ROUND 1 - TITLES & LOGLINE TEASERS FFC 2018
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Topic: ROUND 1 - TITLES & LOGLINE TEASERS FFC 2018
Posted By: Scarlet Screenwriter
Subject: ROUND 1 - TITLES & LOGLINE TEASERS FFC 2018
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 12:51am
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You know the routine ... let's spend the next 72 hours teasing the xhit out of each other with our Flash Fiction Titles and Synopses ... Wait till 11.59! (or in my case 1.59pm tomorrow!) ------------- They seek him here, they seek him there, those damned writers seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven or is he in hell, that damned elusive Scarlet Screenwriter! (Oh, phuck, that doesn't even rhyme!) |
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Posted By: Vernacula
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:03am
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Pilgrims Drama | Airport Runway | Apple Pie ------------- https://bit.ly/3wdItu9" rel="nofollow - 2022 FF CH2: MRS.WOO AND EMINEM TOO https://bit.ly/2WTrkRY" rel="nofollow - 2019 SC R2: LOVE-STUCK |
Posted By: Scarlet Screenwriter
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:03am
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R1/G29 - SCI-FI/CABLE CAR/A BRIEFCASE THE NUMBER 78 TO NORTH FITZROY
When Aaron Peters jolted awake, he found himself sitting against the window on a rattling old cable tram. Not only does he not know where he is, or how he got there, he has absolutely no idea where he’s headed. ------------- They seek him here, they seek him there, those damned writers seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven or is he in hell, that damned elusive Scarlet Screenwriter! (Oh, phuck, that doesn't even rhyme!) |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:04am
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Hi everyone! Group 51: romantic comedy / airport smoking lounge / a bandana How
to be a Therapy Dog Without Really Trying After a rough flight, Louise escapes
to the airport smoking lounge. There, she and the man she met on the plane chat
about a therapy dog who’s not quite as service-oriented as he should be. |
Posted By: JessJess
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:05am
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Sci Fi/Wine Cellar/Perfume Love Language Young lovers explore a forbidden pleasure among a sensory seeking culture deprived of words.
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Posted By: Tonatale
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:05am
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Group 68 : Fairy Tale / a children's hospital / a thermos The Sick Boy James was a spoiled boy who got very sick. He cannot be healed
until he learns to appreciate what he has. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/y5b2ukqa" rel="nofollow - FFC2020 CH3G22 Comedy - It's a Sweet World After All |
Posted By: Lookit There
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:06am
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Mister Perrin's Mansion of Pain Comedy/a newly constructed house/a parking meter Will big city sin find a home in peaceful, God-fearing Hadleyville? Not
if Edna Lewis, Chairwoman of the Ladies Auxiliary, has anything to say about
it!
------------- FFC1 https://tinyurl.com/5rm7pz4x" rel="nofollow - 12 Gay-ngry Men |
Posted By: Sandra Elizabeth
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:07am
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R1GR31 Horror/Fish Farm/deer antlers Title: The Trophy Synopsis: A pastor is unwittingly recruited to help a church member fight an evil entity on his farm. |
Posted By: R_Dubya
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:07am
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Group 51 Romantic Comedy | An airport smoking lounge | A bandana They Met in the Sky An
inquisitive vagabond prepares for the next leg of her aimless journey when she
meets a cloaked man with a serpentine mark. ------------- Flash Fiction 2018 R1: https://bit.ly/2LgI8Rj" rel="nofollow - They Met in the Sky SC 2018: https://bit.ly/2FCclDb" rel="nofollow - A Body to Hide the Soul |
Posted By: ottersdaughter
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:08am
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R1/G60 - Mystery/A Skywalk/A Syringe First Case You can never forget your first case, even if you want to. ------------- FF#1: https://tinyurl.com/3vxueurh" rel="nofollow - What Gets Passed Down (Fairy Tale) |
Posted By: milesmum
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:08am
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Group 54 Comedy, a data center, a steering wheel: The Devil Went Down to Fremont That time a couple of network engineers fell in love with a hideous one-eyed demon and it was the beginning of the end of the world ------------- %5bURL=http://www.example.com" rel="nofollow - 250R1-The Butterfly Effect |
Posted By: TheDustyZebra
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:08am
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Group 21 -- Fantasy / a Shoe store / Pancakes Unicorns Don't Eat Pancakes At a crossroad in his life, an ambitious young unicorn discovers that being himself leads to a unique proposition. ------------- 100MF2022 R1 G41 https://tinyurl.com/yckz6cfr" rel="nofollow - The Ties that Bind (Romance) |
Posted By: Nicky Mc
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:09am
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Group 82 Fantasy - space shuttle - can of paint Y2K Will the dawn of the new millenium spell the end for E.A.R.T.H.?
