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Today's Prompt:
Create an outline for the next smash Broadway play.
Regina's 15 minutes of creative writing:
Farce – fancy hotel lobby. 2 elevators, a front desk reception, a lounge/bar can be seen, maybe a back office too.
The inner workings of a discrete boutique hotel.
Regular couple who often book rooms for the weekend are here – it is a Wednesday. They are both booking rooms with people other than their husband/wife, and trying to pass their lovers off as their husband and wife – so 2 couples with the same name staying at the same hotel at the same time, both trying to stay hidden from the other, but only the staff know what is going on. Maybe only the concierge, as the other staff are too confused. One overworked bellboy, who keeps getting bigger and bigger tips as he struggles to help both Mr. Smiths and both Mrs. Smiths with conflicting requests and needs.
Orders of champagne and strawberries. Mistress is allergic to strawberries and breaks out in hives, needs to call a doctor. Mrs.’s lover is a doctor and ends up making a room call? The two lovers have a history, or fall in love, or something.
Also an old lady with dogs? Cats? Animals keep getting out and causing havoc.
Rich old man who insists on pinching bottoms, and keeps getting slapped then bursting into tears.
The cook is a temperamental mess and no one understands him. He rages on and on, often running in and out of the kitchen with large cooking utensils or pots of things, shouting incoherently in broken English and other languages.
The Concierge had a one night stand with someone who turns up as the newest receptionist. She is head over heels after him, and he was just looking for a break. He is currently sort of dating the bar tender – and the triangle unravels with drink throwing and temper tantrums. People keep being dragged into broom closets and shoved behind potted plants. Someone’s kid released his science project in the main ballroom – a collection of white rats, that are now racing through the hotel. Lights flicker because of the science projects, billows of smoke from the ballroom hallway, screaming and laughing of children. One harried Event Organizer starts the night fully confident and condescending, then increasingly disheveled and erratic till she is chugging cooking sherry from the bottle and dragging the cook into the kitchen to help blow off some steam.
There is also a con artist at the bar, trying to bribe the bar tender into setting him up with rich old ladies, but the rich old ladies keep stealing from him – picking his pocket, stealing his watch, drinking his drinks, leaving him with the bill, until he ends up washing dishes all night to pay for the list of expenses he has wracked up. Is he being set up by the staff, or is it just an incredible string of bad luck?
Maybe a diamond heist at the same time – a duchess? Starlet? Comes into the hotel wearing an insane necklace – puts the necklace in the safe? Repeatedly, My Necklace! Its been stolen! Oh, no, wait. Here it is – her pocket, her neckline, her purse. The jewel thief following her around, in a series of ridiculous disguises, near misses again and again until he loses his cool and starts screaming at her and yanks the necklace off her.
Police? Bodyguard, or does the duchess knock him out?
Mr. and Mrs. end up back together?
Lovers end up together.
Bartender and new receptionist end up together.
Chef and Event organizer end up together
Duchess is undercover cop? Arrests jewel thief
Conman ends up in the kitchen.
String of old ladies (staff in disguise?) end up with free drinks, dinner, a watch, the conman’s wallet
Bellboy ends up quitting after being tipped hundreds of dollars and finding a giant gem – with a big reward?
Concierge ends up alone and exhausted locking up for the night.
Cats end up back with their owner
Mice all get eaten... maybe except one..?
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With Love,
Regina Grimm is the author of erotic fairytales written for the uninhibited readers 18+.
Check out my books:
Snow White and the Wicked Curse: Chapter 1
Snow White and the Vicious Curse: Chapter 2
Snow White and the Seven Thieves: Chapter 3
The final chapter, Snow White and the Poisoned Apple.
Prefer to read the whole story at once? Grab your copy of Snow: The Complete Erotic Series now! All five books available now in ebook and paperback.
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With Love,
Check out her books:
Snow White and the Wicked Queen: Chapter 1
Snow White and the Vicious Curse: Chapter 2
Snow White and the Seven Thieves: Chapter 3
Snow White and the Poisoned Apple: The Final Chapter
Prefer to read the whole story at once? Grab your copy of Snow: The Complete Erotic Series now! All five books are available now as ebooks and paperbacks. Coming soon in Large Print format!
2nd edition coming 2025!
