Can We Collaboratively Write a Story?

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The forum discussion centers around a collaborative storytelling exercise where participants contribute five words at a time. The narrative evolves into a whimsical tale featuring a golden apron of fortitude, a purple people-eater, and various quirky characters including Elvis and a drunken bum named Joak. The story showcases the creativity and humor of the contributors, emphasizing the chaotic yet entertaining nature of collaborative writing. The final compilation reflects the collective imagination and playful spirit of the participants.

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  • Understanding of collaborative storytelling techniques
  • Familiarity with narrative structure and character development
  • Knowledge of humor and absurdity in writing
  • Experience with online community engagement and interaction
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  • Explore techniques for effective collaborative writing
  • Research narrative pacing and character arcs in group stories
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Writers, educators, and creative enthusiasts interested in collaborative storytelling, humor writing, and engaging with online communities will benefit from this discussion.

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Its story time. Let's write a story, each person should add in no more than five words and we shall see what we end up with! I'll start.

At the brink of night,
 
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just out of sight,

(It might be better to extend this to 5 words)
 
omicron said:
Its story time. Let's write a story, each person should add in no more than four words and we shall see what we end up with! I'll start.

At the brink of night,

you added 5 :-p so i'll add 5 too :smile:

edit... too slow :mad:

At the brink of night, just out of sight, was a stranger in fright

[I think the person afterwards should decide punctuation]
 
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I ran outside to investigate.
(edit me too.)
 
That's when I heard the...

(Cool idea, I love the sort of stories that come out of these group efforts!)
 
*wishes moonbear would have put an a instead of the*

lady next door yell...
 
"What are you doing?!" So...
 
I told her, "I am ...
 
searching for the golden...
 
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apron of fortitude. This...
 
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Apron, when electrified, can...
 
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turn soil and rocks into...
 
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peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches.
 
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wheat, rice, corn, oats, and...
 
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morph into a 300 pound, purple...
 
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people eater that likes to...
 
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sing children songs and dance...
 
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...canary. The only problem is...

*glad someone chose purple! I like purple.*

Dang! Too slow! Dinosaur? Did we really need a purple dinosaur? Stop watching so much TV! I'll see what jimmyp comes up with to see where to go next.

Okay...here it is:

...on green tomatoes. All the...

Aaaargh! I give up! You guys are too fast for me. I'll wait until the slow people show up. :biggrin:
 
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frolick like an elf while

edit: darn, too slow again.
 
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using humans like toothpicks. He...
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
frolick(s) like an elf
frolics like an elf and...

(I liked this one)
 
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Artman said:
frolics like an elf and...
pokes humans with toothpicks while...
 
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strapping on his nuclear powered...
 
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...aluminum foil deflector beanie, which...
 
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was given by that girl ...
 
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Moonbear said:
...aluminum foil deflector beanie, which...
indicates to all observers that

edit: crap too slow!
 
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Clausius2 said:
was given by that girl ...
To protect him from...
 
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...the feeling of lonely he...
 
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...felt since the nuclear powered beanie made him sterile, so he went to...
 
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Tadpoles-R-Us where he
 

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