most of that idea came to me as I wrote it. I'm big on the whole Atlantis thing. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, whoever decides to take this, NaNoMail me! I WANT TO READ IT SO BAD but I could NEVER EVER do it justice!

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douleur — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:07:14 +0000

A threatening message is sent to the President/Prime Minister/Monarch/Very Important Political Figure of your choice. While the letter isn't terribly specific on what will happen, it very clearly states that on This Day at This Time, the Political Figure will be in danger. Just to be safe, security is beefed up and the necessary precautions taken. When This Time on This Day arrives, there's no attack. No one tries to kill the Political Figure. Instead, there's an earthquake. Was it just a coincidence? Has someone figured out how to predict earthquakes? Or has someone figured out how to cause them instead?

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Mitsukai-aka — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:30:07 +0000

Thieving the last two because they are so cool. Stashing them away into my plot stash, thanks for the inspiration :)

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Mitsukai-aka — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:50:47 +0000

One and three are definitely being nicked for my plot files, thanks :D

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teenagewildlife — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:33:43 +0000

For those of you using this plot, I thought I should throw this out there if you're interested in somehow incorporating some of this idea into the plot. Certain African tribes practise something called "Mingi" which is the state of being impure or polluted. It is often children who are considered mingi, and they are often killed by being forced out of the tribe and into the jungle to starve or they are drowned in the river. Reasons for being mingi include birth out of wedlock, birth of multiples, the upper teeth coming in before the lower, etc. These children are typically considered bad omens for the future of the tribe and its villages and such.

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teenagewildlife — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:34:39 +0000

I shouldn't have said they "practise" it, that was worded weirdly. But I'm sure you all know what I meant.

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Smoosh — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:44:52 +0000

I'm adopting this one, thank you so much for posting, I love the idea of this story!

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Ceana — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:20:53 +0000

This does sound interesting..... You're absolutely right about the side-kick thing and it could set up some wonderful conflicts between the characters who believe themselves to be the MC.

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WandereringVixen — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:47:20 +0000

Here's a plot idea that came out of a nightmare--I've tried writing it down but to be honest, it freaked me out too much and made me sad. So, I'm going to leave it up for grabs. I might try picking it up again once in a while, but I think someone else would probably do the idea some good. The MC, her brother, and about twenty other people are going skiing. They live in a small ski-resort type-ish town, though it doesn't get much tourism. The MC and her brother decide to call it quits a few minutes early (like, five or ten minutes early, since the others want to go on just one more slope) and go to a coffee shop loated on the main street of the town. While waiting for them, the MC watches the clock--3:10 PM. 3:11. 3:13. 3:14. Getting impatient, the MC goes outside with her brother and sees their friends walking down the street in a sort of V-formation. Suddenly, everybody has a sort of primal fear take over them when they see the people walking down the street, and everyone goes absolutely silent. Except the MC's brother. He smiles, waves, and shouts "Hi!" Then the person leading the formation (who happens to be the MC's best friend) takes out a gun and shoots him point-blank in the chest. They start massacring the whole town, anyone who makes a sound, for one hour. This happens continually every single day from 3:15 to 4:15, and its's known as the Hour. After the Hour, nearly all of the killers turn back to their normal selves with no memory of the Hour itself. The only two killers who don't are the full-time killers who guard the town and make sure no one gets in or out. Just for the record, the killers are basically possessed by demons during the Hour, and they're also immortal unless they can find a way to get out of the contract they made with the demons. If you want to know more, or adopt the plot idea, feel free to NanoMail.

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werewolfluvr119 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:08:38 +0000

I think I'll be adopting this one. (I didn't see that anyone else had replied yet, so I thought I'd snatch it) *puts collar around plot* *walks out with it on leash* Nice plot,.*pats*.

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werewolfluvr119 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:15:05 +0000

I love this. I'll probably tweak it and such, but I'm adopting this one. I just love it a lot...

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candle.city — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:50:35 +0000

Reincarnation is a theme that was mentioned but not really explored in my story, so I've been doing a little thinking about it. What if there's this one person who's done tons of bad things, but after they die and see how much suffering they've caused, they try to come back to life to retry everything again, this time for the better. However, circumstances keep changing, events spiral beyond their control, and they're back to being the antagonist again. Undaunted, they try another reincarnation. And it fails again. And again. And again. It's almost as if fate wants them to be the bad guy. But then, if there's a designated villain, then that means there's a designated hero too...

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writer_95 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:18:02 +0000

This plot looks really interesting! I'd like to adopt it, and want to know more. Thanks!

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meggie358 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:49:23 +0000

[quote=ShannonPeoples] Leaving for anyone who can work with my old idea! : A poor, southern gentleman falls for a lady of wealth. Her voice is full of money, and her father, is the mayor. She slowly falls for his charm, but, what happens when he is conscripted for WW1, and what will [woman's name] think when she finds out the order for her man's conscription, came directly from her father. Only a number of weeks after [soldier's name] has been deployed, does the mayor tell his daughter, she is due to marry a man she has never met before. An arranged marriage. Not being very willing, her father tells her that, if she is not to marry, [soldier's name] awaits an unpleasant fate. Will she reassign her heart to her new fiance? Or will she fight for the only man who could ever make her laugh? Can she find a way to escape her life, or will she give in to the pressures expected of a mayor's daughter. Good luck! (: [/quote] I love thi idea! Snagging for future use! Thank you! =)

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meggie358 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:01:53 +0000

[quote=Kdglynn] Since I've been inspired by a lot of these plots I thought I would drop one off. I was thinking of using but don't think I can pull it off. Take it if you wish. :) Screw rabbit holes and stuffy old wardrobes, I got to another world when my step-father attempted to murder me by pushing me off an airplane! I luckily (Que sarcasm) survived do to some ancient magic and have just been informed by a talking black cat that I must now fufill some ancient prophecy. The kicker? I'm not supposed to be the hero in aforementioned-prophecy. I'm the villain. And the hero is supposed to receive eternal glory by killing me. Like hell that's going to happen. [/quote] You are a genius. Thank you for inspiring me! =P

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BellatrixsLament — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:38:55 +0000

I really like this one. May tweak a bit and adopt for new NaNo plot. Thank you!

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Windywords — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:44:22 +0000

The protagonist bounces along the entire book thinking he's the hero. He (or she) isn't. They mean well, but they've been deluded into doing exacty the wrong thing by both people with their own agendas and them just accidentally taking things the wrong way. The antatgonist, who's been trying to tell this to the character the entire time, is actually the hero. Can go wherever person wants.

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ashecrosse — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:08:18 +0000

Thank you

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WriterWithFire — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:17:21 +0000

well, I think I might tuck this one away for a project later on as well, I think it might just fit into one of my still on the verge of being an actual idea ideas. So thank you... adopted!

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Selah Ex Animo — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:13:44 +0000

Oh wow! I recently listened to a short story that applied that idea to humans. I wish I remember what the story was called; I listened to it around Halloween and was rather terrified for a few days afterward...

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missamanda12 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:05:14 +0000

Okay i need a plot, i have thrown away my two others, so let's see how it goes. I have characters, with powers, but they need something to do, other than run from vampires, and blow stuff up(which they enjoy, but really?) I just really need a plot, in order to reach today's word count, if you can think of one:] great! post or pm me

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tallyywa — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:27:04 +0000

Snagging #3 to incorporate in my current novel. I need to switch things up and need to change gears in my story.

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The Cinderninja — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:44:18 +0000

I really like this idea. I might use it another year. Except I can totally see it as being like, she goes to the human world or whatever, learns a bunch of valuable life lessons, gets a crush, etc, and then upon returning, is like, 'screw humanity! Spiders are COOL.' *weg*

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Kat_Axiom — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:08:25 +0000

When at a loss, kill a character! I'm kidding mostly. Though, sometimes, killing a character off creates some complex issues and intrigues readers. Other plot ideas: create a conspiracy that the characters have to unravel, have them capture a vampire/have a vampire try to join their band of running away from vampires and blowing things up, or have a natural disaster happen.

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radiantreality — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:17:44 +0000

A war plagues a country (real or fictional). All males are forced into military service, those who refuse are executed on the spot. This forces a young (20's-early 30's) man (MC) to leave behind his family. Upon entering into his service, he has no idea that all the women and children are being re-located into camps at the same time. A few months into his service, the young man discovers the truth about what is going on with all the women and children of his country. He is infuriated and deserts his service in search for the camps he has heard of and in desperate search for his wife and young children.

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radiantreality — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:23:39 +0000

[quote=Vyctori] Dropping a semi-modern plot, of something I maybe using later on but my version has a supernatural angle to it: A funeral home owner goes on a killing spree under a recession or depression in an a effort to boost his local economy, in addition he only targets people who are hurting system. [/quote] Putting this in my plot library. May end up tweaking it a bit!

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elloriashando — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:32:53 +0000

Take a few random characters of yours- one that you hate, one that you love, and maybe one you don't know- and throw them together. Yeah. Just do exactly that. They'll go about their daily lives, albeit interacting with each other... And then, they have to work together to try and escape/survive some sort of calamity. Zombie apocalypse? Demons taking over the world? Alien invasion? Talking whales? Murderous vampires? Monstrous hybrid? Something completely, totally, and utterly unique [a.k.a. the end of the world]? Whatever you choose. Never know; could be lots of fun. ... Yeah, ideas when half asleep = this. Ah, well.

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raenp — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:47:32 +0000

That's an excellent plot, but requires research so I may use it in the future. And, don't worry, that's why there's spell check.

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DDog — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:11:33 +0000

I love story ideas that grow out of the odd, unexplained things one comes across in life.

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DDog — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:33:01 +0000

Huh. I've been searching for a SF/F plot for a core trio of MCs because my old realist plot was boring me but I didn't want to lose my characters or theme. This is way cool and beginning to turn gears. Thank you!

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Windywords — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:19:21 +0000

The man stood before the hushed crowd, and he laughed; a horrible, hacking sort of laugh, the kind of laugh that is part cough. And as his cackle died off, he began talking, with a voice like the croak of a pitch-black raven. “You thought we were wrong! Even when all the evidence was laid out before you, the truth so plain the simplest child could see it, you denied it. You said we were liars, that of course nothing was wrong. Well, who's lying now?” Another hacking laugh interrupted the mad man's speech, the crowd watching in mute horror. “Your greed blinded you and you stole it all, stole everything, and now the world is dead and it's your fault. Even you cannot deny it now. The world is dead and it's your fault.” And the man toppled over, almost in slow motion, and the crowd saw with him their world falling, an emaciated corpse. They knew he was right, and that was the worst thing of all. Wrote this while extremely frustrated with global warming, but I tried to write it so it could apply to anything. Well, not exactly *anything* but... Feel free to tweak!

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moondream6 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:25:29 +0000

I have some old plots that I really loved, but I know I can't take care of them like I always wanted to. Like I planned to. So I'm dropping them here for someone to use. If anyone wants to use them and does, please nano me and let me know. I want to see the different angles you took on them compared to me, and I'd just love to read them. :) 1. Scientists of the future were playing with portal technology and they opened up another world full of what the scientists ended up calling demons. These 'demons' were creatures that were semihumanoid, and they came in all different kinds of breeds. There are batpeople, foxpeople, dragonpeople, whatever you wanted to put in your story, they all came flooding in, and they all hate humans. So the humans have been reduced down to a band of about 120, until one day, one of the demons meets the humans and decides he wants to protect them and change the way things are going. 2. A realistic 'American Pie' type story involving a group of female virgins that want to lose their virginity. I had some great ideas for this including a 'deflowering' party, where they bring the winner a flower cake and then smash it to pieces with their fists and then they eat the crumb cake. The losers have to wear a chastity belt for their first year of college if they don't win. 3. This one is about assassins. The leader of the assassins is a no-nonsense vampire, and he has two favorite assassins, a pair of boys. The boys are assigned to work with a pair of female assassins, and on their first mission, they discover their boss is doing something terrible and they have to go on a journey to get enough power to beat him, however way you want to do that. 4. A story about a boy who has 1337 hacking skills, and he loves to be wild and pull pranks and cause trouble, and he only goes to school until he can be old enough to quit. He makes lots of money selling top-secret information he gets online. He overhears the email address of the most popular girl in his class and he memorizes it and he starts emailing her secretly, without letting her know who he is. At first he's doing it for a joke, but the longer it goes on, the longer they both start to like each other, but the boy is scared to tell her who he is because of his horrible reputation in school. That's all I'm going to post here now. :) If anyone wants to adopt these guys, please do, and let me know! Good luck with them. XP

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Bud Bane — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:59:54 +0000

I know we're well into Nov already, but if anyone can use this, inside or outside of NaNoWriMo, I think it could be a chilling tale. Many young children get the notion at some point that one of their parents will be their future spouse. The little boy who wants to be Mommy's boyfriend, the little girl who believes Daddy will be her boyfriend. It's innocent and regarded as cute when it comes out, but what if... A young girl announces that her Daddy will be her boyfriend someday, and her parents, being intellectuals, decide to straighten her out by explaining that Daddy is married to Mommy, so that makes him Mommy's boyfriend. And from this point forward, it becomes a typical (albeit twisted) love triangle story, where the daughter sees Mommy as her obstacle to lifelong romance and happiness, and decides that Mommy must be removed from the picture. Bonus points if the parents figure out what's going on and discipline the daughter for it at the mid-point, thus prompting the daughter to turn her murderous intentions upon Daddy from then on, displaying the 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned' theme. Double bonus points for writing it in the first person through the daughter. This could open up a world of possibilities using distorted perspectives of mundane events as seen through the eyes of this twisted child. If you run with this, please let me know by NanoMail, I'd love to read it one day.

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S22K — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:06:09 +0000

Ooh, I like this, I'd read something like that!