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Posted By: Elizabeth.Garland
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:09am
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Group 29: Sci-fi, cable car, briefcase Title: "You Don’t Own Me" Brief Synopsis: At midnight, Mari boards the last cable car out of the Awana Skyway hub. As it swoops across the murky rain forest of the Genting Highlands, she must face unearthly creatures—and a vicious monster from her past. ------------- https://bit.ly/2NqAsxF" rel="nofollow - R2: Säuberungsaktion - 14 pts https://bit.ly/2zScLVs" rel="nofollow - R3: Meine Licht |
Posted By: sidle_by
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:10am
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Saltwater Nearly drowning as a child gives
Remy a special connection with the Otherworld. When an important date threatens
to pass by unnoticed, he seeks out something special to mark the occasion. Gr 11 - Ghost Story/Aquarium/Champagne |
Posted By: ottersdaughter
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:10am
I always look forward to reading your entries, and this one is definitely going on my list! ------------- FF#1: https://tinyurl.com/3vxueurh" rel="nofollow - What Gets Passed Down (Fairy Tale) |
Zelda wrote:Posted By: hanalyst
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:10am
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28: Drama / Public Library / Scented Candle OVERDUE A
girl reconnects with her father…without her father. ------------- FFR2: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2g110-the-temptation-of-bart-fantasy_topic49508.html#521354" rel="nofollow - The Temptation of Bart |
Posted By: colettebleau
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:11am
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Group 51 / Romantic Comedy / Airport Smoking Lounge / a Bandana I Guess I Live Here Now Paige learns that it's not always a bad thing when life brings you to your knees; as long as you are willing to watch your assumptions go up in smoke. ------------- Read my Challenge #1 story titled https://forums.nycmidnight.com/ch1-gr51-i-guess-i-live-here-now-romantic-comedy_topic18710.html" rel="nofollow - I Guess I Live Here Now |
Posted By: Vernacula
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:11am
  ------------- https://bit.ly/3wdItu9" rel="nofollow - 2022 FF CH2: MRS.WOO AND EMINEM TOO https://bit.ly/2WTrkRY" rel="nofollow - 2019 SC R2: LOVE-STUCK |
Posted By: Collins50
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:12am
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Title:
Beyond the Light Synopsis: In the mid to late 1800’s in New Jersey, a young research assistant comes face to face with the man he idolizes: the illuminating Thomas Alva Edison. The lines between honesty, science, and the fantastical are blurred in this tale of disenchantment. |
Posted By: Noel Alcoba
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:12am
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Round1 Group78 Ghost Story/Toolshed/ A sticker SURGE A young boy learns that the right tool is not always the first one you grab. ------------- R1 Rhyme G48 https://tinyurl.com/4xyc2c8n" rel="nofollow - Side-Kicked R1 100 G59 https://tinyurl.com/6ewj3ehz" rel="nofollow - Ripples 11th |
Posted By: Lookit There
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:13am
I think I need this in my life. ------------- FFC1 https://tinyurl.com/5rm7pz4x" rel="nofollow - 12 Gay-ngry Men |
Posted By: waxwing
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:13am
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H89:Suspense/Master Bedroom/smoke detector. Hide Quickly Illness keeps Jenny home from school and when the power goes out, she must be quiet and hide quickly. |
Posted By: colettebleau
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:14am
I'm in group 51, too! I can't wait to read your story. I love the title. ------------- Read my Challenge #1 story titled https://forums.nycmidnight.com/ch1-gr51-i-guess-i-live-here-now-romantic-comedy_topic18710.html" rel="nofollow - I Guess I Live Here Now |
Posted By: GallifreyGirl
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:15am
CANNOT. WAIT. ------------- FFC20 R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic34858_post364276.html" rel="nofollow - Born of the Sea |
Posted By: jdadams1
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:17am
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Round 1, Group 46: Ghost Story / A boardwalk / A cowboy hat Grandmama Pickleberry and the Terrific Teens in “The Return of the Boardwalk Boogeyman”
Brief synopsis: When our heroic detectives/pastry-chefs revisit the scene of an old mystery, have they bitten off more strudel than they can chew? |
Posted By: sminko
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:18am
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Round 1, group 84- fairy tale, measuring cup, auction The Queens Heir How will the Queen’s jealous Chef cope when her beloved monarch is assigned a father to conceive the royal heir?------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/g30-cheesy_topic65899.html" rel="nofollow - Rhyming R1 G30 Cheesy |
