Short Story Titles and Synopses!
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Topic: Short Story Titles and Synopses!
Posted By: ZoeLou
Subject: Short Story Titles and Synopses!
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:03am
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You did it! You wrote a thing that didn't exist a few days ago, out of a bizarre handful of prompts. Everyone gets first place from me just for that ;) REMINDER: Do not post your story until we get a confirmation email from NYCM in a few days. A dedicated sub-forum will then appear, titled Short Story 2022 Review. Until then, drop your title and synopsis down below! I'll go first. Group 83 - thriller / maternity / a missileman. On Wings of Wax and Light Imprisoned and alone, Icarus is haunted by the eldritch terrors of the Labyrinth. As he feels himself falling for the sun god, Apollo, Icarus dares to wonder if there’s more to life than simply surviving. ------------- All my NYCM work: https://bit.ly/3QV6sHG" rel="nofollow - Author Archive |
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Posted By: jdadams1
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:04am
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Group: 202 / Genre: Mystery / Subject: Fool's gold / Character: A trooper And When the Other Shoe Drops, It Will Shatter When a queen is murdered, her estranged family is brought to the castle for questioning
------------- 100-word Round 1 - https://bit.ly/4c5oBgA" rel="nofollow - Private Quarters (fairy tale and/or fantasy) |
Posted By: taaaylor
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:04am
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Thank you for posting this, Zoe! <3 Group 223 - fairy tale / nidification / a shut-in The Snakes That Are in Your Heart Nidah lost her heart the day her mother was eaten by a giant snake. But, when she goes down into a snake nest to kill the snake that ate her mother, she must choose between her vengeance and her mother’s memory. First time I've rushed an oh-no-it's-due-in-10-minutes synopsis in a long time, lol. Can't wait to read everyone's stories!
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Posted By: Betzer
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:05am
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Oh man, and that concludes Round 1! I was in Group 211: Comedy, Surprise Party, One Trick Pony. I finished my first draft on Thursday, hated it. Edited it, still hated it. Got some other perspectives on Friday, still despised it. Decided to rewrite the whole thing as a completely different story today and submitted it at 12:56. I. Am. Exhausted. But so happy with my decision. I love my new story so much more The Black Sheep Jenny, your average aspiring musician, introduces her boyfriend to her far from average family |
Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:06am
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Group 110: Romance / RSVP / an user A Lifetime of Moments Sometimes love is like a stone thrown in a pond; only ripples are left behind. (Yes, I know it sounds like a cheesy Hallmark movie, but I promise, it's not like that at all... LOL) ------------- https://shorturl.at/7Dqpi" rel="nofollow - 250 R2 |
Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:07am
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Such a big thanks to my beta readers. This one was really hard for me, first time romance. 68 Romance - A tea party - an empty nester. A Life After Death When the kids have left, and the
significant other has died, where do you go from there? It is great to see all the new people on the forums! I have enjoyed reading your posts! ------------- https://shorturl.at/BYBEf" rel="nofollow - Screenplay Magic and Mayhem https://shorturl.at/FwVkk" rel="nofollow - 500 RomCom/ Making Music FB |
Posted By: Random
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:07am
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group 139 (I think) Historical fiction : Mastering a skill : a Troublemaker Eternal Patrol A young sailor contends with a troublesome officer and his own qualifications as he works to find a place on the Navy’s newest submarine ------------- This sig intentionally blank |
Posted By: AmbiDexter
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:07am
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I think the only two genres I didn't want under any circumstances were comedy or historical fiction... then I got assigned political satire. I had no idea it was a genre, and it's definitely out of my comfort zone. Somehow, I still managed to make something I'm pretty proud of! Group 181: Political Satire - Crowdsourcing - A hacker Washed It All Away When Monty grows fed up with a corporation’s multi-generational monopoly over the town’s water supply, he gathers his coworkers to take back what they’ve earned.
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Posted By: lnLala
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:08am
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Group 225: Spy / Robotics / an Embezzler Claim Deeds and Cockroaches At Prospect Mine, starving miners aren’t getting paid, and rumor is someone’s been cooking the books. The bot mechanic sets out with her pet cockroach and a half-cocked plan to find out who’s to blame.
------------- FF24 Ch2 Gr 61 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic61321_post661369.html#661369" rel="nofollow - The Train Job (Hist Fic) |
Posted By: CLRosser
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:13am
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Group 8 Thriller / private property / a roller skater Hillman's House of Valkyries David is excited that his girlfriend Courtney
has finally agreed to show him around her favorite place, the Hillman
Estate. But as wonder turns to horror, David
is forced to make life-altering decisions that will ultimately decide his fate.