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Totally Bubbly — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:08:45 +0000

I just want to say, really neat stuff here, loving all these plots. :) Here's one I thought of today at school. Feel free to use for future reference or something as NaNo is already halfway through. A few years ago, my school's newspaper club did this thing in the spirit of postsecret.com where students were asked to submit secrets on postcards or notecards by dropping them in this box by the newspaper room. The secrets were anonymous of course. They appeared in the next issue of the newspaper and it was pretty cool, but unfortunately got discontinued due to parents complaining it was inappropriate. The story idea: A high school does something similar to this. However, due to the serious nature of one of the secrets, it is decided by school administrators that they need to figure out who submitted this particular secret. Go wherever you want with what the secret is; I was thinking something like: plans of homicide, plans of suicide, knowledge of who committed a serious crime, was a victim of a serious crime that has gone unreported or unpunished, committed a serious crime themselves, etc. Of course the secrets are anonymous, but there was never a privacy contract or anything. They have video footage of the hallway where the secret box was located, and using this footage, they identify all the students who put something in the box. Maybe 5-15 students, depending on how many main characters you want. However, they have no way of knowing who submitted which secret. So all these students are called to the office. They sit in a room together, waiting, while they are called one by one to speak to a school counselor, who tries to get out of them which secret was theirs. This is a character-driven story based on who submitted which secret, and the stories behind the secrets. Students will lie about their secrets, refuse to talk, get into arguments with the other secret senders, and maybe even make some friends or let the truth come out… anything could happen.

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Phograph — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:33:44 +0000

Taking this one for my spare time. I quite like the idea. Thanks.

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kerry.roses — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:09:32 +0000

*raises hand* I'm also adopting this one if that's alright. My original NaNo kind of imploded in on itself and this seems like a really interesting idea. Thanks much for sharing :)

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Jazz.Coffee.Love — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:13:40 +0000

I really like this. Don't know if I've the writing skills to do the story justice, but it sticks in the mind.

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TamsWitter — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:26:47 +0000

I quite like this one! Snagging, tweaking a little but the main plot idea is still there :) Thank you ... let's hope it gets me writing again. I've hit a stump!

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Mitsukai-aka — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:32:30 +0000

This actually makes complete sense, and I'm tucking it away into my 'possibilities' file. :)

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Alais DuBois — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:57:44 +0000

eeeeeeeeeeeep i love this!!!! nanowrimo next year? i think YES...

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MiriUchiha — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:07:09 +0000

[quote]"In a certain village whenever twins are born the second born is killed due to a prophecy that foretells the end of the word will come through a second born. MC1 and MC2 are twins. they have been passed off as cousins but the two know they are siblings. one day the villagers find out the truth and make moves towards killing MC2. By sheer luck MC2 escapes. but what of the prophecy? Is it truly MC2's fate to bring forth the end of the world?"[/quote] This really sounds like a Korean Drama called "Ja Myung Go".

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cippidot — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:24:46 +0000

Ah, just something that came to mind...(maybe a bit cliche and melodramatic, but oh well.) A pessimist character thinks s/he can't do anything so when s/he got an offer to "have" someone else's ability in exchange of losing one of her own, she took it and things gets worse from there. A blind character had a very loyal friend even if s/he was considered "useless" by most, but then when her/his operation was a success and s/he got their sight back, seeing her/his friend as someone ugly/unpopular s/he left her/his friendship with the loyal friend and went to hang out with the popular crowd. A character turned immortal because of the sacrifice of her/his lover, hundreds of years later s/he just travels endlessly without any purpose or happiness because of the absence of her/his lover. Then s/he met someone who might just have what it takes to teach her how to love again. Natural disasters, comets and stuff tore the already very high tech human civilization into a new, with just 10 families survived. Humans must now repeat history to the very core and try to not make the same mistakes they've made before, but first they had to survive living without the help of super high tech stuff.

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KCarey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:03:25 +0000

It's not much, but it came up. So... In a funny conversation about Jewish Vampires, I had a thought... What if you just... Even after, don't believe in vampires? I mean, ya get bit, your turned... But, you still don't believe? That would be interesting..

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Writergrrl0320 — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:57:19 +0000

Definately stealing and adding to a plot that I already have in motion. TY for sharing!!!!! And the song def fits :)

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meggie358 — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:07:03 +0000

[quote=Belle of the Brawl] Here's a couple I've been thinking about sparingly, but probably will never do anything with: 1) A porcelain doll shares a girl's soul. It could happen any way you like. Maybe the girl was near death as a baby, and her mother made a bargain with the devil that the girl wouldn't die. So the devil takes the girl's mother, and puts half the girls soul in a doll so the girl will NEVER die. Then after her body dies, another girl gets the doll, and that doll terrorizes the girl and her family somehow. 2) In the distant future, girls are not wanted. They're given up at birth to Academies, where they are trained to be perfect wives. As they grow up, the beautiful ones are sold to men as Breeders, and the ugly ones are sold as Slaves. Anyone caught keeping his daughter must give up his hand in repentance to the Government. But deep underneath the country, wedged just below the sewers, is a team of hundreds of men who have secretly raised their daughters and bought some of the older women to save them. They have helped train these women and girls for battle, and they are planning a revolution against the Government. They are planning the evil dictator, the President's, assassination. They have also trained their sons to battle as well. Not meant to be sexist, but merely emphasizing the extreme of sexism and how it can progress to be damaging to the world. [/quote] I really like both of these, especially Number 2! Both of them now have a home! Thanks for inspiring me!

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justsillyme — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:34:51 +0000

Can I have number 3 and 4 please? NO ONE STEAL. <3

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justsillyme — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:37:55 +0000

I like this one! *steals*...I mean, *adopts* :D

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justsillyme — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:40:46 +0000

I like both of these, do you mind if I take them? :3.

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justsillyme — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:19:39 +0000

I really like this, but I'm going to change it to a romance, if that's okay. (I'll make their ages a lot closer.)

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justsillyme — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:35:21 +0000

I want number one. And since no one claimed it, IT'S MINE xD

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justsillyme — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:05:13 +0000

On the subject of adopting plots, I do run a site where we do this. If any of you guys want to hop on over and adopt plots from there or submit plots there, that would be great! In case any of you are interested, here is a link: firemeup.webs.com You guys have some great plot bunnies that I've been adopting to use for myself. :3. Don't feel pressured to check out the site, but if you have some extra time, I'd love it if you would hop on over there, in the spirit of plot bunny happiness. xD.

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justsillyme — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:50:53 +0000

tweaking and adopting this one :D

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justsillyme — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:52:01 +0000

I'm taking this one. :D.

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Alias Cyborg — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:13:21 +0000

Must adopt! Not for NaNoWriMo though... I'm too far in to switch now and it's much too late in the month.

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rainsaddiction — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:01:32 +0000

Added t to my very small potential plot list

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Jelsemium — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:45:29 +0000

Re: Jewish vampires: How on earth would they keep kosher?

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Tuangelnina — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:55:07 +0000

I have tried to do this storyline for a year now but I keep getting stuck. MC and her neice go fishing at their family pond. The neice dares the aunt to kiss a frog. Being a good aunt and all, she kisses a big fat ugly toad for her. Disgusted she throws him back into the pond and they head for the house to brush her teeth. (it diverted into several twists here) But to sum up, the toad turned into a man, but he was no Prince Charming! He was something all together different. I was thinking a bad warlock, or someone evil that was cursed. Somehow it might work into a romance story, but I couldn't get a sensible storyline in order to write it. I also thought of the MC wearing a special amulet that triggered the curse to be broken, like she was meant to help him find his way... I would like to read it if you adopt it please! =D

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Jelsemium — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:01:08 +0000

[quote=Mintykins] And just before the dear king breathed his last, he imparted upon them the lesson he wished his offspring to learn from the simple riddle he will leave behind. “My sons, each of you bears a mark upon your flesh and I have told you, when you were young, how these were but simple measures to prove that you were my children,” the king began his (surprisingly) long-winded revelation. “Well I tell you now nay! These markings are much more. Each of you, my darlings, are a living piece of a map. ‘Tis a map to a secret cave, far within the forbidden forest where, in the bowels of a fearsome beast, I have kept the sword I used in the days of old, to fend off the enemies of our kingdom- the Joyeux. You must work together to slay this beast, and I tell you, whoever is first to take command of the sword shall be Everafter’s next King.” [/quote] Love the idea of being born with a map on one's skin. I think I'll swipe that, thanks!

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WriterWithFire — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:27:23 +0000

[quote=memilypoo] The main character wakes up in a strange mansion, inhabited by a strange lady. She implores him to stay until he's fully recovered, which he agrees to, but over the days he forgets that he has to leave. When he realizes this, he becomes suspicious of the lady's intentions. [/quote] So what you are saying is he can check out any time he likes But he can never leave (and any Eagles fans now have the guitar solo from Hotel California going in their heads lol) in all seriousness, I find this interesting. I may have to throw it in my Literary cupboard for later.

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Caspia29 — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:09:58 +0000

Well this for anyone who wants a romance plot. Well we all know the whole modern day prince going away to the US or something and meets a common girl and all that drama. Well what if the Prince's bodyguard and the common girl fall in love... Just throwing it out there.

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KaliAngel — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:22:26 +0000

[quote=MiriUchiha] [quote]"In a certain village whenever twins are born the second born is killed due to a prophecy that foretells the end of the word will come through a second born. MC1 and MC2 are twins. they have been passed off as cousins but the two know they are siblings. one day the villagers find out the truth and make moves towards killing MC2. By sheer luck MC2 escapes. but what of the prophecy? Is it truly MC2's fate to bring forth the end of the world?"[/quote] [/quote] This is also the basis for the Firebrand by Marion Zimmer Bradly along with the Illiad. Twins in ancient times were a very bad omen and the eldest was usually exposed, or left to die on a mountainside because it was against the law to raise an exposed child.

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Kittycat4ever — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:35:36 +0000

I looooove that!!!! *Adopted. =)

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zoetz — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:35:50 +0000

This sounds a bit like the Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood.

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Scribal Goddess — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:56:12 +0000

You should check out this movie with something almost exactly like the first part of what you propose here: I must have watched it fifteen times a week when I was wee. Heart-wrenching look at identity asking what is it that makes us who we are? Who is Julia

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That Guy You Met Once — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:26:10 +0000

An idea I just had for a rom-com deconstruction. The first girl the hero was dating wasn't all that bad. Kind of quiet and practical-minded, but a nice, dependable person overall. The Manic Pixie Dream Girl only breaks them up because she had a crush on the male lead, using the "show you how to have fun" routine as an excuse to get him away from her. After a messy breakup with the first girl, he moves out of the home he shared with her, renting a tiny, roach-infested apartment in New York with the Manic Pixie (because she finds it more exciting than suburbia, of course) that they rapidly begin to have a hard time paying for. (She makes fun of him for being too uptight when he starts to worry about this.) When Manic Pixie's love of "spontaneous fun" gets her pregnant, the male lead - in addition to having to try to cover most of the bills - ends up with more and more responsibility for the kid while the Manic Pixie, growing bored, begins to go out on wild adventures again... With other guys.

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PiccalilyPotter — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:39:09 +0000

Ooooh I love this idea!

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A.J.Horn — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:37:59 +0000

I am adopting that one too!

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LizardBoyd77 — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:19:07 +0000

Here's a screwy dream of mine for you: There is the real world and a dream world. In the dream world, all of one’s fantasies play out, both conscious and unconscious, with Picasso-like features. Everything is distorted and frightening. Sometimes, people can see into others’ dream worlds, if they know what they are looking for. And if one wants something bad enough in the dream world, it will happen in the real world. Me and two friends were going to school in this creepy castle place. The walls were high, crumbling, and covered in ivy. There was a sense of being watched and scrutinized at every moment, like in 1984. One day, I saw into one of my friend's dream world and saw him covered in cuts and blood. I tried to talk to him but he wanted to kill himself so badly that his body was suddenly bloody and such (like Freddy Kreuger got to him while he was awake) and he died right in front of me. I freaked out and ran to my other friend. She tried to comfort me but I saw into her dream world too and saw that she wanted the same thing as my friend who died. That's when I woke up, so I don't know if my second friend "killed" herself or not. It was freaky as all hell though.

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LizardBoyd77 — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:56:31 +0000

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Brandi. — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:27:58 +0000

Taking this for future use. =)

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suppii — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:03:22 +0000

@RobReynolds2303: I like this plot! May I PM you more about this?

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dolores_esteban — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:44:09 +0000

Great! Thanks!

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Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:42:02 +0000

[quote=alainaob] Since I got a plot from this thread, I figure I'd earn from plot-karma and contribute one of my own.... Female main character (HS aged) takes up the hobby of oil painting to deal with the stress in her life (I was thinking, her parents getting divorced or something along those lines). Turns out she is quite good at it, and is inspired by a dream to make a certain painting (I was thinking a centaur on the edge of the forest, with an awesome landscape, something-something). As she's looking at the painting, she starts to see the leaves moving. She leans in (or something) and somehow finds herself IN the painting, and the centaur says, "We've been expecting you" and runs off. I figure this could be the end (like The Golden Compass, where the journey takes a turn at the end of the novel) or the beginning and you could include what they were waiting for her for, etc. I like the idea, but I just didn't really know what to do with it. Take it, tweak it, make it your own, whatever. If you do take it, I'd like to hear how it goes/went :) [/quote] I think I'll take this and tweak it for a project outside of NaNo, if that's alright. :)

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RobReynolds2303 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:34:27 +0000

Sure! Wow =)

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CatOfManyWhiskers — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:36:14 +0000

[quote=cippidot] A character turned immortal because of the sacrifice of her/his lover, hundreds of years later s/he just travels endlessly without any purpose or happiness because of the absence of her/his lover. Then s/he met someone who might just have what it takes to teach her how to love again. [/quote] I think I'll nab this for my list of plots and start expanding. Thanks. :)

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ARealHope — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:47:05 +0000

Here's one I just thought of: A female wrestler gets married after a few years of wrestling and being tough girl. She marries a single dad with at least one little girl. She struggles with becoming a more girl-like woman with a maternal side to her to raise up a daughter who dreams of being a princess. Just a thought, don't know how to write it...so take it away!! Let me know how it goes please :D

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MicRoNaNoPiCoFemToWriMo — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:40:12 +0000

I wrote this plot in my diary on February 19, 2006. For date comparison, it is now December 3, 2011. The Queen's Heart Plot Outline: Once upon a time, there was a queen without a heart. She was a heartless queen, literally. Because she had no heart, she was quite sad. This sadness disappointed the prince and princess, who decided to go on a quest to find a heart for the queen. They went to the castle of an evil queen in a faraway land, whilst putting their lives in danger. Unbeknownst to them, they asked for stay in the evil queen's castle before continuing on the quest. During the stay, they somehow found a suitable heart in a chest. Unfortunately, the evil queen caught the prince and princess and locked them up in the dungeon as punishment for treason. The princess's painting skills somehow turned the prison bars into candy canes, and the children licked themselves out. The children tried to find the heart again, and found it. They requested a surgeon to perform a heart transplant. The queen finally had a heart! Unfortunately, a shocking twist in the story revealed that the king died. This left the queen heartbroken that cannot ever be fixed. The End.