Posted By: Lookit There
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:19am
Oh my gosh, please tell me someone says, "And I'd have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!" ------------- FFC1 https://tinyurl.com/5rm7pz4x" rel="nofollow - 12 Gay-ngry Men |
Posted By: thewriteguy
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:19am
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FF18/GP95/RD1 Historical Fiction A flea market A leather belt  ------------- CH2 GP95 https://bit.ly/2QuUTqr" rel="nofollow - The Ogre is Coming |
Posted By: Hollyvict
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:20am
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Group 1: Romance/Bicycle Trail/Spatula Fifty Shades More Romantic Than Twilight The lustful story of love and lust between two people from different worlds who meet on what is unquestionably a bike trail. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic18273_post227999.html#227999" rel="nofollow - C1 Fifty Shades More Romantic Than Twilight |
Posted By: Reez
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:20am
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R!, Group 55 Sci-Fi/A wine cellar / Perfume The Doorway Effect In a world where we can outlive our memories, Historian’s will do what it takes to preserve them before they fade. Even if you’re still quite attached to them. ------------- SSC/R1 https://tinyurl.com/422rc7ac" rel="nofollow - B POSITIVE AND SANGUINE MFC/Final https://rb.gy/iboxr" rel="nofollow - A Whistle and a Cry |
Posted By: Lookit There
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:21am
Well-played indeed. ------------- FFC1 https://tinyurl.com/5rm7pz4x" rel="nofollow - 12 Gay-ngry Men |
Posted By: Collins50
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:22am
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Sounds entertaining! Clever wordplay in the synopsis.
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Posted By: sidle_by
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:23am
Oh i love the sound of this!!
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Posted By: BeckyG515
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:23am
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If It Kills Me Nothing is easy for Joaquin Cox, an unlucky man of persistence, as he tries to demonstrate his affections for, Lilly Jean, a kindhearted barista and cheese shop worker. With a foolproof plan for success, what could go wrong? Romantic Comedy, A Cheese Shop, Hand sanitizer -It's more interesting than it sounds ------------- Ch1 Gp110 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/ch1-gp110-americas-least-racist-restaurant_topic22690.html" rel="nofollow - AmericasLeastRacistRestaurant |
Posted By: jdadams1
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:27am
Hehehe :)
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:27am
To ottersdaughter and colletebleau, thanks!! I'm excited to read your stories as well!! Yay!!
And there's a spatula? This one's on my must-read list. |
Posted By: emmajay
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:27am
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82: Fantasy / a space shuttle / a can of paint Star Signs An apprentice encounters an unusual shipwreck.
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Posted By: Carlos_NZ
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:28am
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98: Horror/A wave pool/A pitchfork Never Look Back A young girl survives a monster apocalypse by heeding one piece of critical advice.
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Posted By: shanan187
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:32am
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Group 44 - Ghost Story / A Waterfall / A Salt Shaker The Devil Made Me Do It “Lead me not into temptation, for I can surely find it on my own.” I must say, this one attacked me as soon as I had the prompt. First draft by 9:30 AM Saturday morning. That might be a new record :) Really though, I just loved writing it. I had so much fun with this prompt! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic51806_post550163.html#550163" rel="nofollow - SSC R1 G53 - Avalanche |
Posted By: Vernacula
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:33am
Thanks, sweets! ------------- https://bit.ly/3wdItu9" rel="nofollow - 2022 FF CH2: MRS.WOO AND EMINEM TOO https://bit.ly/2WTrkRY" rel="nofollow - 2019 SC R2: LOVE-STUCK |
Posted By: beadbalm
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:34am
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Oh dear, I think I wrote too much in the synopsis. Well, next time I'll cinch it up a bit. Everybody's sounds so good, I can't wait to check them out! romantic comedy, private investigator's office, rowboat
Work and Love in an Open
Space Office Environment
When you rent a cubby or
room in the new open office space, you will always have interesting neighbors:
from long distance energy healers to questionable massage therapists. Because
they lack adequate online reviews, Carnie and Max make a deal to perk up each
other’s businesses and get to know each other a little better at the same time.
