Every year on the NaNo forums, there are dozens of threads started that are inspiring and helpful. There are even dare threads where you can insert a purple monkey who loves steak sandwiches somewhere in your novel. I tend to be a bit more serious than that, though it makes me laugh to think about where I could possibly insert something like that into any novel I’ve ever written. However, there are some great threads where you can adopt a plot, sub plot, character, romance line, title and more! You don’t even have to borrow one of the ideas. Just reading them sometimes inspires me or gets me thinking a bit more outside the box and I can come up with something on my own. So here’s a comprehensive list of the adoptable threads that have been created as of 10:20am on Saturday, October 17, 2009.
- Adopt a Character
- Adopt a City/Town/Village Name
- Adopt a Death
- Adopt an Ending
- Adopt a Hero Catch Phrase
- Adopt a Hobby
- Adopt a Line
- Adopt a Motive
- Adopt a Name
- Adopt an Opening Line
- Adopt a Plot
- Adopt a Plot Twist
- Adopt a Quirk
- Adopt a Romantic Line ♥
- Adopt a Secret
- Adopt Some Dialogue
- Adopt a Subplot
- Adopt a Title
- Adopt a Villain Catchphrase
- Adopt a Weakness
- Adopt a ‘What If’
And just to get more ideas from – the following threads are archived from previous years. You cannot comment or add your own, but you can certainly get ideas from them.
- Adopt a Character
- Adopt a Character (2)
- Adopt An Ending
- Adopt a Line
- Adopt a Name
- Adopt An Opening Line
- Adopt a Plot 2007
- Adopt a Plot 2006
- Adopt a Plot 2005
- Adopt a Quirk
- Adopt a Sub-plot
- Adopt a Title
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Hi,
I found your blog through Entrecard and I stumbled on this post. I’m also doing Nano this year, and since I’m doing last minute scrounging around for a viable idea, this is list is very helpful! I could spend an hour just looking through the links. How did you find time to compile it?
See ya around.
Jodi
I came across your site via Twitter (thanks NaNoWriMo compatriots!), and I love lists like these. I know exactly what you mean about finding your own inspiration rather than actually using the prescribed fix, but it’s always fun to see/ think where others/ you could go with it, isn’t it?
Good luck with your NaNoWriMo.
Jessica