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dantinithegreat — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:54:15 +0000

It's from this weird dream I had. I’m in this building that does weird things to you on different floors it messes with your sight, sound or hearing. On the third floor there was this kid who was already blind but the building was also making him deaf. Somehow I end up getting through to the kid letting him know that I’m there and then the Eleventh Doctor showed up. We were all about to go in the elevator when the lights flickered because the building got the idea of making everyone blind, deaf and mute at the same time. Then I woke up.

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ecanusthewriter — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:33:04 +0000

The second one sounds like Inkheart :)

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uberskittlez — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:38:54 +0000

The story of someone who refuses to die, because they feel an obligation to a person who has "saved" them- and by saved, we mean that Person 2 has taken them in and trained them to be someone that society would classify as "bad". MC1 would ideally be taken in as a child, after some sort of catastrophe, and MC2 would, in a moment of soft-heartedness, take in the child. MC2 would keep MC1 around, if only for the secret pleasure of company, or for help towards reaching their ultimate goal (money, power, land, etc.). But MC1 would never abandon MC2, even in MC2's darkest hours, because of that sense of obligation. ((I call it "The Haku Effect", because it's pretty much the story of Haku from Naruto-- but I'd really like to see a complete story about THIS plot. Let me know if you plan on using it.))

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kunaineck — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:49:50 +0000

A basic plot that I like, but probably wont' ever use. So I'm putting it out there. Also, if you like it, I'd like to know. What if 1920's America was recovering from an apocalypse and the only thing keeping people inspired was art in as many forms as possible?

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lpcoolgirl — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:14:42 +0000

[quote=That Guy You Met Once] An idea I just had for a rom-com deconstruction. The first girl the hero was dating wasn't all that bad. Kind of quiet and practical-minded, but a nice, dependable person overall. The Manic Pixie Dream Girl only breaks them up because she had a crush on the male lead, using the "show you how to have fun" routine as an excuse to get him away from her. After a messy breakup with the first girl, he moves out of the home he shared with her, renting a tiny, roach-infested apartment in New York with the Manic Pixie (because she finds it more exciting than suburbia, of course) that they rapidly begin to have a hard time paying for. (She makes fun of him for being too uptight when he starts to worry about this.) When Manic Pixie's love of "spontaneous fun" gets her pregnant, the male lead - in addition to having to try to cover most of the bills - ends up with more and more responsibility for the kid while the Manic Pixie, growing bored, begins to go out on wild adventures again... With other guys. [/quote] [quote=LizardBoyd77] Here's a screwy dream of mine for you: There is the real world and a dream world. In the dream world, all of one’s fantasies play out, both conscious and unconscious, with Picasso-like features. Everything is distorted and frightening. Sometimes, people can see into others’ dream worlds, if they know what they are looking for. And if one wants something bad enough in the dream world, it will happen in the real world. Me and two friends were going to school in this creepy castle place. The walls were high, crumbling, and covered in ivy. There was a sense of being watched and scrutinized at every moment, like in 1984. One day, I saw into one of my friend's dream world and saw him covered in cuts and blood. I tried to talk to him but he wanted to kill himself so badly that his body was suddenly bloody and such (like Freddy Kreuger got to him while he was awake) and he died right in front of me. I freaked out and ran to my other friend. She tried to comfort me but I saw into her dream world too and saw that she wanted the same thing as my friend who died. That's when I woke up, so I don't know if my second friend "killed" herself or not. It was freaky as all hell though. [/quote] Adopting these :)

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sarah_hart — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:17:17 +0000

Snagging #3 for my plot bunny folder. I adore it!

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ElliMelody — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:30:14 +0000

Here is one I started doing as a fanfic, but never got into. For some reason, the MC gets sent into a parallel dream world every time they go to sleep. The worlds are alike, except maybe a minor difference(When I tried this, the C was blind in one world, not the other). Using this other world, the MC can predict things that will happen in the other world, and can stop them from happening. but the MC loses track of what world is real, and which isn't.

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Star-Dengeki-Ninja — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:06:09 +0000

I like how number one is so simple. I might try it out at some point for writing, and wow number five sounds absolutely amazing. I'd love to it.

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Star-Dengeki-Ninja — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:06:31 +0000

to read it*

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Toffnm — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:21:33 +0000

[quote=ElliMelody] Here is one I started doing as a fanfic, but never got into. For some reason, the MC gets sent into a parallel dream world every time they go to sleep. The worlds are alike, except maybe a minor difference(When I tried this, the C was blind in one world, not the other). Using this other world, the MC can predict things that will happen in the other world, and can stop them from happening. but the MC loses track of what world is real, and which isn't. [/quote] Aww, I love this :'DD adopting

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craftytexangirl — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:51:43 +0000

It reminds me of something called the 'Static' in a game called Dreamfall. I like the plot, but if I took it I think I'd model it into DF xD

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reverse-paradox — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:09:05 +0000

Finally! I found the original post~! I forgot to say that I adopted this a while back and used it for NaNo '11. It's finished now, just needing some slight editing :) Thank you~!

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sweetkay15 — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:56:16 +0000

adopt <3

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Star-Dengeki-Ninja — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:12:33 +0000

I would definitely read a book like this; I won't try it out though, because I don't think I'd do it justice haha.

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Star-Dengeki-Ninja — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:18:29 +0000

Terrific idea. u.u

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Caspia29 — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:21:27 +0000

I don't know it just came to me while in the car today. It would probably make a little movie but if someone could pull off novel that would be amazing. So the MMC meets FMC and things kick into a passionate start and MMC thinks or maybe is falling in love with FMC. Then after things happen (yeah I couldn't think of a middle,) MMC finds out FMC is not entirely what he thought she was. She is actually some type of human looking immortal creatures (maybe a vampire) because somehow they feed on humans, and most of the middle of the novel is him being kept prisoner by the creatures, and FMC teasing him. I've thought of scenes where FMC mocks MMC for being scared of her( because he witnessed the true horror of what she could do). She mocks him for falling so hard for her and tells him how lucky he is to still be alive and that maybe the leader had something special in mind for him. There are also times when she sees he still loves her and there are the times when he can kill her but she sees his weakness and mocks him for it. However at one point he does stab her and she pretends to die but then gets up laughing.

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guardian-hope — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:45:41 +0000

Blue Jeans on Sunday A young man from a strict religious background finds himself (herself) mentoring a special needs child. As the child grows up, the mentor learns there are times when it's ok to relax and let go. Even to the point of wearing blue jeans on Sundays. Hidden Wings He thought he knew his best friend, then he saw his wings. A novel about best friends over coming adversity and finding oneself.

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CarlieD — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:14:48 +0000

I am totally taking this to integrate with a post-NaNo baby.

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CarlieD — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:18:00 +0000

I love the idea of the three sisters plots. I am taking and tweaking for my post-NaNo baby.

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writer_me — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:37:12 +0000

Love the "Hidden Wings" one. Adding to my list of potentials for Camp next year :D. Thank you

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mermaidpotato — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:49:09 +0000

Sky High, anyone?

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mermaidpotato — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:52:23 +0000

The first also vaguely reminds me of a book I started to read once and never finished, come to think of it. It... had something to do with the apocalypse... or just the gods bickering. And each of the old pantheons put one representative into a human body for a duel-to-the-death type thing to see who would get to rebirth the world... or something. /pointless rant

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mermaidpotato — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:56:35 +0000

...Cows?

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Shark13 — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:29:42 +0000

[quote=bravrayj] 2. a 16 year old girl is entering her freshman year in college (smaller, urban local college) and experiencing her first real social interactions with students 2-3 years older than her in the dorms and the classroom and must juggle schoolwork and being oriented in social life (she was homeschooled). [/quote] As a homeschooler myself, who is also in my freshman year of college, I take offense to this. We are far more socialized that most people realize and I have always interacted with people older than me (many of them are much older!). Also, because homeschooling requires a lot of self-motivation, it isn't hard to deal with college coursework.

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Steampunk avi8or — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:00:41 +0000

Might adopt. Thanks :)

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Steampunk avi8or — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:14:56 +0000

Reminds me of Num8ers but I still like it.

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takingoverskies — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:55:01 +0000

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i heart manga89 — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:31:49 +0000

This originated from a dream I had: MC1 was driving to his parents/friends/whatever, when his/her car broke down. While looking for a person to help him/a place to stay the night, he comes across a large house. No body knows who owns the house, but the owner rents out rooms to people, allowing them to stay, if they have a good reason. For many of the occupants, the house serves as a 'middleground' for people. For example, one of the people there is waiting for his brother/father to get out of jail. Another is a girl looking for her brother. And so and so on. MC1 stays out the house, and starts learning about the occupants, and while doing so, starts learning more about him/herself.

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ARealHope — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:06:07 +0000

Snagging "Blue Jeans on Sunday" :)

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writer_me — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:38:00 +0000

I love this idea! Adding to my potential Camp NaNo plots-to consider. Even if this doesn't work for Camp I'd still like to take a shot at it if I may? I just don't know when I'll get around to working on it as I've become Procrastinator extraodinaire lately :(.

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Horsey-Girly — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:25:00 +0000

My short stories include screwing with major childhood icons/heroes. Example: Santa was revealed to be a slightly less severe Hitler. Now stay with me for a moment while I explain. So we all know the elves make the toys, blah, blah, blah, and they're oh so happy doing it. But is that just what Santa wants you to think? Did he spread all the propaganda to make him look like a jolly person, when really he forces the elves to make things for him? And why do all the elves at the North Pole have to be so far away from any other creatures(besides Reindeer of course)? And how does Santa generate all that power for the work camps? Do you smell burning flesh? And what food do the elves actually get? Candy canes and hot chocolate? Maybe I just have too dark of a mind, but you can steal the Santa idea if you fancy. I hope someone else finds it useful :3 P.s. In my mind, the story is told from one of the elves point of view, and they're trying to escape

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rosesandcherrylollipops — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:30:10 +0000

I'm going to adopt this one for Camp NaNo. Thank you! :)

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rosesandcherrylollipops — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:32:36 +0000

Can I use this for a non-NaNo idea, please? Thank you! :)

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Seeter — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:50:10 +0000

I had this idea a while ago, but figured a couldn't really do anything with it. It's not really a plot, more of an idea. It was originally titled You Monster, but of course you can change it. Within the deepest part of the Black Forest lies Creature Asylum, a place where the possessed, cursed, and bitten go to rehabilitate. In other words, it’s the place where they are separated from all of the other “normal” people. When MC is possessed by a demon, they of course chain her up and throw her with all the other “Hell Children” as well. She just wants the world to see that she is no monster. And here's a little poem I wrote about it, if you want to use it as well: You think I don’t hear your cries, But I know that your life is fraught with lies It’s sketched into your weary lips and tightens down as you hide your hips Actions are defined by what you do, so I know you’re a monster, through and through.

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memilypoo — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:54:43 +0000

A fledgling doctor bit off more than he can chew in his latest case, but by a miracle, he is provided the expert consul he needs from a doctor only he can see. With the mysterious medic's help, he becomes famous and respected in his practice. However, the specter is not without its flaws-it enjoys diagnosing and treating patients, but not out of any real empathy for the sick, and, as the doctor starts suspecting, is selfish and obsessive as well. Unfortunately, he absolutely needs the specter's help, and can only hope that its next instruction is not made out of caprice.

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taylorwrites — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:04:32 +0000

Using number three outside of NaNo with some tweaking! Just gotta come up with a title. Haha.

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DonnaHernandez — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:15:13 +0000

I think I can do something with this. So I am adopting it as well as the poem. Thanks

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lionhuntermo — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:06:40 +0000

that is amazing, and if I can use it, I absolutely will. :D

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shifterous — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:27:22 +0000

Especially as Michael C. Hall (aka Dexter) was previously a funeral home director in Six Feet Under... Whoa.

