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: Plural noun
3: Verb ending in s
4: Adverb
5: Plural noun
6: Verb ending in s
7: Plural noun
8: Adjective
9: Noun
10: Verb
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: Plural noun
3: Verb ending in s
4: Adverb
5: Plural noun
6: Verb ending in s
7: Plural noun
8: Adjective
9: Noun
10: Verb
Genre: Suspense
Published: November 30, 2015
Pages: 249
A woman – so ( 1: Adjective ) and ripe – lies amid a detritus of pine ( 2: Plural noun ) and dirt. Her hair is matted to her face with a mixture of blood and tears and she ( 3: Verb ending in s ) again before subsiding into body wrenching sobs. Her voice is ( 4: Adverb ) slurred as she begs, “Please, stop. Please, I want to go home. Please don’t do it again.” A pair of black gloved ( 5: Plural noun ) comes into view. They hold pliers. The girl screams again. Lovely.
Successful artist Caleb Everett ( 6: Verb ending in s ) each day with a real-time film inside his head, playing … murder. Since he was a child, Caleb has been able to see into the minds of ( 7: Plural noun ). Working alongside veteran Homicide Detective Jack Rafferty, Caleb now uses his ( 8: Adjective ) ability to balance the scales of justice.
With a new case afoot, Caleb is himself being targeted by a killer, and with attractive ( 9: Noun ) Makayla Dawson on the scene, it becomes a race against time to ( 10: Verb ) them all. With the odds savagely stacked against them, will this case take apart everything Caleb holds dear?
Successful artist Caleb Everett ( 6: Verb ending in s ) each day with a real-time film inside his head, playing … murder. Since he was a child, Caleb has been able to see into the minds of ( 7: Plural noun ). Working alongside veteran Homicide Detective Jack Rafferty, Caleb now uses his ( 8: Adjective ) ability to balance the scales of justice.
With a new case afoot, Caleb is himself being targeted by a killer, and with attractive ( 9: Noun ) Makayla Dawson on the scene, it becomes a race against time to ( 10: Verb ) them all. With the odds savagely stacked against them, will this case take apart everything Caleb holds dear?
Now that your fun is through, here is the real blurb for Take You Apart by T.J. Spade.
A woman – so young and ripe – lies amid a detritus of pine needles and dirt. Her hair is matted to her face with a mixture of blood and tears and she screams again before subsiding into body wrenching sobs. Her voice is slightly slurred as she begs, “Please, stop. Please, I want to go home. Please don’t do it again.” A pair of black gloved hands comes into view. They hold pliers. The girl screams again. Lovely.
Successful artist Caleb Everett lives each day with a real-time film inside his head, playing … murder. Since he was a child, Caleb has been able to see into the minds of killers. Working alongside veteran Homicide Detective Jack Rafferty, Caleb now uses his unique ability to balance the scales of justice.
With a new case afoot, Caleb is himself being targeted by a killer, and with attractive journalist Makayla Dawson on the scene, it becomes a race against time to save them all. With the odds savagely stacked against them, will this case take apart everything Caleb holds dear?
Successful artist Caleb Everett lives each day with a real-time film inside his head, playing … murder. Since he was a child, Caleb has been able to see into the minds of killers. Working alongside veteran Homicide Detective Jack Rafferty, Caleb now uses his unique ability to balance the scales of justice.
With a new case afoot, Caleb is himself being targeted by a killer, and with attractive journalist Makayla Dawson on the scene, it becomes a race against time to save them all. With the odds savagely stacked against them, will this case take apart everything Caleb holds dear?
If you enjoyed this mad lib, please comment with your list below so that the rest of us can get a chuckle as well. And be sure to share with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, etc. - Katie
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