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: Adjective
2: Noun
3: Adjective
4: Verb ending in s
5: Number
6: Plural noun
7: Dog breed
8: Verb
9: Noun
10: Plural 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: Adjective
2: Noun
3: Adjective
4: Verb ending in s
5: Number
6: Plural noun
7: Dog breed
8: Verb
9: Noun
10: Plural noun
Genre: Holiday Romance
Published: August 28, 2017
Pages: 87
Gunny and Sharon have been through a lot together, coming out ( 1: Adjective ) in the end. Fate throws them a ( 2: Noun ), so to speak, in a mastiff by the name of Tank.
Adopting a dog means taking on all that animal’s troubles, ( 3: Adjective ) or small. When the dog in question ( 4: Verb ending in s ) nearly three-feet at the shoulder and weighs more than ( 5: Number ) pounds? All the problems are big!
Lane Robinson has always had a soft spot for dogs. All breeds and sizes; if it’s a furbaby, he’s a big pushover. Gunny loves his ( 6: Plural noun ). Persuaded into helping a Rebel member sort out a difficult situation, Gunny didn’t expect to find a new family member in the form of an enormous ( 7: Dog breed ). With a child on the way about to add more chaos to his life, he thought the big guy would be a temporary house guest. ( 8: Verb ) the monster-sized dog home, foster him for a little while, then place the critter with a loving family. Piece of ( 9: Noun ).
But, when he came through for Sharon in an important way, helping her through a difficult time, Gunny decided the dog had found a forever home. Remember those big ( 10: Plural noun )? They’re about to get even bigger! This novella sits alongside Rebel Wayfarers MC book #10, Bones.
18+ due to explicit content.
Adopting a dog means taking on all that animal’s troubles, ( 3: Adjective ) or small. When the dog in question ( 4: Verb ending in s ) nearly three-feet at the shoulder and weighs more than ( 5: Number ) pounds? All the problems are big!
Lane Robinson has always had a soft spot for dogs. All breeds and sizes; if it’s a furbaby, he’s a big pushover. Gunny loves his ( 6: Plural noun ). Persuaded into helping a Rebel member sort out a difficult situation, Gunny didn’t expect to find a new family member in the form of an enormous ( 7: Dog breed ). With a child on the way about to add more chaos to his life, he thought the big guy would be a temporary house guest. ( 8: Verb ) the monster-sized dog home, foster him for a little while, then place the critter with a loving family. Piece of ( 9: Noun ).
But, when he came through for Sharon in an important way, helping her through a difficult time, Gunny decided the dog had found a forever home. Remember those big ( 10: Plural noun )? They’re about to get even bigger! This novella sits alongside Rebel Wayfarers MC book #10, Bones.
18+ due to explicit content.
Now that your fun is through, here is the real blurb for Gunny's Pups by Marialisa Demora.
Gunny and Sharon have been through a lot together, coming out stronger in the end. Fate throws them a bone, so to speak, in a mastiff by the name of Tank.
Adopting a dog means taking on all that animal’s troubles, large or small. When the dog in question stands nearly three-feet at the shoulder and weighs more than 150 pounds? All the problems are big!
Lane Robinson has always had a soft spot for dogs. All breeds and sizes; if it’s a furbaby, he’s a big pushover. Gunny loves his pups. Persuaded into helping a Rebel member sort out a difficult situation, Gunny didn’t expect to find a new family member in the form of an enormous mastiff. With a child on the way about to add more chaos to his life, he thought the big guy would be a temporary house guest. Take the monster-sized dog home, foster him for a little while, then place the critter with a loving family. Piece of cake.
But, when he came through for Sharon in an important way, helping her through a difficult time, Gunny decided the dog had found a forever home. Remember those big problems? They’re about to get even bigger! This novella sits alongside Rebel Wayfarers MC book #10, Bones.
18+ due to explicit content.
Adopting a dog means taking on all that animal’s troubles, large or small. When the dog in question stands nearly three-feet at the shoulder and weighs more than 150 pounds? All the problems are big!
Lane Robinson has always had a soft spot for dogs. All breeds and sizes; if it’s a furbaby, he’s a big pushover. Gunny loves his pups. Persuaded into helping a Rebel member sort out a difficult situation, Gunny didn’t expect to find a new family member in the form of an enormous mastiff. With a child on the way about to add more chaos to his life, he thought the big guy would be a temporary house guest. Take the monster-sized dog home, foster him for a little while, then place the critter with a loving family. Piece of cake.
But, when he came through for Sharon in an important way, helping her through a difficult time, Gunny decided the dog had found a forever home. Remember those big problems? They’re about to get even bigger! This novella sits alongside Rebel Wayfarers MC book #10, Bones.
18+ due to explicit content.
If you enjoyed this mad lib, please comment with your list below so that the rest of us can get a chuckle out of it as well. And be sure to share it with your friends. - Katie
Ohhh, interesting! I can't wait to see everyone's lists! Thanks for including me in this fun game! ~ML
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