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Post by Zylaa on Oct 21, 2012 13:00:43 GMT -5
Why don't we have this up already? Shame on us all.
Anyway, here's the place to post all your NaNo dares-- challenges for your fellow writers to work things into their stories.
I might get around to editing in the links to the old dare threads if I remember. >_> Anyway!
Dare: Have a character burst into song
Bonus: If another character joins him or her in a duet
Double bonus: If a massive crowd joins in a choreographed musical number with no plausible explanation for how they all know the words or the steps.
Dare: Velociraptor attack!
Bonus: If a character, in the middle of the attack, points out that really, what we think of as Velociraptors are somewhere between a Dienonychus and a Utahraptor; Velociraptors were only about two feet tall.
Alternative bonus: If the attacking dinosaurs are, in fact, correct Velociraptors. Or Dienonychuses. Those are my favorite.
Dare: If a character announces, "I'm gonna steal the Declaration of Independence."
Bonus: If this is in an alternate world (or pre-1776) where such a declaration makes no sense whatsoever.
Double Bonus: If they steal it anyway
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Post by Killix on Oct 21, 2012 13:19:26 GMT -5
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Post by icon on Nov 4, 2012 13:19:29 GMT -5
DARE: Introduce a character whose name is just a random keysmash, or otherwise impossible to pronounce.
Bonus: The other characters refer to said character by their unpronounceable name several times throughout the story.
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Post by Kristykimmy on Nov 4, 2012 14:33:47 GMT -5
Dare: Use the word defenestrate or defenestration at least once.
Bonus: Use them together in the same sentence.
Double Bonus: Make someone actually get tossed out a window.
Too bad I didn't go with the other story I considered doing for NaNo. That totally could (and might just) happen in that story.
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Post by Gelquie on Nov 4, 2012 16:27:10 GMT -5
Dare: Have a character try to crawl out of your story.
Bonus: If they succeed.
Dare: Include a battle where one character shouts out their attacks.
Bonus: If the character who does this is trying to be stealthy.
Dare: Include a scene where every one of your characters gets drunk.
Bonus: If they sing sea chanties at least one time.
Dare: Randomly in the story, have a blue police box appear out of nowhere. Then have a guy look outside and comment about having the wrong coordinates.
Bonus: If you have that character's shenanigans going on in the background during the course of your story from then on.
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Post by Coaster on Nov 11, 2012 22:01:03 GMT -5
Dare: Have one character's hygiene physically harm another character.
Bonus: if it's due to the former's GOOD hygiene.
Double bonus: if the former is the main antagonist.
Dare: Use the next line of conversation you hear in real life IMMEDIATELY in your story, or at least as the next line of dialogue.
Bonus: Use the entire conversation.
Double bonus: if it still makes sense in context.
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Post by PFA on Nov 19, 2012 1:53:37 GMT -5
I came up with a dare like last night-ish that I forgot I wanted to post here. XD
Dare: Include a paragraph where each successive word starts with each successive letter of the alphabet. (e.g. "A brown cat didn't eat fish," etc.)
Bonus: If it makes complete sense.
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Post by Yoyti on Nov 19, 2012 22:54:54 GMT -5
Dare: Include a paragraph where each successive word starts with each successive letter of the alphabet. (e.g. " A brown cat didn't eat fish," etc.) Bonus: If it makes complete sense. Done.  In simpler terms, it means that after receiving instructions of what to do, the goblins went about it indignantly, and with yellow skin (which could be interpreted metaphorically) but eagerly, while endangering their less than satisfactory government, just in case anyone notices that this sentence is in thus an arrangement. EDIT: And in context, it does make sense.  |
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Post by PFA on Nov 20, 2012 0:13:16 GMT -5
Dare: Include a paragraph where each successive word starts with each successive letter of the alphabet. (e.g. " A brown cat didn't eat fish," etc.) Bonus: If it makes complete sense. Done. In simpler terms, it means that after receiving instructions of what to do, the goblins went about it indignantly, and with yellow skin (which could be interpreted metaphorically) but eagerly, while endangering their less than satisfactory government, just in case anyone notices that this sentence is in thus an arrangement. EDIT: And in context, it does make sense. I am kind of ecstatic that someone actually pulled this off. XD Well done. *thumbs up* |
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Post by Yoyti on Nov 23, 2012 21:51:08 GMT -5
Well, I went on and did it again. And again. This one makes heavy use of lists of adjectives to fill up some of the slots. I'm not particularly proud of that. It basically means that, because Adrien backed out of range, Efligdo, not wanting to lose the battle, went after his avian companion instead. I like this. It keeps me motivated. |
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Post by Killix on Nov 24, 2012 10:44:41 GMT -5
Dare: Include a character who talks exclusively in purple prose.
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