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Caspia29 — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:37:14 +0000

Well these are some plots I had tried to materialize to no avail Plot #1 I'll just use names for this one to make it easier to keep track, but you can always change them Carmen is from a very well-off family ( I did royalty) has her son kidnapped right under her nose , and her husband, Thomas, has been arrested because there is evidence that points to that he had something to do with it. She knows he's been framed and as she tries to prove his innocence, she finds out he is a sleeper spy (CIA?) who had been keeping tabs on some secret illegal organization (You pick) and was very close to making a break. This takes a toll on their relationship because it basically means that everything she knows about him is a lie like his real name is actually Michael. Everything is explained to the police and since they are not a hundred percent sure if the kidnappers know his secret identity, "Thomas" is being prosecuted, while Michael is set free and briefs the police (FBI?) and his HQ on what he knows about the kidnappers. Somehow Carmen is there and she volunteers to go undercover to go get her son. And somehow they reluctantly let her. She is trained by Michael (whom she still hasn't really forgiven) and his partner Alexander. She undergoes a huge transformation so that anyone who knows her would never be able to recognize her. Will she find her son? Will she fix her relationship with her husband? Will she ever be the same afterwards? Will she even make it out alive? That's all for you to explore. Plot #2 A woman is being held captive by a strange man(who may not be mentally sound) and she doesn't know how she got there. He locks her up in a room with only a wooden bed and paper sheets. He gives her pills that make her submissive and when she is submissive he lets her out of the room and makes her dinner or certain other things. She sometimes pretends to swallow the pills and be submissive just so she can get out of the room. Occasionally she has flashbacks (visions?) that reveal she may have been romantically involved with the man, and maybe even married to him. But what if she was really insane? And are those flashbacks reality and what she sees is her own hallucination? Or is she really a prisoner and she is starting to lose her mind as time runs out? Plot #3 I think this excerpt may be a more helpful way of describing it. She was running. Running. She didn't know where she was running to or why. She just knew she had to run. People were staring. Of course they were staring. It's not every day you see a woman in a wedding dress running for her life. But was she running for her life? She just ran where her feet were taking her. But why did she run in the first place? The man told her to find her baby. He told her to run away. And she listened and she escaped from the laboratory, her only home. But was it really? Did she really have a baby? Her feet made her cross a street and she heard a horn blast. Then she had a vision. It was a mocha colored skin baby. It had black hair and it was crying. The vision closed and she found herself staring at the driver of the taxi cab. Her feet started running before she could even had the chance apologize...

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PurdueLiz — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:37:16 +0000

Filing this one for the future, thanks. :)

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harriet.y — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:37:14 +0000

NaNo has come and gone, but I really like this idea and might just work with it for a future story.

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neonspider — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:49:00 +0000

Adopting plot #2 and calling it "Captive Imagination"

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missbatman16 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:58:13 +0000

This seems really interesting and somewhat makes me think of this post-apocalyptic book I read earlier this year... stealing to use off nano; may change the characters to have powers? Kind of x-men-esque?

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Lisa.Vail — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:06:18 +0000

I had a plot idea a while ago, but I wrote a completely different story with a very similar plot. The MC is a young woman who works on her family's farm. Having very limited social interactions, she has turned in on herself, refusing to speak or even acknowledge others. But one day her Mother takes her into the local town and she falls in love with the bustling streets and crowded shops. Not long after that, she makes the decision to live in the town, running away and using her Father's money to change her appearance; she then tries to find a job, but unfortunately the only place hiring in the entire town is her parents' farm... I don't know, probably not a good idea but I really loved it!

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salvasia — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:00:58 +0000

*gasp!* This has sparked an idea!!! Snatching it :3

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Steampunk avi8or — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:26:17 +0000

I had a plot idea last night but it may encourage drug use, and I have no experience or desire to write something like that. Anyone know what weedpunk/pchychedelipunk is? That's the genre of this plot. It would be simply alternate history if you decided not to have the characters do drugs. The FMC is about fifteen, and lives in a smallish town. The houses all match each other (so much that it's creepy) and there are picket fences in front of every one. For about ten years (the story takes place in the 1960s), the town and possibly the whole country has been in a hive mind. The United States is also ruled by a totalitarian leader simply called The Man. FMC has always been really good, and loves her life as an insignificant member of society. Somehow, she joins the hippies slowly i.e. having a flower painted on her face one night at dinner, which her dad gets really mad at her for. She discovers the only way to be free from the hive mind is to use the hippies' drugs. The hippies are the only hope to take down The Man. Feel free to tweak it as much as you want. I thought a good title would be Stick it to the Man! but you can completely change this as well.

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Caspia29 — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:42:17 +0000

Haha, I like it!

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Black_roses — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:29:50 +0000

Taking and tweaking! This may end up being my 2012 NaNo!

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TommehBell — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:32:42 +0000

This is going in my Plot Bunnies notebook :)

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Garneth_Riparian — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:48:36 +0000

ICON LOVE 8D <3 <3 <3

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Wolfme — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:20:24 +0000

Mel, I love the idea. Hmmm Copperstone, although I may think it a little strange, it may have some potential...men getting pregnant :D

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MissAngelAdorer — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:38:41 +0000

Two plot ideas I've pondered over for a few days. Feel free to play with them. They're just more half-baked ideas from my insane mind. Would try them myself, but I don't really like writing things that stray from young adult. 1. A woman (or man) is in their twenties and is competing in National Novel Writing Month, which may be from the more modern Nano with the website. (They can be from whatever country you want with whatever background or sexuality.) They're single, and though they have no problems with it, they also find relationships interesting and decide to write a romance novel, basing the main character slightly off of themself. Fast forward to post Nano, the MC ends up meeting someone who resembles the main love interest—in looks and a similar name—and they're fascinated. They talk and find out they have a few things in common and decide to try a date. They hit it off and become significant others. But as times goes on the MC grows suspicious—was this all really a coincidence or did they somehow find a way to actually meet their character? And can they stay with them, knowing that in the novel, the couple did not have a happy ending? This next one goes out to fans of the The Sims franchise. Could be based in Sims 2 or 3, though I was thinking 2. 2. In (insert Sims game here) there is a teenaged Sim named Olive and she lives with her perfectly normal and slightly insane family and is just one day from her birthday, as she becomes an adult Sim. (If set in Sims 2, you could have her be about to go off to university. That'd be even more fun.) But on the day of her birthday, something happens and Olive finds herself alone in a whole new world—our world. Olive actually ends up in the house of the person whose Sim game she was created from, as a normal human. The player is confused and ponders their own sanity before realizing that they loved playing as Olive and this could be a great opportunity no Sims player has ever seen before (or is it?). Olive is accepted into the lifestyle as the real world, but on the inside, she wonders just how it was that she left the player's game, and just who did. Could there be a conspiracy involved? And . . . is there a chance she may be returned to their old life in the game? Man . . . where do I come up with this stuff? If you take them, I'd love to hear how the story goes. I'm sure anyone else would handle these more capably than me.

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imawesome — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:13:44 +0000

love #2 in a rom-com sorta way haha. Totally considering trying it.

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imawesome — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:21:02 +0000

Oh my god! Loooove this idea! Adding it to my might-write pile! THANK YOU (:

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Kathy1612 — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:56:45 +0000

I am formally submitting my adoption papers and giving this baby a new home. Thanks!

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Smartiez101 — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:27:25 +0000

Aww, crap, I went a little too far into the storyline but I decided against writing it because I just don't have the taste to write horror. Genre: Horror (duh) Plotline: There are people that are coming home from a party. They end up stuck in a subway system at night. Not only that, they're stuck in it during the day too. Every night at 1:15AM someone is murdered. Nobody knows how or where, or even what happens to the body. They just know that someone is murdered. That's not all either. (The person getting murder's perspective) Right before 1:15, children made of clockwork come out and start singing to them (and they, somehow, are always lured away from the rest of the group). "Tick Tock, goes the clock There's something we should tell you. Tick Tock, on the clock There's something right behind you." (tune of Ring around the rosie) Then, you understand the rest. ;3

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ecanusthewriter — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:47:43 +0000

Fairy Twin Everyone has a fairy twin in another world. A girl finds the world by mistake in her new house, and finds out that the previous owner was a fairy collector. Every ones fairy twin is part of them, and when the fairy twin dies, the human either dies or becomes a void of emptiness. The girl goes to the world, only to find out that the fairy world is succumbing to a horrible plague, killing fairy kind and humankind alike. She must find out how to stop it before it destroys everything. I made this up when I was ten xD Maybe someone will find good use for it :D

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Fishwings — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:47:25 +0000

Awesome, adopting!

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the_devil_wears_white — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:57:45 +0000

Thank you for the plot idea :) I may nick this one for the sake of school work actually :/

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Phograph — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:26:46 +0000

If you don't mind, I'm taking this one to start planning for Nano 2012! Thanks.

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bananawhale — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:33:21 +0000

So, I only have the beginning, but that's all you need to take the story anywhere! For simplicities sake, I'm going to give the characters names but feel free to manipulate them in anyway.(: So, Charlotte moves to Paris when she gets of college having always wanted to be an artist. Leaving her boy friend behind, the two agree to end it then and maybe think about trying to get back together when she returned. Years pass and she falls in love with the city, always putting off her return another year until finally she has to return because of an emotional crisis (Cancer or death in the family, close friend getting arrested, etc...). When she returns, she meets up with her old boy friend, Jake, in a way related to the crisis (maybe he's the surgeon, defense laywer, etc...) and they decide that now isn't a good time to think about their relationship. Take it anywhere that you want, but I invisioned them ALMOST getting back together but having a major plot twist and ending the story in an un-cliche way! Enjoy!

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PandaNotPandora — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:52:21 +0000

OMG I LOVE THE FIRST ONE!! I'm so going to use that. C: Maybe publish it or something when it's done because this plot is, like, gold.

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Phonegod — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:34:49 +0000

i'm adopting this for this year's nano. c;

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Risabella — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:01:19 +0000

Definitely adopting the second. Thanks for the idea!!

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Risabella — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:04:25 +0000

Well, I've had this idea forever, but I'm having a hard time writing it. MC is a teenage/young adult/adult girl, and she is in love with her boyfriend/fiancee/husband. Most of this book is told through flashbacks--when they met, their first date, etc., etc. You get little pieces of the present throughout the book, but only at the very end do you realize that her boyfriend/fiancee/husband is now dead. It's a romance with what i have always pictured as a heartbreaking ending.

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fwritinggirl — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:55:26 +0000

I'd just like to say...I live like an hour away from where this happened, and it was SCARY.

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CaveatLector — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:13:04 +0000

I suppose this is more of a premise than a plot. I thought of it a while ago, but I know I won't write it, because it's very far from what I usually write, and I don't think I could do it justice. There's an entire world where everything is quiet - because this world exists only in the head of a sleeping child; waking her up would be less than fortunate. They keep her in a giant castle where making noise is punished by death. The only person in that castle allowed to use their voice is a special guard who is kept in the same room as the girl, singing a neverending lullaby. However, there are groups of people who want to wake her up. People who believe that the world is real and that nothing will change, and they want to prove this. The genre and viewpoint can be molded into almost anything, and so can the actual plot - when I came up with it, my idea was to write a fantasy/horror story following these groups of people in their attempt to get into the castle and wake up the 'princess' (as they call her), but that's just what I wanted to do with it.

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Hanka — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:39:20 +0000

That's a really cool idea!

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TotallyNOTpsycho27 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:26:16 +0000

I gotta say, I LOVE this idea! Kudos to you for imagining that at the young age of ten!!

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MissDeborah — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:04:56 +0000

Dropping off a plot that is just really out of my usual genre. I'd like to hear about it if anyone uses it, but definitely not necessary. :) 1) I went back and forth over whether this should be modern day or perhaps Cold War era. FMC is a 30-something doctor/nurse who is completely overwhelmed with her life. After a particularly bad run-in with a patient (I imagined a gang member or drug addict -- someone who wants help but feels it's impossible) FMC completely snaps and decides to run away. She starts to research survival skills and buys some gear. She leaves without telling a soul and goes into the mountains. (Somewhere very remote) She survives a couple of days with her basic knowledge. But after a while she starts to encounter an unknown beast. She doesn't recognize it's odd behaviour or tracks, but doesn't think too much of it because she doesn't know a lot about animals/wilderness. After a while the beast becomes more and more aggressive and she has to defend herself against it. (This could either be a complex look at the human will to survive or she could just build a fence.) She finally sees the beast and it's horrible and mutated and she becomes so afraid she goes back to society to report it. No one believes her, and she starts to question whether it happened or not. Finally other reports come in and more and more of the creatures start to show up. I have it ending with a full scale attack. The government finally announces that it was a foreign attack. A country implanted the animals to see if they would survive -- hoping to use them as weapons -- and they went out of control. It's vague and there are lots of plot holes but if you can use it go for it! :)

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LilyLariaLaton — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:27:34 +0000

Adopting!! I just bought a new notebook and this is just what I want to fill it, Thanks!!

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jossie123 — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:07:29 +0000

I love the first and third one but i think i can do more with the third one so i'll adopt it

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Ineke — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:08:25 +0000

I might use this... but certainly tweaking it. Might fit with some ideas I've got.

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Steampunk avi8or — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:10:27 +0000

I'm adopting this! You had me at Cold War era. Sounds a bit like the boy who cried wolf much more elaborated. I like the whole government weapons out of control thing a lot. :D Thanks for being awesome.

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MissDeborah — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:24:13 +0000

Yay! I'm so glad you're going to use it. :D Best of luck!

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Elizabeth-of-Rohan — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:01:51 +0000

Adopting!

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Fantasy-Is-Reality — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:29:14 +0000

I'm going to adopt this and perhaps tweak it a bit. Almost perfect for my twisted little imagination, thanks!

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Caspia29 — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:10:09 +0000

I thought NaRian was NarNian and I got excited! Good plot thought :) Too bad it's not my taste :( I am a fail when it comes to fantasy...

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Caspia29 — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:26:39 +0000

No names just thought it up on She enjoys her hermit-like life in a house on the beach. She only goes into town for things she really needs and everyone pretty much leaves her alone. So imagine her surprise when two little boys and a golden retriever ( because they are so cute) show up at her door. There is a terrible rainstorm outside so she lets them in and feeds them. She even let's them stay a few days after the storm and that's when she finds something strange about them. The boys seem very attached to the dog and vice versa. The dog takes very good care of the boys and looks out for them. And the dog acts very strangely too. After asking a few questions here and there, and a climatic scene, she finds out the dog is actually the boys' father, who had somehow been turned into a dog and their mother had died after giving birth to the last boy. Well the rest is up to you!

