Seen this in other genre lounges. (I'm not cheating on you, I promise.)Simply describe your entire plot using twenty words or fewer! My attempt: Quirky girl gets time machine, has adventures where she starts to meet versions of herself. Insanity ensues.
Oh my -- ask me when it's over! LOLHere's the closest I can come for now -- Is cutting a deal with Mephistopheles really the best way to win a golf tournament? Really? Really?
I just watched Faust last night!
Life and its topics according to a 16 year old girl (me).(Filled with sarcasm, blatent honesty, and heartfelt rants.)
"amish" roller derby chick runs afoul with vampires plotting to take over the world.taleoftwotwitterers.tumblr.com
Oh dear, this is my first time soBold, assertive woman meets assortment of bizarro people in corporate-ville. Dilbert, no. Superwoman, yes!
Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus discovers time machine with talking penguin named Leonard. Hilarity ensues. Rap battle with Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Guy gets a job and finds his coworkers are the makings of a good story.That's about as short as I can make it.
2 teens get Ondine's Curse and try to complete their bucket list. They also meet an author: John Blue.Good enough?
That sounds awesome!An administrative error causes Christ's descendant to end up in Hell, fall for a demon, and save it's failing economy.
That sounds fantastic.
Completely agree! Lol
I want to read this once it's done...
Upload it somewhere when it's done. It sounds awesome! :D
Here I go!A group of friends begin to die in strange ways, could their combined lottery win be the cause of it?Going to try for more dark humor. Thus why I'm in here and not mystery/thriller.:D
Suddenly I feel I've found my Forum. Sounds awesome.
A researcher discovers clues to the location of Blackbeard's treasure on an island whose residents are hiding something besides gold.That was an interesting exercise. :)
Two dumb people attempt to rob a bank to pay back their insane landlady. Hilarity ensues.
Young man gets job as henchman. He survives when the evil overlords don't. Unlike the hero, he gets the girl.
Young lady accidentally wins lottery for ruler of darkness title; she and friends defend her against former ruler.
An assassin who is discouraged because no one respects his occupation anymore tries to redeem himself.
Pop culture blogger is accidentally recruited by a deep cover government intelligence arm experimenting with mind to mind/body connection.(Math is hard!!!!)
As a pop culture blogger myself, I'd love to read this!
an academic risk game set to be played at a scholarship camp turns into all out anarchic warfare after the students hear the prize - a literal million dollars.
The prize might be more for that to happen.
this sounds really awesome, actually =D
Sounds great! What students wouldn't do for 20 bucks let alone a cool million.
girl accidentally ends up in other crazy world which turns out to be ours.
Twin girls, who grew up on a Homestead, move into town for their last year of high school. That's nineteen words and doesn't really explain the satire bit... Oh well.
"Twin girls, who grew up on a Homestead, move into town for their last year of high school -- satiracally"?In all seriousness, it sounds like a good story!
Two enemy soldiers attempt to decipher the mysteries and paradoxes of parallel dimensions, God and nuclear war. Uniquely weird.
The first-person account of a sarcastic waiter navigating a zombie apocalypse.
I must read this.
That sounds amazing.
Typo leads to craziness - rumors of Viking attacks, a car arrested for bank robbery, and much more silliness.
Priest tries to solve a crime and there is cake involved.
No their isn't- the cake it a lie!Sorry sorry- sounds interesting though.
A detective has to catch a psychotic killer - all while planning her sister's wedding to a powerful wizard.Eighteen words. It was fourteen, but I thought I should mention that this is actually a fantasy/comedy/mystery.... thing.
Girl meets Death. Death becomes her lodger and falls in love with girl's brother-in-law. (Death is female btw).Ok so using btw is cheating a bit...but it does keep it down to 20.
Bob (because I still don't have a name) meets "God". "God" makes a deal with Bob. Bob has to take over unless he helps 10 random people. There! The best I can do. :D It's much funnier but it's to the point.
I feel like this genre is full of really interesting, awesome people.Side note: My novel is actually a collection of short stories that intertwine eventually. Anyway, here we go.A man meets different arrays of characters through speech, cigars, and gin and ends up discovering how to behave normally.
I feel like this genre is full of really interesting, awesome people.I thought the same thing when I read this thread :-)
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Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Seen this in other genre lounges. (I'm not cheating on you, I promise.)
