Like me, many of you probably stayed home on New Year’s Eve
and quietly observed the end of 2020. While I believe everyone is happy to see that
dumpster fire end, we missed having a rousing party. So, I thought in this
post, I’d give you a chance to stage a bash in your imagination.
I call this a Choose Your Own Adventure Paranormal Romance Micro-story. That’s
because you get to pick the characters and decide what happens and because
it’s short, only one paragraph. Even so, there are lots of possible
combinations you can use to create the fete of your dreams. I hope you have
fun!
Let’s get this shebang started! Pick one item from each of
the six categories below and insert your choice next to the corresponding
number in the story. Use the prompts or just pick the one you like best. That’s
it. Easy peasy and you have your unique shindig.
1.
Your favorite color: (Heroine/Hero)
Blue: Queen/King
Red: Billionaire
Green: Scottish Highlander
Purple: Motorcycle Gang Leader
Yellow: Pirate
Orange: Movie Star
Pink: Sports Star
Gold: War Hero
Silver: Famous Novelist
Other: Superhero
2.
Your Favorite Beverage: (Love Interest)
Water: Griffin
Coffee: Unicorn
Tea: Ogre
Juice: Fairy
Soda: Elf
Wine: Mermaid/Merman
Beer: Werewolf
Whiskey: Kelpie
Rum: Demon
Vodka: Witch
Tequila: Vampire
Other: Centaur
3.
The first
number on your street address. Includes postal code. If no number, use 5:
(Villain)
0. A Rival
1. An Enemy
2. An Ex
3. A Jealous person
4. A False Friend
5. Your Boss
6. An Evil Twin
7. A Random Stranger
8. A Crazy Neighbor
9. A Drunken Co-worker
4.
Your Zodiac sign: (Conflict)
Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18): Picking a Fight
Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20): Telling their Secret
Aries (March 21 – April 19): Stealing their Money
Taurus (April 20 – May 20): Poisoning their Drinks
Gemini (May 21 – June 21): Getting them arrested
Cancer (June 22 – July 22): Kidnapping them
Leo (July 23 – August 22): Spreading lies about them
Virgo (August 23 – September 22): Casting a spell on them
Libra (September 23 – October 23): Shooting at
them
Scorpio (October 24 – November 21): Trying to break them
up
Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21): Starting a fire
Capricorn (December 22 – January 19): Challenging them to
a duel
5. The first letter of your pet’s name. (Action) No pet? Use
a friend or family member’s pet name or select M.
A. Escape to a land in another dimension
B.
Hide in a magic trunk
C. Change their identities
D. Pay a fortune
for ransom
E. Find the key to
an invisible lock
F. Tame the
Minotaur
G. Outwit a rogue
A.I.
H. Sacrifice their
most treasured possession
I. Rescue a changeling
from the fey world
J. Learn a government
top secret
K. Stop a psychic
killer
L. Prevent a war
between two kingdoms
M. Discover a cure
for a terrible disease
N. Transform a
frog with a kiss
O. Acquire a rare,
magical jewel
P. Bind a demon
Q. Develop and Drink a magic potion
R. Spin thread into gold
S. Make a deal
with the devil
T. Persuade a
dragon to give up his hoard
U. Pretend to be
enemies
V. Defeat an evil
overlord
W. Find and Raise Atlantis
X. Shoot cupid
with his own arrow
Y. Swim with
crocodiles
Z. Appease a
poltergeist
6.
Favorite time of Day: (Resolution)
Morning: Find the answer
Noon: Overcome the problem
Afternoon: Negotiate a compromise
Evening: Manage to get away
Night: Defeat the enemy
Here’s the template: A (1) meets a (2) at a New Year’s Eve costume
party. They are instantly attracted to one another but (3) causes a problem by
(4). In order to be together, they have to (5) by the stroke of midnight. When
they (6), they achieve their Happily Ever After.
To kick things off, I’ll start. Here’s my story: A (Queen)
meets a (Merman) at a New Year’s Eve costume party. They are instantly
attracted to one another but (an enemy) causes a problem by (challenging them
to a duel). In order to be together, they have to (change their identities) by
the stroke of midnight. When they (negotiate a compromise), they achieve their Happily Ever
After.
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