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Three Dares at Once
Because I'm insane:
Have one of your characters obsessively read Readers Digest for the anecdotes.
Make reference to a specific event/incident that happened in the novel you wrote for last year's or a previous year's NaNoWriMo (even if the novel isn't finished). [I'm using one of my WIPs, a romance novel about a teacher who falls in love with a ( Read more... ) -
Have a character stuck in a closet. + If they are not actually gay, but actually trapped in a closet
"This is ridiculous," James said, banging against the wooden door of the closet. "What kind of cupboard shuts from the inside ( Read more... ) -
Use hedgehog as an insult.
"You're such a hedgehog," James said, thwacking the bag of bananas into the fruit bowl on the counter. "Why do you have to be so prickly? I was just asking you a question ( Read more... ) -
Get the words 'gargoyle,' 'teabag', and 'paperweight' into one coherent sentence.
"What the hell is this?" James asked, lifting a twisted hunk of metal off the desk through which he had been frantically searching ( Read more... ) -
Use the phrase "It's only a wombat." somewhere in your novel. + If it isn't a wombat.
"Has anyone collected the eggs yet today?" Tara called through from the living room ( Read more... )