#elevator pitches

[ohfugecannada]

Writing prompt: come up with a short synopsis for a story based on the confusing elevator pitch you get from this random generator. (Note: If you don’t know any piece of media mentioned, just refresh the page to get a new result.)

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Manner of Death

Manner of Death Elevator Pitch

A smoldering muscle boy murderY gay romantic suspense series with added cactus baby. Doctor & Mafia boy can't keep hands off each other, so also end up with chili plant baby. Am I making sense? No? Well neither does it, but ho boy is it fun to watch MaxTul do... whatever it is they're doing.  

[blam-marie]

Just putting all of them on here :) For no reason :)

(Some of these books are on sale, some are free to read on my Patreon, and some are still somewhat in the future but I have a cover already and I like making promo graphics lol)

Trying to condense the plot of a book in a snazzy little one-liner is an interesting thing to do tbh. Make you think hard abt what your manuscript it about lol

[incandescent-creativity]

Talk About Your Writing! To Everyone!

School has started up again. People have lists of questions that they ask new acquaintances, conversation starters that you use to gauge how good of friends you’ll be: what’s your major? What music do you like? What do you do for fun? Times like these are when I always end up talking about the novels that I've written or am writing.

And you guys? I sucked three people into my writing in one day. That’s three new people who wanted to read my book, three new perspectives and three new takes on your writing.

All because I ranted about my work to them for a minute.

Talking to everyone about your writing has that obvious advantage: you could convince someone to read your work. But there’s some more, less obvious advantages to getting into this habit.

You get to practice your “elevator pitch.” If you aren’t familiar with the term, an “elevator pitch” is a term used in the publishing industry to describe a summary of your book that takes about thirty seconds to explain. The idea is that if you‘re riding an elevator with someone, you should be able to explain your book to them within that time.

Doing this is hard! We’re so passionate about our work that we could talk for hours. Condensing year’s worth of work into thirty seconds of explanation is tough. But it’s a good skill to have, and when you’re in a casual conversation with someone who has asked “What’s your book about?”... Let’s just say it’s good to have a quick explanation on hand.

Just for a quick example, my elevator pitch goes something like this:  “So it’s about this eccentric scientist, right? And she’s really concerned for the natural world. She knows the ice caps are melting, she knows about global warming, she’s wants to fix it. So her solution, because she’s super smart and has access to stem cells, is to biologically engineer a kid with the power to manipulate water. She raises this kid, but then teenage rebellion comes around, and she runs away.” (Read on Wattpad here!) I usually devolve into rambling about the other characters if I have more time with someone, or I just leave it there with a simple “And then the plot goes on from there.”

Bringing up the fact that you write can really boost the faith you have in yourself. Every time you explain what you write about and somebody responds positively, you’re going to feel good! Even if they’re just nodding along and smiling, a positive reaction is really encouraging. 

You can find other writers! Taking the first step and revealing to that other person that “Oh, I write,” usually encourages them to share their own writing with you. This gives you irl writer friends as well as Internet writer friends, and we all know that the more writer friends you have, the better.

On a related note, you might get something new to read out of it! Reading your new friend’s work in exchange for them reading yours is an excellent way of going about things.

Not to mention that rambling about your own writing can be really fun if the person is willing to listen.

So don’t be afraid to bring up your writing to everyone you meet! You never know what can come of it!

Hi there! If there’s ever something you want to see me post about, you want to ask me about my writing, you want to ask me for help with one of your own writing problems, or you just want to say hi, feel free to send in an ask! I’d love to hear from you.

[postdungeon]

Games I Want to Make

Cowboys sell their souls to cryptids in exchange for power and go fight John Wilkes Booth who is raising a second confederate army of the damned

In 197X, Gangs of hackers with cybernetic mods battle for turf outside the watchful eye of the building-sized AIs that run the city

Death Metal Viking Cats must kill the last wolf to be granted entrance to valhalla (second edition)

Tactical Witch Cops with wands and crossbows kick down doors and hunt malicious magic users

Pink and Teal Solarpunk Future Past Knights protect the last city from monsters and the ravages of climate change

[absolutebl]

I have another one too, old fashion cupcake :)

old fashion cupcake elevator pitch

This show had me from the moment they broke the egg yolk with the chopsticks in the opening credits. It’s about a younger man with a long cherished crush on his boss (ten years older and going through a mid life crisis) who decides to save and seduce said boss with pancakes. It’s wholesome, comforting, sexy, and a very necessary narrative about still having hope, interests, and openness to affection at any age. It’s a stunningly filmed late-in-life coming of age/queerness story packaged in a subtle critique of expectations around masculinity, love, and loneliness... and it’s beautiful.

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the eclipse

The Eclipse Elevator Pitch

GMMTV does gay Blacklist with a good boy/bad boy pairing and a stellar cast and a flawless lead couple. They gave us a nuanced and multifaceted narrative that was less about love than it was about courage and tenderness: containing philosophical (and socio-political) conflict contrasted to moments of empathy; flirtation contrasted to moments of genuine affection. Also great blooper reel.

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Why r u? For the elevator pitch!

Why R U? Elevator Pitch

No one knows what’s going on, not even the characters, but absolutely no one cares 'cause it's so thirsty. The plot seems to be "great chemistry and make sure Zee's shirts are NEVER BUTTONED PROPERLY." We, the collective, have a pro Hawaiian shirt anti-button stance, so rah rah rah! Still the most confusing thing about this show is: why they didn't just title it YRU?