SPOOFING POPULAR BOOKS
Heya guys! Welcome back to another addition of Dawn’s Shmeals of Randomness! Big news in the media includes: Tom Hiddleston X Taylor Swift (I’m pretty okay with that, he might actually even her out), Hillary Clinton (DEATH TO THE OGRE), and Finding Dory made enough money to knock out a third of America’s debts (just think about it).
Anyhoo!
I decided since I have nothing better to do than rage at the radio and laugh at Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes (book review coming soon!), I’d go ahead and do some spoofs of popular books! :D (cough ‘nothing better to do’ actually means I have so many things to update on Wattpad, not to mention 3,000+ pages of books from the library to read. cough)
DISCLAIMER: I love most of these books, so don’t get offended, this is just a fun little thing!
Rick Riordan, Pegasus, The Shadow Thieves, Seven Wonders esc.
Alright! So all you do is throw a completely ignorant main character into a dangerous situation that will kill everyone in the world, throw in some mythology stuff to explain the monsters and quest, write a prophecy, and have a line of books waiting!
Ex. Kit is smart, but knows nothing about Norse mythology. One day Thor shows up at her school and tells her everyone she loves is going to die if they don’t stop Loki with a homeless kid named Jordan and some mutant, half-breed of tiger and human called Tashi. They ride a griffin, kill some stuff, and get some weapons. *Insert prophecy*
Alright, alright, so I know that’s not how they all go, but we’re trying for stupid spoof ripoffs- like Chop Kick Panda instead of Kung Fu Panda, or The Gay Bible instead of The Bible. I’m not kidding, both of those exist. (No, seriously, look it up)
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter. ‘Nough said.
Okay, okay, I’ll rephrase that.
Lord of the Rings, Eragon, Dragonspell, Jennifer Neilson, esc.
(Inkheart, Narnia, Unicorns of Balinor, and Redwall are more of a different genre because they’re not as stereotypical as below.)
Simply have a nobody find something special (a ring, a dragon egg, a buela) and then throw in a bad guy who wants it, a kingdom to be destroyed, and a couple friends. Got that? Add a dash of swords, magic, and of course (no fantasy story is complete without this) giant spiders!
I’m not kidding, every fantasy story I’ve ever read or haven’t read has had giant spiders in it… Except Narnia? I don’t know if Narnia ended up having spiders in it...
Ex. Shead the... I don’t know… Shead the print maker finds a magical necklace in the bottom of her chest. Goblins destroy her print shop and kill her mentor trying to find it, and some hot guy who seems to have been on the road for a while with a sword helps her with ulterior motives. They sword fight, do magic stuff, and ride a couple horses, maybe a dragon too. They do the thing with the necklace, recruit some more people, and eventually save the world from whatever.
Divergent, Maze Runner, Hunger Games, Fahrenheit 451 esc.
Seriously, this one is simple enough too. Get a character nobody really likes at first, make them make a hard choice, move them around a bit, kill some stuff, and have a couple mutants. Throw in some plot twists, a dead relative, people watching the whole thing from secret TVs, the end of the world, and an ending everyone hates because the main character died/went off the deep end. Oh! And the main character has to have some really weird first name.
I’m serious this is every dystopian book I’ve ever read. I hate dystopian fiction because of it, and I just… I don’t even know. But seriously, is this not the truth?!
Ex. Every year there is a ‘run’. Four lucky people from each of the four districts are choosen because of special talents and skills. They have to go into the destroyed remains of the world, following the path of this monster called Devastation, and collect stuff. The more food, metal, etc. you bring in the more points your district gets. Aurora is half blind and the dude who does the thing chose her because of her keen insight. They go and collect stuff, fight a monster, somebody dies, and they return. Maybe Aurora kills herself because her best friend died.
Okay, so, above is actually a story idea I had and started called (you’ll never guess) The Run. (Only the first couple sentences are the story, don’t worry.) I’ll post the prologue later, because it’s pretty sweet, but the rest two pages weren’t as good. Maybe I’ll try to write some century…
Twilight, Vampire Dairies esc.
Every bad life choice you’ve ever made with a disappointing relationship and a sparkly animal or something.
No example needed.
Well, now I’m lazy and am done! How’d you like it? Did it make you laugh, or are you so mad you want to punch me through the screen? I love you! *hugs* Be sure to follow so you know when I updated, and comment below! :P
