I picked the following two criteria:
Write a pitch/logline for a book based on the prompts (less than 100 words).
and
Write in a genre that is not your own (for added difficulty).
These are the prompts.
Prompt 1:
Two people are sitting together under the remains of a concrete bridge. Their backs are against a rusted bridge support. One person’s leg is cut. The other person has wet hair.
Prompt 2:
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Robert and Martika are overseas picking up trash with others, cleaning up the environment after the Big Flood. When they meet a mysterious boy, Adel, who uses magic to manipulate water—creating fruit and other objects with water—they believe he caused the flood. Ready to alert authorities, they never make it to a phone… a starburst of energy from Adel sends them flying. Martika’s leg is slashed when she’s thrown against the remains of a bridge, while Robert is hurled into the ocean. Injured but alive, they decide to stay to fight Adel, whose power may destroy Earth.
It sounds like a wacky book, but the pitch is 99 words and I followed my two chosen guidelines. :)
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Giveaway reminder: Miami author Alex Flinn had a reading and book signing recently, which I attended. I have a signed copy of her latest YA book, BEWITCHING, for a lucky blog follower in the U.S. or Canada. Here's the Goodreads page if you want to read the description of the book.
The contest form is below. Entries close March 6th at 11:59 p.m.
The contest form is below. Entries close March 6th at 11:59 p.m.








53 comments:
You've done well with a difficult challenge there!
Well done, Medeia! :)
Nicely done and so quickly too! It's not even Monday yet where I am!
Yup, that's a difficult challenge.
You did well with it though!
I'd read this story! Yay! Take care
x
I want to read more, well done :) (I'm #8)
That was a difficult challenge. I'd be interested to know where the threats from Adel would go. Hmmm...
Nice job. :D
Medeia, can you write this one?
It could be AMAZING!!
xo
Katia
I can't believe you managed to put all those prompts together into a pitch! Sounds like it would be quite an action-packed book!
xx Rachel
My entry
Sounds like it would be an interesting book, one worth checking out. Good pitch!
Well done, Medeia. You made a great story out of a very difficult challenge!
Fun story idea! Looks intriguing!
Well done! Your talent never ceases to amaze me, Medeia!
Makes me want to read the story. Good job.
Melissa Maygrove - entry #14
great job! that was a tough one!
Very interesting idea. :)
Wacky, but really very inventive. You've created an entire story out of a couple of pictures and a sentence. That's the sort of imagination I'd kill to have. Great job.
Great entry! Geez, weren't those prompts difficult to incorporate all in one?! I almost gave up, but I did enter (#5). Can't wait to read what everyone came up with. Should be good!
This is a crazy story! I definitely applaud you, I found this particular challenge too challenging and opted for the five sentence one. lol.
Great excerpt Medeia! Loved the ending!
You covered a lot with so few words!
Your piece/excerpt is wonderful!
Cool! I love writing prompts, but they inevitable turn into a novel, and I canNOT start any new projects right now, lol.
nice job :-D
I haven't been able to wrap my head around this challenge yet, but you've made it look so easy! Great job!
What an interesting premise for a story! Thanks for sharing!
#35
Great pitch! Wanna write one for my book? You have a knack for it. : )
Adel sounds like such a cool character.
#38
Bravo, Medeia! *applause* Adel sounds like a great antag! :-)
Adel seems quite nasty! I hope Robert and Martika win the battle!
That was a difficult challenge - excellent job!
I would definitely read this book, sounds like it would be very exciting. Good job incorporating all the elements, it's not easy whichever one you do.
Excellent job! You got a lot of plot points for a story in such a small piece. You could take what you've written and run with it - you'd have a great book!
Michelle
www.michelle-pickett.com
That's a tough challenge. I like your take on it.
Great job! I'd read the book for sure!
Hi, Medeia,
I like the challenge this week, pics and all.
I feel so bad, I signed up for the challenge and have just been so swamped. Didn't have a lot of people in my category. I should go check what's going on. I've been a bad blogging buddy.
That book IS whacked but in this really intriguing way. Nicely done. I find loglines to be really hard for something I haven't written yet:)
It might sound wacky but I'd most likely read that. I like the weird stuff.
Sounds like a very interesting story, even if it's not in the type of genre I'd normally read. Great job with incorporating all of the prompts into your pitch.
Thanks so much, everyone. I'm glad you thought I did well with a tough challenge. I'll be visiting all your blogs soon.
Very impressive. You write a great synopsis using all the prompts in a believable way! Good job:)
You picked the most difficult one and did a great job! Kudos.
Also, I entered the giveaway :)
I would have chosen that picture too. It took me back to my childhood scavenging for things we could use...
Nicely done.
Great job at fitting all those prompts in such a small space in a way that makes sense!
Cool pitch! I'd definitely read/buy that book.
Sounds like a great story. When's it coming out?
It was a difficult challenge. I thought you did great. :)
Wonderful pitch. I was hooked into it.
Good work doing something for the challenge! I'm so deeply into editing mode now I don't think I'll be able to post anything for this one - five days with no weekends is NOT a lot of warning, really - plus I'm getting ready to go to Toronto Comicon tomorrow - but anyways...
I like that premise, but it seems more like a short story so far than a novel. You could expand it into a novel pitch, but then you need to give me a few details about how things get complicated after that first encounter!
Good luck either way, and nice to meet you!
I would LOVE this story, if ,after a battle or two, they got to know one another and realized Adel needed to learn the affect he was having, rather than being defeated....maybe that power would be more useful in a drought area? A wildfire?
Very cool vision, and I like the premise. I want more. =)
Neat! I'd like to know what Adel's motivation is...
Wow. You wove the nuggets into a cool concept. Love those pix.
If your wacky book is ever published I will buy it anyways :D
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