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Posted By: telera
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:34am
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Group 5_Horror / An indoor swimming pool / A chocolate egg Death Pool Who would have thought, when you hit bottom, that there was so much worse to come? ------------- G89 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic22517_post283245.html#283245" rel="nofollow - Arena Magick 10 pts |
Posted By: jdadams1
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:35am
You have already won for most meme-able synopsis!
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Posted By: jadubovsky
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:37am
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On Exhibit Shawn Cunningham wakes up on a rooftop amidst gunfire simultaneously juggling his curiosity around how he ended up here and how he is going to escape with his life. Action/Adventure, A roof terrace, car keys ------------- Ch1 Gp59 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/ch1-gp59-soulless-endeavors_topic22693.html" rel="nofollow - SoullessEndeavors |
Posted By: Deeanna
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:37am
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Romance / An Electronic Vehicle recharging Station / a Tote bag Coming Together After countless days spent stuck at an electronic car recharging station, loving each other from afar, two bags come together despite looming tragedy. ------------- R1 Gr5 - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic20499_post262709.html#262709" rel="nofollow - A Different Kind of Job |
Posted By: leslieksf
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:39am
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Group 52: Romance/catacomb/a credit card Unaccompanied But Not Alone Sometimes love endures in unexpected places. ------------- FFC2020 CH1R1 https://tinyurl.com/y8uqn75d" rel="nofollow - NAVIGATION |
Posted By: LiteraryLauren
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:41am
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Group 44_ Ghost story/ Waterfall/ Salt shaker Tayrox has left the chat Natasha repairs her phone to find a recap of her friend Taylor's vacation gone horribly wrong.
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Posted By: fingergun_pchew
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:41am
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Mystery/Birthday Party/Hard Hat _________________ Popcorn  A woman makes a unique popcorn flavor.
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Posted By: jdadams1
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:43am
Pictures??? We can use pictures? [Tries to come up with "a picture's worth a thousand words" joke, fails because is too tired...]
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Posted By: LiteraryLauren
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:44am
| I'm in the same group! I can't wait to read your story! |
Posted By: The_Duke
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:45am
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The Market An
INTERPOL agent infiltrates the world’s premier slave market, and discovers the
price for her pound of flesh. Horror | A Trade Show | A tray ------------- Rhyming Challenge Final: https://tinyurl.com/56vbu67y" rel="nofollow - With Your Shield, Or On It |
Posted By: shanan187
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:45am
 ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic51806_post550163.html#550163" rel="nofollow - SSC R1 G53 - Avalanche |
Posted By: BornConfessing
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:46am
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R1/G64 - Historical fiction/security checkpoint/bicycle pump Palace of Tears |
Posted By: The_Duke
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:47am
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Not going to lie, the words "ambitious young unicorn" are a pretty decent hook. =D ------------- Rhyming Challenge Final: https://tinyurl.com/56vbu67y" rel="nofollow - With Your Shield, Or On It |
Posted By: fingergun_pchew
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:51am
I already love it. Chuck Tingle fan?
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Posted By: thesaura73
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:54am
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Group 100: Thriller/Detention Center/Chef's Knife Mise en Place Local celebrity chef Carey Townsend thought she had everything figured out. Inmate Emma North taught her differently. ------------- http://bit.ly/2L0amAL" rel="nofollow - SC R1 - Hothouse Flowers (Mystery) http://bit.ly/2HDDbBl" rel="nofollow - SS Ch1 - A Curated Experience (Suspense) |
Posted By: Kristinmarie23
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:54am
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Group 62 Thriller/A Large Tree/A Rare Coin The Secret Keeper When Maddy was 7, she killed her father. 15 years later, she is desperate to remember what really happened that night.
