Writerverse

The Lists!

Alpha

1. baby trail
2. kiss & tell
3. scenario: carpool
4. if the shoe fits
5. style: dialogue only
6. Friday night
7. genre: fantasy
8. proverb: The more things change, the more the they stay the same.
9. location: mountains
10. Drabble
11. event: Chernobyl
12. "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" -Train
13. end line: "The thing is I wouldn't have it any other way." from One Night, Debbie Macomber (your story must end with this line)
14. genre: dystopian
15. poem: Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats
16. "May the odds be ever in your favor." -The Hunger Games
17. quote: "The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money." -James Madison
18. officer's club
19. emotion: longing
20. "My father and mother should have stayed in New York where they met and married and where I was born." from Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt
21. fill in the blank: Down and Out In Paris and London
22. corner store
23. author's choice
24. author's choice
25. author's choice

Beta

1. family pictures
2. bait & switch
3. scenario: mutiny
4. you are what you eat
5. style: diary
6. summer people
7. genre: mystery
8. proverb: The Road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
9. location: Antarctica
10. Drabble
11. event: The Blitz
12. "Bad Reputation" -Joan Jett
13. end line: "He grabbed her ass with his good hand and gave a squeeze." from Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA, Ellen Meister (story must end with this line)
14. genre: fluff
15. poem: Phenomenal Women by Maya Angelou
16. "You're going to need a bigger boat." -Jaws
17. quote: "Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For indeed, that's all who ever have. -Margaret Mead
18. lies
19. emotion: anxiety
20. "I started strong, the firstborn of identical twin boys, leading my reluctant brother out into the world by seven minutes flat, give or take a moment to suspend my infant's disbelief in the delivery room." from An Underachiever's Diary, Benjamin Anastas
21. fill in the blank: One Flew Over the cuckoo's nest
22. satellite
23. author's choice
24. author's choice
25. author's choice

Gamma

1. faith of our fathers
2. heart & soul
3. scenario: scandal
4. all's well that ends well
5. style: poem (can be a poem within a story, must be 100 words)
6. a false sense of well being
7. genre: romance
8. proverb: The grass is always greener on the other side.
9. location: Great Wall of China
10. Drabble
11. event: Moon landing
12. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" -Green Day
13. end line: "I'm sure the blast in the little room was deafening, but I didn't hear it." from The Cold Dish, Craig Johnson (your story must end with this line)
14. genre: children/young adult
15. poem: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
16. "I feel the need, the need for speed." -Top Gun
17. quote: "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." -Albert Einstein
18. the smart one
19. emotion: shame
20. "The young mothers were telling each other how tired they were." from Little Children, Tom Perrotta
21. fill in the blank: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
22. shell shock
23. author's choice
24. author's choice
25. author's choice

Delta

1. not nearly naked enough
2. fortune & glory
3. scenario: gone fishing
4. easier said than done
5. style: present tense
6. how to be lost
7. genre: western
8. proverb: Two is company, three's a crowd.
9. location: big city
10. Drabble
11. event: fall of the Berlin Wall
12. "You Belong With Me" -Taylor Swift
13. end line: "All that was left was love and wonder." from Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Rebecca Wells
14. genre: action/adventure
15. poem: Sonnet 14 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
16. "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop to look around once in a while, you could miss it." -Ferris Bueller's Day Off
17. quote: "You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." -Dr. Seuss
18. heat wave
19. emotion: jealousy
20. "My name is Heaven Albright and my husband of two years is cheating on me." from Stupid and Contagious by Caprice Crane
21. fill in the blank: Night at the museum
22. estranged
23. author's choice
24. author's choice
25. author's choice