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Plot Generators

Because why not?

Randomly Generated Plot: A manipulative pop star is given a giant dog. The situation is concluded by escaping through the city drainage system.

So, this randomly generated plot reminds me of Clifford The Big Red Dog, but Emily Elizabeth has grown up into an obnoxious pop star who is on the run for possessing illegal drugs. Through the city drainage system EE and Clifford attempt to get away without worries of jail time.

My critic of Writer’s Plot Twist Generator is that this plot is hilariously usable, but completely unusable at the same time. I’m not sure what anyone would gain by expanding on this particular plot. As far as actually improving upon this random plot generator, I think that it is perfectly imperfect and doesn’t need to be improved upon at all.

Obviously, if you want to write a novel, short story, or really any authentic and personal piece of literature, the ideas will come from your own brain and not a plot generator. I think that the plot generator satisfies the idea that there are just so many terrible ideas out there that you are bound to come up with a good one on your own.

Mapping Lab

Meme Markup

Knowledge of biology (what is mitochondria, chloroplast, a heterotrophic prokaryotic cell)
Bright red shirt to attract viewer’s attention
Distracted boyfriend meme
Upset girlfriend–> heterotrophic prokaryotic cells don’t need chloroplasts–> boyfriend does not need girlfriend and wants something that is “useful” to him—>he has literally evolved past her
In reference to the meme about mitochondria being the power house of the cell
Large font for clear labeling of separate parts of the meme

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
What topics do you think you’ll write about?
Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.