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Posted By: cbartley11
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:57am
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Group 16 Rom/com - A Bus Station - Chihuahua Cupid’s
Shuffle Cupid’s
Shuffle can’t make love for you, but the new dating app can get you started. ------------- Ch1GR16 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic18300_post228164.html#228164" rel="nofollow - Cupid's Shuffle (romcom) |
Posted By: BeckyG515
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 1:57am
Well if we can use pictures then... ------------- Ch1 Gp110 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/ch1-gp110-americas-least-racist-restaurant_topic22690.html" rel="nofollow - AmericasLeastRacistRestaurant |
Posted By: stephenmatlock
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:04am
Don't use pictures in your official submissions! But here they're fair game. ------------- This is not the signature you are looking for. |
Posted By: paulene.turner
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:06am
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I got the dreaded Political Satire, a boomerang, a street corner STICKS AND STONES A woman from a bleak future travels back in time and finds that a few well-chosen words make a world of difference. ------------- R1, G49, SCIFI https://shorturl.at/UOZn3" rel="nofollow - FIRST KILL ; R1, G180, SUSPENSE https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic63369_post681425.html#681425" rel="nofollow - I-SIGHT ; |
Posted By: stephenmatlock
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:13am
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G49 / Political Satire / Brewery / Skateboard  The Cowabunga Conspiracy Two breweries go head-to-head to win the prize of a five-year contract. Can an assist from an unexpected direction help sway the decision? ------------- This is not the signature you are looking for. |
Posted By: Wyldeflowyre
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:13am
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I got group 98, Horror, a wave pool, a pitchfork. Phoenix In July
Car
trouble on a hot day may mean more than a stranded motorist bargained
for. His quest for water will take him to a place he does not
expect. ------------- Uttering Joyous Leaves of Dark Green |
Posted By: sinister
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:15am
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Pilgrims well sh*t that sounds like it beats mine.
Same heat. Flight
525 to Tulsa Synopsis: Sometimes all you need is a plane crash and a slice of pie to bring two people together. |
Posted By: fingergun_pchew
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:16am
The title alone makes a good horror.
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Posted By: NYCgirl
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:19am
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I see quite a few people from my heat! Heat 51: Romcom (for a straight hour I freaked out)/an airport smoking lounge/ a bandana The Boy in the Museum Carrie doesn’t date boys. Is it their fault, or hers? ------------- Screen 26 R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67777_post719675.html#719675" rel="nofollow - WIN AND LOSE And 25 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic63684_post684597.html#684597" rel="nofollow - HOUSE OR HOME |
Posted By: Eggcorn
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:23am
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Group 6: Historical Fiction, Bicycle Repair Shop, Blank Check "Slipping Gears" The
year 1919 was a time of great change in the U.S. for drinking, voting,
and how one defined their social status, and for Boston, it was a year
of clearing the city’s North End of the 2 million gallons of molasses
that had flooded the streets after a holding tank burst. But in the
middle of all this societal upheaval, a girl named Clara and a bicycle
repairman named Henry find that their lives aren’t as stuck to
historical shifts and societal expectations as they may think. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic66252_post705791.html#705791" rel="nofollow - Bliss (Scary Story) https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67128_post714776.html#714776" rel="nofollow - The Others (r2 Scary) |
Posted By: Wyldeflowyre
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:25am
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Lol! Scariest thing I could think of.------------- Uttering Joyous Leaves of Dark Green |
Posted By: milesmum
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:27am
RIGHT on Eggcorn! If no one else wrote about this before I did, I would have! Okay, that's not saying as much as I mean by it. ------------- %5bURL=http://www.example.com" rel="nofollow - 250R1-The Butterfly Effect |
Posted By: LJIvers
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:30am
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Group 2: Crime Caper/Beach/Knee pads Clockwork Dynamo Two foul-mouthed thieves maneuver and jest while raking gems off a Caribbean Super-yacht. Their quick third sports a teeny-bikini, clears the safe, and scoops the treasure, grifting gold along the way, but she’s not the only one who’s at it.