------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic61832_post667418.html#667418" rel="nofollow - 500R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic61833_post667420.html#667420" rel="nofollow - 500R2 |
Posted By: EpicPeanut
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:15am
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Group 72: historical fiction / a confession / huntress Title: The Beast of Gévaudan Synopsis: From 1764-1767, a ferocious Beast attacked the peasants of Gévaudan in south-central France. An unlikely heroine, the servant of the parish priest of Paulhac, rose to the challenge. I feel like I say this every time, but this was a difficult genre for me. I don’t know much about history. Thankfully there are amazing beta readers! For me, it’s the best part of these. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic62119_post669771.html" rel="nofollow - 500:R2/G11/Salty Vengeance (Fairytale/Fantasy) |
Posted By: Reez
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:16am
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Group 35 Crime Caper / Maximum capacity / A scene-stealer Dearly Departed Lavender Hills is a
retirement home run by ex-criminals who have just come out of retirement. Best
pals Teddy and Ossie turn their disabilities into alternative talents spurred
on by Grandad Joe who proves it’s criminal not to do good. ------------- 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: alelha
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:16am
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Group 212 - rom-com / deskbound / a snorer Only in Your Dreams Clyde, a lonely slacker temp with no work related skills, faces imminent banishment from the illustrious DreamPlant campus. When he falls for one of the dream subjects, will the irritatingly sanctimonious Cynthia Trance be able to save him? ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68216_post722664.html#722664" rel="nofollow - 100 R1 The Blessed Battle |
Posted By: orion323
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:17am
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Group 168: Action Adventure/make-or-break/a stepmother Bobby Muglé and the Chamber of Sméagols The arc of the Rolling Hills All Ages Quidditch tournament bends either toward redemption or revenge. With the help of his fellow AOL LOTR chatroom friends, which will Bobby choose? Bobby is back for another round. Not typically a fan of A/A stories but this is the most fun I've had writing in a long time. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic50925_post536714.html#536714" rel="nofollow - M250R1: Does the Tooth Fairy Have Night Vision Goggles and Other Such Questions from a Six Year Old Mind |
Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:18am
Oh, l definitely want to read this. I wrote a story about The Beast for a different contest a few years ago. I love the legend!
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EpicPeanut wrote:Posted By: CLRosser
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:18am
Not my first time  , I have a bad habit of being so focused on just finishing my story on time that I almost completely forget the title and synopsis. I threw mine together at 1140 when I did my first submit and...it's not my favorite but I'm not mad at it lol------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic61832_post667418.html#667418" rel="nofollow - 500R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic61833_post667420.html#667420" rel="nofollow - 500R2 |
Posted By: Jilbo
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:19am
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Group 167. Horror. Forager. A bribe. Blackbird and Bribe A young couple are woken up in the middle of the night as a disgruntled police officer seeks to silence them.
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Posted By: sgspeed
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:19am
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Gr. 57 Fantasy/(not my fave)/ Writer's Block (I had it) A romantic (I'm not) You Are The Muse For Me How come there’s never a muse when you need one? Maybe you’re looking in all the wrong places. Thank you ZoeLou for starting this thread and for being my last minute Beta/proofreader!!1 ------------- MF100 R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic64186_post688973.html#688973" rel="nofollow - The Peoples Temple 250 MF RD.2 https://tinyurl.com/2haej8xt" rel="nofollow - Quenched |
Posted By: robcunn
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:19am
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Group 28 | Horror/An Expedition/A Mentor A Worthy Tribute Daisy & Rosa have spent the last decade surviving together but a mysterious and threatening initiation to a new community challenges their prospects for the future. ------------- SSC2025 R1, G35 Thriller/Subordinate/A Control Freak: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g35-thriller-subordination-a-control-freak_topic63244.html?KW=the+cyluma" rel="nofollow - The Cyluma |
Posted By: writerjo
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:23am
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Group 201: Fantasy/Vandalism/An interpreter Returning Green Tulkii struggles to interpret the new mysterious markings on the Wall. They herald the return of ancient beings, old words, new colours and a strength she didn't know she had.
