I need a plot, with 2 guys and 2 girls as the main charactes?

Question

I want a plot, for a book that WILL NOT be published.
I want the main characters to be 2 guys (ages 22) and 2 girls (ages 21) I would like the plot to be mystery, I have 6 other books I have written with these same characters.
There can be other people in the book (besides the 4 mains)
that can fall in love, be in fights with the mains. If you just have an idea, you can write it, because I usually can figure something out with any idea, but the more details, the better~
Thanx for the help :)
Peace

Answer 1

Your question is somewhat ambiguous. So here is a relatively generic answer but I believe it can help you and maybe some others looking for tips:


Scetch details of your main characters - looks, mannerisms, background, etc. Write the details down - or even draw 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 work's 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), 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.