Chick Lit Dares, 2011! http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683 Dragonchilde Dare your fellow Chick Lit Writers to include challenges in their novel! Great for building word count! Example (thanks tresfolle22!) Here are mine for the chick literati: *- include a character who has a deathly fear of yellow cabs **- give the character a back story explaining said fear ***- make the character fall in love with a cab driver *Difficulty of the dare Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:37:21 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1287 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1287 littledupont *- include a character who has a deathly fear of yellow cabs -- I can't say for sure that I can explain the back story, and I certainly can't make her fall for a cabbie (because her Romeo is an indie guitar playing coffeeshop cashier, of course I could always have him pedicab on the side!), but this fits so well with my MC, I have to snag it! Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:24:31 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_8327 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_8327 littledupont Leaving some dares: -- At least one super-obnoxious, totally Starbucks-y coffee order. Bonus points if it's a character's "usual". -- A conversation between two people who don't speak a common language. -- Include a blogger/mention of a blog post. -- Dragons! -- Reversed gender roles (the princess saves the knight, the female president is super-hawkish, the father/grandfather in the small southern town is the meek one in the family) Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:27:21 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_8359 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_8359 runner_penguin Having been a former barista, I can definitely handle the coffee order one. :D Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:02:17 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_16486 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_16486 coleyco29 Seeing as how my MC is obsessed with reality tv and celebrity gossip, I think she needs an outrageous coffee order and checks her gossip blogs relgiously! Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:58:04 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_26332 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_26332 heather_belle_x Dragons?! I accept! Seeing as the eventual love interest of one of my MC's is Welsh, I think I can fit this in nicely lol. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:24:01 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_29577 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_29577 Miss Katelynne - At least one super-obnoxious, totally Starbucks-y coffee order. Bonus points if it's a character's "usual". I've got a character who would definitely do this. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:44:00 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_29825 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_29825 JessClearwater --Ninjas. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:07:45 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_36720 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_36720 thegrouch314 I see your ninja's and raise you cross-dressing pirates. But male pirates dressed as women, not the other way around Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:53:12 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_47458 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_47458 lapixystix The conversation between two people who don't speak a common language is like bread and butter to my word count stuffing strategy. *-Make an MC that's otherwise completely normal, but is a chronic funeral crasher. Include at least three crashed funerals in your story, to really emphasize this problem. *-Have a major revelation at one of the funerals. **-Have the MC bring another character to a funeral. **-Have the MC get called out by one of the decedent's loved ones. Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:49:15 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_70246 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_70246 vaga in mondar A conversation between two people who don't speak a common language. i can totally use this thanks! Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:50:15 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_74360 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_74360 kristen_elizabeth Oh yeah...the funeral crashing thing is totally going into my book! Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:55:38 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_83903 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_83903 ellie_b "A conversation between two people who don't speak a common language." I've actually done this. Her: [Pointing at a new restauant in France] Ellie [Stream of French] pizza? Me: I wouldn't. I've had it before and it's not good. Her: *Blank stare.,* Me: It was bad. Her: *Blank stare* Me: Bad. Rotten. Unedible. Horrible. Her: Ah. Horri-blay! No pizza! Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:39:13 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_94908 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_94908 jjsigford Leaving a dare... Have a character who constantly has something wrong with her appearance - mismatched earrings, food stuck in her teeth, lipstick smudged on her face, bra strap showing through her shirt - no matter how hard she tries to come across as "put together". Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:55:20 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_96354 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_96354 raspberry.sextini Your character stands by her white car on a busy highway and points a hair dryer at cars as they pass...bonus points if this is your MC's favorite hobby and past-time. Your character steals lawn gnomes! Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:30:46 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_122105 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_122105 coleyco29 These just make me giggle. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:57:35 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_124742 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_124742 jjsigford I love both of these because they are so funny. I might try to incorporate the fake cop one, but it would be for a side character not my MC. It might still be her favorite hobby though haha Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:35:45 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_125935 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_125935 katiereynolds My FMC would definitely steal lawn gnomes. This just inspired a potentially hilarious scene between her and MMC, thanks! Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:27:59 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_127603 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_127603 zombie.girl yeah...Carina will be doing this.... Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:25:07 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_129527 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_129527 Soluna I am totally stealing the strange coffee order, 2 baristas in my family should be able to help with that, and the inability to look completely put together, both perfect for my slightly neurotic FMC. I am seriously trying to figure out how to do the funeral crashing thing, that would be so interesting. Especially the big revelation at one of the funerals. THANKS :D Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:33:59 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_140227 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_140227 futuredoc2022 Super-obnoxious Starbucks order? I might have to do that. I have a ringtone on my phone of something like that. The best part about the ringtone is, the Starbucks guy repeats it back PERFECTLY. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:53:35 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_161132 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_161132 Lady Domino er............shouldn't the title of this thread be "Chick Lit Dares, 2011" rather than 2001????? Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:01:05 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_170865 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_170865 rjstouva My heroine starts a blog about her failed relationships with men named Jonathan. So I can definitely do that one. Also one of my favorite ridiculous coffee orders "I'll have a half double decaf decaffeinated half calf. With a twist of lemon" It's from the movie LA Story, Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:56:18 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_171520 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_171520 EssephVee I think I can do the conversation with no common language pretty easily... ditto the cross dressing pirates...so I'll take those and the habitual funeral goer is hysterical...I think I can do that...ditto the bring someone to a funeral. *ding* I can TOTALLY do that! Thanks! ( Can't do a lot of these because they are out of my time periods...but blog posts totally puffed my wordcount before- it's a great strategy!) I should leave a challenge...hmm...how about a MC who gives lawn flamingos as gifts? Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:53:49 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_172213 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_172213 kailey marie Def doing the one about how they cant look put together(: one of my MC's should be able to pull this off perfectly.. thinking it'll be the shy one Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:22:06 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_172531 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_172531 RaspberryX I think my MC can for surely give lawn flamingos as gifts! How about a character who sings the never ending song? Bonus points if you can have your character thinking the song while stuff goes on around them! Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:45:27 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_178624 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_178624 danahuff I'd already planned on making blogging a plot point, so done! Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:42:32 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_179731 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_179731 Bizarre Star Holy crap, you just gave me a wonderful idea!!!! I'm going to use this but not for a MC, but a character that MC is obsessed with. This sounds like something he would do. I just came up with several scenes. Oh god, I'm so excited to write them. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:15:07 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_188991 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_188991 lindsay allison This may be totally silly, but mention NANOWRIMO in your story!! Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:03:24 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_193003 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_193003 littledupont "Your character stands by her white car on a busy highway and points a hair dryer at cars as they pass...bonus points if this is your MC's favorite hobby and past-time." I am so taking this one! It's going to end a bonding experience either between her and the new bestie or her and the boy :) Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:36:59 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_216350 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_216350 littledupont I once wrote a short story about people writing Na-novels :D Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:38:25 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_216368 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_216368 lindsay allison Awesome! Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:49:45 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_222689 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_222689 cloverdew Does a bone-dry 180 degree soy cappuccino count as a ridiculous order? In that case, I accept. :P Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:46:30 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_229430 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_229430 aMelodramaticLife I'll leave a dare... Your main character believes a fictional character is actually real. Bonus points go to those brave enough to go for the more extreme ones (not just the wonderful Mr Darcy). Think Professor Dumbledore, Mickey Mouse and Tinkerbell! Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:26:14 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_251720 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_251720 E.Kidner So very many wonderful Ideas here, this thread is the perfect stimuli for my novel! Here are some dares... -Break his nose and one of his toes! – While it does not necessarily have to be his nose or his toes, include a brawl or an ironic event that causes the ‘prince’ like character some small injury. Evidently it happens to end up being one of those “remember that time when you...” moments. -Include a talking parrot that can list traditional anniversary gifts -Have a character take in an aged woman who speaks nonsense and maybe a little bit scary looking as a good karma project , Later find out the woman is actually very astute and powerful. -One Ultra Geeky Romantic Line – Example “I brought you some flours.” Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:08:26 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_256422 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_256422 smunder [quote=jjsigford] Leaving a dare... Have a character who constantly has something wrong with her appearance - mismatched earrings, food stuck in her teeth, lipstick smudged on her face, bra strap showing through her shirt - no matter how hard she tries to come across as "put together". [/quote] That's not a character. That's MY LIFE. need help? ASK ME. I'm the expert. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:06:22 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_262466 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_262466 smunder * a character who is a total hypochondriac and uses WebMD and those terrible TV commercials for self-diagnostic purposes. Should be extra neurotic and a total doctor shopper, too! Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:09:10 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_262498 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_262498 coleyco29 And welcome to my life!! I may have to steal this, because I know all too well how this works. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:44:36 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_263837 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_263837 Emdog I am also a former barista!!! Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:42:51 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_272176 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_272176 Emdog My dare: I will craft a sympathetic heroine who is delightful, fun and the kind of woman you'd want to be friends with. And, she's a bit of a slut. (Hero's must have a fatal flaw, right?) I dare you to tart up your chick-lit MC! Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:47:08 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_272225 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_272225 RaspberryX This is fun! My MC is an escort and she's all of those things (fun, delightful, etc.), but it's a given that she can fall into the slut category but I think she needs another fellow tart now! Woot! Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:54:56 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_272311 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_272311 jjsigford Haha! I will adopt this dare for one of my many female characters :) Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:55:04 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_272316 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_272316 pantherscheer2010 the dares thread is my absolute favorite &lt;3 one of these days i'm just going to end up doing a dare novel include a character in your novel who is obsessed with the cw's shows (the vampire diaries, one tree hill, gossip girl, etc.) -BP if said character frequently misses important events because they refuse to record their shows and watch them later -DBP if said character constantly brings up characters from the shows in reference to real-life situations (ex. "this would never happen to blair!" "i can't believe your boyfriend cheated on you! stefan would never cheat on elena!") -TBP if the references are relevant to the story -QBP if the character meets a star of one of their shows and refuses to acknowledge them as an actor, instead addressing them by their character's name i thought the chick lit writers might be able to do something fun with that one :) Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:50:57 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_275642 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_275642 lindsay allison That's a good one! Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:04:52 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_275797 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_275797 jjsigford I love it! ... erm, mainly because I AM that way with One Tree Hill. Except, if I met Sophia Bush, I would probably go super fan girl and completely geek out/die on the spot. And that is saying something, because I'm pretty sure the only other celebrities that I would truly geek out/lose my ability to speak coherently would be Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:37:45 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_280304 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_280304 littledupont OMG - Leighton Meester is my MC in my head, lol. She's totally going to love Blair! Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:03:59 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_283418 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_283418 nerdwrighter This is my life also. You are not alone, friend. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:35:15 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_285804 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_285804 pantherscheer2010 what chick lit heroine doesn't love blair waldorf? i feel like it's practically a requirement haha or maybe that's just my own love for blair speaking :) Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:32:08 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_288453 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_288453 Coffee_addict Cross-dressing pirate, hey... dare accepted! :) Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:50:19 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_291471 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_291471 StaceyM I accept the parrot - I have a parrot in the storyline anyway so I might as well make it recite wedding anniversary gifts while it mutilates the vets of NE Scotland.... Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:32:40 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_304084 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_304084 MsJessica &lt;~used Blair as a face for another project, but that's about all I know about her *shuffles* Also, I'm taking a bunch of these dares YAY! the parrot is going to create hilarity in one of the drunk scenes. :-D Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:58:04 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_306028 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_306028 fridap I'll take reversed gender roles. My FC is a pro and the MC is a clumsy amateur. She has to constantly save him from trouble. Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:34:55 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_309545 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_309545 littledupont New Dare! Courtesy of Miss @BreeGlenn on twitter :) Put <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/BreeGlenn/status/127026739359657985" rel="nofollow">this tweet/story</a> somewhere in your novel! "Totally got owned, by a nun in a VW Beetle, on my way to work today. She may have even given me the stink-eye, as she passed me by." Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:32:25 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_321293 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_321293 littledupont Another dare from twitter! <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/warblermillie/status/129288934210547712" rel="nofollow">@warblermillie</a>: "We dare you to add a scene where time stops. What happens because of this is up to you to decide." #NaNoWriMo dare! Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:58:19 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_321782 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_321782 DamYankee I love the parrot one and will work to get that one in. There is no parrot in my story (so far) so that will definitely be a challenge. I'm also diggin' on "Totally got owned, by a nun in a VW Beetle, on my way to work today. She may have even given me the stink-eye, as she passed me by." I LOVE that! Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:56:39 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_326339 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_326339 coleyco29 ha! I envision this as a Zack Morris "Time Out" scenario.... and I kind of want to include this in my novel now as kind of an omnipresent narrator. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:07:19 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_328168 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_328168 dharma [quote=EssephVee] I should leave a challenge...hmm...how about a MC who gives lawn flamingos as gifts? [/quote] hehehe! my story takes place on the flamingo farm! Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:55:41 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_337027 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_337027 loopyjay I LOVE this dare! Consider it taken and used unashamedly! Thank you! Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:42:19 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_359759 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_359759 confusedbritgirl Well, actually I was already intending to have blogging featured within my novel, and to me messing around with the gender expectations is what makes chick lit interesting, no? Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:11:16 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_365218 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_365218 confusedbritgirl totally going to have the breaking bones bit in my novel....it will actually really work within what I've got set out, should have thought about it before! Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:12:45 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_365281 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_365281 meian Lol challenge accepted. I think I'll make it Vampire Diaries.... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:04:46 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_367226 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_367226 twinmummy To funny!! Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:06:27 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_385123 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_385123 twinmummy Um.."too" :) Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:06:41 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_385127 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_385127 littledupont YOU JUST MENTIONED ZACK MORRIS. That's fifty hundred life points for you, Miss. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:45:41 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_388073 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_388073 lindsay allison Yes! Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:18:52 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_390483 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_390483 lindsay allison I AM IN LOVE WITH ZACK MORRIS!!! DOUBLE THOSE POINTS!!! I may or may not have all of Saved by the Bell on dvd... Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:23:53 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_390608 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_390608 karen77 I love that movie! Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:27:15 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_465671 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_465671 karen77 I think you should get bonus points if they both speak English. Because there are some dialects of English that I do NOT speak. Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:28:51 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_465716 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_465716 WriMoceros I've always wanted to play with adults who still believe in Santa. This one could be really fun! Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:01:08 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_468119 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_468119 queen.bee Character with something always wrong with her appearance fits PERFECTLY for my MC. I shall write this in. Thanks :) Sat, 05 Nov 2011 07:40:05 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_490216 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_490216 queen.bee *Have a character who is obsessed with the letter 3, so much so that they must do everything in threes. Sat, 05 Nov 2011 07:50:32 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_490401 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_490401 Sara Wolfe I think I just found the opening line to one of my chapters. Thanks. Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:59:16 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_506084 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_506084 E.Kidner That sounds like one very smart Parrot! Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:26:24 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_515498 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_515498 E.Kidner I wanted to use it in mine, but it doesn't work well with the characters... so I am really glad someone will Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:28:03 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_515514 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_515514 amandamonet I love the lawn flamingos! I'm going to use that! Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:24:38 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_526637 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_526637 amandamonet Me too! It's going in the novel! Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:26:04 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_526677 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_526677 StaceyM Tee hee - wasn't going to do the coffee one but a choca-mocha-double-skim-double-shot with a caramel swirl and flake frappacino just made an appearance. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:02:27 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_531056 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_531056 StaceyM - getting locked out the house wearing not very much. Just thought of that one and will work it in my own book, but thought I'd throw it out there for you guys too. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:03:39 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_531101 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_531101 KimGM I will take the getting locked out of the house dare--should be perfect fodder for a comic situation, especially since my story takes place in Vermont in December. I'm also going with the character getting his nose/toes broken in a brawl. I have the feeling there will be either a barroom brawl or a front yard brawl coming soon. My dare? Include a character who always wears striped shirts and speaks in non sequiturs. :) Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:39:35 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_543061 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_543061 cloverdew Hahaha. Awesome. Love this one. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:59:51 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_551816 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_551816 JellybeanP My neighbors do this... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:00:44 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_553100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_553100 Kelly The Red I had a cross-dressing pirate in last year's nano. My beta readers had me change it. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:12:14 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_563655 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_563655 Kelly The Red Oh, yeah. That's something she could do. And the story takes place in November. Perfect! Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:52:12 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_564720 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_564720 Kelly The Red I already did the nose and toes thing. Well, the nose. Served him right for not letting her go to see her dying mother. "Word quickly spread among the other roadies that T-Gil's shiner was shaped like Z's fist." I was just getting to the part where he's leaning in the window of her car and she leaves, running over his foot. Still haven't decided if they are going to end up together in the end. The story is how she reconnects with two sisters she hasn't seen in over 10 years. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:57:35 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_564857 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_564857 Kelly The Red Here are two I was going to use but decided not to. Any takers? - an artist who is colorblind, and doesn't know it. - A female surveilence or electronics expert who looks like she is 12 years old. I had that as the main character in my first book and have put a similar character in every book or story since. She usually wears a big pink polka-dotted bow in her hair. Actually, I have set a precedence now, going to have to have her in this year's book too. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:08:28 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_565162 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_565162 moonspring I am so far behind...Taking character who steals lawn gnomes --thank you! Leaving: -- character who plays video games and never stops talking about it -- the overly helpful neighbor who is always doing some very minor thing to be "helpful," (unasked for) which your character feels obligated to thank them for, but then your character is stuck at their house for 3 hours (feels like that anyways) while they jabber on and on -- can't get away. -- a character who doesn't go anywhere without their digital camera and keeps popping up to take photos of everyone (usually at the worst times) and then posts them to their facebook. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:42:11 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_636977 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_636977 littledupont I do have an OCD character, but 3 isn't her trigger, sadly! Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:04:48 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_658222 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_658222 littledupont I have a character who pops up in every book, too! It's actually a set of brothers, the Crains, and they've got their own novel in the works (non-Nano), too :) Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:05:44 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_658242 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_658242 LastSon The protagonist is a lesbian. Or... the protagonist is asexual Or... the protagonist is a theoretical physicist Or... the protagonist is a senior citizen Or... the protagonist is a robot Or... the protagonist gets transformed into some sort of animal Or... the novel takes place in a prison Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:43:41 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_703232 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=2#forum_thread_comment_703232 danahuff I managed to get in the crazy drink order and the blogging. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:41:40 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_894056 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_894056 danahuff Mine is tarted up pretty good. Yep. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:44:40 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_894090 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/chick-lit/threads/683?page=1#forum_thread_comment_894090