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Posted By: The.Black.Violet
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:25am
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Whoot! What a week! I'm tired, but I think it all came together in a coherent manner. I just really hope it counts as an adventure story... and my stowaway is a very loose interpretation. Whoops!Group 115: Action/adventure / Insatiable / A stowaway The Nested Ones After their mother’s death, two sisters must navigate a mysterious house to see which one of them will win the inheritance. ------------- CH1 Flash https://bit.ly/3HpOxnQ" rel="nofollow - Hyphen-hated 2021-CH2 Flash https://bit.ly/3CgZrsi" rel="nofollow - Ready, Salt, Go |
Posted By: OKCryptid
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:25am
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Group 182: Action/Adventure / a manifesto / a scaremonger Title: Port of Last Call Synopsis: An old buccaneer attempts to settle his debts. |
Posted By: AndrewShootsScores
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:26am
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The Red Bell Rings A startling sequence of events across Europe leads Alex and his team to uncover a new global threat. (Group 75: Thriller... streetwise... a business owner) ------------- https://tinyurl.com/2mmwfskn" rel="nofollow - News You Can Use (2022 FFC / R2 / suspense) https://tinyurl.com/msn8bw4y" rel="nofollow - All NYCM Stories |
Posted By: justmel
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:27am
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Group 105: Action-Adventure, a one-way ticket, a manager A
Reading from the Book of Impractical Cats A
teenage girl is less than enthusiastic about hearing yet another of her
grandfather’s interminable stories. But somewhere, something changes. |
Posted By: Mumser
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:27am
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Group 156: Mystery / Mistaken Identity / A Recycler R is for Recycling, M is for Murder Gertrude is shocked when the courier who just delivered her a package appears to have been murdered outside her Re-Cycle shop. When the package goes missing from her neat and orderly shop, Gertrude suspects the two events may be connected, but who would commit murder for the sake of a package of recycled bicycle parts?
------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic65396_post699379.html#699379" rel="nofollow - R2FF Gone Gown: A Cinderella Story (Mystery) |
Posted By: Eggcorn
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:29am
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47(?) Drama/ Tomorrow/ Window Dresser Took awhile to get started on this one, then had to cut it down, only *just got it in on time! Hearing Her Way Home Victoria, as Charlie calls her, spends her days listening because, well, as a mannequin there isn’t much else for her to do. But there’s something about Charlie’s voice that gives her life, makes her feel home, and the more he talks, the more she finds her way into reality.------------- 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: toddplunkett
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:29am
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Group 85 RomCom / small claims court / watchmaker Title: Today Would wearing the watch she acquired with the dress she desired keep Arabella from the ring she admired? She will find out in court today. |
Posted By: surnica
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:31am
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Political Satire/Edutainment/A Witch The prompts were terrible, the plot is terrible-er, and the writing is terrible-est. Title: Made in America Synopsis: When the Murica Production Company appoints Joe as director of an edutainment production of Hansel and Greta, nothing goes quite as planned.
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Posted By: AndrewShootsScores
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:32am
That's a cool synopsis! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/2mmwfskn" rel="nofollow - News You Can Use (2022 FFC / R2 / suspense) https://tinyurl.com/msn8bw4y" rel="nofollow - All NYCM Stories |
Posted By: MidwestToImpress
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:33am
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Pulled thriller, as I often do, but still had a lot of fun this one! Actually gearing up to work on a fiction project that I've been planning for a while (the idea for which was inspired by a Flash Fiction story I wrote last year) about somewhat similar character to the main character I wrote into this round's story, so this was a fun character writing/exploration exercise! I've just been on a kick for writing about badass 90's ladies, what can I say? This competition is useful in so many ways :) Always something to learn, take or build from each and every round, no matter the outcome! Group 86 / Thriller / A Banquet / A Choreographer IRON CURTAIN CALL When the cold winds of Russia blow through the 1991 Super Star Studio Awards Banquet, Quinn must defend her new life from the ghosts of her past. ------------- 2025 SSC R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g84-the-long-road-back-drama_topic63216.html" rel="nofollow - The Long Road Back (Drama) |
Posted By: VannaGrey
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:34am
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Group 214: Spy / First-class / A nanny Mistakes Were Made When a deadly virus is smuggled into the US, Special Agent Brent
Tomlinson must overcome his supervisor’s suspicions and identify the real
culprit before it’s too late. I'm loving the story premises you all are posting! I can't wait to read them. For me, the prompts and this story were a real challenge. I went through the whole "I'm a terrible writer, why am I doing this???" thing all week. I barely got it submitted before the deadline. Oh well, I'm proud of myself for getting it done. Good luck to all! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/4kctzhcr" rel="nofollow - Memento https://tinyurl.com/2tpnprr2" rel="nofollow - FF Rescue Me R2 MF |
Posted By: dmthomas
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:34am
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group 12: suspense / room service / a plagiarist Quiet Down, Apostle An intelligent but deeply unstable man gets held up by his step-brother while trying to check out of a hotel.
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Posted By: OliveJuuiice
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:37am
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My first time entering any of the NYC challenges. I had looked at entering the last few years and finally decided to stop waiting. Group 131/ Romantic Comedy/ Joie de vivre/ A juror Love for Life A teacher falls for the city's most hated man by defending his son. Lord help me, I never made a synopses so fast. It was 10:58 and I was highlighting my text to see the word count  Good thing I already made a Submittable account and filled out all the other information. I hit submit and looked at the clock 10:59I might not have made it guys. But my goal was to submit in the first round. This was a challenge for myself, a challenge I desperately needed.
