Comments on: Star Wars–One Sentence Summary

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:53:39 +0000

I’ve never posted in here before, so I wanted to offer a quick thanks, Randy. I’ve benefited tremendously from your e-zine and articles.

My one sentence:
A farm boy in a far away galaxy joins a courageous Rebellion against an evil Empire.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:45:31 +0000

A young man teams up with friends and allies in order to fight the oppression of the evil empire, and discovers part of his own, previously unknown, legacy along the way.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:59:43 +0000

Star Wars: A farm boy crosses the galaxy to rescue a princess from the man who killed his father.

By: Adam Heine

Adam Heine — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:29:51 +0000

A farm boy from a backwater planet learns that he is the galaxy’s last hope against the tyrannical Galactic Empire.

By: Amy VR

Amy VR — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:15:14 +0000

A young farmer is the galaxy’s only hope to destroy the evil empire’s ulitmate weapon.

By: C.S.Shelton

C.S.Shelton — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:39:02 +0000

A young man from a remote planet discovers that he has undeveloped mystical powers that could help him rescue a princess and defeat a tyrant.

By: Destiny

Destiny — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:16:35 +0000

Wow, this is going to be so much fun. (I’m a star wars fan..)

A farm boy journeys with a jedi master to rescue a rebel princess and fight against the empire.

By: Destiny

Destiny — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:21:39 +0000

Ok, I’m really, really sorry to double post, but I just thought of this, and thought I should add it (and I can’t find any edit button) One of my personal thoughts is that the word “must” especially in a fantasy story’s one-line summary makes it much, much weaker. Why ‘must’ one do something? You can refuse, you know. Do you agree, or do you believe that if due to some prophecy, history or something, the hero ‘must’ literally do something, you should add it in the one-line synopsis? (Even if you can’t explain it there?)

By: Ivye

Ivye — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:23:56 +0000

In an oppressed galaxy, a young farmer joins with the rebels to overturn the evil emperor and find the truth about his father’s death.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:34:55 +0000

An aging hobbyist writer struggles to remember a movie he saw more than thirty years ago.

Oh dear, that’s not quite it, is it?

Let’s face it, that omnistupid creature with the flappy ear things has done some industrial level damage to the whole saga.

By: Carrie Neuman

Carrie Neuman — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:55:28 +0000

While Luke is the hero of the story, I’d say it’s Vader who has the most to lose. I went a little different with mine.

A dark mystic pursues a farm boy who possesses blueprints of a planet-destroying weapon.

By: Marcus Goodyear

Marcus Goodyear — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:25:39 +0000

Fun activity:

A young farm boy joins the rebellion against an evil empire–armed with secret plans, quirky robots, and a mysterious connection to the Force.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:15:26 +0000

First, if you consider Darth Vader is the father of both Luke and the princess, I’d like to submit this tongue-in-cheek response:
A dysfuntional family involves the galaxy in their struggle to control the galaxy.
On a more realistic note, consider:
A young man is drawn into a galactic battle by a Jedi Warrior in which he finds his identity and saves his twin, and the rest of the galaxy.

By: Roxie

Roxie — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:23:20 +0000

A battle-orphaned young man becomes the key player in saving the galaxy from the forces of evil, discovering his hidden identity in the process.

By: Andrea Mock

Andrea Mock — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:58:12 +0000

When a princess falls into mortal danger, a young man learns to be a fighter to save her and defeat the evil forces of a galactic empire.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:43:38 +0000

A teen boy on a remote world receives a cry for help from a captured rebel princess, learns the ways of ancient warriors, and battles an evil ruler in a daring starfighter attack on a giant Death Star space station.

By: Roxie

Roxie — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:56:16 +0000

One more try…
Galactic flyboy want-a-be is suddenly thrust headlong into a furious battle against an evil Force to save not only the galaxy but also a mysterious princess.

By: Shelley

Shelley — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:43:09 +0000

Ooh, ooh–I’ll give it a try! I’m a new poster here (I’ve been studying past blogs, though. :-)) And I’m eager to jump in & learn!

Here’s my attempt:

Tragedy forces a frustrated farm boy into a battle to save the galaxy.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:54:20 +0000

A young boy avenges the death of his family and fulfills his destiny by joining the rebellion in a desperate fight to destroy evil and restore peace to the galaxy.