Round 3 Titles and Synopses
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Topic: Round 3 Titles and Synopses
Posted By: jdadams1
Subject: Round 3 Titles and Synopses
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 12:07am
We are officially past the deadline, so y'all can post your titles and synopses!
Do not post a link to your story until you get an email from NYC Midnight saying you can (probably comes Tuesday or earlier).
Here's mine:
The Well-trained Thing in Constance’s Dress
A renowned man of
science impresses all his party guests with his latest accomplishment. All his
party guests, save one.
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Posted By: Briana Una
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 12:12am
Good Boy Anyway
Sometimes grave-diggers dig people up as well as bury them. That’s supposed to be a trade secret, but a man can have no secrets from a bride gone up to Heaven.
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Posted By: regannoelle
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 12:17am
Seven Steps to Burying a Body This is how you say goodbye.
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Posted By: roccapia
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 12:28am
THE TWITCHING HOUR
When visions of an open grave fill Annette's dreams, she heads to the House of Madame Benoit for answers. But these visions might be more complex than even the great Dream Interpreter herself can handle.
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Posted By: Mystic Platypus
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 12:42am
The Man with the Golden Shovel
Fed up with a less-than-ideal situation at home, Mrs. Harper cannot resist the tempting offer of a mysterious salesman.
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Posted By: JBone3000
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 12:48am
AFTER THE MASQUERADE A soldier returns from war, but the war follows him home.
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Posted By: jdadams1
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 12:59am
roccapia wrote:
THE TWITCHING HOUR
When visions of an open grave fill Annette's dreams, she heads to the House of Madame Benoit for answers. But these visions might be more complex than even the great Dream Interpreter herself can handle. |
Great title!
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Posted By: regannoelle
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 1:14am
jdadams1 wrote:
We are officially past the deadline, so y'all can post your titles and synopses!
Do not post a link to your story until you get an email from NYC Midnight saying you can (probably comes Tuesday or earlier).
Here's mine:
The Well-trained Thing in Constance’s Dress
A renowned man of
science impresses all his party guests with his latest accomplishment. All his
party guests, save one. |
This title already has me hooked.
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Posted By: lgeverdell
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 2:51am
True Dead
An old-hand and her newest rookie guard a graveyard against the nasty side effects of a miracle drug.
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Posted By: Heartstart
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 4:43am
Aw man, all of these titles and synopses sound great! Not sure how my story is going to stack up!
Anyway, here's mine:
Nightmare
at Six Feet Below
Justin – newly recovered from a nervous breakdown –
accompanies his wife on a hike through Bow River Canyon. But their trip soon
descends into a nightmare when their tour guide Chad takes them off the beaten
path.
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Posted By: jsully519
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 6:53am
Good luck, everyone!
REST IN PEACE A teenaged girl mourns the loss of a life at a small, private cemetery.
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Posted By: Jhill
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 8:08am
These all sound so good! I can't wait to read them. Good luck everyone!
Black Market Two men: one laden with desperation, the other steeped in greed. This is the story of the consequences that follow in their unholy wake.
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Posted By: SEHBicycle
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 10:11am
Digging My Own Grave Between the “Eau de Formaldehyde” clinging to her hair and the stigma of living across from the cemetery, shy Evie Oller endures chronic mocking while evading her high school’s cliques. But when her dad speaks at career day, she’ll wish she could dive head-first into one of their fresh graves.
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Posted By: Nicole622
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 10:47am
These are all so intriguing! Awesome to see the many different directions people went in. Here's mine:
The Hero of the Hill
In the midst of magical warfare and a rapidly
spreading sickness, the village on the hill has desperate need of a hero. Orra
and her sister have a chance to obtain the cure, but at what cost?
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Posted By: Angara
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 10:48am
A Story for Persephone Let us tell you of the time before you were born, when we lived beneath the earth, alongside all the dead we had buried, and never knew the sun.
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Posted By: Nicole622
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 10:58am
Angara wrote:
A Story for Persephone Let us tell you of the time before you were born, when we lived beneath the earth, alongside all the dead we had buried, and never knew the sun.
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THIS SOUNDS AWESOME!
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Posted By: Cosima
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 12:37pm
Call of the Void
A mysterious affliction is causing colonists on Jupiter’s moon Europa to die by suicide. Commander Hennepin is certain he has everything under control, but a defiant young astronaut may force him to take drastic measures.
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Posted By: Briana Una
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 1:03pm
jdadams1 wrote:
A renowned man of science impresses all his party guests with his latest accomplishment. All his party guests, save one.
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These were my sleep-deprived thoughts about your title/synopsis at 1 a.m. this morning:
Did -- did you write The Rocky Horror Picture Show? Is the unimpressed party guest Columbia? ("He's okay!") Dr. Frank N. Furter IS a renowned man of science...
Also, now I'm singing "Wild and [a Well-Trained] Thing" in my head.
In all seriousness, this sounds great! But I was too amused not to share where my brain immediately, unreasonably went...
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Posted By: Briana Una
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 1:13pm
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OOOOOOOOOOH.
