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WRITING OBSTACLE
Choose any book, and rewrite the blurb so that it appears to be a different genre.
Word choice and emphasis on different aspects of a story can transform perceptions of a book entirely. Bonus points if your readers can guess which book it is!
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The Bystanders is about three months in the life of a 37-year-old man who only wears tuxedos, neck ties, black pants, cowboy boots, and glasses that make you half an inch smaller. Also, it makes your penis 2 inches bigger and longer, which means it is completely pointless and worthless. The novel tells the story of TonyRoy Albertus and his struggles with what is wrong or wronger in a society which he thinks that he is a bystander. According to TonyRoy, there are two types of people in the boiling ball of fire that wears colossal underwear composed of stainless steel in which he surrounds himself in: Grease Flying Monkeys and socks. Literally, just tons of regular socks. A sock( short for…..socks, I guess) can have as much power as a god, can get away with anything it wants to get away with, and has such an ego it would make Sigmeud Freund want to write a 100-page essay about it. A grease flying monkey, however, always lives on the outside……because they fly basically all the time, and they always need to watch their back…….because they……..just because. TonyRoy is not a grease flying monkey but is a fan of them, who is willing to see grease flying monkeys rumble against a gang of socks for the sake of just whatever—until one terrible night when his friend Donny licks a doc. The licking incident gets under TonyRoy’s skin, causing his caotic world to stay exactly the same and teaching him that pain feels the same whether you are a flying grease monkey or a normal sock except if you are a sock god. That cannot feel any pain.
Tale as old as time? More like snooze fest as old as time. This is not your normal fairytale with a happy ending. This is more like a bloody mess of your nightmares. Are you ready to embark on this fearful journey with me? i don’t believe you are but regardless; away we go
It was s cold, dark, stormy night when Bella stumbled upon the most fearful beast in all of the village…Gaston. Beast may be a streach for this fella cause he surely isnt hairy, big, bulky, or even terrifing. None of the normal beast like characteristics. He was just a tall slander middle age man who thinks he was hot shit.
A relentless figure, with a three part name separated by dashes, stalks his prey, while offering a strange, otherworldly dish. Through eerie rhymes and unsettling encounters, the story unravels into a chilling game of manipulation and dread. Watch as our plucky protagonist resists, leading to ever darker settings, more insistent offers, and the climbing price of refusal. Will they escape the nightmare, or ultimately succumb to the sinister promise of a meal—one that may consume more than just their appetite? Green Eggs and Ham is perfect for lovers of terror and suspense, as its haunting tale of Sam-I-Am reminds us:
Some invitations are better left unanswered.
She had never even touched a man. Mary often dreamed of finding a husband and starting a family. Nobody would have guessed that she would one day have a child out of wedlock and things are not what they seem. Will Joseph, the man she was betrothed to, find a way to love her and the son that doesn’t belong to him? Will they both face the wrath of social judgement to avoid the wrath of the God they believe in? Will love prevail over all else?
In a future where the afterlife is a realm of endless possibilities, "The Lovely Bones" follows young Susie Salmon, a spirit untethered by time and space. After a tragic end on Earth, she awakens in a celestial observatory, a place where the souls of the departed monitor the living. As Susie watches over her family from this cosmic vantage point, she navigates through the stars, learning to manipulate the fabric of reality to communicate with those she left behind.
Her family, still on Earth, is drawn into a web of interdimensional intrigue as they receive cryptic messages that defy the laws of physics. Susie's father, driven by a desperate need to solve the mystery of her disappearance, uncovers a conspiracy that spans the galaxy. Meanwhile, Susie's killer, a man whose crimes have rippled through the cosmos, becomes the target of an interstellar manhunt.
"The Lovely Bones" transforms into a tale of cosmic justice and intergalactic connection, where a young girl's spirit becomes the key to unlocking the universe's greatest mysteries. It's a story that challenges the boundaries between life and death, science and the supernatural, and leads readers on an unforgettable journey through the stars.
To say he had a reputation was the understatement of the century. Being born to a family of means and importance had kept him in good stead despite his many indiscretions. No woman would ever tame him though several had tried. Until a chance encounter at a barbecue tested his rakish ways. With the drums of civil war beating in the background, he found his heart racing in a way it never had before. He would try to deny his desire but he was already lost to the green-eyed vixen whose flaming temper matched his own.
I am running so fast with my red-headed mate and a friend of ours we met over a hundred years ago that mere humans cannot see us with their poor eyesight. We came from Ontario and are heading north. This thunderstorm is perfect for our kind to be out when we hear the sound of people playing baseball so we run over to them and with my perfect eyesight, I can tell that they are just like us. My friend tells them our names and asks them if we can join when the wind changes direction and that’s when I smell it. The scent of warm blood pumping, I must drink from the girl who is giving off that beautiful scent. I don’t care what my friend told them! I want her; she is my newest obsession and nobody will stop me from getting her. The hunt begins tonight.
It was time to make a very difficult decision: do I stay and continue to protect my best friend from the Strigoi or do I honor the promise I made to the love of my life during one of our previous conversations? He and I agreed that we would rather be dead than one of them. My heart is being ripped in two and I know regardless of the choice I have to make someone will be hurt. I love them both so much and it pains me to walk away from one of them but this is something I need to do.
Chyna Sheppard stares out the back window of her best friend’s family home. It’s after midnight and yet, Edgler Foreman Vess, her best friend’s brother, stands staring back at her intensely before pulling his shirt off and diving into the pool. She feels a pull, an instinct to go out and talk to him. Edgler lives with an intensity of doing things without reservations and Chyna finds herself trapped in his captivating orbit.
Chyna doesn’t let people get close to her, due to a life of being disappointed and hurt by anyone she ever let get close to her. Edgler proves to be her biggest obstacle yet as she’s sworn off all men and hopes to get through the summer, single. She just wants to finish her masters and start her career and her real life. But the longer she stays with her friend, she finds it harder to deny the feelings that are burning deep inside her. Will she keep the promise to herself to stay single for the summer, or will she give into Edgler Foreman Vess’ intensity?
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