-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
Blogroll
Top Posts & Pages
Category Archives: fiction
Universal Plots: Dystopian World
A lone citizen seeks to escape or overturn a totalitarian society that has arisen after a global disaster. Often called dystopian fiction, the protagonist of this universal plot is usually an insider rather than an outsider in the society. Although … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, story ideas, Uncategorized
Tagged science fiction ideas, universal plots
2 Comments
Universal Plots: Rags to Riches
The hero fallen on hard times rises to fame or fortune through luck or determination. Why do we like reality television so much? Maybe it’s the lure of the rags to riches story — someone rising from obscurity to fame and/or … Continue reading
Posted in Carol Jones, fiction, story ideas
Tagged rags to riches, story writing ideas, universal plots
1 Comment
The Never-ending Narrative Syndrome One: Start in the Middle
Sometimes the most difficult part of writing a story is knowing where to begin. You may know what your story is going to be about, who the characters are, what the main idea is and how the story needs to … Continue reading
Random thoughts on getting started with story: have a character find something unusual in an unexpected place.
For example: Two seven-year-old boys discover a strange looking bottle in the school sandpit. When one of them wipes it on his shirt to clean it a genie appears in the middle of the schoolyard. (chapter book) When twin eggs … Continue reading