I was walking home from school today and I was walking by the mall and I saw this one group of kids smoking and they were acting like they were stoned and like they were all that, and in another area I saw a group of shy-looking kids who looked nicer and cooler, then I went in the mall and saw a group of girls who were really glamorous and in style with clothes and trendy . I got an idea to make a book with characters like those, but I have no plot or moral for the story. Any ideas? I am open to ANYTHING at all.
2007-03-06 08:17:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I'd suggest freewriting.
Take out some paper and start writing about those people and what they do and what they make you think of. Just start writing and set a timer - don't stop for 10, 20 minutes, something like that. When you're done, read back over it. Some kind of story line will start to come through.
Then, take that little idea and start freewriting with that. Repeat process if necessary.
Good luck and happy writing!
2007-03-06 08:21:12 · answer #1 · answered by Kate 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well the moral could be stereotypes and not judging a book by its cover. why dont you talk to all those groups of people, and other people and see what you find out. Sometimes people are not what they appear to be. I bet that group of kids smoking had a few kids in it that are actually shy and nice kids too, trying to fit in. and i bet the shy group maybe had one mean one or something, or maybe one of the trendy girls actually comes from a home without a lot of money.you know what i mean? you cant judge people just from the outside.
2007-03-06 16:23:21 · answer #2 · answered by ♥mama♥ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if this is what you're looking for but...Everyone from those groups are put in a sleep or something that's like a coma but they are connected through dreams with each other. They have to work together to find a way out of their dreams before something happens..like if one of them dies or something. and when (if) they wake up they realize they aren't the same person they used to be, or they thought they were.
2007-03-06 16:47:34 · answer #3 · answered by ♥doodlebug♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need conflict among your characters to get them going.
But you could go with a "Romeo and Juliet" theme. One person of one group falls in love with another. (Doesn't have to be two people of different sexes either - this is an open generation).
You could have an "Identity Crisis" thing where one person from one group really wants to be in the other group (grass greener theme).
You can bring in a total different character from any of those groups to cause trouble between them and they have to get together to conquer the 'outsider.'
Hope those help.
2007-03-06 16:24:56 · answer #4 · answered by SuzieQ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pick the group you identify with most. Think disaster and go from there. You have to have something pretty drastic happen to your main character to make it interesting.
2007-03-06 16:53:40 · answer #5 · answered by The Gadfly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make it about a girl trying to find her place. she joins the different groups but finds that it's not where she belongs. if you want a happy ending have her in the end find other people like her. or if you want a sad ending have her just be a loner.
peace
2007-03-06 16:30:34 · answer #6 · answered by Shadow Lark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The plot is up to you. Start with the one character you want to be your protagonist. Decide what he wants to do in the story. Then decide who your antagonist is and what he does to stop your protagonist from doing what he is trying to do. Then you create conflict and drama.
You need to start developing a good outline.
2007-03-06 16:20:54 · answer #7 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try these sites... navigate around them a bit they're helpful!
http://www.fictionfactor.com/
http://hollylisle.com/fm/
http://www.charlottedillon.com/characters.html
good luck!
2007-03-06 16:59:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