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Posted By: look_im_a_cloud
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:39am
| I was really putting my prompts down as annoying, but I am so very glad that I didn't get yours. I am not sure what I would have written with those prompts. |
Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:39am
Hope you made it! ------------- https://shorturl.at/BYBEf" rel="nofollow - Screenplay Magic and Mayhem https://shorturl.at/FwVkk" rel="nofollow - 500 RomCom/ Making Music FB |
Posted By: jennifer.quail
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:39am
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Group 171 Crime Caper/a shipwreck/a strongman The Great Omar, The Colossus of Clyde, and Frou-Frou Whoso desireth a peacock must endure the [sea] trials... Persian proverb (edited) The really disturbing part is how very little I made up other than the actual crime caper and the "gang." In my tradition of "I'm gonna write Historical Fiction until you cave and assign it to me" I saw the "shipwreck" and ran with it. And went "I'll use Titanic, that way I don't have to do much research as I know it like the back of my hand." [Gilligan Cut] Me, messaging my brother who knows even more than I do on the subject: "Which crew are going to have access to the specie room on the Orlop deck?" ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic66313_post706147.html#706147" rel="nofollow - Closing Costs |
Posted By: Reasonably_Crazy
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:40am
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Group 23: Scifi | reservation | A sunseeker Seeking Connection 500 years into the future, the planet is dead, life is hard, and Jesus has gotten a bionic upgrade. So when Addy’s friend tells her that she’s in love with the sun, it’s definitely weird, but not so weird that she won’t join her on a trip to meet her new boyfriend. I didn't start writing this til yesterday, and I didn't start thinking about it until 1 AM yesterday morning when I couldn't sleep. It's, uh.... very stupid but it made me laugh.
------------- https://bit.ly/R2Gr6" rel="nofollow - FF R2: The Truth is Out There https://bit.ly/RCNyC" rel="nofollow - Links to all my NYC midnight stories! |
Posted By: OscarHallam
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:42am
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group 64 Genre: Horror Character: A draftsman Subject: A Task Force His Chance to Shine. A flailing draftsman tries, with a little help from his friend, to show the team what he is capable of. It might not be the worst thing I have ever written, but it is right on the cusp of not being one I will put on the forum. Horror is not my thing. It kept wanting to be a comedy and reads more like a B level pseudo thriller. For some reason I couldn't stop myself from making Bartleby (from Bartleby the Scrivener) a central character. ------------- Oscarhallam https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67945.html" rel="nofollow - 100 R1 https://forums.nycmidnight,com/topic67654.html" rel="nofollow - 250 R2 |
Posted By: Random
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:43am
How funny, because I pulled historical fiction and did the exact same thing. Massaged the prompts into a story I know like the back of my hand. The Titanic isn't part of the story, but it is part of the history of the story...if that makes any sense... I can explain it better later. ------------- This sig intentionally blank |
Posted By: look_im_a_cloud
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:43am
| I actually love it. I didn't read it as cheesy at all. |
Posted By: Random
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:45am
Ignore the box at the bottom of the page. The quote button is your friend, and it doesn't mind if you get mousy all over it. ------------- This sig intentionally blank |
Posted By: ZoeLou
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:45am
Hehe jinx on having the sun for a boyfriend! I always love your stories - can't wait to read this! ------------- All my NYCM work: https://bit.ly/3QV6sHG" rel="nofollow - Author Archive |
Posted By: Reasonably_Crazy
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:46am
This sounds really fun. ------------- https://bit.ly/R2Gr6" rel="nofollow - FF R2: The Truth is Out There https://bit.ly/RCNyC" rel="nofollow - Links to all my NYC midnight stories! |
Posted By: iress
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:47am
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As Wise As Bold Synopsis: Mackenzie Hernandez, a young State Trooper, seeks evidence to prove what has been classified an accident is actually a murder. When she discovers the truth, her own past makes her question what real justice is. (Group 202/ Mystery / Fool’s Gold / A Trooper) ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67358_post715942.html#715942" rel="nofollow - SS R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67101_post714516.html#714516" rel="nofollow - Scary Story R2 |
Posted By: ramblejamble
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:47am
This sounds awesome!------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic66779_post710016.html#710016" rel="nofollow - MF250 R1 - Praise Be (Action & Adventure) |
Posted By: ZoeLou
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:48am
You're so welcome!! Psssst guys, if you like stories that kick down the fourth wall, I highly recommend checking this one out ;)
------------- All my NYCM work: https://bit.ly/3QV6sHG" rel="nofollow - Author Archive |
Posted By: Selena
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:48am
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Group:159 Comedy (my worst nightmare) Never-Neverland (why?) A woodcarver (the most okayiest part) Introduction to Woodcarving Samuel wants to grow up in the land of perpetual children; this is his escape story. |
Posted By: OliveJuuiice
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:49am
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Posted By: jennifer.quail
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:50am
Consider me intrigued. And yeah I'm not saying I'm lazy but I have literally been paid money to lecture about the Titanic so it was an easy go to. I THOUGHT. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic66313_post706147.html#706147" rel="nofollow - Closing Costs |
Posted By: CreativeByNight
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:51am
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I am in group 202. I found this so dead-endish. I just kept bemoaning, “I have to write an entire story about pyrite?” Mystery A Trooper Fool’s Gold April Fool’s Gold
