In Honor of NaNoWriMo, Spectrum Dreams Up Potential Novels

Yeah, I know, I procrastinated this post just like you procrastinated your homework over the weekend (thank goodness we have Veterans’ Day off, am I right?).

Last Monday night, Spectrum members completed an activity in honor of the famous/infamous NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). They all either created a summary, blurbs, and/or cover art for their hypothetical upcoming novel. Here are some amusing samples for your perusing:

Xena Goldstein and the Slumber Party in Space!
When 15 year-old Xena Goldstein first gets her invite to Cindy Appleberry’s slumber party, she thinks “this is it!” She’s finally made some friends and might even become popular! But when the space station takes an unexpected hit from a stray asteroid, this 2080’s pajama party takes a turn for the worse! Can Xena save her new friends before the life systems fail, or will her popularity get flushed out the airlock just like her new super cute pajama top?

“An intense and socially ridiculous novel sure to thrill any teenager.” – The New York Times

“I like the part where her best friend dies!” – George R. R. Martin

“OMG like it’s totally perfect.” – A teenager

Abbie Doane-Simon

Joe Forti, author of Cheese: Nectar of the the Gods, Pie: My Lifeblood, and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Eating Butter, presents:
Pizza: A Love Story

–Joe Forti

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“This compilation of short stories enters the mind of a frazzled college student that can’t spell, can’t focus, and just wants to graduate. Her mix of author’s notes and lab reports mingled with wild fantasies gives the reader an interesting look at some of a scientist-in-training’s crazy dreams and tiring reality” – That Guy

–Kelly Burgess

— Elke