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BleachingLiliesBlack — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:55:00 +0000

[quote=lydiasarah] Here's one I thought about: An organization recruits people who've lost everything through some sort of personal disaster (car accident, disease, murder, etc.) to train them as elite fighters. Throughout the book, I imagined the organization seeming very kind and benevolent, but in the end the MC discovers they're the ones staging the catastrophes in order to recruit individuals they feel are especially promising. Pretty bare bones, but could make for a good thriller. [/quote] Hmm. mind if I maybe add this in to my plot now? my writing fire is BACK!!!!! THANK YOU!!!! BLB <3

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Nicholette_Sanders — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:57:48 +0000

Taking and tweaking #2. I will have to flesh it out more, but I will possibly use it for one of the camps this summer.

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Sayaren — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:47:37 +0000

Browsing the forums, I was reminded of a rather disturbing fact I learned in my psychology class: What we're seeing with our eyes might not be real. It turns out, we don't really know how our eyes interpret what is in front of them. So all of this could be a dream or something. Like the Matrix, maybe. And if our eyes are in on it, the rest of our body definitely is.

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DarkPassenger — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:32:51 +0000

That's very true and a bit creepy. I'm intrigued and might have to take and tweak this in the future.

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Dalnim — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:48:06 +0000

I've been looking for something like this. I'll probably tweak it a little, but I'll keep the general idea. Thanks!

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Risabella — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:20:26 +0000

Adopting and tweaking! Thanks for the idea!

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Liberty Girl — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:19:41 +0000

Taking and GREATLY tweaking 5, but thanks!

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Willowth3kitten — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:17:33 +0000

Definitely adopting this :) Only problem is, it's a lot like the film 'Inception'. I'll have to tweak he plot slightly.

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reptongeek — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:56:38 +0000

This was going to be my Nano plot but I didn't think I could expand it into a winning entry; Jessica and Georgia are a young lesbian couple who live in an upstairs flat. They live next door to a noisy neighbour who plays music late at night, despite several attempts to politely ask him not to. One day their neighbour is murdered and the two girls are asked to investigate his death by his brother who believes the police have ignored several vital leads

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CatOfManyWhiskers — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:07:29 +0000

I actually like this plot a lot. Simple, yet enjoyable. :) I'll tuck it away as an idea for my Camp Nano.

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CatOfManyWhiskers — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:13:38 +0000

Oooh, this is awesome! I love 'fractured fairytales' like this. :D Totally snatching for my stash.

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CatOfManyWhiskers — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:54:23 +0000

I love this! I'll probably tweak the last part a bit, but it's like a delicious combination of the Hunger Games, Uglies, Terminator and something else. I love it! :D

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bananawhale — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:43:29 +0000

Hello world! - (I pictured this in the WWII era) They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and this is the quote that (made-up) famous artist Taylor Mackee believed. So, for every painting, sketchm etc...he did, Taylor wrote exactly 1000 words to accompany it. He kept them all in a decoartive box, the papers folded into perfect squares and marked with a corresponding number on the back of the matching painting. One day during a servere bombing to London, though, his apartment building burns to the ground with him in it. The box goes missing. [This first part I saw from his point of view but the next part from a totally new character...] Everyone thought the box burned down, but in fact an orphan scavaging the following morning in the charred rubble had found the box (slightly burned but otherwise intact) under a beam. She took it. ***From here on out it's up to you*** - Keandra is a witch, an evil witch. She steals people's souls and stuffs them into trees, putting the little tree-faces on them to remember that they are there. But one day, when taking a walk through her garden of stolen souls, one of the trees begins talking to her. The soul within had gotten stronger, strong enough to fight back against the spell. Keandra thinks nothing of it, just replaces the spell. But when more and more tress begin fighting back, she discovers that a good wizard is weaning the spell away. Of course, the two could fall in love, or you could completely twist the plot around! - Joey has been in a coma for two months but his parents don't want to pull the plug. He doesn't respond to any contact, but they know he's in there. I saw this being told from his point of sight-less view with memories and visions of the future, too. Enjoy!(:

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:04:13 +0000

stolen mwahaha

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:49:22 +0000

Taking this to put in my plots folder, If i ever get to it i'll let you know how it turns out

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Muse Writ — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:26:27 +0000

[quote=bananawhale] (I pictured this in the WWII era) They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and this is the quote that (made-up) famous artist Taylor Mackee believed. So, for every painting, sketchm etc...he did, Taylor wrote exactly 1000 words to accompany it. He kept them all in a decoartive box, the papers folded into perfect squares and marked with a corresponding number on the back of the matching painting. One day during a servere bombing to London, though, his apartment building burns to the ground with him in it. The box goes missing. [This first part I saw from his point of view but the next part from a totally new character...] Everyone thought the box burned down, but in fact an orphan scavaging the following morning in the charred rubble had found the box (slightly burned but otherwise intact) under a beam. She took it. ***From here on out it's up to you*** [/quote] Actually, I really enjoy this idea! I hope you don't mind, but I'll probably be using it for Script Frenzy and probably for a novel later. Thank you!

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:59:38 +0000

Taking number 6 and running with it as a short story i think. Thankx i got a whole story right off the bat. If you wanna read it send me a nanomail. I'll be working on it for the next couple days as i'm sick and i just got my tonsils removed

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:25:29 +0000

adopting the first one dunno when i'll get to it though so if i can i'll let you know

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:39:19 +0000

I love it and i am taking it for my plots folder :P

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:51:04 +0000

This might work with a different idea i had a while ago. Thank you

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:20:45 +0000

Taking number 8 to put in my plots folder. Thank you soo much i love the idea

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:33:16 +0000

I think i'll take the second one and make it a junior love twist, should be fun. I love this thread!! Such wonderful ideas that inspire!

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CatOfManyWhiskers — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:16:05 +0000

I just couldn't get this plot to work for me: The King of --- has been missing for years. The reason? His son, after growing to believe he would become king, finds out his elder sister would in fact be reigning Queen instead of him. In a rage, the son tries to have the sister killed, but she flees. Turning his wrath on his father, the son drives the king out of the kingdom with false claims, making the people turn on the king. Now the king is in hiding and trying to get back into his castle and break his son's tyrannical rule. He is also trying to find his lost daughter and save his wife, who was kept on as a maid. Will he succeed? Will he save his kingdom? It's up to you. Have fun. ;)

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:18:01 +0000

Think i'm gonna use the second one with some tweaking. It's awesome

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:35:43 +0000

tentavely taking, i'vebeen a facebook dweller the last week cause of my tonsil so it's kinda interesting now but i've got a couple projects i'm working on and i dunno if it'll be as interesting later. We shall see

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:40:17 +0000

I like it thx. I'm gonna have to tweak it tho and sigh i should really stay outta this forum, i've got soo many projects going already how will i ever find time for it all :P maybe i need a time machine

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:49:58 +0000

Kinda reminds me of a kids book i read called May Bird, but i have an idea to go with it that should make it an awesome adulty fantasy thanks i'm gonna put this in my plots folder

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:52:46 +0000

some theorists say all the stories are already written and every story we make is just a rewrite of a past one anyway so who cares yours could be the best old retelling of whatever EVER :P

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:56:35 +0000

totally adding to my plots folder

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:03:01 +0000

i love it. Into the plots folder it goes :P

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:16:09 +0000

agh. Sorry i tripped over another plot bunny. I need to keep these silly things locked up somewhere they're always underfoot. :p

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:22:37 +0000

i love this i'm gonna put it in my 'I'm not writing another darn thing til you cooperate' folder, It'll help keep me from backing down from stubborn characters

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:36:36 +0000

This is awesome into the folder it goes.

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:42:02 +0000

These are so cool i simply must put them in the plots folder. Thank ya kindly

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:46:26 +0000

Plot Bunnies!!!!!

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:18:53 +0000

I think either my aunt or I could do something with this. We do superheroes quite a but

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:30:20 +0000

i like 2. You shall go in my prettiest dragon egg and i will rock you and hold you and make you hatch :p

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:59:29 +0000

That's an excellent idea. Thanks I may very well do it for script frenzy it would be totally awesome

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:28:10 +0000

I think i might be able to tweak this into something or i'll gift it to my aunt and she could probably do something with it.

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:50:00 +0000

i love this one but i can't use it. Whoever writes this one up plz let me know, I'd love to read it

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:29:34 +0000

I'm a taking. Cats rule! hahaha i think this one'll be a short story for my personal folder

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:06:41 +0000

i think i might put this one in the plots folder

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:05:58 +0000

Teehee, a writer who keeps her plots in kennels and takes them for walks haha. BTW anyone who wants this to use this also is more than welcome, I don't mind sharing.

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 07:25:04 +0000

I'm gonna take number two but instead of killing off the twin i'm gonna have him kidnapped, oh the wonderful confusion it will be

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:20:32 +0000

THis would go well with one of my other plots I think i'll be able to combine them and maybe make that piece work this time around. THank you

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:23:39 +0000

That's why this thing needs a spell checker so people don't have to think so hard when they're sharing to others. (My aunt has atrocious spelling so avoids these forums like the plague than gets stuck halfway through the month.) Oh and I'm putting ur idea in my plots folder it's soo me :P

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:31:16 +0000

I like the first one but i just couldn't do it well. THe second one has got my mind tingling and i listen when it tingles or else it bites my brain and that hurts :P

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:40:15 +0000

This is soo going in my short story file. It's just too awesome

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:41:23 +0000

I love that MOVIE!!!!!

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:52:00 +0000

If you think it, it is out there haha

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ARealHope — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:13:07 +0000

Took this, but I can't use it. Have fun with it! • It begins with you. Every month you receive a letter from an unknown source. The handwriting is vaguely familiar, the shape of the envelope is always the same, and it is always sent second class - so that you are never quite sure which day it will arrive. You only know this: the envelope is a sign of failure as well as hope. Sometimes you open it straight away, sometimes you leave it for a day or two, but in the end you always open it. Inside there are two sheets of paper, both neatly folded, both inscribed with the same vaguely familiar hand. One confirms your failure, the other renews your hope, though there are only four words on each. The first says: You have no child. The second says: You have a child. You tear the first message up, but its words have already gathered in a corner of your mind like dust, waiting for the wind to blow. The second message must be carried everywhere with you, for fear that its magic will dissipate should you deviate from devotion to its words. You know what these words imply because you have received the same letter month after month: you have a child, but you must find it first; and when you find it, you will not be allowed to play with it, hold it, feed it, or even touch it. Outside, in the street of bright sunshine, all the other parents are playing with, holding, feeding and touching their children; and you ask each of them individually if they have seen your child. But they shake their heads one after the other and say, I'm sorry. Some even tell you to go away. You look up. At the end of the street, in the shadow of a great, black cloud, an infant is standing, waving at you. You know it is yours, and you cry out with pleasure and run towards it with arms wide, silently thanking your magic slip of paper for delivering its promise. But at the end of the street, the wind is blowing, the cloud is darker, the air is colder, the infant is gone. In despair you search for a glimpse of it, and notice (with immense relief) that it is only a few yards ahead, at the corner of the next street. You also realise for the first time that it looks the way you always wanted your child to look, and is dressed in the clothes you always wanted your child to wear - and it is still waving, beckoning you forward. You run towards it again, but when you reach the corner it has disappeared once more. This is the pattern of the first fortnight. To prove your devotion, you must chase the child, but when you approach it, it disappears. Some days you feel you can almost reach out and touch it; on others, it waves at you from so far away that you hardly recognise it. And all the while the cloud grows darker, the air colder, the wind stronger - until, at the end of two weeks, the sky breaks, releasing a hard, black rain. For the next fortnight, you gradually lose hope. You do not see the infant again, but you follow its footprints in the mud, and you know that you will find it soon (perhaps around the next corner). Sometimes you even believe that you can hear its voice crying out for you (but it may be the wind or the rain, or just your imagination). Eventually, you wonder if the letter you received was a joke, if it was delivered to the wrong address, if you really understood what it said after all. You consider yourself useless, and unworthy of such a message. You bitterly resent the unknown source. A month after receiving the envelope, you reach the end of the last street, worn out with worry. You see the child ahead of you, but it is lying face-down in the mud. You think, briefly, that you can see it breathing, and you are afraid to touch it in case you disturb its fragile existence. But you must touch it - and touching it, you discover that it is dead. You weep, and weep, and weep; and when the weeping is done, you open your eyes and the infant is gone. Only its small outline in the mud remains, and as you kneel there, tracing its shape, you know that even this faint trace will be washed away with the rain. Though you can hardly move at first, you find the strength to rise and the momentum to return home. When you arrive at your front door, a letter is waiting on the step. It is a sign of failure. It is a sign of hope.

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:21:19 +0000

Oooh, I like it. This is going in the plots folder :P

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:45:50 +0000

I think i'm gonna take this one but i'm gonna tweak this a bit to make her more worthy (in my eyes) of another chance

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:59:40 +0000

I love this one and i have ideas already. Don't know when i'm gonna work on it but i'm gonna give it a shot

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bronwynnre — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:34:25 +0000

This is based on a dream I had last night, and I woke up thinking if would make a fun story idea. It started with a man who knows he's being followed. The people around him believe someone is trying to kill him. In the dream, he wasn't a very nice guy, so no one was all that surprised. Through the course of the story, the mysterious pursuers get closer and closer, and he keeps having to go to greater lengths to avoid them. Just before I woke up, they finally caught up with him and I found out why they were really after him. It turns out they were a kind of time traveller (or dimension traveller, it wasn't really clear which) retreaval team. They'd been chasing the guy because he wasn't supposed to be in this time or dimension, and they were there to bring him home.

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ggaabbbyyG — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:05:14 +0000

[quote=ARealHope] • It begins with you. Every month you receive a letter from an unknown source. The handwriting is vaguely familiar, the shape of the envelope is always the same, and it is always sent second class - so that you are never quite sure which day it will arrive. You only know this: the envelope is a sign of failure as well as hope. Sometimes you open it straight away, sometimes you leave it for a day or two, but in the end you always open it. Inside there are two sheets of paper, both neatly folded, both inscribed with the same vaguely familiar hand. One confirms your failure, the other renews your hope, though there are only four words on each. The first says: You have no child. The second says: You have a child. [/quote] Adopting this for future use! I simply love this idea. :) (I didn't want to quote your whole long explanation, but I'll be using the whole thing) Thank you!