Simply describe your entire plot using twenty words or fewer!
My attempt:
Quirky girl gets time machine, has adventures where she starts to meet versions of herself. Insanity ensues.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Oh my -- ask me when it's over! LOL
Here's the closest I can come for now --
Is cutting a deal with Mephistopheles really the best way to win a golf tournament? Really? Really?
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
I just watched Faust last night!
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Life and its topics according to a 16 year old girl (me).
(Filled with sarcasm, blatent honesty, and heartfelt rants.)
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
"amish" roller derby chick runs afoul with vampires plotting to take over the world.
taleoftwotwitterers.tumblr.com
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Oh dear, this is my first time so
Bold, assertive woman meets assortment of bizarro people in corporate-ville. Dilbert, no. Superwoman, yes!
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus discovers time machine with talking penguin named Leonard. Hilarity ensues. Rap battle with Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Guy gets a job and finds his coworkers are the makings of a good story.
That's about as short as I can make it.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
2 teens get Ondine's Curse and try to complete their bucket list. They also meet an author: John Blue.
Good enough?
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
That sounds awesome!
An administrative error causes Christ's descendant to end up in Hell, fall for a demon, and save it's failing economy.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
That sounds fantastic.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Completely agree! Lol
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
I want to read this once it's done...
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Upload it somewhere when it's done. It sounds awesome! :D
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Here I go!
A group of friends begin to die in strange ways, could their combined lottery win be the cause of it?
Going to try for more dark humor. Thus why I'm in here and not mystery/thriller.
:D
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Suddenly I feel I've found my Forum. Sounds awesome.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
A researcher discovers clues to the location of Blackbeard's treasure on an island whose residents are hiding something besides gold.
That was an interesting exercise. :)
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Two dumb people attempt to rob a bank to pay back their insane landlady. Hilarity ensues.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Young man gets job as henchman. He survives when the evil overlords don't. Unlike the hero, he gets the girl.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Young lady accidentally wins lottery for ruler of darkness title; she and friends defend her against former ruler.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
An assassin who is discouraged because no one respects his occupation anymore tries to redeem himself.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Pop culture blogger is accidentally recruited by a deep cover government intelligence arm experimenting with mind to mind/body connection.
(Math is hard!!!!)
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
As a pop culture blogger myself, I'd love to read this!
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
an academic risk game set to be played at a scholarship camp turns into all out anarchic warfare after the students hear the prize - a literal million dollars.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
The prize might be more for that to happen.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
this sounds really awesome, actually =D
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Sounds great! What students wouldn't do for 20 bucks let alone a cool million.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
girl accidentally ends up in other crazy world which turns out to be ours.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Twin girls, who grew up on a Homestead, move into town for their last year of high school.
That's nineteen words and doesn't really explain the satire bit... Oh well.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
"Twin girls, who grew up on a Homestead, move into town for their last year of high school -- satiracally"?
In all seriousness, it sounds like a good story!
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Two enemy soldiers attempt to decipher the mysteries and paradoxes of parallel dimensions, God and nuclear war. Uniquely weird.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
The first-person account of a sarcastic waiter navigating a zombie apocalypse.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
I must read this.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
That sounds amazing.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Typo leads to craziness - rumors of Viking attacks, a car arrested for bank robbery, and much more silliness.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Priest tries to solve a crime and there is cake involved.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
No their isn't- the cake it a lie!
Sorry sorry- sounds interesting though.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
A detective has to catch a psychotic killer - all while planning her sister's wedding to a powerful wizard.
Eighteen words. It was fourteen, but I thought I should mention that this is actually a fantasy/comedy/mystery.... thing.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Girl meets Death. Death becomes her lodger and falls in love with girl's brother-in-law. (Death is female btw).
Ok so using btw is cheating a bit...but it does keep it down to 20.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
Bob (because I still don't have a name) meets "God". "God" makes a deal with Bob. Bob has to take over unless he helps 10 random people.
There! The best I can do. :D It's much funnier but it's to the point.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
I feel like this genre is full of really interesting, awesome people.
Side note: My novel is actually a collection of short stories that intertwine eventually. Anyway, here we go.
A man meets different arrays of characters through speech, cigars, and gin and ends up discovering how to behave normally.
Re: Your Plot In Twenty Words Or Fewer
I feel like this genre is full of really interesting, awesome people.
I thought the same thing when I read this thread :-)