OK, so I've just had a brilliant idea. Remember those good ol' Mad Libs? Well here they come – to the CC forums (in a topic quite near to you).
Anyway, here's how I think this should work:
One person (me, for the first time around), will write a short story. It doesn't have to be anything crazy necessarily. Then decide on a nice amount of blanks, and categorize them.
Acceptable categorizations:
1. NOUN
1A. PLNOUN (for plural nouns; usually you need to specify when you have one)
2. VERB
3. ADJ (adjective)
4. ADV (adverb)
5. INT (interjection)
6. NAME (for the name of a person or other things that have names)
7. NUMBER (with specifications on what kind of number it is)
Prepositions, pronouns, articles, and other such words shouldn't be blanks. I personally don't like using NAME and NUMBER either. Also, you shouldn't specify the form of the word (tense, number, etc). Change the word to be grammatically correct when you insert it.
So I would post something like this: 1. NOUN
Then anyone can respond with any noun. Then I say 2. VERB, and someone responds with a verb, etc.
Got it? OK:
1. NAME
EDIT: Also, I've decided you can't give more than two words in a row, just to let others contribute.
Also, I think the writer of the story should decide on the next writer. Obviously that has to be someone who wants to do it.
