Abi's NaNoWriMo Magna Carta

There is a book called No Plot? No Problem!. Basically it is a guide for the insanity that is NaNo. One of the exercises caught my eye. 

 Basically, you make a list of stuff you like in books you read, and I thought, this would make a good blog post!    

So for your reading pleasure, Magna Carta I! 

1.           Awesome characters, main and side. Example: Firefly. All the crew of Serenity.

2.           Improvised weaponry. Example: Jason Bourne, just Jason Bourne. 

3.           Villians that are so vile, that you cannot help but love to hate them. Example: Umbrige. Sue Sylvester. Jonah J. Jamenson.

4.           Big Damn Heroes Moments. Example: This, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYeqDD96gLg

5.           A strong parent/child relationship. Bonus points if they aren’t related.  Example: Alfred and Batman.

6.           The berserk button pressed and the Papa Wolf or the Mama Bear is unleashed.  Example: “NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!"

7.           Good deaths scenes that make you cry and are a perfect send off for the character in question. Example: "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."

8.           Heartwarming moments that are full of awesome. Example: "Hey! Pickin' on a guy tryin' ta save some kids!" "This is New York!" "You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!"  

9.           Lemony Narration. Examples The Series of Unfortunate Events, Northanger Abbey, Discworld, or select Neil Gaiman works.

10.     Pre-Ass Kicking One Liners. Example: "Did I ever tell you how I got the nickname Dragon of the West?" 

11.     The hero has arrived at the end of the story. He/She’s scarred mentally and physically. He/She has lost friends, watched some of them die even. But he/she is alive! And he/she has won! And there is still some one that they can rely on.  Example: Harry Potter