Stories never written

Since yesterday linked us up to stories summed up in one sentence, here’s another good afternoon-wastin’ site where writer and webcomic artist Geoffry Norman expounds on story plots that he never actually got around to writing–and he’s glad he didn’t. He explains where the idea came from and the reasons it’s a good thing they stayed buried in the dark recesses of his mind:

http://www.lazyliteratus.com/376

My favorite:

Plot:

A small-town sheriff visits his father’s farm to find the house on fire, the barn burning, and his Pa brutally beaten by the doorstep.

His last words are, “They took her. They took…Betty.”

The father dies.

The sheriff then makes a trek to the big city and enlists the help of his older brother to uncover who did this, all the while not telling him about “Betty.”

It turns out Betty is a naturally grown…behemoth of a cow, standing tall at thirty feet. Her captors are a fast food conglomerate bent on using her DNA as a template for creating better, larger beefstock.

Uh…yeah…

Reason for Discard:

C’mon, the plot device is a giant cow. What more reason do I need to throw this in the shredder?

Got any plot ideas you’ve tucked away, never to be revealed upon pain of death? Do tell.

I see that smile.

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5 Comments

Rebbo December 3, 2008

hi….
Josh December 3, 2008

Hello there. Welcome to the blog. Great tourism posts, by the way.
Geoff Norman December 4, 2008

Thanks for the mention, man.

Greatly appreciated.

I think that is deserving of a blogroll addition.
Josh December 5, 2008

Hey, thanks! Always good to get connected. Glad to see you drop by.
stephe December 7, 2008

LOL! Oh no you don’t. The optimum phrase here is never to be revealed upon pain of death.

You almost had me. You’re sneaky. 🙂

A wonderful post.

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