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Posted By: Cosima
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:32am
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Round 1, Group 78: Ghost Story/Toolshed/Sticker Coward Eight-year-old Gordon believes the toolshed in the backyard is haunted, but his abusive father forces him inside to fetch a shovel. What is in the shed, and is it friend or foe to Gordon? |
Posted By: manifestlynot
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:34am
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Heat 84: Fairy Tale/An Auction/Measuring Cup The Witch’s Bidding Everything in the forest
changes when a reclusive witch finally leaves her cottage. ------------- Rhyming R1: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic51185_post541412.html#541412" rel="nofollow - Lionheart (Hist fic) |
Posted By: djs1987
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:39am
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With our ankles bound, they led us through the factory floor. When will this torture end? #92: Horror/assembly line/white noise machine |
Posted By: Eggcorn
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:40am
I learned about this event a year ago and still just so fascinated by it! I figured if I was stuck with historical fiction, then I might as well work this into it! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic66252_post705791.html#705791" rel="nofollow - Bliss (Scary Story) https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67128_post714776.html#714776" rel="nofollow - The Others (r2 Scary) |
Posted By: steph9289
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:44am
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Wowza! Had such a blast with this one. I used to be so scared of Fairy Tale until I realized I could just poke fun at it instead.  Funny Farm Hospital Not all who enter Funny Farm Hospital leave Funny Farm Hospital. ------------- #amrevising |
Posted By: pluginmatty
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:47am
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Group 36 - Fantasy/A garbage truck/A pork chop Searching for Clarity Dio searches for an unfamiliar realm for a lost possession, and ends up finding more than he bargained for. I was actually joking with friends before the comp that I'd happily write any genre other than fantasy. It turned out alright, though. Hopefully. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67808_post719766.html#719766" rel="nofollow - Screenplay Challenge 2026 R1 GR33: No Man Left Behind (Historical Fiction) |
Posted By: milesmum
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 2:58am
I'm excited to read what you did. I hope you'll post. ------------- %5bURL=http://www.example.com" rel="nofollow - 250R1-The Butterfly Effect |
Posted By: JamesSinger
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:03am
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First time in the competition, so far it's been great. Good luck to everyone! Group 15: Crime caper, airport baggage area, camera lens "Billy the Kid" Billy and his mother have just arrived in New Mexico after a long flight from New York, and Billy get bored while waiting for their luggage. When he notices she isn’t paying attention to him, he sneaks off to have some fun. |
Posted By: Schrifty
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:08am
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Late to the party as I was getting home as the deadline hit, but here you go: Group 82: Fantasy / A Space Shuttle / A Can of Paint Locusts of Another Name Hanako wants nothing more than to become an elemental Shaman like her father and join him on his terraforming missions on the planet below. But when a stowaway challenges all that she believes, Hanako will have to decide for herself who to trust. ------------- MFC2019: https://cutt.ly/qeiQSvD" rel="nofollow - R1 G4: Cat Got Your Tongue (Fairy Tale) 2nd Place MFC2019: https://shorturl.at/oyJX9" rel="nofollow - R2 G16: Second Chances (SciFi) |
Posted By: Hollyvict
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:20am
Thanks! I've never heard of Chuck Tingle -- let me just Google the name and... WHOAJESUSOMGSOMUCHFILTHANDPOUNDING... ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic18273_post227999.html#227999" rel="nofollow - C1 Fifty Shades More Romantic Than Twilight |
Posted By: sidle_by
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:22am
I love the sound of this! Will you post it the forums later? I really want a chance to read it!!
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Posted By: LyndaD
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:23am
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Round 1 Group 9 RomCom/Pond/Reserved Sign This wrote itself very quickly. I don't know if that's a good thing or not. Playing Koi Against her better judgement, Becca lets her sister Gracie set her up on a blind date with a coworker. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g60-nibbling-on-knights-ft-fantasy_topic65436.html" rel="nofollow - 500 R1 Nibbling on Knights |
Posted By: Vernacula
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:23am
Aww, I can't WAIT to read yours and see what you did with these! I almost used slice in my logline, too. Changed last minute! ------------- https://bit.ly/3wdItu9" rel="nofollow - 2022 FF CH2: MRS.WOO AND EMINEM TOO https://bit.ly/2WTrkRY" rel="nofollow - 2019 SC R2: LOVE-STUCK |
Posted By: Ryebread
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:25am
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Group 30 political satire/the south pole/a phone charger Jon Cornyn Saves the God-danged World Republican senator Jon Cornyn smokes weed and decides to save the world. |
Posted By: sarahnut
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:29am
Oh yay! Hi fellow group mate and welcome to the madness  I look forward to reading your story if you post it when we get the OK to do so.------------- https://bit.ly/3Y8JcJg" rel="nofollow - RS R1 Leigh Grimley https://bit.ly/3uyyj69" rel="nofollow - RS R2 The African Grey's Lament |
Posted By: sarahnut
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:35am
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I think I would happily pay someone to write my title and synopsis for me! But as it's a compulsory part of the challenge... Group 15 / Crime caper / An airport baggage claim area / Camera lens BORDER CONTROL Some days are bad days to be caught on camera. But well-prepared professionals know that the show must go on.