Synopsis: April, a controlling, manipulative wife is determined to raise more than sparks from her normally bland police trooper husband. But when a stalker strikes and a shocking motive for murder surfaces, will the actual culprit get tripped up believing all that glitters is gold? ------------- Stephanie https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-g25-supersize-surprise_topic45236.html |
Posted By: ramblejamble
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:52am
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Group 56: Sci-Fi, Bait and switch, A pessimist Space Travel is Really Boring, Actually Essie and her mom are relocating to a new planet. A chance encounter on their journey through space forces Essie to discover who (or what) she really is. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic66779_post710016.html#710016" rel="nofollow - MF250 R1 - Praise Be (Action & Adventure) |
Posted By: Random
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:55am
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Posted By: OliveJuuiice
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:55am
I had an open tab for joie de vivre the entire 8 days. haha And it was challenging because my comedy/humor is different. I had to cut a lot. But whatever happens, I think I have a good foundation for novel or screenplay. ------------- OliveJuuiice<3 |
Posted By: OliveJuuiice
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 1:57am
Thank you! ------------- OliveJuuiice<3 |
Posted By: dragoneel
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:03am
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Group 124: Horror / A rodeo / A tale teller Buck ‘Em Rodeo Pancake Sausage On A Stick The creator of the famous Buck ‘Em Rodeo pancake sausage on a stick shares how she came up with her recipe.
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Posted By: iress
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:05am
Group mate! (I'm so excited. I rarely see my group post!!) Your title/synopsis already makes smile. I like the Cinderella vibes. I'm excited to read it!
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Posted By: NERdling
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:07am
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Welp. I did not make the deadline and missed the 1 hour buffer by 1 minute. I procrastinated until today because of some really intense circumstances. The story didn't "come to me" until 5pm today, so I just ran out of time. I ended up with a decent 1300 words that I'll probably still post. And I still sent to feedback@nycmidnight for feedback :) Group 40 - Historical Fiction/Landlocked/Blood Brothers Property of The Arch Coal Company In the fall of 1938, Ogden and Edgar learn
what loyalty really means when tragedy strikes their mountain valley town. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/fnl500" rel="nofollow - 500 Final https://tinyurl.com/nycm5" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: iress
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:09am
Hi group mate! We made it! Whew. This sounds intriguing and complex! I am excited to swap stories and see your pyrite in all its glory. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67358_post715942.html#715942" rel="nofollow - SS R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67101_post714516.html#714516" rel="nofollow - Scary Story R2 |
Posted By: Reasonably_Crazy
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:15am
Yeeeessssss! Did you also include a pun about the sun being a hot boyfriend? It felt stupid but I also literally could not stop myself. ------------- https://bit.ly/R2Gr6" rel="nofollow - FF R2: The Truth is Out There https://bit.ly/RCNyC" rel="nofollow - Links to all my NYC midnight stories! |
Posted By: RocketSob
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:15am
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Group…133? I think? Crime caper/community service/a mastermind You Know, Patsy Happiness Heist is the video game that everybody’s after and I'll do whatever it takes to get my copy, even if I have to use up my family and throw my friends to the dogs. You know, cat’s-paw. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic52180_post552247.html#552247" rel="nofollow - SSR1 I'll Be Seeing You |
Posted By: AlexSammich
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:16am
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As said elsewhere, I got busy this week. My story didn't exist four hours ago, let alone a few days! I work in a college, and I had to grade nearly 200 papers and deal with about a dozen possible plagiarism cases in the process! Between that and my coffee shop side-gig, I have had 12 hours of sleep the past five days, and I sat down to write with three hours to the deadline. (I had my idea 24 hours earlier, though.) Then, it took my horrible rough draft but gave me error messages for my final draft. I hope they accept my backup submission! Because of the lateness of even getting started, I also am not a fan of settling for my title (it is one of the prompts, Group 78) nor synopsis (though I am more okay with it.) BUCKET BRIGADE A princess
is swept away by a team of dwarfs to a hidden place. There she meets the famous
Storekeeper. ------------- MF500 Ch1 2025: https://bit.ly/3HHSZCO" rel="nofollow - A Bad Tangent to Good Chemistry MF100 Ch1 2025: https://bit.ly/3XWWLgr" rel="nofollow - DOWNFALL |
Posted By: mosth7
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:21am
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14 / ghost / detox / a prisoner Beside the Flame Beside the Sea Under no threat, neither that of flood and famine, nor familial vengeance, will Lily and Aidan cease from providing for their children fruitful memories. Not even death. first time with ghost. why did i make it so dark? is it because i just finished watching breaking bad for the first time? could it be *gestures to everything*? no idea, but submitting with seven minutes to spare is always a whirlwind. congrats everyone! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=43498&PID=491336&title=author-archive#491336" rel="nofollow - my NYCM stories |
Posted By: RocketSob
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:21am
Yo, this. Is. My. Jam.  ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic52180_post552247.html#552247" rel="nofollow - SSR1 I'll Be Seeing You |
Posted By: sootfoot5
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:23am
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We, Ourselves Group 182 Action Adventure/A Manifesto/A Scaremonger When a young woman challenges a political group to rescue her beloved, the group finds the task more painful than they imagined.
