I've seen this topic on other boards, such as the All-Ages Coffee House, and the Sci Fi board, and am told it has spread to the other genre boards as well. But I'm interested in seeing what people are writing about locally, so I was hoping that people would share on here!
Here's mine:
A girl, a coffee house, an alien and an artifact walk into a bar.
. . . I'm STILL trying to figure out how a coffee house walks into a bar. . ..
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"Also, I have just remembered that I must see to my knitting. If it escapes, I'll have a devil of a time finding it again." -Some random un-named character in the Girl Genius webcomic
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Nov 4, 2009 - 20 54
*laughs* I actually came up with a similar line to use in response to a 'what are you writing about' post on another site. mine was:
A witch, a fox, and demonbait walk into a dorm.
Though the dame demons drool over isn't a student...
-Anne
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Nov 4, 2009 - 21 17
There's a chick, inanimate things talk to her, and she travels back in time. Hilarity ensues.
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Nov 5, 2009 - 06 25
Girl is rescued by ambitous young politician and gets swept up into international espionage to prevent war with Canada.
Yikes! When you say it like that... I've got a lot of plot holes to fill!
----------"I had always felt life first as a story: and if there is a story there is a story-teller." -- G.K. Chesterton
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Nov 5, 2009 - 08 13
Young noblewoman is taken captive and must prevent another war when she catches the eye of a foreign king
Twenty words is so short! Hmmm. Perhaps more contemplation is required.
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Nov 5, 2009 - 08 17
Three unlikely companions follow the ominous portents of their dreams and travel West to unwittingly escape the upcoming Apocalypse.
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Nov 5, 2009 - 09 48
A young girl goes back to the past to save the future, but she thinks she's in the present.
Wow...that sounds pretty complicated doesn't it.
----------Marybeth Smith
www.marybethsmith.com
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Nov 5, 2009 - 12 25
A girl gone off track, gets pregnant and convinces brother's friend to play daddy. Life-changing craziness follows.
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(See signature below novel banner!) vvvvv
----------The Druids enforce galactic peace. But can they save the galaxy from oblivion when someone destroys another dimension: the Afterlife?
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Nov 5, 2009 - 15 31
Some children try to get revenge on the so-called "good guys" for killing their parents.
4 words to spare! (party)
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Nov 5, 2009 - 16 37
Three mad scientists try to take over the world. With assorted minions, transvestites, pirates, llamas and a mad goat woman.
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Nov 5, 2009 - 17 14
Young author struggles with a story until a muse details it for him. He becomes torn if its truly his story.
Did anyone else write their '20 words' out a few times, end up with a short paragraph, try to cut it down, then delete it, then rinse and repeat a few times?
I know I did.
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Nov 5, 2009 - 17 32
@guffman02 -- that was SO me - rofl...mine really can't be summed up in 20 words or less...seriously...it makes no sense in only 20 words!
But here goes:
Gods, creation of a world, betrayal, mystical races, centuries of war, an epic battle and a lesson to be learned.
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Nov 5, 2009 - 19 56
A_Rachelle, how about. . . . Captive noblewoman must prevent war when she catches the eye of a foreign king?
----------"Also, I have just remembered that I must see to my knitting. If it escapes, I'll have a devil of a time finding it again." -Some random un-named character in the Girl Genius webcomic
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Nov 5, 2009 - 22 14
Oooo, yes. I like that. I also love your quote. It makes me smile every time I read it ; )
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Nov 5, 2009 - 22 14
All of those? Really? Where is your parrot or at least a flying pig? I sincerely hope that you share this story once nano is over. I don't think I've ever put transvestites and llamas in the sames sentence before. It sounds fascinating.
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Nov 6, 2009 - 13 28
Apprentice priestess loses her mentor before completing her trianing. She searches for her destiny with the assistance of rogue Vikings.
Or something like that. Maybe they're not Vikings...they're just having a bad week....
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Nov 7, 2009 - 15 59
Lizarddude walks into a bar. Tells stories. Is told stories. Is demon infected. Passes on demonkiller sword. Killed by it.
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Nov 7, 2009 - 22 56
Girl FINALLY leaves small town for the summer to experience the world, ends up liking books better. Beaches, boys, Michigan.
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Nov 8, 2009 - 16 39
Things happen. (18 words to spare! What dis I win?)
But in all seriousness...
Woman gets transplanted somewhere else and fights her way back to the normal world, with demons and angels!
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Nov 9, 2009 - 21 21
"Guy" meets girl, falls in love. But he's hunted by Angels, Demons, Demon-hunters, and Death. Interesting things develop.
One word to spare. Geez, that was kinda hard... not detailed enough though XP
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Nov 9, 2009 - 23 08
Watcher for people living in 'Dream Tubes' finds that his coworkers abuse the power bestowed onto them. Sh!t hits fan.
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Nov 10, 2009 - 17 44
Athletic training student wrestles with professional morals vs. human faults when she falls in love with athlete. Almost loses everything.
----------*Some people run marathons, and I am no different, except that the mental challenge of pushing myself to the limit is heard through the clicking of fingers on a keyboard instead of the patter of shoes on pavement.*
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Nov 13, 2009 - 04 59
Slave girl escapes, is thrown into civil war, gets to see the apocolypse. She meets a bunny named Plot. =)
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Girl and boy love each other, girl gets kidnapped, boy saves girl, they realize how they feel
----------~They told me I would probably never be a dancer, I'm dancing anyways. They told me I would never write a 50,000 word novel in a month, I'm going to anyways. One thing I learned is that it always has to be someone, why not me?~
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Nov 18, 2009 - 09 06
Two girls learn that an imperfect world is worth more than the perfection others dream of.
Inspired by Lenin's "Imagine".
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Her friends graduate from college, but she gets left behind. Things stay the same. Things change. Life happens.
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Sleeping Beauty awakened by her ex-fiancee's great-grandson to find her kingdom ruled by a "beast" king and scandalous gypsy queen.
----------www.magicnutshell.blogspot.com