Give idea, get story (now with 20% more Haggis!) - Update: Hardback cover book

[tbm1986]

I would like another story, please. It must include:

A reference to a Metal anthem (but not Run to the Hills by Iron Maiden, please)
A stereotypical British chav (innit bruv)
That feisty, beautiful yet mysterious young female detective of your creation

[Noname215]

I just finished writing a story about a group of Catholic teenagers who live on an abandoned farm after fleeing from an orphanage. One night, a 13 year old boy goes exploring, an happens upon a young female vampire. She tells the boy to bring her fresh blood every night or she will go to the farm and slaughter his 8 year old brother. The 13 year old does so, every night for a week, until finally he stops when the vampire demands that he bring her his brother. He instead brings another boy, whose neck the 13 year old had secretly coated with holy water. When the vampire goes to bite, her lips burn. She then swears that she will have revenge, and disappears. The next night, the boy finds the vampire about to feast on his brother, and he impales her with a hayfork. As the boy kneels down to see if the brother is okay, the brother awakes, showing silvery eyes, indicating that he is also a vampire.

[Haggis]

Originally Posted by GaryCXJk

Holy crap, that's some Twilight Zone vibe there! And not the mystical kind, even. In other words, well done!

Also didn't see the ending coming.

Thanks!

Anyway, I do have another idea for you, but I'm really hesitant to post it here, because it would most definitely push you in a certain direction. Not to mention the premise is pretty retarded.

Well, post it anyway (unless it's really embarrassing or something).

Originally Posted by tbm1986

Awesome indeed. You are the champion of short stories. Each have everything a story should have: well-described characters and scenes, unpredictable but believable twists (that make for a captivating read), solid plots...

Aw, thanks! (Do I get an Olympic medal now? )

Incidentally, I've been thinking of trying to sell some of those short stories to online magazines... but I'm not sure about the legality, since the original ideas weren't mine. I think probably an idea can't be copyrighted, but I'll have to look into that... or you guys could just promise not to sue me.

[GaryCXJk]

Well, if you insist, the idea basically is this.



Road trip...



In space...



With Britt and Ymke.



Also, I promise I won't sue. Ideas might not be yours, but the stories themselves are. And, technically it's not entirely infringement of copyrights as you always find a way to twist the idea into something that we really did not expect.

That, and most ideas are vague enough that they could apply to already existing stories anyway.

[Haggis]

Originally Posted by GaryCXJk

Road trip...



In space...



With Britt and Ymke.

Ah... I've never watched their show though, so that might be a problem...

Also, I promise I won't sue. Ideas might not be yours, but the stories themselves are. And, technically it's not entirely infringement of copyrights as you always find a way to twist the idea into something that we really did not expect.

That, and most ideas are vague enough that they could apply to already existing stories anyway.

Hmmm, yes, you're right. Still not sure about querying magazines though (too much work for possibly zero payout), but I've been thinking of compiling a few e-book anthologies into a physical anthology, once I've amassed enough material. While the e-books would remain free, I'm planning on selling the physical editions.

Oh, and I added the story you wrote to the site: http://bouffonbooks.com/2012/08/13/suitcase/

[GaryCXJk]

All you need to know is that Britt is the bonde one and Ymke the hot one. I mean the one with glasses. And they're both fairly dumb as a rock, from what I've gathered. Never watched any of their shows either.

EDIT: Just take hints from the TV Kantine.

[Haggis]

Get your tissues ready for another story! http://bouffonbooks.com/2012/08/24/the-book-store-guy/

Originally Posted by GaryCXJk

All you need to know is that Britt is the bonde one and Ymke the hot one. I mean the one with glasses. And they're both fairly dumb as a rock, from what I've gathered. Never watched any of their shows either.

EDIT: Just take hints from the TV Kantine.

Hmmm... sounds like I might have to write that in Dutch, actually, but maybe I'll give it a go anyway. I've searched for information of them online though, and it looks to me like they're not real. As in, it's all one big act... so that would make it fan fiction, which I'm not fond of. But we'll see.

[hangingwithmonkeys]

The human spirit, will power, love, romance, passion , longing, inspiration.

[Haggis]

Well, I've finally finished another story. This one's not from an idea that was posted here, but I thought you guys might like to read it anyway, especially since it features Chief Inspector Jewel Friedman (and there's some info in the introduction about my plans to compile stories into paid anthologies rather than gratis ones).

http://bouffonbooks.com/2012/09/27/j...ical-surprise/

[Haggis]

Here, I've got another murder mystery for y'all: http://bouffonbooks.com/2012/10/14/s...edman-mystery/

[tbm1986]

Originally Posted by Haggis

Here, I've got another murder mystery for y'all: http://bouffonbooks.com/2012/10/14/s...edman-mystery/

A few typos near the beginning but otherwise yet another outstanding effort. Erm...you weren't trying to do mine at the same time, were you?

[Haggis]

Originally Posted by tbm1986

A few typos near the beginning but otherwise yet another outstanding effort. Erm...you weren't trying to do mine at the same time, were you?

Thanks. It's always a bit difficult to figure out where things stand with a first draft... so any feedback is welcome, positive (preferably) or negative.

And no, I wasn't trying to tie in your suggestion with this, although I can see how that would work with the rock band. I'll try to think of something sufficiently different for your story, which is three stories away at the moment. (But I've resolved to focus more on writing, so hopefully that'll show in the rate at which I produce new content.)

[Haggis]

And another one; almost more of an essay than a story: http://bouffonbooks.com/2012/10/15/dot-dot-dot/

[RetroVortex]

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[Haggis]

Finally another one, I do hope it was worth the wait: http://bouffonbooks.com/2012/11/18/hero/

The reason I took so long was because I've been keeping busy with my upcoming new book, for which I'm running an IndieGoGo campaign that you should all check out! Please. http://www.indiegogo.com/mothered

[ted12]

So this is what, the third or fourth story I've gotten idea into? In any case, I found it quite funny.

EDIT. Due to the unreasonable attractiveness of your beard, I will be donating to your book as soon as I've got cash to do so. in the meantime, mind if I share it around?

[tbm1986]

Very well done on executing what was a very stupid overcomplicated plot guide. I gave it 5 stars because of what you did with it, but if you do choose only the best stories for a chronicle, my advice would be to leave it out. That's just my opinion, though.

[Haggis]

Originally Posted by ted12

EDIT. Due to the unreasonable attractiveness of your beard, I will be donating to your book as soon as I've got cash to do so. in the meantime, mind if I share it around?

Thank you, I appreciate it! And please, do share it around!

Originally Posted by tbm1986

Very well done on executing what was a very stupid overcomplicated plot guide. I gave it 5 stars because of what you did with it, but if you do choose only the best stories for a chronicle, my advice would be to leave it out. That's just my opinion, though.

Cheers. And yeah, I've thought about only having stories in the next anthology that can stand on their own, without the explanation of an underlying prompt.

[Haggis]

There you go, a Western story with bullets fired up into the air: http://bouffonbooks.com/2012/11/25/j...h-rain-season/

[tbm1986]

Very well done, once again. There was only one typo that I could find. Where you mention putting the hat back on his head, you say hat instead of head. That is all. One for the compendium, methinks.

Is my story next? *leans forward*