| Fun dares I picked up today, posted for just general reference, if anyone wants to steal them, go ahead. I thought they were cute.
Have someone say, "You just got salt in my ear, you bitch!" in public.
Give Trotsky a cameo.
Have a character who eats in every single scene they're in (DUDE BRAD PITT IN OCEAN'S 11 HELLO).
I dare someone to write a novel in which the main character's real name is never discovered by the reader. The reader must be aware that they never learn the MC's real name.
Have someone manage to refer to something in every situation that happened in a book, tv show, movie, "you know this is almost like what happened in...."
Include at least one terrible pickup line.
Include a Mr. Ian Woon somewhere in your novel. (Ian Woon= anagram of NaNoWriMo)
End each chapter with your character falling asleep (or passing out, whatever). Begin each chapter with them waking up.
Pick a song: use its title for the chapter title, and have a character (or several, but preferably only one) use all of its lyrics in things they say throughout the chapter.
Never name ANY of your characters. Refer to them by distinguishing characteristics or job titles (e.g. the guy with the red cap; the cashier at the checkout), or whichever other ways there are to identify people, but they must not be given names.
Have some random unusual object appear in at least 5 scenes (preferably every scene) for no reason whatsoever. Characters may interact with it if you like, but it's better if it's just there for no reason.
Begin your story with the line: "the day was just like any other - cold, slimy and covered in alligators."
Get two major characters (preferably make one or both the MC). Have one speak only in metaphors or proverbs, and have the other take everything literally.
Include tiny, mute birds with iridescent feathers, bred to be pets of the rich.
"Have the story being narrated by someone, and someone else (or several people) constantly interrupting. ... Bonus points if the interruptions have nothing whatsoever to do with the main story. ... Double bonus if the narrator is interrupting themselves, and not realizing it." Done. Even though the narrated scenes are few and far between.
"Title a chapter Skittles, and make the theme of the chapter be in some way related to the candy."
Have a character violently allergic to cats. Bonus points if the character comes into regular contact with cats. Double bonus if the character goes near cats on purpose.
(Substitute 'cats' for the animal of your choice)
Every day, take one actual event that has happened that day, either in your life or in the news, and work it into your writing for the day.
refer INDIRECTLY to nanowrimo and the 50,000 word count. i.e. have someone trying to do 50,000 of something in a month (not writing 50,000 words though)... I did this last year. I had someone selling 50,000 carpets in a month
Have your main character get stuck in an elevator, and devote an entire chapter to this. Even if elvators don't normally exist in your novel's world.
Have your character constantly refer to a book such as "How to be a Villain" depending on their occupation or wouldbe occupation: "How to be a Philantropist", "How to be a Gym Sock"
Have a ferret who only recites Shakespeare and who drinks only orange juice. S/he should be named Puck and be essential to at last a subplot.
Have someone reference(at least three times) oversteeped tea
Include the line "Where the hell are your pants?"
Once a week have one of your friends come up with a line for your characters to say, and you have to include it and have it make sense. | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment   |
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| In case you didn't notice, this is  Gracie's NaNo/writing journal.
Get ready for Nano, bay-bee. Because that is, really, what this journal is all about. NaNoWrimo stuff.
I have no idea what I'm writing about: I have no plot, no characters, no outline, no idea about anything on this so called novel-to-be of mine. But that's what this journal will be for, really. Me figuring out those sorts of things. And posting inspirational things or exercises I may find useful, and those which my friends may find useful.
Like just about everyone else, this is going to be friends only, save for maybe a few posts. I'm really not sure. I'm pretty much just playing everything by ear. And that's cool.
So anyway. Please drop a comment, and I'll be happy to add you. Really, I will. ^_^
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