Post by Arthur Kirkland on May 11, 2010 4:24:30 GMT -5
The Story Writing Game
Ahaha, time to bring back an old childhood game!
Do you remember the days when your English teacher would sit your class in a circle, and announce that you were all going to make a story together? They would make up the first sentence of a story, and then instruct the student next to them to give the next sentence. The next student would make up the next sentence, etc., etc.
Well, since I know we all here love writing, why not give it a try?
Now, the rules of the game are simple:
-I'll start by giving one sentence, and the person who posts after me gives the next sentence of the story. Then another person will post, giving the next sentence, etc.
-No more than one sentence a post!
-Within the first six posts, we'll need to have established, at the very least, the story's protagonist and the setting.
-It's okay for the story to be goofy, but don't take a story that's been going seriously and suddenly throw in "AND THEN THEY WENT TO MARS AND HAD A PICNIC WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE END".
-As far as dialog goes, you may add a "he said" or "she said" to the end to make it more concise.
-When a story has gone on long enough, I'll post and let everyone know that the next four posters need to wrap it up, so we may start anew.
-Don't use real characters or situations from the site! Everything is supposed to be made up from scratch.
Example:
First poster:
"Once upon a time, there was a sexy man named Samuel L. Jackson."
Second poster:
"He was a God walking among mere mortals, with abs sculpted by the very heaven's themselves."
Third poster:
"Everything was perfect with Samuel and his amazing abs, until the day came when he boarded a plane."
Fourth poster:
"Instantly, his snake-sensing abilities shot into action--there were motha-fuggin snakes on that motha-fuggin plane!"
Goofiest example of my life, but it'll do.
I'll post the first sentence of the first story in my next post!
Ahaha, time to bring back an old childhood game!
Do you remember the days when your English teacher would sit your class in a circle, and announce that you were all going to make a story together? They would make up the first sentence of a story, and then instruct the student next to them to give the next sentence. The next student would make up the next sentence, etc., etc.
Well, since I know we all here love writing, why not give it a try?
Now, the rules of the game are simple:
-I'll start by giving one sentence, and the person who posts after me gives the next sentence of the story. Then another person will post, giving the next sentence, etc.
-No more than one sentence a post!
-Within the first six posts, we'll need to have established, at the very least, the story's protagonist and the setting.
-It's okay for the story to be goofy, but don't take a story that's been going seriously and suddenly throw in "AND THEN THEY WENT TO MARS AND HAD A PICNIC WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE END".
-As far as dialog goes, you may add a "he said" or "she said" to the end to make it more concise.
-When a story has gone on long enough, I'll post and let everyone know that the next four posters need to wrap it up, so we may start anew.
-Don't use real characters or situations from the site! Everything is supposed to be made up from scratch.
Example:
First poster:
"Once upon a time, there was a sexy man named Samuel L. Jackson."
Second poster:
"He was a God walking among mere mortals, with abs sculpted by the very heaven's themselves."
Third poster:
"Everything was perfect with Samuel and his amazing abs, until the day came when he boarded a plane."
Fourth poster:
"Instantly, his snake-sensing abilities shot into action--there were motha-fuggin snakes on that motha-fuggin plane!"
Goofiest example of my life, but it'll do.
I'll post the first sentence of the first story in my next post!
