Some people said that his relatives were eyesores, but Soar was only troubled by this view when he was shooed away from a tempting piece of garbage or scrap of food. He had been near the park, pulling at an old fish bone, when he was almost stepped on by Joel. Joel stepped back quickly at Soar’s squawking and was so happy about the day that he apologized to the gull.

“Sorry friend,” Joel said, but the bird took off into the air. Joel shaded his eyes with his grubby hand as Soar disappeared into the sunlight. Then he turned and refocused his attention on the park. Perhaps the bird was a sign that his own life would soon be looking up.

As Joel reached the edge of the park, Soar was circling above Main Street, looking for a new piece of rubbish. He noticed a young girl at the corner of the street. Beside her was a delicious looking yellow and brown banana peel. Giving a quick warning squawk, Soar landed beside Joanne. As he tugged at the peel, he noticed the girl’s sobs. She needed help, he decided. Maybe he would take care of her, he decided - at least until he had finished his meal.

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Right. The idea is to add one more character per chapter while at the same time featuring or referencing all previous characters!

Might be a bit slow at first but once we reach chapter six or seven, things should start to get interesting - and if it gets added to a lot it could become reeeeeally tricky/fun to add to!

With regard to style and genre, anything goes. Poetry is fine, changing protagonists and tone is fine, so long as all the previous characters are featured in some capacity each time.

It would also be nice to follow on character's personalities and characteristics as much as possible although obviously it's your call if another side is revealed to a previous character in your chapter!

Hopefully that's clear enough and this should be fun!

Now go add!!


Ok, folks - as suggested by Midnight, I shall endeavour to keep an up to date list of characters here in the Guidance for your reference when adding. As touched upon, some characters seem to have dual identities - it is up to your discretion which you choose to reference but only one of the two need be named in any one chapter I think since they refer to the same person/bird/wizard/thingymajig.

In the case of Nancy and Foaminator, I'd say they are both featured characters now rather than either/or but to make it easier for all of us it's probably best to be really clear in new chapters who the new character is (and to try and only add one ; ) )

Hope you're having as much fun as I am!


CHARACTERS SO FAR:

Joel, a happy hobo
Joanne, an eleven year-old heroine
Soar/Prince Ralph Van Devere, a seagull... ?
Beanpole Kentucky, an 84 year-old rascal
Nancy, a caring, chatty coffee-mistress
Foaminator 2.0, a sad coffee machine
Seba/Ruby-eyed Wizard, a posessed pick-pocket

updated Sep 16 by Parkovic