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Posted By: Briana Una
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 1:15pm
regannoelle wrote:
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Loved your story last round, and SO excited to read this! Intrigued!
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Posted By: jdadams1
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 2:08pm
Briana Una wrote:
jdadams1 wrote:
A renowned man of science impresses all his party guests with his latest accomplishment. All his party guests, save one.
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These were my sleep-deprived thoughts about your title/synopsis at 1 a.m. this morning:
Did -- did you write The Rocky Horror Picture Show? Is the unimpressed party guest Columbia? ("He's okay!") Dr. Frank N. Furter IS a renowned man of science...
Also, now I'm singing "Wild and [a Well-Trained] Thing" in my head.
In all seriousness, this sounds great! But I was too amused not to share where my brain immediately, unreasonably went... |
Haha! No, it's not Rocky Horror, and I hadn't even thought of that, though I suppose it does share some similarities! I consider it a Lovecraftian/farce/romantic tragedy.
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Posted By: Cosima
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 2:41pm
SEHBicycle wrote:
Digging My Own Grave Between the “Eau de Formaldehyde” clinging to her hair and the stigma of living across from the cemetery, shy Evie Oller endures chronic mocking while evading her high school’s cliques. But when her dad speaks at career day, she’ll wish she could dive head-first into one of their fresh graves.
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This sounds brilliant.
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Posted By: SJR090
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 2:47pm
Low
Caroline always had the money to get George out of trouble. Now that she’s gone, he finds another way for her to pay off his debt.
It's really weird to see all these synopses that allude to so many different genres! Very excited to start reading.
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Posted By: larob
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 3:44pm
I really enjoyed this round! Here’s mine...
The Dead Don’t Lie — Whoever coined the phrase ’as silent as the grave’ should spend some time in my head.
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Posted By: Michelle75
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 6:59pm
To Live or Die Synopsis: Catherine, a medical student, mourns the loss of a friend and classmate after she commits suicide.
(My title and synopsis sound lame compared to the rest of yours. Btw, this is my first time posting. I'm not sure how this forum works, but I'm jumping in.)
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Posted By: SLK43
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 7:05pm
Wow. I'm blown away by what I've read so far - and very intimidated... Here's mine
Daisy Chain
"The choices we make every minute of every day can contribute to making someone's life a little bit better or worse even without intending to." Chikamso Efobi
I feel like I've copped out a bit using a quote....
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Posted By: SLK43
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 7:06pm
Michelle75 wrote:
To Live or Die Synopsis: Catherine, a medical student, mourns the loss of a friend and classmate after she commits suicide.
(My title and synopsis sound lame compared to the rest of yours. Btw, this is my first time posting. I'm not sure how this forum works, but I'm jumping in.) |
Hi Michelle! Welcome to the forum - you're going to love it And it doesn't sound lame to me!
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Posted By: Michelle75
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 7:48pm
I used a quote in my story. I think using one for your synopsis is a great idea because I'm sure it 'works.' Good luck! Have you heard when we should expect results?
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Posted By: SLK43
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 7:58pm
Michelle75 wrote:
I used a quote in my story. I think using one for your synopsis is a great idea because I'm sure it 'works.' Good luck! Have you heard when we should expect results? |
Pretty sure the date is July 10th - long time away!! Also, a tip if you want to ask someone a direct question in the forum click on the quote button for the post. That way you get the post repeated and everyone knows exactly who/what your talking about It took me ages to figure this out....
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Posted By: katevconway
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 11:28pm
Dear John
One of the side effects of living is the business of dying. A Transcender meets a beautiful client and, after her clever seduction, everyone gets their just desserts.
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Posted By: larob
Date Posted: 20 May 2019 at 1:19am
Michelle75 wrote:
To Live or Die Synopsis: Catherine, a medical student, mourns the loss of a friend and classmate after she commits suicide.
(My title and synopsis sound lame compared to the rest of yours. Btw, this is my first time posting. I'm not sure how this forum works, but I'm jumping in.) |
Sounds really intriguing! I’m a forum first timer too...
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Posted By: thaliahalloran
Date Posted: 20 May 2019 at 5:33am
Blanca the Beautiful
When the heartbroken Don Carmelo passes through a mountain village one
night, he is not at all prepared for the women he finds. The consequences of
one ill-made bargain follow him to the grave.
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Posted By: Scjensen
Date Posted: 20 May 2019 at 11:21am
These all sound great! Here’s mine:
The Caulbearer
Four friends go ghost hunting after school and get more than they bargained for.
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Posted By: Jhill
Date Posted: 20 May 2019 at 2:16pm
These all sound fantastic! I feel like the prompt was pretty good this time. Can't wait to read them all. :)
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Posted By: melodywingfield
Date Posted: 20 May 2019 at 3:25pm
Life’s Work
Things just haven’t been the same since the accident. On the first day of his new job, Al digs himself in too deep with his new boss, who may be more than he seems.
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Posted By: The_Duke
Date Posted: 25 May 2019 at 9:37pm
On The Whole
“Oh, the humanity!” – Herbert
Morrison, on reporting the Hindenburg disaster in 1937. Three words that the
Gravedigger could not have agreed more with.
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