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ARealHope — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:09:15 +0000

Yay! Glad someone can use it! :) I stole it a while ago, then realized I couldn't actually use it :P

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amaltheaa — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:42:14 +0000

Ooooh gurl, this is old but I might go ahead and adopt this one!

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amaltheaa — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:51:43 +0000

Ahaha, I might adopt this one too! Maybe with a few tweaks.

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amaltheaa — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:57:48 +0000

Ooooh, this is very cool, I might adopt!

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 08:09:29 +0000

I'm apparently having a super kick so i'm gonna take this one and add it to the pile of sort before script frenzy. I'll try to let you know if i use it but i'm a little scatterbrained right now. (Got my tonsils removed last week)

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MariahBurkett — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 08:58:33 +0000

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MariahBurkett — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:00:18 +0000

I like this one *stashes away*

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MariahBurkett — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:11:18 +0000

*steals for possible use*

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MariahBurkett — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:00:58 +0000

((I had the song running through my head before you mentioned it))

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MariahBurkett — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:19:37 +0000

There's a movie coming out that's going to be like this. It looks really good.

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:15:35 +0000

Half asleep or not it's a good exercise to add to my stuck folder. Thank you

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Elizabeth-of-Rohan — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:43:07 +0000

wow, that sounds really cool. Adopting!

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Elizabeth-of-Rohan — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:46:06 +0000

Adopting #3.

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ShiyardiaGariepy — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:42:11 +0000

other jews?

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AisuGirl — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:13:28 +0000

Something I thought of a long time ago, but never really got around to: Down in Hell, in the mansion of Satan (who, for some reason, is a woman), there lives her helpers. No, not tormented souls seeking redemption, or twisted spirits wanting to get their hands dirty. Just the son of good old Satan, his best friend the first fallen angel (who's a really awesome and competitive gamer) and the first demon, Hades. On a usual soul collection mission, Satan's son and the fallen angel encounter a demon...One that's a little too like Hades! If you want some more details, Nanomail me.

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Linny — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:32:05 +0000

I really like this plot and might adopt it for CampNano. Thank you! :D

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All Things Bright and Beautiful — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 02:35:53 +0000

wow i love this! stealing!

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All Things Bright and Beautiful — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 02:45:19 +0000

taking number three it sounds great

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All Things Bright and Beautiful — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 02:55:54 +0000

Number 3 is fantastic! stealing!

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Dream_On — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:20:13 +0000

Adopting, But I may change it so it's her girlfriend who died. Hope You Don't Mind :)

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Ninaizawsum11 — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:42:48 +0000

I'll adopt this for a short story in English class. thanks helped a lot!

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angel2161 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:01:41 +0000

wow, this is like beyond amazing! may take for future use!

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angel2161 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:08:54 +0000

love this!!!!!!!!!! gonna steal for later on, maybe camp nano! thanks!

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angel2161 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:26:06 +0000

The second one sounds awesome! Into the pile of story ideas!

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angel2161 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:30:20 +0000

wow ... this is great!

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Kookaburra17 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:26:44 +0000

*highfives* Thank you for mentioning this. I'm homeschooled too and was a little offended by that, but I wasn't going to say anything. ^^;

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therandomestone — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:24:49 +0000

Whoa! Can I also take this one? I love the idea.

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Kookaburra17 — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:17:26 +0000

Love this one! I'm definitely going to grab this one to tweak and hopefully write later on. Thanks so much! :D

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Kookaburra17 — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:23:55 +0000

Finally have one to leave: MC is innocently minding his/her own business, going about his/her day, when rather suddenly he/she's summoned to another world. Upon arrival, a Very Mysterious Person informs them that they are part of a crucial prophecy to free this new world, and must immediately undergo training to be The Hero. Until the VMP realizes that MC is not part of the prophecy at all; he/she/it meant to summon the boy/girl next door. What's a disgarded 'almost-chosen one' to do?

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MariahBurkett — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 07:48:51 +0000

Save the world anyway, of course!

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MariahBurkett — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 07:49:22 +0000

Plot's galore

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theblackestdove — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:10:22 +0000

Three guys, college roommates. You got the jock, the rebel, and the junkie. Now these three guys do not like each other....actually, the rebel and the junkie kind of get along. But the jock pretty much hates them both. However, late one evening, the jock stumbles across his two lovely roommates high on something in the courtyard/lounge/quad/whatever your choice of college has. Only one or two other people are in the area. In the midst of the jock yelling at his roommates, something happens. Something supernatural (like a spirit or something). Whatever this is, it kills the other people in the area and shocks the rebel and junkie out of their drug-induced stupor. They decide to investigate this themselves. It leads them on a crazy whirlwind adventure into the world of the supernatural, and possibly some weird history of their school. BTW, this was inspired by an AU Supernatural Meme of Dean, Castiel and Sam as college roommates.

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theblackestdove — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:15:26 +0000

http://sherlocks-wormstache.tumblr.com/post/19663626177/au-meme-team-free-will-as-college-roommates-a

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theblackestdove — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:45:36 +0000

Got another one. ^__^ You now that ringing sound that you will perceive when you are in a very quiet area? Some people say this is an auditory-illusion brought about the ear’s inability to detect frequencies below the threshold of the human senses. This is completely wrong. That ringing covers up something else altogether. If you are quick, patient, and maybe a little lucky, you will be able to hear past the ringing. What you will hear are voices whispering to each other. They will silence themselves quickly but with practice, you will become more adept at catching and interpreting what they are saying. You will hear things of the past, the present and the future. However, you must be careful. Because there is no such thing as a voice without a body. And when you start noticing them, they will start noticing you. Again, from Tumblr. (not addicted I swear)

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MariahBurkett — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:18:18 +0000

I like this one. I might stash it away for future use :3

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writer_me — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:59:13 +0000

Those are awesome but are you sure they would all be up for adoption (even the ones which aren't yours), or would the people who originally wrote them want to add them to their own list of stories to write one day? I'm just cautious about potentially taking things that haven't been specified as being up for adoption.

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Elah Audrey — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 03:44:14 +0100

Alice in Wonderland idea that has been floating around. All her life the FMC has been called "Alice" but to her the title is wrong. When she reaches the age of 18 she must enter the Wonderland games to battle for control of the upside down world and the right to one wish. Her wish is to bring back her only friend Mary Ann, who died from illness years before. These games are held every new generation, when the players are reborn. "Alice" finally reaches the age 18, and enters Wonderland. She is greated by the other players the Queen of Hearts, Mad Hatter, Chesire Cat, etc. The games start and they head out. At one point "Alice" becomes lost in the forest and feels that she can no longer continue playing. Just as she is about to quit, someone appears in from of her. It is her lost friend Mary Ann. Believing she is in paradise, "Alice" lets her guard down. Only to be stabbed by Mary Ann. It turns out Mary Ann is the real Alice, and "Alice" is the White Rabbit. Alice formally enters the games and declares war against her former friend. This is as far as I got, no more then 30, 000 words.

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VixieRose — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:49:21 +0100

I was thinking it was inspired by something of the like. I was just wondering why it was so familiar... I may have read such a fic. XD

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VixieRose — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:57:16 +0100

I think I'll actually be adopting this for my screnzy, at least as a bloody marvelous spring board. Thank you kindly for this brilliant idea!!!

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writer_95 — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:18:47 +0100

This plot looks really interesting! I'm currently already working on a novel, but I'm stashing this away for later. Thanks!

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theblackestdove — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:50:09 +0100

You are most welcome!

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theblackestdove — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:00:40 +0100

Okay, so I’m probably going to explain this badly and feel free to mess with names and such. There’s this man. He’s a scientist (author/doctor/whatever). He is clinically depressed and very near taking his own life, and then a woman enters his life. Her name is Rose and she is his god-sanctioned “companion” who is sent from the otherworldly heaven inc. to help him find his way to happiness in the thirty days before he’s set to commit suicide—and ends up stealing his very human heart in the process. the catch: companions only “live” until the job is done. Inspired by a Doctor Who Ten/Rose AU meme. On...tumblr...not obsessed, I swear.

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Phograph — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:18:56 +0100

I'm going to be doing a rebel Nano this summer, with photos as well as the story (essentially, every photo will equal one thousand words and will aid in telling the story.) Thank you! Now, to get started on the shoot ideas..

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theblackestdove — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:10:38 +0100

King Arthur has died during a terrible battle (with whom is up to you) and his heir is too young to take possession of Excalibur and lead his armies. Merlin casts a spell on Excalibur, sending it far into the future to bestow it on a worthy person. This person happens to be Rebecca Pierce, perfectly normal museum assistant (or something similar), who is more than a little freaked out when a 1500 year old broadsword appears in her office, looking like it was fairly new. She picks it up and finds herself in the middle of a fight in Camelot. Luckily she survives, getting her ass saved by Lancelot. She is brought to Merlin, who tells her that not only is she of the lineage of King Arthur, but she is the one who is supposed to lead Camelot to victory. Even worse, she can't go back home until she does. But when all is said and done, does she really want to?

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writer_me — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:18:08 +0100

Taking this one and adapting it a bit to fit a story idea I already have on the go. Thanks :)

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MariahBurkett — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:04:02 +0100

True.... I thought about that after I posted it...on both plot threads.... You can go ahead and use mine. I'm not very good with the think before you act thing. Sorry about that.

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writer_me — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:43:46 +0100

[quote=MariahBurkett]I'm not very good with the think before you act thing. Sorry about that.[/quote] I'm sorry I didn't mean it like that. :( I just don't want you to get into trouble with those authors for implying that their ideas might be up for others to take and use, without knowing for sure that they were okay with it. Does that make sense?

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thelostsiren — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:25:24 +0100

This is an idea I was considering, but I don't think I'm going to do anything with it. It's a bit abstract and confusing though, but here it is. 15-year-old Rachelle Myer hates the 'Computer Age' (the 21st century) for the most part. She doesn't like all the iPhones and how there's an app for everything. She'd take a paper back over an eReader any day. She just somehow got the old-fashioned gene. She wishes there was more natural land and less blocks of buildings. She's just always been like that. One day, she finds what she's looking for. How she finds it is up to you, but what I think is that she finds a cute little town. The buildings are charming and she keeps wandering through it. The residents are a little odd; they've never heard of a lot of the things we see every day; cell phones, computers, etc. Rachelle doesn't mind, though. It's kind of refreshing. She doesn't totally realize it, but time has frozen here, sometime in the 1800s or so. When she's ready to go home, their hospitality falters. The residents refuse to allow Rachelle to leave. How, or even if, she gets out is up to you. :)

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the_devil_wears_white — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:12:37 +0100

[quote=Pixie_Chick] I'm adopting the last one :) I actually made a character with a similar story and didn't know what to do with her. So thank you! [/quote] Yup ... I love the last one too :) gonna give it a go, thanks for the help :3 x

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MariahBurkett — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:45:58 +0100

Yes, that makes complete sense. I totally get it. Sorry about the mishap.

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MariahBurkett — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:06:53 +0100

Here are some more plots that I'm never going to use: MMC was walking home one day, thinking about all the problems that went on in school, when he saw some graffiti on the wall of an alley. It said "Fight Apathy Or Don't". Now, he didn't really know what apathy means, but the message got across to him. "Either do something about it, or don't". It's amazing what just some graffiti on the wall can do to change someone's world. Now MMC returns to school with a renewed vigor to do something, to make something right, to fix all the problems he sees around him. He's not going to do nothing about it. ------ The world lives in constant fear of their patron Goddess, who controls everything, even down to the way the buildings are placed. And if she doesn't like it, then she changes it. There is proof of this by the hands that appear every once in a while in the sky, and rearrange something. And if she doesn't like you, then she'll kill you. Many people have died this way, so every one strives to make their Goddess happy. FMC secretly harbors a plan, however. She doesn't plan to be ruled int fear all her life. She's going to find the other Gods and Goddesses, who disappeared millennia ago, and she's going to stop this reign of terror by the Goddess. ------ Sacha has never been loved. Who would love the goddess of death and suffering? But no one ever asked her if that was the role she wanted. No one has really asked her anything, except for the question, "Please may I live?" She was so sick of that question, but almost every soul that was sent to her asked the same thing over and over again. With no emotion, she would tell them, "No, fool. You've had your time," then send them on their way into the red river. But one day, a soul of a man came along, and he requested a kiss. Shocked that anyone would ever even think to ask her this, Sacha is intrigued. She's never been kissed before. She allows the man's soul to embrace her, and kiss her. Sacha should have known something was up from the moment she asked that question. Because he bound her hands with ghost-rope when he kissed her, effectively rendering her powers as the keeper of the dead useless, and dragging the two of them back to the mortal world, where Sacha has no power, except for the measly gift of the sight, which some mortals have, and some can develop into further powers through training. With Sacha gone from her seat of power as the Death Goddess, souls can no longer enter the red river. So when a soul leaves a body, and goes searching for the gates, they will be rejected, and they will either wander or go back to their bodies, both bad choices. The man that dragged Sacha out of her realm is working to achieve world domination, and he told people that he would eliminate death. So he killed himself after extensive research on legends about the gods and goddesses. He locks Sacha up in one of his dungeons, bound in spirit chains to ensure that she cannot use any sort of power. But word gets out to the heroes fighting the man, and a brave young man manages to infiltrate the secret base of the villain, and rescue Sacha from the dungeons. Of course, she doesn't really view it as a rescue, because she is kept in the chains by the heroes as well. Apparently they think she's evil or something. They plan to restore the natural cycle of Death by returning Sacha to her seat of power. But Sacha isn't so sure how she feels about that plan. She's kind of liking being able to feel as a mortal does, and she finds that she rather enjoys the refreshing change of being mortal. But no one asks her. Why would they? They just automatically assume that she liked her job. Only one young man ever thinks to talk to her, through their whole journey. The rest just think she's a freak, but the boy just sees a young woman who is distressed. Will she be willing to go back when the time comes? -------- MMC has never been interested in girls. He lives in a trailer park, and he's home schooled, with protective parents who shield him from the world, so he doesn't even really see any girls. That is, until FMC comes along. She's living the trailer right next to MMC. She's spunky, funny and he likes her. A lot. But will he be able to overcome his fear of talking to her?

