When I was growing up, I loved Mad Libs. The excitement of sort of writing your own story really appealed to me. So I thought it would be fun to mesh that love with my love of books by turning blurbs into mad libs and letting you guys write your own book blurbs.
For anyone that doesn't know how Mad Libs work, I will ask you for certain parts of speech or other specific things (i.e.: date, age, color, etc.) which you will write down. After you have completed your list, scroll down below the cover image to find the redacted blurb. Then read through it substituting your words where applicable. Try not to laugh. (Laughing is actually strongly encouraged, because this is supposed to be funny.)
Some brief definitions of the parts of speech.
Noun: Person, place, or thing.
Verb: Describes or indicates action.
Adverb: Modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb expressing manner, place, time, or degree (gently, here, now, very).
Adjective: Names an attribute of a noun (pretty, blue, large)
Pronoun: A word that can function as a noun (I, we, they)
Preposition: a word that combines with a noun or pronoun to form a phrase that usually acts as an adverb, adjective, or noun (on, after, for)
And with that, here we go.
1: Noun
2: Verb ending in ed
3: Adjective
4: Noun
5: Verb
6: Plural noun
7: Verb, past tense
8: Noun
9: Plural noun
10: Adjective
Some brief definitions of the parts of speech.
Noun: Person, place, or thing.
Verb: Describes or indicates action.
Adverb: Modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb expressing manner, place, time, or degree (gently, here, now, very).
Adjective: Names an attribute of a noun (pretty, blue, large)
Pronoun: A word that can function as a noun (I, we, they)
Preposition: a word that combines with a noun or pronoun to form a phrase that usually acts as an adverb, adjective, or noun (on, after, for)
And with that, here we go.
1: Noun
2: Verb ending in ed
3: Adjective
4: Noun
5: Verb
6: Plural noun
7: Verb, past tense
8: Noun
9: Plural noun
10: Adjective
Genre: NA Romance
Published: June 2, 2014
Pages: 287
A gentleman should always open a door for a ( 1: Noun ).
My Nana believed in manners. Always. I was even ( 2: Verb ending in ed ) after her idol, Emily Post. "Nana's Rules to Live By" were a ( 3: Adjective ) set of guidelines I never questioned. But when the brooding, sexy man held the ( 4: Noun ) for me, I wasn't prepared for the lasting impression he would make on me.
A man should always ( 5: Verb ) the first move.
Since the moment Jess Carter and I bumped into each other, literally, our ( 6: Plural noun ) entwined in a way I couldn't quite understand. He was a complete contradiction of everything I ever ( 7: Verb, past tense ) for my future. But the more I saw him, learned about him, the more I questioned everything I wanted. His reserved ( 8: Noun ) kept him at a distance, though, and sitting back, waiting for him to make that first move was difficult.
( 9: Plural noun ) should be seen and not heard.
As a single father, Jess' daughter held the key to all of their secrets. Suddenly, all I wanted was to repair the damage the Carters had endured. And I wanted to hear everything his daughter had to say. As always, my nana's sound advice on love and relations evolved in ( 10: Adjective ) ways when it came to helping two people who had so easily woven their way into my heart.
My Nana believed in manners. Always. I was even ( 2: Verb ending in ed ) after her idol, Emily Post. "Nana's Rules to Live By" were a ( 3: Adjective ) set of guidelines I never questioned. But when the brooding, sexy man held the ( 4: Noun ) for me, I wasn't prepared for the lasting impression he would make on me.
A man should always ( 5: Verb ) the first move.
Since the moment Jess Carter and I bumped into each other, literally, our ( 6: Plural noun ) entwined in a way I couldn't quite understand. He was a complete contradiction of everything I ever ( 7: Verb, past tense ) for my future. But the more I saw him, learned about him, the more I questioned everything I wanted. His reserved ( 8: Noun ) kept him at a distance, though, and sitting back, waiting for him to make that first move was difficult.
( 9: Plural noun ) should be seen and not heard.
As a single father, Jess' daughter held the key to all of their secrets. Suddenly, all I wanted was to repair the damage the Carters had endured. And I wanted to hear everything his daughter had to say. As always, my nana's sound advice on love and relations evolved in ( 10: Adjective ) ways when it came to helping two people who had so easily woven their way into my heart.
Now that your fun is through, here's the actual blurb for Sound Advice by L.B. Dunbar.
A gentleman should always open a door for a lady.
My Nana believed in manners. Always. I was even named after her idol, Emily Post. "Nana's Rules to Live By" were a solid set of guidelines I never questioned. But when the brooding, sexy man held the door for me, I wasn't prepared for the lasting impression he would make on me.
A man should always make the first move.
Since the moment Jess Carter and I bumped into each other, literally, our lives entwined in a way I couldn't quite understand. He was a complete contradiction of everything I ever planned for my future. But the more I saw him, learned about him, the more I questioned everything I wanted. His reserved personality kept him at a distance, though, and sitting back, waiting for him to make that first move was difficult.