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Posted By: KeriAnnRiley
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:36am
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Group 20: Horror/Jury Room/ Hard Boiled Egg. What I really wanted to title it is, Never Even Read a Horror Novel In My Life.... His
Sarah
John is a juror on a
trial in which the woman is accused of using witchcraft to send her husband to
eternal Hell. John, her lover, is forced to convict or be discovered and his
Sarah is burned at the stake while he suffers his own fate. |
Posted By: sarahnut
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:42am
Well done on producing something! I haven't been given horror, thankfully because I'm too much of a wuss to read/watch it! I think I'd be tempted to bail out on that one so
for doing it! I'm also slightly creeped out that it has a character with my name! ------------- https://bit.ly/3Y8JcJg" rel="nofollow - RS R1 Leigh Grimley https://bit.ly/3uyyj69" rel="nofollow - RS R2 The African Grey's Lament |
Posted By: Tim G
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:42am
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Round 57 - Comedy / A maze / A block of ice Sir Simon The Bold (and increasingly old) Sir Simon The Bold of the Lancashire Meres Has not saved a princess in twenty-eight years, But maybe the search for a troublesome Mage Can give him perspective regarding his age. I couldn’t see anything in the rules about our stories having to be prose
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Posted By: DBA Lehane
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:49am
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Group 15 / Crime Caper / An Airport Baggage Area / A Camera Lens Excess Baggage “For Stumpy, an overworked but underpaid airport baggage handler, it was all meant to be so simple: pass on the drugs then receive your cut. Trouble is, dealing with arriving international baggage is never straightforward.” ------------- Screenplay Challenge 2020 Finalist. SSC 2014 Finalist. FFC 2015 4th Placed Finalist. |
Posted By: Shadowedcries
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:55am
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Group 28: Drama / Public Library / A scented candle A Box Full of Darkness Their love had created not a painting, but inkblots: beautifully complex pictures that created worlds inside worlds. Hermione had once believed the spikes of darkness embodied the tranquility of a forest, but now all she could see in the ink was flames. |
Posted By: paulene.turner
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:55am
That sounds great. Can't wait to read. ------------- R1, G49, SCIFI https://shorturl.at/UOZn3" rel="nofollow - FIRST KILL ; R1, G180, SUSPENSE https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic63369_post681425.html#681425" rel="nofollow - I-SIGHT ; |
Posted By: paulene.turner
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:57am
this sounds great. Crime caper is so hard, but in 1,000 words, yikes! ------------- R1, G49, SCIFI https://shorturl.at/UOZn3" rel="nofollow - FIRST KILL ; R1, G180, SUSPENSE https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic63369_post681425.html#681425" rel="nofollow - I-SIGHT ; |
Posted By: paulene.turner
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 3:59am
Sounds pretty cool, To not read it, I'd be a fool... ------------- R1, G49, SCIFI https://shorturl.at/UOZn3" rel="nofollow - FIRST KILL ; R1, G180, SUSPENSE https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic63369_post681425.html#681425" rel="nofollow - I-SIGHT ; |
Posted By: DBA Lehane
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 4:01am
Thanks. Must admit, Crime Caper is definitely one of my favourite genres here. The stars really aligned for me with the prompts on this one for once. A genre I choose to write in, I once worked airside at an airport and I’m also a keen photographer. I had to pinch myself a few times when I first saw the prompts.
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Posted By: DreamThief
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 4:01am
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Heat 25, alternative title: Had to Google What a Crime Caper Is - Still Did Not Understand. Prompts: Crime Caper/Tugboat/Water Gun ...And other conversations It’s not cats Nina and Yancy are after. Honestly not sure how it’ll go (very locally-oriented) but I enjoyed writing it. Looking forward to reading everyone else's! These synopses look awesome!
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Posted By: paulene.turner
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 4:01am
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Posted By: vlad_the_impala
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 4:02am
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I see a few group mates on here, so here goes. (I’m rubbish at titles and synopsis. This much I know.) Group 78: Ghost story. A toolshed. A sticker. Of iron dreams and copper echoes
If you buy something, can you ever really own it? When Jacob decides to follow in his father’s footsteps, the echoes of the past are not that far behind.
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Posted By: AnnfromOZ
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2018 at 4:03am
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31 - Horror/A fish farm/Deer Antlers INSTINCT An Animalistic Psychosexual Horror Story. For the Patriarchy.
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