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Posted By: GenieAZ
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:26am
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Group 125 | Suspense | Candid Camera | A Doorman The Collector An unassuming doorman’s appreciation for beautiful things takes a sinister turn. Here's hoping there are others in my group out there. :) ------------- https://tinyurl.com/ve4f53da" rel="nofollow - 500 R1 https://tinyurl.com/3pbp4z7p" rel="nofollow - FF R2 Story Archive< |
Posted By: A.J. Gemick
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:32am
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Group 85 | Romantic Comedy | A Watchmaker | A Small claims court Running out of Time for Love Can true love ever be a sound judgment found in a small-claims court? ------------- 2021 FFC1 Gr40 Romance https://bit.ly/denaroFF" rel="nofollow - A Long Walk |
Posted By: northernwriter
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:33am
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Group 8: Thriller/ private property / a roller skater High Roller A roller skating YouTuber gains followers when he makes an episodic slasher film on his channel. When Amanda Smythe questions whether his film is truly fiction, she may just put her life in danger - or can she skate free of it? ------------- Microfiction 2021: 4th place overall Flash Fiction 2020: 8th place overall |
Posted By: Vandy
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:34am
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Group 33: Political Satire/An investigation/A self-starter Freedom Island Some guy once
said, “no man is an island,” but Buxley Novax isn’t just some guy. Only the best
people are approved for citizenship in an exclusive and diverse new island society,
and Buxley hopes to make the cut and live his best life bigly and completely
Free™. Best of luck to everyone! Fingers crossed that others in G33 post their stories... ------------- https://tinyurl.com/yc2a7x9t" rel="nofollow - Short Story R1 2024 "The Curious Case of the Chemo Crooks" http://bit.ly/3CGqLpB" rel="nofollow - Short Story R1 2025 "Blood Roses" (Thriller) |
Posted By: LeilaLay
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:35am
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This is a little insane... Group 171: Crime Caper | A Shipwreck | A Muscleman Morse the Horse Mackerel and The Boston Sea Party
There is a new restaurant on Boston’s seaport, You ‘fish for your dish’–yes, dinner’s a sport. But one mackerel yearns for more than the dish, He’s planned an escape with a puffer named Trish. ------------- 500 '23: https://bit.ly/3t1OOdV" rel="nofollow - 1st 500 '24: https://bit.ly/47pdIDY" rel="nofollow - R2 SW:1st |
Posted By: Wingardium Leviosa
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:38am
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Group 23: Sci-Fi | A reservation | A sunseeker A Light That Never Dies Tim was disconcerted. He had not died today. ------------- MF100 Final https://tinyurl.com/4xtzvvrd" rel="nofollow - Sarah Miller’s Graveyard of Lost Selves MF100 R2 https://tinyurl.com/24ywxdbh" rel="nofollow - Summoning a Spirit to Get Love Advice |
Posted By: GenieAZ
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:44am
Is the entire story in iambic pentameter?? This is going on my list! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/ve4f53da" rel="nofollow - 500 R1 https://tinyurl.com/3pbp4z7p" rel="nofollow - FF R2 Story Archive< |
Posted By: Bard
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:46am
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Group 106. Mystery, upsizing, a servicewoman. Mystery is not my fave genre, but I think I managed. Skanky Skulduggery in Area 51 In the deep heart of the legendarily secretive base, a military policewoman must beat the clock to save her career and figure out who killed America’s most valuable alien.
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Posted By: A.J. Gemick
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:51am
SAME!!! ------------- 2021 FFC1 Gr40 Romance https://bit.ly/denaroFF" rel="nofollow - A Long Walk |
Posted By: cford
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:56am
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Haven't seen anyone else from my group around the forums but hopefully they will post next week. GROUP 37 ROMANCE/OVERDRESSED/A VOLUNTEER Of love and rain A divorced single mother finds contentment in the rain and believes that’s as good as it’s going to get, but when a stranger in a top hat pulls up in her driveway, could she possibly hope for more? ------------- Happy Writing All! |
Posted By: Kneazle
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:58am
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Group 58 Crime Caper/Identity Theft/A skater Couldn't stick the landing When star figure skater Ashleigh’s dorm room is broken into and her bank
cards are stolen, her roommate Maddison convinces her to turn the tables on the
criminals and pin some extra spending on the thieves.
