What are some things that can happen in my book?

Question

It takes place in Texas, and a family of 3 boys (ages 18,17,9) and a dad. There is also a girl going along, but she is dressed like a boy. She gets along really well with the youngest *9 YO*
and she despises the 17 YO. The girl`s mom, and the other family`s mom was kidnapped, they are tracking down the bandits.
What are some things that can happen to the family? (and the girl)
How can they find the bandits?
Just write anything that will maybe spark an idea.

This Book WILL NOT be published

This book takes place in the 1800`s

Answer 1

A generic approach:

Get into the details of your main characters. Looks, mannerisms, background, etc. Write the details down - or even sketch them if you are a visual person.

Then take your main character or characters and imagine them in some odd/out of the ordinary (out of your current works context) places or scenarios – anything goes! Write down ideas on what would have to happen to your type of character or how they would react to the scenario you placed them in.

This may seem futile, but it will help you flesh out your characters further and give you insight into what you may want to happen to this type of character in a potential story. You may even come up with multiple story lines and can see if one of them just seems to be the best or easiest to continue

Strong well-crafted main characters can inspire readers to love your story as well as drive you to write a great story for these imagined beings to be in! :-)

This should get you going. Then you may want to write an outline of you story (a kind of synopsis as Richard mentioned above), including the ending. I have heard that John Irving writes his endings first, down to the last line, and works backwards. The idea of the outline is to give you goals as you proceed. Writing the ending first may give you the "spark" you seek - and also give you something to strive for.

Answer 2

I generally advocate a writer sparking their own ideas but here's a brief one:

Girl gets left behind at a lonely, desolate gas station in the middle of nowhere. Forced to fend for herself, she desperately seeks out someone to help her find the family she is with. In it, she travels through many roads but ends up nowhere. Young and without hope, the girl falls victim to the perils of the empty road and is left to die. Out of nowhere, one of the kidnapped moms re-appears and rescues the young girl...and the rest is up to you.

EDIT:

Really, you should have posted a more detailed description in your initial description. Now, I think you're full of crap and need to learn to formulate your OWN ideas.

Answer 3

how old is the girl