It is the year 2145B (There's letters in the year numbers now, for reasons I will explain later). Society is on the verge of collapse, because the world's supply of steam is running dangerously low. Enter: the Steam Cops. The Steam Cops, Krillin and Pericles, are tasked with finding a large steam deposit capable of sustaining the world's steam technology. But, as they soon find out, it's not going to be easy. They will face off against mythical beasts, ninjas, robots, and their own sexual desires, as they... Search For Steam (title of the novel).
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"Hold on. Stop the steamcycle!"
Krillin stopped the steamcycle.
"Look," mentioned Pericles, "down at the bottom of the quarry. Is that... steam?"
Krillin looked down at the bottom of the quarry, where Pericles had told him to look. Indeed, it appeared as though steam was rising up from the bottom of the quarry. Was there a secret steam deposit here? They would find out, in the next chapter.
As tempting as it is to grab the whistle from her and blow it (as a joke), do NOT do this. For whatever reason, it really ticks them off. Not sure if it's like a sorority thing and only members of the sorority are allowed to blow the whistle, but on more than one occasion campus security has chased me down. Again, just because I blew the whistle! Obviously, this flies against the entire idea of subtlety, so that's why I've placed it in the DON'Ts column.
DO's: 1. McDonald's Monopoly promotion is a great time to sharpen your game. If you get a good game piece, you can thank the cute cashier for being good luck. Women love being told they bring good fortune - it's been like this since the Middle Ages. Likewise, if you get a common game piece (hello, Atlantic Avenue!) you can subtly rib the cashier. Something like, "Hey, can I get a refund! Yeesh!" shows you have a sense of humor, but are also pro-consumer rights.
2. Amazing place to work your game: aquariums/zoos. A lot of cool and funny-looking animals, which means you can make humorous comments about them. For instance, if you are at the baboon exhibit, and a baboon shows its big red a$$, and a hot girl notices the big red a$$, you can say "Heh, you should see mine." She will be intrigued and amused. Note: do not say this if you actually do have a disfigured a$$.
DON'Ts: 1. Like me, you may have noticed that a lot of college girls carry whistles on their keychains. As tempting as it is to grab the whistle from her and blow it (as a joke), do NOT do this. For whatever reason, it really ticks them off. Not sure if it's like a sorority thing and only members of the sorority are allowed to blow the whistle, but on more than one occasion campus security has chased me down. Again, just because I blew the whistle! Obviously, this flies against the entire idea of subtlety, so that's why I've placed it in the DON'Ts column.
2. Don't say that you have a kid. I don't have one, but I thought that if I told this one girl that I did I would appear caring and virile. She asked me what his name was and I blurted out the first thing that came to my mind: Master Chief. Big mistake. She basically shut down right away.
Seems to rely a little too much on your readers enjoying steam
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Bio? I prefer chemistry!! Just a little "nerd humor" for you. Hi, my name is Darth Goatee (not my real name, obviously - at least, I hope it was obvious!) and I am 23 years old. I have been doing NaNoWriMo for 5 years now, but this is the first time I've signed up for the forum. My interests include: writing sex scenes, and wearing New Balances and old jeans literally everywhere I go.
I can give you lessons in proper novel writing. You don't capture the interest in the reader in the least bit because we can visually see you jamming your fingers in your arse and scooping out small mounds of shet to slather on your keyboard in hopes of generating even a slightly coherent flow of events.
First thing to do is to take the typical procedures in diagnosing if you're afflicted with mild-to-severe autism. After that, take a week break from Epicmafia. The atmosphere here is detrimental to the creative mind with the same generalized memes passed on thread after thread and soon you will accustom your brain to this plan and it won't be able to comprehend a daunting task such as writing a premiere novel.
This is just a small sample of the tips I can offer you!