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skinnyjeansandicecream — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:57:16 +0100

Where do you find these things on Tumblr?

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anonymous user — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:46:26 +0100

I'm going to try and do something with the first, although I'll probably tweak it and/or never end up finishing it :P

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Titanic — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:52:43 +0100

I really like #1, going try and see what I can do with it.

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dont call me shirley — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:09:03 +0100

Absolutely using this, tweaked, with some other side conflicts to spice things up. :) Thank you!

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dont call me shirley — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:24:07 +0100

As I took one from far earlier in the thread, I will drop one. LEAVING: Possibly a historical or AU-- A young man leaves his hometown, state, and country for ~serious reasons~ (my idea was a religious service mission, but could be war, Doctors Without Borders, etc) and won't be coming back for a long while. His family and friends promise to write him regularly and, at first, they do. He especially cherishes the letters he shares with his very best friend, whose words mean everything to him when ~something really bad~ happens (grave personal injury, civil war in the country he's in, accidentally killing a patient he was trying to save, etc). Back home, his best friend is dead and it's been the friend's older sister writing those letters, realizing that to tell him his friend is dead after such a tragedy would fatally wound his reasons to go on fighting and living. Letter after letter, she intends to break the news, but *his* letters are helping her heal from the loss of her brother, and she can't bring herself to lose that crutch. I intended to write it from both their perspectives, showing both their difficult experiences and struggles in their settings, and I never decided if they would figure it out/meet/fall in love/become surrogate family/whatever. It's barebones and there's plenty of room for many other subplots/conflicts, so you can do with it what you will. <3

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theblackestdove — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:54:42 +0100

Got another King Arthur one for you, but this one is short and simple: What if King Arthur was never a King? What if she was a Queen?

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LizardBoyd77 — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:43:29 +0100

Electra complex to the extreme? lol

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writer_me — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:08:16 +0100

I love #1 and adopting it for use later. Thanks :)

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writer_me — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:27:14 +0100

Adopting too please :).

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writer_me — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:35:09 +0100

Like several of us, it seems, I think you're awesome for this idea and would like to have a go at a crack!fic for it. Got a few other ideas I'm working on at the moment so if/when I get around to doing something with this I'll let you know :D. Thanks for making me laugh so hard with this idea.

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TreRose — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:05:08 +0100

I like this. I may stash it away for future use.

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TreRose — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:07:48 +0100

I like this. I may stash it away for somepoint in the future, or write it as a short story for my blog.

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TreRose — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:13:05 +0100

Taking this, but tweaking it slightly. Thanks!

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Azombieatemyshoelace — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:44:27 +0100

I like this too. If I do it, I'll be changing Rachelle's name however.

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Azombieatemyshoelace — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:51:12 +0100

I really like two and am saving it. I'm not saving three as is, but it gave me some ideas for a plot.

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vidaversicolor — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:15:33 +0100

[quote=MariahBurkett] [...] Sacha has never been loved. Who would love the goddess of death and suffering? But no one ever asked her if that was the role she wanted. No one has really asked her anything, except for the question, "Please may I live?" She was so sick of that question, but almost every soul that was sent to her asked the same thing over and over again. With no emotion, she would tell them, "No, fool. You've had your time," then send them on their way into the red river. But one day, a soul of a man came along, and he requested a kiss. Shocked that anyone would ever even think to ask her this, Sacha is intrigued. She's never been kissed before. She allows the man's soul to embrace her, and kiss her. Sacha should have known something was up from the moment she asked that question. Because he bound her hands with ghost-rope when he kissed her, effectively rendering her powers as the keeper of the dead useless, and dragging the two of them back to the mortal world, where Sacha has no power, except for the measly gift of the sight, which some mortals have, and some can develop into further powers through training. With Sacha gone from her seat of power as the Death Goddess, souls can no longer enter the red river. So when a soul leaves a body, and goes searching for the gates, they will be rejected, and they will either wander or go back to their bodies, both bad choices. The man that dragged Sacha out of her realm is working to achieve world domination, and he told people that he would eliminate death. So he killed himself after extensive research on legends about the gods and goddesses. He locks Sacha up in one of his dungeons, bound in spirit chains to ensure that she cannot use any sort of power. But word gets out to the heroes fighting the man, and a brave young man manages to infiltrate the secret base of the villain, and rescue Sacha from the dungeons. Of course, she doesn't really view it as a rescue, because she is kept in the chains by the heroes as well. Apparently they think she's evil or something. They plan to restore the natural cycle of Death by returning Sacha to her seat of power. But Sacha isn't so sure how she feels about that plan. She's kind of liking being able to feel as a mortal does, and she finds that she rather enjoys the refreshing change of being mortal. But no one asks her. Why would they? They just automatically assume that she liked her job. Only one young man ever thinks to talk to her, through their whole journey. The rest just think she's a freak, but the boy just sees a young woman who is distressed. Will she be willing to go back when the time comes? [...] [/quote] Absolutely, one-hundred percent adopting this (with some tweaks) and using it for the main conflict of the sequel to this year's NaNo. O_O Thank you ever so much.

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Danichan — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:43:47 +0100

That could work - along with some tweaking here and there of course. I like it - and it gives me an excuse to research lol. Thanks ^_^

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justsillyme — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:39:19 +0100

Adopting the fourth one! :D

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Dennis Dunjinman — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:52:45 +0100

I got this idea looking up science journals to practice publishing as magazine articles. Four microbiologists take a three-month trip to Italy on business. It is cheese season, and these four science guys (possibly gals) are touring around the nation and all its independent dairy farms in the mountains, sampling all its different kinds of cheeses to study and culture to better understand its biological diversity and its role in making the cheeses the way they are. But while they are on their trip, hilarity ensues. They could also stop at a wine tasting or two; after all they are microbiologists.

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sarasek — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:41:47 +0100

[quote=Kookaburra17] Finally have one to leave: MC is innocently minding his/her own business, going about his/her day, when rather suddenly he/she's summoned to another world. Upon arrival, a Very Mysterious Person informs them that they are part of a crucial prophecy to free this new world, and must immediately undergo training to be The Hero. Until the VMP realizes that MC is not part of the prophecy at all; he/she/it meant to summon the boy/girl next door. What's a disgarded 'almost-chosen one' to do? [/quote] I really love this. may take and tweak a bit! would be fun to play with.

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Chibi-Sama — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:06:00 +0100

I'm gonna use this for something but I'm tweaking it! :3

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RobReynolds2303 — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:06:34 +0100

Oop, sure! Just logged on and got curious. Awesome!

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RobReynolds2303 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:26:47 +0100

This one is more for my own benefit- I just want to write out the premise so I have something in prose, instead of garbled ideas swimming round in no particular order. ===== It's been described as the "perfect" dictatorship, and after all, why wouldn't it be? People are happy, crime is low, life is long and poverty is slight. A dictator who actually siezed power after the old government collapsed and has the interests of the people to heart. Excellent, right? You're not sure. For some reason, you've always felt there's more to life than what's in front of you, and as a teenager, your restlessness has raised threefold. You're aware of a scheme that exists, one that exists to identify the elite among the masses, and elevates them to prestigiousness. A few injections, a couple of experiments on your brain, and suddenly your mind awakens to an enhanced consciousness. However, it's risky. Only a select few would ever reach that point. Most people wouldn't even survive the injections, and the majority of the remainder would be driven to madness by the brain tests. The population odds are said to be one in a hundred.... though because only a certain type of person ever puts themselves forward for this at all, the survival rates among them are much higher. They're open to anyone over 14 who so wishes to take their chances, but once the process begins, there's no turning back. So people don't make the choice lightly. You've been reading the information on this along with a friend. You're finished with school, but you're determined to do something great with your life, and menial labour with everyone else just doesn't sit right with you. You're ambitious, clever, curious and you've never quite fitted in with your peers. Your friend, he's just like you, though a little more rebellious and slightly less clever. He suggests you go for it. Knowing you'll never be happy here, you agree. They say that those who come out the other side enlightened knew it would happen to them before they even set out. But thenagain, how many of the dead or deranged thought the same thing? No matter. It won't happen to you. But upon enlightenment, you realise the world around you's not quite as it should be, and the horror sinks in that the only people you could have told this to have been left behind. When you're stuck between two worlds, how can you ever be anything special at all?

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i heart manga89 — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:08:34 +0100

A few days ago, my friend showed me a picture of an advertisement from a newspaper that said: Wanted: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. P.O. Box 322 Oakview, CA 93022 You will get paid after we get back. You must bring your own weapons. I can't guarantee you safety. I've only done this once. You can probably guess where I'm going. Your character(s) see the advertisement and, thinking it's a joke, sign up. Only to find out wasn't a joke.

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Steampunk avi8or — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:20:10 +0100

I got this idea from learning about CPR in Health. :) ------------ FMC's father's unhealthy lifestyle never really seemed like a big deal to her. She was just a normal teen with a normal family. Then her father had a nasty heart attack while eating at a restaurant called (this is a real place by the way) the Heart Attack Grill. Luckilly the waitresses were trained in CPR and AED use and he survived. But after getting a triple bypass surgery, he decided his lifestyle needed some serious changing. But he took it way overboard, excercising vigorously most of the time and switching to a strict natural diet. FMC was forced to do these things with him, and he always told her "I don't want you to end up like I was." He became terrified that even though he was healthy now, he would have another heart attack. He then became scared of every part in his body failing. His wife left him at this point, saying all he talked about was his health. FMC's father then trained FMC in first aid and their whole house was filled to the brim with AEDs, blood pressure cuffs, and other hospital equipment. I imagined a (funny?) scene where FMC has a friend over and the friend opens the fridge and finds bags of extra blood. FMC is a social outcast now since she has to constantly call her father and see if he's okay. She also had to adopt his obsessively healthy lifestyle, which makes her be seen as a freak. Her struggle is dealing with/helping her father, trying to fit in at school, getting over her mother leaving, and maybe at the climax her father does have a heart attack (even the most healthy person is not immune) and she has to put all her training to use? Let me know if you adopt this!

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Julia VV — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:33:05 +0100

Consider this adopted! Brilliant idea.

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Lizimille — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:05:32 +0100

[quote=radiantreality] [quote=Vyctori] Dropping a semi-modern plot, of something I maybe using later on but my version has a supernatural angle to it: A funeral home owner goes on a killing spree under a recession or depression in an a effort to boost his local economy, in addition he only targets people who are hurting system. [/quote] Putting this in my plot library. May end up tweaking it a bit! [/quote] Sounds a bit like Vincent Price's "Comedy of Terrors" but probably a little more lighthearted.

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topsecret — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:20:47 +0100

Feel free to use mine if I have posted there or if I do in the future.

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topsecret — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:25:07 +0100

After a bit of a man-hating session spurred by recent dating misfortunes, roommates Brittany and Anna watch the evening news and see a story about a young man who rescued a young girl from some sort of danger - found her when she had gotten lost hiking, pushed her out of the way of a swerving car, pulled her out of a stream where she was drowning, or whatever you will. Excited at the proof of a real good man (who also happens to be very attractive), Brittany immediately decides to write a letter proposing marriage to him and demands that Anna do the same, which she does. Luke did not save the little girl for the chance to be on TV - he was just in the right place at the right time and did what he felt he should. He definitely did not expect to get dozens of marriage proposals out of it. But he is tired of dating around and is ready to settle down. And if a woman wants him because of his kind deeds, then he figures there was probably goodness in her, too. So he does a little research on the women - basic google and facebook searches - and picks out his favorite to accept. Anna Malone. That's all I have developed. And before anyone asks, of course you may change any aspects of the story, including names and the reason "Luke" ends up on the news.

Re: Adopt a Plot

Windywords — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:53:49 +0100

A world in which people dream up entire worlds and then live their lives in a fantasy world they can bend to their will. But this dream come true has a hidden price... Things I've brainstormed about mechanics but are totally unnecessary: -It's really hard/impossible to get out of these worlds. People end up just dreaming up the 'real' world, but it's their version, not what's actually true. -Worlds thought of before this happened become real as well, and their creators have the option of disappearing inside them. If their creators are dead or choose not to enter, they still exist. -You can't bring someone else into your world. You can imagine they exist in it, but same thing as dreaming up the real world - it's your version of that person. -The people in the worlds and the worlds themselves become real, with depth beyond whatever the creator imagined, if the creator dies/doesn't enter/is dead before this whole thing happened/leaves for another world. -If you leave for another world, there's no way to come back to exactly the same one. You have to change something, although it can be something small. -Fanfiction works, as long as something has changed, even something small. But you still can't bring anyone with you or meet anyone else who's dreaming of basically the same world. -The regular world is the regular world, no magic, everything's perfectly ordinary. Except most of the people simply don't exist there any more. Which is rather a disaster for anyone who didn't leave early or at all. -You have to consciously decide to leave the real world, or leave to another imaginary one. So if you WANT to stay in the real world, you don't have to constantly guard your thoughts from any sort of 'I wish', although you may want to anyways, just to be safe.

Re: Adopt a Plot

fitz — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:56:33 +0100

You might want to tweak it quite a bit, it's a meme: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/safety-not-guaranteed

Re: Adopt a Plot

TotallyNOTpsycho27 — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:52:53 +0100

You, my friend, are a genius. I may or may not be adopting. Probably not, though, because I doubt I could make this work. Anyways, you must have a truly wonderful brain! That sounded weird...