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Posted By: SapphireStorm
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:59am
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Group 17 | Sci-fi | Parenthood | Prize-winner Counting Down the Lightning After five years on an interplanetary shuttle, Velou and his young daughter Ava have made it to Myria B. Velou reflects on the past while comforting Ava, who is frightened by a passing thunderstorm. Sounds so boring now that I've read everyone else's!
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Posted By: EMoon
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 2:59am
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Group 76 - romance/seed money/a skipper Mer-Making Waves (look, i forgot about the title until literally five minutes to deadline) When a mermaid turns up at Captain Aria’s ship requesting a trade and offering favours in return, it would be horribly bad luck to refuse. Aria doesn’t expect to get more than favours out of the bargain. ------------- FFC22 Ch1: tinyurl.com/5n7yjtfe" rel="nofollow - Espionage At Tiffany's FFC22 Ch2: tinyurl.com/cmew2h8r" rel="nofollow - No Mortal Woman |
Posted By: LeilaLay
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 3:02am
It is! /my attempt at it... Looking forward to both of yours!!! ------------- 500 '23: https://bit.ly/3t1OOdV" rel="nofollow - 1st 500 '24: https://bit.ly/47pdIDY" rel="nofollow - R2 SW:1st |
Posted By: orion323
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 3:04am
I hope so! It’s not a think piece but it’s chock full of nerddom. I hope you post yours! Jesus sci-fi is something I need to explore and ponder further lol ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic50925_post536714.html#536714" rel="nofollow - M250R1: Does the Tooth Fairy Have Night Vision Goggles and Other Such Questions from a Six Year Old Mind |
Posted By: Bridget
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 3:05am
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Group 221: Romance | An itinerary | A fashionmonger Seven-Day Package to Mortix Unlike a travel itinerary, life’s journey can’t be
planned. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68051_post720952.html#720952" rel="nofollow - MF100 R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-g3-everyone-loves-a-capybara-drama_topic67621.html" rel="nofollow - MF250 R2 |
Posted By: ZoeLou
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 3:17am
No! How did I miss that one? I had warm eyes and golden curls but somehow missed the best pun there was! ------------- All my NYCM work: https://bit.ly/3QV6sHG" rel="nofollow - Author Archive |
Posted By: Seven
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 3:29am
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Group 186 Romance Ripple Effect Daydreamer Daydream Believer Betsy believes that someday her Prince will come. But will she recognize him? |
Posted By: Christobelle
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 3:44am
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Group 37 Romance Overdressed Volunteer Ma Richness
can be measured not by what we have in life, but by who we have in our lives. Favourite story I've written to date by a country mile. So nice to finally feel completely happy with something!!! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/3b8kad8c" rel="nofollow - R1 MF100 2024 Sole survivor https://tinyurl.com/mr2ye9f6" rel="nofollow - Christobelle's tales in NYC Midnight |
Posted By: UK5AM
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 3:49am
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Group 219 Romance, aerobics, a roadie. Feel the Burn An injured veteran receives more than physical healing when he joins an exercise class for seniors. This was a tough one, but I had so much fun. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67075_post714336.html#714336" rel="nofollow - 2025 R2 Scary Story - The Laiska |
Posted By: jimiflan2
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 4:14am
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Group: 204 Genre: SciFi Subject: A show window Character: a genealogist The Sins of the Father Synopsis: Cillian Nwadiki is a law-abiding citizen and has always accepted his dues. But when the law comes for him, his duty to his family or his society is tested. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/zwukpxrn" rel="nofollow - Archive https://tinyurl.com/ymd98dfy" rel="nofollow - SSC R2 |
Posted By: Kali42
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 4:26am
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Group 159 Comedy / Never Neverland / A woodcarver The Librarian Being the Neverland Librarian isn't as simple as Wendy thought it would be. I was absolutely terrified of comedy, but the other two prompts gave me plenty of ideas to work with so I was excited about this round. I HATED my first draft because I couldn't get it to come together but I'm pretty proud of where it ended up (thanks to my brilliant beta readers!). ------------- https://bit.ly/3n7L0kA" rel="nofollow - Archive MF100 R2 https://bit.ly/3SbAYyy" rel="nofollow - Protecting Him |
Posted By: Selena
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 4:34am
I cant wait to read it. I also found this to be so scary and hard. I hope we get to read a bunch from our group.
