I thought of a game! All by myself!
Take a story you've written or an idea you have for a plot, then describe it in the wrong genre. If it's hard sci-fi, make it romance. If you've got an epic fantasy, make it post modern (I dare you). Explain the genre transplant only if you feel like it.
Here's some of mine:
A psychic orphan and a street-wise drug dealer attempt to escape a cycle of violence and exploitation to find that the only way to win is to play the game. (Fantasy to Urban Fantasy)
An untested page is called to serve as a squire to a knight that exists only in memory. (Urban Fantasy to Fantasy)
Amanda Blanche thought she knew dark-haired, soft-spoken Rex DuMont like a favorite book, but after a one-night stand at his apartment she'll realize she doesn't know half the story! (Horror to Romance)
Your turn.
When her marriage fell apart, Isabella figured her life was over. Then she met Geoffrey, a smart young scientist just waiting for somebody to have faith in him. With his invention, he can show Isabella whole new worlds, unbelievable sights and indescribable feelings. She might even get to know herself a little better in the process. (Time Travel Tragedy to Romance, my unpublished story "A Yellow Wood")
ReplyDeleteYou had to put the Aladdin reference in, didn't you.
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