Re: Adopt a Plot

LilMissCellist — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:48:15 +0100

I created an entire set of gods and goddesses for a story, only to change my mind and throw the idea out because it quite honestly sucked. But the second one! I'm so adopting it! I finally have a use for those gods and goddesses! And the best part is, one of them, the Goddess Elmeara, abuses her power and completely fits the part! Thank you thank you thank you~!

Re: Adopt a Plot

neverwinterrains — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:50:56 +0100

Love this one. Consider it adopted.

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Forestone — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:49:36 +0100

[quote=Risabella] Well, I've had this idea forever, but I'm having a hard time writing it. MC is a teenage/young adult/adult girl, and she is in love with her boyfriend/fiancee/husband. Most of this book is told through flashbacks--when they met, their first date, etc., etc. You get little pieces of the present throughout the book, but only at the very end do you realize that her boyfriend/fiancee/husband is now dead. It's a romance with what i have always pictured as a heartbreaking ending. [/quote] aah, that would be so sad, i definetly want to adopt this one

Re: Adopt a Plot

Forestone — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:05:36 +0100

well i'm donating a plot idea: its a story with two parts. the first part is about two little girls playing in their fantasy world. a world with giants, witches, wizards, magicians centaurs etc. they have all different afventures there. the other part is of two grown up women who both live their own lives. one works at a publisher while the other lives in a fashion world. both know each other from the past but are not friends with each other anymore. one of them gets the terryfing news being terminal ill, and thats where the events between them starts kicking in

Re: Adopt a Plot

Windywords — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:18:14 +0100

Thanks!

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baileyisawesome — Fri, 04 May 2012 00:09:08 +0100

Wow! This is amazing! I'm totally adopting it!!!! It made me think of the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld, but that's probably only because I finished Pretties two days ago.

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Cheesypriestess — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:11:00 +0100

*Gasp!* That sounds a lot like my novel...I may have to do something with this especially since a couple of my characters are orphans.

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Cheesypriestess — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:34:54 +0100

Number 3--I love it so. *Sighs happily.* I should have known that it would be dangerous to come here...

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Lady Ebonique — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:42:44 +0100

Okay, so I've had this story plot collecting dust on my hard drive since 2009 and nothing has come of it. I thought I'd share the idea and see if anybody can make the poor little homeless plot seed grow into a beautiful story tree. If anybody is interested, I'd love to read it when it's finished, wink wink nudge nudge. :) PLot seed--A girl is kidnapped from a hospital the night she is born and is sold on the black market. Twenty-six years later, Derek Richards enlists the help of Bright Falls, Kentucky’s (or where ever you choose) best PI: Samantha Fuller. After receiving a new partner named Matthew Murray, “Sam” as she prefers to be called, believes nothing else in her life can get any worse until she meets Mr. Richards. He and his now deceased wife searched for many years for their child, but the detectives they hired soon hit dead ends and dropped their case. Derek found out (yea number of months ago) that he has terminal cancer and once again tries searching for his first born daughter so that his two under aged children will have a guardian. So far the cold case has been rejected. As a single mother of a six-year-old girl, this case hits home for Detective Fuller. As she reluctantly agrees to work the case, Sam finds some disturbing facts about her own past. She and Matt find the nurse who went missing after the abduction, but arrive too late to question her; she’s found dead, her throat slit wide opened. Finally, they find the man responsible for the transaction and the buyer of the child: Charles Fuller, Sam’s adoptive father. Sam is the missing child.

Re: Adopt a Plot

FreakierThanThou — Fri, 04 May 2012 08:05:29 +0100

Oh my god yes please!!!! I've just figured out what to do with my detective story. Although this may quickly delve into weirdness...

Re: Adopt a Plot

FreakierThanThou — Fri, 04 May 2012 08:06:20 +0100

Devolve, not delve. You've trusted your plot to the right person, someone who has a real way with words. *eyeroll*

Re: Adopt a Plot

FreakierThanThou — Fri, 04 May 2012 08:09:09 +0100

Oooh, this is nice. I've had a similar thought myself sometimes. I may use it as a backdrop to the plot about the missing daughter that I've just adopted below. It's going to be a strange one.

Re: Adopt a Plot

Lady Ebonique — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:59:47 +0100

Yay! I'm so glad that the plot seed has found a new home! :D

Re: Adopt a Plot

lilly32261 — Fri, 04 May 2012 23:38:14 +0100

I'm going to try this one and see what happens... Thanks! :)

Re: Adopt a Plot

lilly32261 — Fri, 04 May 2012 23:39:35 +0100

I love this! :D It has a new home. :)

Re: Adopt a Plot

lilly32261 — Sat, 05 May 2012 00:12:48 +0100

Or rather, some of it... There'll be much tweaking, if it's okay with you, since I just realized that you said it was more for your own benefit?

Re: Adopt a Plot

reverse-paradox — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:29:06 +0100

Aww, this is plot is so cool~ T.T But, I've already written a story about drug addicts and I get bored unless I do something new D: But, still. I'm gonna stash this away in a folder and maybe bring back Gellie so she can join this alternate universe =^_^=

Re: Adopt a Plot

St.Germain — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:47:56 +0100

I just found out, they made a movie out of this. My jaw literally dropped when I saw this page. My first thought? "The NaNo-ers must know!"

Re: Adopt a Plot

FacePalmification — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:04:36 +0100

I like the idea that she only lives until her mission is completed. Would make a very good love story. May be taking and tweaking for further use.

Re: Adopt a Plot

FacePalmification — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:26:50 +0100

This is brilliant! Have taken and tweaked slightly... MC (f) is summoned to another universe, through a series of tricks and clues. The universe is almost identical to ours except there is magic. Everyone she knows has a doppleganger in this world except her (which is why she is chosen). She is told that there is a prophesy which she must fulfil. She is trained by the people around her, and discovers her own magical ability. She becomes close to these new people, feeling more at home than she ever did in her own universe. It is revealed that in order to fulfil her duty she must use her magic to destroy the other universe. Does she do it, killing everyone she's ever known, and those she never knew at all, or does she let this world wither and die?

Re: Adopt a Plot

LadyStarlea — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:41:08 +0100

Plot 2 reminds me of this pic https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3651167872972&set=a.3496015514260.2155799.1087764427&type=1&ref=nf

Re: Adopt a Plot

oazan — Sat, 12 May 2012 04:36:24 +0100

[quote=Bishu] 2) A parody of the superhero story. In this world there are quite a few people born with powers, and there are schools to accomodate these people. Villains go to villain school, heroes to hero school, and sidekicks to sidekick school, where they learn all of the techniques they need to do their job. The only problem is, the schools teach ridiculously over-cliche and dramatic techniques that always seem to result in the same epic battle with the villain making the same mistakes and losing. The way I imagined it, the MC1's parents forced her to go to hero school even though she didn't want anything to do with the whole hero business because they're such quacks. MC2 wanted to be a hero more than anything but only got into sidekick school, due to his powers being less than spectacular. Both are upset, and wind up being assigned to one another as part of a school program to create teams early. MC3, the villain, is an actual genius and realizes what idiots the villains are for always making the same mistakes. Properly equipped with the Evil Overlord list, he starts to break all of the established rules and cause real trouble. The heroes, faced with a real threat from a cunning adversary, start to panic. MC1 and MC2, as two of the only halfway normal people on the hero side, are the only ones who might be able to stop him. [/quote] I really love this one. I've been looking for a "not depressing" story (as my dad likes to say), and this fits the bill PERFECTLY. Thank you for this. Camp NaNo, here i come!

Re: Adopt a Plot

writer_me — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:56:46 +0100

This reminds me of a short story I wrote but your extra details have just given me an idea to expand it so I'm adopting :). Thanks :D.

Re: Adopt a Plot

WrathChu — Sun, 13 May 2012 03:21:03 +0100

This plot does look real interesting, gonna stash this one away for future use. :3

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WrathChu — Sun, 13 May 2012 03:26:22 +0100

You my dear have just helped me figure out how my MC is going to get to where he needs to be for my idea this year, consider this adopted. :3 Thank you darling!

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Outlier- — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:21:43 +0100

I know loads of people have already taken this, but I don't care. Using for Camp, although tweaking slightly. Thanks for the brilliant idea!

Re: Adopt a Plot

Cenlyra — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:55:45 +0100

Stealing this please, all except the superhero part. Gonna make it more of just a romance if I can. For June's Camp session. Thanks!

Re: Adopt a Plot

sunydaze — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:19:04 +0100

I think you just stalked inside my head. :) I'm just kidding, but my name really is Rachelle, and even though I'm in my 30's I do hate the "computer age" and would be happier in a less technological era. Anyways, awesome plot. I'm not adopting it but since I've only read one book with a character with my name I wanted to give a shout out to your character's name.

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sunydaze — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:22:11 +0100

Ooh, I think I am adopting this one!

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jessicatew@gmail.com — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:03:28 +0100

MC leads a normal life but always knew he/she was different in some way. One day something weird happens. He has night terrors and wakes up with wounds and scratch marks from the dreams. Soon he becomes an insomniac to avoid sleep. He starts see's things that aren't there or that others don't see, when he's awake, and he hears voices in his head. The MC starts to "hallucinate" or so he/she thinks. Is he going insane? ...Or is it all real? You decide.

Re: Adopt a Plot

guardian-hope — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:03:12 +0100

A girl finds a weird necklace in a resale shop. She buys it because it fits her funky style. At home, she cleans it up and discovers that under the cheap gold veneer is a pair of couplets. She reads one and is transported into another dimension. The other brings her home. In the first dimension, the girl accidentally gets another ‘traveler’ mad at her, and he becomes determined to find Earth. The girl gets caught up in the interdimensional battle between the Travelers and the Destroyers. Every day after school, she goes ‘Traveling’ to help her friends, both Travelers and non, and to make sure that they are safe.

Re: Adopt a Plot

cindy9712 — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:52:54 +0100

This isn't as much a synopsis as it is a backside text... But I wrote it in depressed stupor so bear with me. It's not really my kind of story but it came out of my mind one night so I figured someone else might like it. Tweak it as much as you like, it's not perfect. Sort of inspired by Ellen Hopkins. Her life isn't perfect, but close enough. "You can go a long way with love", she says. But how long? When her boyfriend gets into jail, she suddenly becomes aware of her reality. How her father treats her mother. How she herself is being treated by her boyfriend. She realizes that she hasn't been living her own life. Other people have been living it for her, and she has completely given up her independence by devoting her life and soul to her boyfriend, a fact that he uses for only his advantage. It takes a while for her to learn how to live without him, but when she finally gets the hang of it, she's already out on deep waters. The life that she wanted to live has been overtaken by drugs and alcohol. And when her parents try to get her out of it, she refuses to listen. Instead, she runs away and hops on a train. Where it goes to she doesn't know, "but anything is better than this". Not until she stands in the dark alleys of New York she realizes what she has done. She's far away from home, with no food, no clothes and no money. Not even a roof to live under. Until she meets him. He seems so nice and honest, but she doesn't understand that it's only a thin surface, until it's too late. She's stuck in prostitution, with nowhere to or no one to go to. Going home isn't an option, at least no until she gets pregnant. She can't keep the baby, she knows that. But how does a sixteen year old girl get an abortion without anyone knowing? Going home seems to be a pretty good idea now. Her parents would never understand or even try to listen to her. She could only imagine the both physical and mental pain her father would cause her if she came home telling him she was pregnant. But there was someone she could go to, someone that would not give her abortion by punching her in the stomach. She could go to him.

Re: Adopt a Plot

LadyStarlea — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:57:31 +0100

so surprised this wasn't int he fantasy adopt a plot thread...so adding to my list of possible plots for this year I love it.

Re: Adopt a Plot

derogatorynonsense — Sat, 19 May 2012 17:30:43 +0100

I think I have to use this one. My brain won't leave me alone about it anymore.

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reverse-paradox — Sun, 20 May 2012 01:15:58 +0100

Thought of this plot last night in a dream. I adore it, but I really can't do much with it. Hopefully someone can take good care of it~! (I'm going to use the pronoun "She" just to make it easier). A teenager has a lung disorder called HGDF (you can change this. I don't know what it stands for, haha). This disease causes the lungs to temporarily collapse and not work. It will happen randomly at any time, any where. To help the patient breathe, doctors can take the breath of someone else through a tube and inject it to the patient until the lungs start working again. Or they can use a tube connected to oxygen. The patient has eight minutes to gather up oxygen for the lungs to restart themselves before they die. During those eight minutes, the patient will be wheezing, choking, basically suffocating in agony. They will be suffering as they try to gather air that their lungs simply can't process. The only good thing about this disease is that it's considered the "pretty child disease". The child born with this disease is extraordinarily beautiful. It's like a curse, being born so gorgeous, but with such a deadly, cautious disease. You cannot catch this disease. It's rare and you can only be born with it. This brings us back to the main character. Alpha is sixteen with big doe eyes and a sweet voice. She lives at home, unable to be by herself, with her younger brother (who's oxygen she usually takes in an emergency) and her mother. Life is fine with the occasional panic, oxygen tubes, and near-death experiences. One day, there is a natural disaster. An earthquake. The brother is at school, safe and sound. It's only Alpha and her mother. Just as the house starts to fall apart, Alpha's lungs also decide to fall apart. She starts to wheeze and choke for air, looking at her mother desperately for help. The mother looks for the oxygen tube and finds it has been smashed to pieces from the earthquake's effects. She stares down at her daughter. Giving her mouth-to-mouth will not work--short puffs of air at short intervals will not work. The lungs need larger amounts to get started up again. So, she decides to let Alpha die. The mother holds her daughter as she slowly suffocates to death, wheezing, gasping, struggling for air. Alpha understands. She knows she is a burden with her disease and she feels at peace knowing she doesn't have to fight with her own body anymore. She's been waiting for this moment where there was no more oxygen to share. Do what you want with this~! I'm not sure where the "pretty child" part would come in, but it somehow worked out in my dream, haha.

Re: Adopt a Plot

topsecret — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:52:00 +0100

Yay! I rather like it but don't think I could do it justice.