Hey everybody! Sorry this has taken so long, but as promised, for your perusal, here is everything I got out of the story cards. I'm going to buy another pack in case yuo want to add more at the write-ins, or I suddenly feel the need to make a whole bunch of them.
Hopefully all of these are helpful, or at least funny!
NaNoWriMo Story Enhancement Cards
United States :: Flagstaff :: Arizona
Kickoff party
2009-10-29
Plot Twists (Green cards)
Your main character's best friend is about to get on a train to go to Seattle.
Suddenly, John was the demons!
It turns out that it takes place on the Internet.
Suddenly, the rest of life has a soundtrack.
Character is in a coma as a result of an accident.
Huge earthquake in area.
It turns out it was all a dream
Liver transplant
Character recovers from amnesia of which they weren't aware.
Character discovers that they have a past they were oblivious to.
The main villain is actually a malevolent gerbil.
The "lovers" are long-lost twins
He killed your father. Prepare to die.
Have a character come through the door with a gun (stolen from Raymond character)
Someone gets poisoned and an antidote must be found.
The murderer is the hero.
A new character appears named "Arthur" who becomes important to the story.
A wind storm blows a tree into your character's vehicle.
Your main character is accosted by a famous boy band. They steal his/her wallet.
Random Quote (Pink cards)
"What do you mean you don't want to make out?"
"Chastity Bono dissed my dog?!?!"
"I am a fish, blorb blorp"
Male character: "Hey, it wasn't as painful as giving birth. ... Never doing THAT again..."
"Pardon me, miss, there's a duck on your head."
"It's a small world, after all."
"Confounded, madam!"
"Teller of untruths! Your pants are combusted!"
"Just a sec, someone on the Internet is being stupid"
"The food is as good as the fun."
"Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder!"
"That which does not kill me -- better run pretty darn fast!"
"I FEEL ASLEEP!"
"It's absurd that the cows are dancing"
"That's what she said"
"She's cracked out on whore" (happens to be a nanoism of sorts that I had in my phone)
"DIET COKE!!!!"
"Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!"
"I don't want a boyfriend. I want a MANfriend."
"It's none of your bizwix."
"It's all about the Benjamins... or the Hokey Pokey... or something."
Character Development (Blue cards)
Turns out, the character was adopted.
Character comes from a long line of alcoholics.
Character discovers as an adult that they are adopted - with misterious circumstances.
Character finds out divorced father is now in a relationwhip with a man (or mother with a woman)
A character becomes a vegetarian.
The character was adopted at age 2.
Character has a bad toupee.
The character realizes they love something they have refused to try for a long time.
A character's favorite story is "Harry Potter"
Character was born in a log cabin.
Was severely burned in a fire.
Character is homosexual.
Your character develops a strange unusual addiction. (to carrots, the smell of cabbage patch dolls, the feel of mud between toes, something odd like that.)
Character is allergic to gluten but still bakes cakes.
Your character writes a web site or publishes in a paper. Or just yells really loud.
The character sees the person s/he will marry later in life.
Wears a muu muu and has no teeth.
Your character wanted to be a denist when s/he was little.
Your character was a contestant on a B-list game show. They won a lifetime supply of chewing gum.
Your MC or another character has a pet named "Master Sergeant Pamplemoose"
Patrick (or maybe your MC?) has no sense of smell.
Dares! (Yellow cards)
You have to make a reference to a liver.
Main characters with inferiority complex.
Include a character missing one or more limb.
Suddenly a character gets a Scottish accent.
I dare you to write a scene at a Peter Piper or Chuck E. Cheese style pizza place.
A major character dyes his/her hair bright green.
drag race
Mahnamshna. (Doot dooo do do doot.)
Every good novel should have at least one chicken.
I dare you to make a romantic scene involving stickers.
Talking Jack'o'Lantern.
A character falls through thin ice into a lake.
Tell a story backward.
Make a reference to NaNoWriMo in your story.
Shakespeare gives people magical powers through his plays.
Mention a vampire then explicitly mention that this vampire */_does not sparkle._/* (bold, italics and underline are required)
Someone randomly runs up and hugs the main character.
Time travel. Double points:Maybe your character meets a future or past version of themselves. Super bonus points: Your character has damaged and needs to repair the time stream. Triple Bonus Points: Thaddeus.
Hybridizer: a piece of technology that your characters can use to combine any number of objects in just about any way.
Find a book. Open up to page 25. The fourth sentence must be used.
Reference your favorite song.
Write one sentence (of at least 10 words) with each word betinning in the same letter. (This includes articles.)
Your character shows his or her sticker collection to his or her love interest.
TAP DANCING VAMPIRE!
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