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: Plural noun
2: Verb ending in ing
3: Noun
4: Number
5: Verb, past tense
6: Adjective
7: Plural noun
8: Verb
9: Noun
10: Noun
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: Plural noun
2: Verb ending in ing
3: Noun
4: Number
5: Verb, past tense
6: Adjective
7: Plural noun
8: Verb
9: Noun
10: Noun
Genre: Fantasy
Published: January 10, 2012
Pages: 319
"Who are we to argue the choices of the Power?"
"What am I? I am something that has never been seen before; I am the culmination of centuries. I am the last pureblood of my line. I am someone, I am something that will live for ( 1: Plural noun ) and die a little everyday."
With those words Kerrisha Drew-Otlander fully steps into her destiny as the Fifth Knowledge Guardian of the People of Otland Iis. But what are the Guardians?
The Guardians are born in times of change for the People of Otland Iis and the Fifth Guardian has now been born. She is now ( 2: Verb ending in ing ) into her Knowledge. It is her destiny to reunite the Clans but even her own ( 3: Noun ) does not believe she is a Guardian. Orphaned at ( 4: Number )-years old, Kerrisha Drew-Otlander, is Queen of the Drew and Otlander Clans as well as the Fifth Guardian of Knowledge.
Thousands of years ago, six clans ( 5: Verb, past tense ) in the seven provinces of Otland Iis (Atlantis to the regular humans) until their island home was destroyed by a ( 6: Adjective ) volcanic eruption. The descendents of the survivors of Otland Iis now live among us in modern times with all the Power and Abilities of their ( 7: Plural noun ). Clan wars over the centuries have divided the People into two factions: The Triad Clans and The Lost Clans. In a modern world they work against each other both in battle and in staying hidden from the humans in the cities surrounding them. Kerrisha must ( 8: Verb ) her own People she is who she claims as well as bridge the gaps left by centuries of war with the leaders of the other clans.
This first ( 9: Noun ) in the series follows Kerrisha on her first true undercover mission to Devon Clan and through a series of struggles, battles, and even places the young Queen on trial for treason. She finds love and romance with her Power-Chosen ( 10: Noun ) and begins to learn she is not as alone as she imagines.
Included after the story is a short dictionary of Otlantesha, the ancient language of Otland Iis with an English-based pronunciation key.
Caution: Some mature content.
"What am I? I am something that has never been seen before; I am the culmination of centuries. I am the last pureblood of my line. I am someone, I am something that will live for ( 1: Plural noun ) and die a little everyday."
With those words Kerrisha Drew-Otlander fully steps into her destiny as the Fifth Knowledge Guardian of the People of Otland Iis. But what are the Guardians?
The Guardians are born in times of change for the People of Otland Iis and the Fifth Guardian has now been born. She is now ( 2: Verb ending in ing ) into her Knowledge. It is her destiny to reunite the Clans but even her own ( 3: Noun ) does not believe she is a Guardian. Orphaned at ( 4: Number )-years old, Kerrisha Drew-Otlander, is Queen of the Drew and Otlander Clans as well as the Fifth Guardian of Knowledge.
Thousands of years ago, six clans ( 5: Verb, past tense ) in the seven provinces of Otland Iis (Atlantis to the regular humans) until their island home was destroyed by a ( 6: Adjective ) volcanic eruption. The descendents of the survivors of Otland Iis now live among us in modern times with all the Power and Abilities of their ( 7: Plural noun ). Clan wars over the centuries have divided the People into two factions: The Triad Clans and The Lost Clans. In a modern world they work against each other both in battle and in staying hidden from the humans in the cities surrounding them. Kerrisha must ( 8: Verb ) her own People she is who she claims as well as bridge the gaps left by centuries of war with the leaders of the other clans.
This first ( 9: Noun ) in the series follows Kerrisha on her first true undercover mission to Devon Clan and through a series of struggles, battles, and even places the young Queen on trial for treason. She finds love and romance with her Power-Chosen ( 10: Noun ) and begins to learn she is not as alone as she imagines.
Included after the story is a short dictionary of Otlantesha, the ancient language of Otland Iis with an English-based pronunciation key.
Caution: Some mature content.
Now that your fun is through, here is the real blurb for The Beginning by C.M. Johnson.
"Who are we to argue the choices of the Power?"
"What am I? I am something that has never been seen before; I am the culmination of centuries. I am the last pureblood of my line. I am someone, I am something that will live for centuries and die a little everyday."
With those words Kerrisha Drew-Otlander fully steps into her destiny as the Fifth Knowledge Guardian of the People of Otland Iis. But what are the Guardians?
The Guardians are born in times of change for the People of Otland Iis and the Fifth Guardian has now been born. She is now coming into her Knowledge. It is her destiny to reunite the Clans but even her own clan does not believe she is a Guardian. Orphaned at twelve-years old, Kerrisha Drew-Otlander, is Queen of the Drew and Otlander Clans as well as the Fifth Guardian of Knowledge.
Thousands of years ago, six clans lived in the seven provinces of Otland Iis (Atlantis to the regular humans) until their island home was destroyed by a cataclysmic volcanic eruption. The descendents of the survivors of Otland Iis now live among us in modern times with all the Power and Abilities of their ancestors. Clan wars over the centuries have divided the People into two factions: The Triad Clans and The Lost Clans. In a modern world they work against each other both in battle and in staying hidden from the humans in the cities surrounding them. Kerrisha must convince her own People she is who she claims as well as bridge the gaps left by centuries of war with the leaders of the other clans.
This first book in the series follows Kerrisha on her first true undercover mission to Devon Clan and through a series of struggles, battles, and even places the young Queen on trial for treason. She finds love and romance with her Power-Chosen mate and begins to learn she is not as alone as she imagines.
Included after the story is a short dictionary of Otlantesha, the ancient language of Otland Iis with an English-based pronunciation key.
Caution: Some mature content.
"What am I? I am something that has never been seen before; I am the culmination of centuries. I am the last pureblood of my line. I am someone, I am something that will live for centuries and die a little everyday."
With those words Kerrisha Drew-Otlander fully steps into her destiny as the Fifth Knowledge Guardian of the People of Otland Iis. But what are the Guardians?
The Guardians are born in times of change for the People of Otland Iis and the Fifth Guardian has now been born. She is now coming into her Knowledge. It is her destiny to reunite the Clans but even her own clan does not believe she is a Guardian. Orphaned at twelve-years old, Kerrisha Drew-Otlander, is Queen of the Drew and Otlander Clans as well as the Fifth Guardian of Knowledge.
Thousands of years ago, six clans lived in the seven provinces of Otland Iis (Atlantis to the regular humans) until their island home was destroyed by a cataclysmic volcanic eruption. The descendents of the survivors of Otland Iis now live among us in modern times with all the Power and Abilities of their ancestors. Clan wars over the centuries have divided the People into two factions: The Triad Clans and The Lost Clans. In a modern world they work against each other both in battle and in staying hidden from the humans in the cities surrounding them. Kerrisha must convince her own People she is who she claims as well as bridge the gaps left by centuries of war with the leaders of the other clans.
This first book in the series follows Kerrisha on her first true undercover mission to Devon Clan and through a series of struggles, battles, and even places the young Queen on trial for treason. She finds love and romance with her Power-Chosen mate and begins to learn she is not as alone as she imagines.
Included after the story is a short dictionary of Otlantesha, the ancient language of Otland Iis with an English-based pronunciation key.
Caution: Some mature content.
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