One of the questions posed to Janice was this:
Hemingway reportedly called his six-word story ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn") his best work. What can you tell us about your book in six words? (They don't have to be your best six.)
Janice's answer:
Eek, six words? Hmmm… “My sister’s in trouble, Gotta run.”
Love it!
Now I am a tad wee bit tiny somewhat skeptical of Hemingway's "best work" there (but then, I am not a fan of any of his work), but I like this as a game. I like games. Can you sum up your work in progress/completed novel in six words? Here's a few to get you started:
Twilight: "Love means not running from vampires."
The Godfather: "Sometimes family obligations trump your morals."
Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch (his awesome memoir about football): "Football defines all of my life."
You know, I should probably search the tinterweb and see if this has been done already. I bet it has. So what. I had fun making those up above. Now, here is mine for my own novel:
"Santorini heals wounds, but be careful."
What are six words about your work in progress/finished novel? Post them in the comments!
12 comments:
FABULOUS! I am so posting this at my blog today.
My novel could be described as:
Adversity reveals character, for the better.
I saw three words once--thought that was a little over-the-top difficult. This is so much better.
Mine would have to be ~ Sometimes having a stalker is good:)
You have an award over on my blog:D
Detective uncovers evil conspiracy, finds himself.
Awesome you guys! I love all of these. Tina, thank you afor the award and I am totally intrigued... When is a stalker good?! Keep these rolling in...do-overs and alternate versions are allowed!
Ohh, this is fun.
Here's mine for the moment... I might be one to submit a do-over.
Her ex-boyfriend's suicide is her fault.
I love this, I am going to snag this idea for a later post, I hope you don't mind me referencing your original post. How fun!
Here's mine:
Grace discovers the lie, a father revealed.
"He died. Now her turn"
Guys, these are great! I'm so intrigued by these plot summaries!
I'm going to have to think about this one. Hmm...this is hard.
For my YA: Her soul's not hers to keep.
Yours sounds perfect I think, Sierra. Good job. I have been brainstorming for ten minutes. I'll get back to ya on this one.LOL The rest of the comments on here are great!
Okay I guess this will have to do.
Life is unpredictable. Cherish every moment.
This reminds me of Larry Smith's Six-Word Memoirs: www.smithmag.net
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