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Post by Tam on Oct 12, 2010 15:41:19 GMT -5
That's right. The plot of your 50 000-word story expressed in 20 words or less.
So this is something I saw being done on the main NaNo site, and I thought it might be interesting for us to do as well. =D There's a bit of overlap, obviously, since each one of us already gets our own thread to explain in detail what we're writing about. But I think this still has a place here, because it's a useful tool that you, the author, can use to get a firm idea of what your story is really about. To cement all those stray October ideas in place, to pack your story down into its pure essence. In short, to give you something you can focus on come November.
...But yeah, let's be honest; we're all just lazy and we wanna hear what you're writing about without having to sift through the whole subforum and slews of adoring replies to figure it out. =D So take a stab at it! A plot summary in 20 words or less; that's the only rule. If you wanna be really smarmy, try to make it as short as you possibly can. Either way.
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And here's my first attempt. =D 19 words.
"A highwayman and his ragtag band of thieves have wild and morally questionable adventures in a (supposedly) idyllic kingdom."
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Post by Celestial on Oct 12, 2010 15:48:20 GMT -5
=3 Ooh, I like this idea! Ok, here's mine (omitting several important characters):
A ruling class girl with no individuality descents into the seedy underbelly of her spaceship and catalyses a rebellion. (19 words)
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Post by Shadaras on Oct 12, 2010 15:58:19 GMT -5
This is the third time I've tried this, I think. =D And each time, it changes.
A suicidal psychic dreams of a dystopic city where only one psychologist is willing to forgo drugs to save lives. (20 words)
Or, quoting from where I did this for the sci-fi subforum on the NaNo site: "A broken psychic dreams of a psychologist and the psychotic girl he's trying to save." Which is fifteen words and accurate, but doesn't say much about the plot. Eh, good enough. xD
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2010 16:07:12 GMT -5
 Okay In times of war, a rebel group struggle for survival. 10! Though ... what does that say for the complexity of my plot?  |
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Post by Tam on Oct 12, 2010 16:13:44 GMT -5
Okay In times of war, a rebel group struggle for survival. 10! Though ... what does that say for the complexity of my plot? From what I saw of your story on your thread, it's got plenty of complexity. <3 I think you just concentrated your story a bit farther than most people do. (I mean, if you knocked off the "in times of war" part, it would work as a summary for my story, too. xD;) |
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Post by Trilly (18426 words) on Oct 12, 2010 16:32:42 GMT -5
Umm... okay.
A drifter makes friends and travels around, attempting to find a treasure and be accepted into an elite group.
Makes it sound really exciting, doesn't it? XD
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2010 18:36:34 GMT -5
Bored teenagers travel between dimensions to escape facing the fact that their own world is falling apart. It doesn't work. (20)
... accurate enough summary if you omit all the side plots. x)
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Post by PFA on Oct 12, 2010 18:57:36 GMT -5
In the kingdom's time of crisis, the young squire and the maid discover a great magical secret.
omg
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Post by Jayeee on Oct 12, 2010 20:24:35 GMT -5
The gradual destruction of the crystals of guidence brings together a group of unlikely heroes, trying to save their homes. (20 words).
Wow, that was harder than I thought it'd be.
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Post by Kathleen on Oct 12, 2010 21:32:23 GMT -5
An ordinary girl discovers she belongs to a world where she will have to walk through dreams to save lives.
Whew. I kept coming up with twenty-one. xD Pesky indefinite articles. Now it's some kind of run-on sentence.
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Post by Nova on Oct 12, 2010 21:44:42 GMT -5
This is cool =D
Three friends enter a new monster-infested world where they must restore the world to what it once was.
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Post by Rikku on Oct 12, 2010 21:49:10 GMT -5
... I personally see nothing wrong with sifting through the whole subforum and slews of adoring replies and maintain that it is a perfectly normal thing to do. >.>; *coughs sheepishly*
Right, so. 'A guy has to fight this evil guy and find himself, and his siblings do stuff too. There's magic.' There we go.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2010 21:52:10 GMT -5
I think Rikku wins.
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Post by friday on Oct 12, 2010 22:56:03 GMT -5
Half-star, half-human, a young boy seeks a way to get back home, experiencing many mishaps and friendships along the way.
This is tricky. XD I'll probably mess with this when I get a better idea of the story, but that's what I have so far.
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Post by Tam on Oct 12, 2010 23:11:03 GMT -5
These are so cool to read! =D ... I personally see nothing wrong with sifting through the whole subforum and slews of adoring replies and maintain that it is a perfectly normal thing to do. >.>; *coughs sheepishly* Right, so. 'A guy has to fight this evil guy and find himself, and his siblings do stuff too. There's magic.' There we go. ...I've sent a squadron of Thread Police to your house, Rikku. They should reach New Zealand by morning. |
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