Children should be seen and not heard.
As a single father, Jess' daughter held the key to all of their secrets. Suddenly, all I wanted was to repair the damage the Carters had endured. And I wanted to hear everything his daughter had to say. As always, my nana's sound advice on love and relations evolved in timeless ways when it came to helping two people who had so easily woven their way into my heart.
My Nana believed in manners. Always. I was even named after her idol, Emily Post. "Nana's Rules to Live By" were a solid set of guidelines I never questioned. But when the brooding, sexy man held the door for me, I wasn't prepared for the lasting impression he would make on me.
A man should always make the first move.
Since the moment Jess Carter and I bumped into each other, literally, our lives entwined in a way I couldn't quite understand. He was a complete contradiction of everything I ever planned for my future. But the more I saw him, learned about him, the more I questioned everything I wanted. His reserved personality kept him at a distance, though, and sitting back, waiting for him to make that first move was difficult.
Children should be seen and not heard.
As a single father, Jess' daughter held the key to all of their secrets. Suddenly, all I wanted was to repair the damage the Carters had endured. And I wanted to hear everything his daughter had to say. As always, my nana's sound advice on love and relations evolved in timeless ways when it came to helping two people who had so easily woven their way into my heart.
If you enjoyed this mad lib, comment with your list (if you dare) so that the rest of us can get a chuckle out of it as well. - Katie
ReplyDeleteA gentleman should always open a door for a ( Nun 1: Noun ).
My Nana believed in manners. Always. I was even ( reconstructed 2: Verb ending in ed ) after her idol, Emily Post. "Nana's Rules to Live By" were a ( crazy 3: Adjective ) set of guidelines I never questioned. But when the brooding, sexy man held the ( purse 4: Noun ) for me, I wasn't prepared for the lasting impression he would make on me.
A man should always ( 5: Verb ) the first move.
Since the moment Jess Carter and I bumped into each other, literally, our ( jewelry 6: Plural noun ) entwined in a way I couldn't quite understand. He was a complete contradiction of everything I ever ( read in the tea leaves 7: Verb, past tense ) for my future. But the more I saw him, learned about him, the more I questioned everything I wanted. His reserved ( lunch table 8: Noun ) kept him at a distance, though, and sitting back, waiting for him to make that first move was difficult.
( Ugly people 9: Plural noun ) should be seen and not heard.
As a single father, Jess' daughter held the key to all of their secrets. Suddenly, all I wanted was to repair the damage the Carters had endured. And I wanted to hear everything his daughter had to say. As always, my nana's sound advice on love and relations evolved in ( pychotic 10: Adjective ) ways when it came to helping two people who had so easily woven their way into my heart.
Give me a minute or two to come up with my words and I will come back and comment with mine
ReplyDeleteA gentleman should always open a door for a ( cat ).
ReplyDeleteMy Nana believed in manners. Always. I was even ( punched ) after her idol, Emily Post. "Nana's Rules to Live By" were a ( vibrant ) set of guidelines I never questioned. But when the brooding, sexy man held the ( phone ) for me, I wasn't prepared for the lasting impression he would make on me.
A man should always ( run ) the first move.
Since the moment Jess Carter and I bumped into each other, literally, our ( flowers ) entwined in a way I couldn't quite understand. He was a complete contradiction of everything I ever ( jumped ) for my future. But the more I saw him, learned about him, the more I questioned everything I wanted. His reserved ( pen ) kept him at a distance, though, and sitting back, waiting for him to make that first move was difficult.
( Cars ) should be seen and not heard.
As a single father, Jess' daughter held the key to all of their secrets. Suddenly, all I wanted was to repair the damage the Carters had endured. And I wanted to hear everything his daughter had to say. As always, my nana's sound advice on love and relations evolved in ( hot ) ways when it came to helping two people who had so easily woven their way into my heart.
These are awesome. Thank you, Katie <3
ReplyDeleteA gentleman should always open a door for a ( prostitute ).
ReplyDeleteMy Nana believed in manners. Always. I was even ( spanked ) after her idol, Emily Post. "Nana's Rules to Live By" were a ( public ) set of guidelines I never questioned. But when the brooding, sexy man held the ( purse ) for me, I wasn't prepared for the lasting impression he would make on me.
A man should always ( book ) the first move.
Since the moment Jess Carter and I bumped into each other, literally, our ( hairs ) entwined in a way I couldn't quite understand. He was a complete contradiction of everything I ever ( admired ) for my future. But the more I saw him, learned about him, the more I questioned everything I wanted. His reserved ( hat ) kept him at a distance, though, and sitting back, waiting for him to make that first move was difficult.
( Tacos ) should be seen and not heard.
As a single father, Jess' daughter held the key to all of their secrets. Suddenly, all I wanted was to repair the damage the Carters had endured. And I wanted to hear everything his daughter had to say. As always, my nana's sound advice on love and relations evolved in ( faithful ) ways when it came to helping two people who had so easily woven their way into my heart.