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: State
3: Noun
4: Adjective
5: Verb
6: Animal
7: Plural noun
8: Verb ending in ing
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: Adjective
2: State
3: Noun
4: Adjective
5: Verb
6: Animal
7: Plural noun
8: Verb ending in ing
9: Plural noun
10: Adjective
Genre: Paranormal
Published: May 31, 2016
Part of the Enchanted Anthology
With her college graduations a ( 1: Adjective ) memory, Nora Miles has some decisions to make. Her mother has secured her a place back home, but that means leaving her beloved ( 2: State ) for the doldrums of an office job. Not something Nora really wants, but finding gainful employment in the US’s most northern ( 3: Noun ) has proven tough. With time running out, Nora decides to take one last foray into the wilderness she’s come to love. Maybe the ( 4: Adjective ) air will help clear her head and help her ( 5: Verb ) of a solution to her problem. But the wilds of Alaska aren’t a forgiving place.
When a close encounter with a mountain ( 6: Animal ) leaves Nora fighting for her life, she finds her only hope lies with her rescuer: a bear that shape shifts into one of her ( 7: Plural noun ).
Dean McGuire didn’t think when he heard the lion ( 8: Verb ending in ing ) the young woman, he acted, but now he’s got a serious problem. Not only does Nora know what he is, she knows who he is. Either piece of information alone wouldn’t be an issue, but both together could mean disaster for his people. There are rules for ( 9: Plural noun ) like this, but killing an innocent woman after saving her from death seems harsh and he doesn’t know anything about romance. Decisions have to be made and there isn’t a lot of time to make them.
Can they come to terms? Or will this ( 10: Adjective ) encounter cost her everything?
When a close encounter with a mountain ( 6: Animal ) leaves Nora fighting for her life, she finds her only hope lies with her rescuer: a bear that shape shifts into one of her ( 7: Plural noun ).
Dean McGuire didn’t think when he heard the lion ( 8: Verb ending in ing ) the young woman, he acted, but now he’s got a serious problem. Not only does Nora know what he is, she knows who he is. Either piece of information alone wouldn’t be an issue, but both together could mean disaster for his people. There are rules for ( 9: Plural noun ) like this, but killing an innocent woman after saving her from death seems harsh and he doesn’t know anything about romance. Decisions have to be made and there isn’t a lot of time to make them.
Can they come to terms? Or will this ( 10: Adjective ) encounter cost her everything?
Now that your fun is through, here is the real blurb for Bearing Secrets by Julie Wetzel.
With her college graduations a recent memory, Nora Miles has some decisions to make. Her mother has secured her a place back home, but that means leaving her beloved Alaska for the doldrums of an office job. Not something Nora really wants, but finding gainful employment in the US’s most northern territory has proven tough. With time running out, Nora decides to take one last foray into the wilderness she’s come to love. Maybe the fresh air will help clear her head and help her think of a solution to her problem. But the wilds of Alaska aren’t a forgiving place.
When a close encounter with a mountain lion leaves Nora fighting for her life, she finds her only hope lies with her rescuer: a bear that shape shifts into one of her classmates.
Dean McGuire didn’t think when he heard the lion attacking the young woman, he acted, but now he’s got a serious problem. Not only does Nora know what he is, she knows who he is. Either piece of information alone wouldn’t be an issue, but both together could mean disaster for his people. There are rules for situations like this, but killing an innocent woman after saving her from death seems harsh and he doesn’t know anything about romance. Decisions have to be made and there isn’t a lot of time to make them.
Can they come to terms? Or will this chance encounter cost her everything?
When a close encounter with a mountain lion leaves Nora fighting for her life, she finds her only hope lies with her rescuer: a bear that shape shifts into one of her classmates.
Dean McGuire didn’t think when he heard the lion attacking the young woman, he acted, but now he’s got a serious problem. Not only does Nora know what he is, she knows who he is. Either piece of information alone wouldn’t be an issue, but both together could mean disaster for his people. There are rules for situations like this, but killing an innocent woman after saving her from death seems harsh and he doesn’t know anything about romance. Decisions have to be made and there isn’t a lot of time to make them.
Can they come to terms? Or will this chance encounter cost her everything?
If you enjoyed this mad lib, please comment with your list below so the rest of us can get a chuckle out of it as well. And be sure to share with your friends! - Katie
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