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Posted By: theinquisitor
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 4:48am
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Group 29 - ghost story - room and board - ferryman The End of the Line A ghost haunts a rotting guesthouse, searching for his own murderer ------------- https://shorturl.at/WllFm" rel="nofollow - MF250 R1 https://bit.ly/3aRQtG6" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: aquagorillabear
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 4:56am
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My first time! I'm so nervous. Group 15 Political Satire / A Tipping Point / Drama Queen My Subject and Character only come into play at the end, and are catalysts for the climax. I hope I incorporated them enough to not get disqualified  Into
the Foxhole After spotting a mysterious creature, a familiar character falls into a surreal scenario. |
Posted By: jayscottink
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 5:00am
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Group 29: Ghost story / Room and board / Ferryman The Last Medicine You'll Ever Need A dying man seeks a miraculous cure-all in a distant town, but the specter of death looms large between him and his salvation. |
Posted By: theinquisitor
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 5:01am
A groupmate at last! ------------- https://shorturl.at/WllFm" rel="nofollow - MF250 R1 https://bit.ly/3aRQtG6" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: jayscottink
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 5:03am
Hah! I was debating posting, and I saw your synopsis and figured...ah, might as well! (Also we're avatar twins!) I thought I saw a couple folks from our group posting in the "what'd you get?" thread last weekend, so hopefully we'll see some more? :D
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Posted By: OnyxLily
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 5:18am
Howdy heatmate. Looks like we took these prompts in very different directions. Look forward to reading yours (if you decide to post)!
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Posted By: Lulumacmac
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 5:19am
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52 / Historical Fiction /An anniversary / A lawbreaker The Last Woman to Hang Men had shaped me with their desires, their fists, and their threats. They were my judge, jury and executioner; they loaded the gun, they handed me the sentence but I pulled the trigger and I was ready to die. Well that was intense, not to mention the fun of finding out yesterday at 6.30pm UK time that I had got the complete wrong theme. Reworked the story got it submitted 12:40am UK, went to bed and was so wired couldn't sleep for hours. Not sure if I will post to the forum this time, feel like my story and I need some time apart! Best of luck everyone and massive well done!
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Posted By: OnyxLily
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 5:20am
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This week was a struggle for me, and I wasn't sure I was going to get my story done in time. But thanks to some affirmation from my betas, I got there! ___ The Guardian “We shouldn’t be doing anything to the building if it’s tapu,” Ariana said. “Especially if there’s a taniwha in there.” ------------- FFC3 https://bit.ly/3ZsWkfs" rel="nofollow - Gathering Grapes from Thornbushes FFC2 https://bit.ly/4ewz9p7" rel="nofollow - Junkyard (1st) |
Posted By: JackClames
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 5:21am
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Group 220 / comedy / pessimism/ a persona non grata Seriously Great Expectations Quilt Owlery, arch-pessimist turned dayglo optimist, must travel deep into his past, and to a mid-price business hotel in Nevada, to confront the world's greatest cynic and save the souls of a generation. Supreme confidence can only go so far when facing the million-shades-of-gray mindf**k... ------------- SS26, R1 G92 https://rb.gy/o645k9" rel="nofollow - Cold Blooded Commerce |
Posted By: Aggie
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 5:48am
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Group 165: Suspense/Scavenger hunt/Street cleaner
The ever-daydreaming Masha is caught up in a fanciful game, imagining herself part of a story-book quest. But a strange street cleaner’s interest in her progress raises the question: is it a blessing or a curse? First time entering. Never written suspense before and at first the prompts seemed reaaaally not my vibes, but then I realised there was a lot I could do with it! It took me a while to get there, but I'm not so worried about writing suspense now. |
Posted By: Paesano
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 6:24am
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Mine takes place in 1990, with a brief Cold War shoutout. 137 Romance / customer / installment plan Into the Night A New York City teenager wrestles with her conflicting feelings and the condemnation of others as she pursues a relationship. I’m realizing reading these tidy and quippy synopses that the genre of my synopsis is “librarian summary” while the others all seem to be “publisher’s desk pitch”
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Posted By: MikeBham
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 6:28am
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My first NYC competition for 2 years. Ah - feels good to back. Or it did, until I pulled... Group: 165 (Suspense / scavenger hunt / street cleaner)  So, leaving all my comfort zones, I've battled up as far as 2208 words, and made: Title: By the side of the road Looking forward to sharing/reading/commenting in a few days time! ------------- R1, GR79, On The Chains https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-gr79-on-the-chains-romance_topic63501.html |
Posted By: BarbaraFL
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 6:29am
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Group 148: romantic comedy / a dinner party / a mind reader Luke and Cheri’s Exclusive Power Club Luke and Cheri host monthly dinner parties to give psychic readings to devoted fans. Mediocre in confidence but grand in heart, with Cheri’s help, Luke gains as much as he gives. ------------- |