I want to write a story for spear time and nothing to do. But I’m having trouble thinking of a plot.
So, do any of you guys have any idea for me to think of a good plot ?
Like, should I base it on things that have happen in my life or is that too Cliché ?
It’s for myself, but I want it to interest me too. Something kind of unique. But I have no idea how to come up with a plot.
Any help ?? Thanks in advance(:
I just look at the world around me and ask "what if?" I once got a story plot from a glove lying in the middle of the road. I got another from an empty downtown city street (seriously, middle of a large, major American city, and ABSOLUTELY DESERTED. No cars, no people, the stores were all closed…it was EERIE). I got another from researching prehistoric insects and finding out why dragonflies used to have a two-foot wingspan. I got another from wondering about a plot point in "Jack and the Beanstalk." I got a whole novel from a mashup of "Iron Man" and "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" which I then twisted wildly out of shape and made my own.
I’ve taken first lines and gotten entire stories from them. Sometimes the line doesn’t survive the final edit, but it’s a great jumping-off point. I got a sale in a major market with a story that started "So. I’m dead" and took off from there.
Plots are where you find them. They say "write what you know"–I say, "write what you LOVE." Write the story you want to read.
June 15th, 2010 at 2:40 am
I just look at the world around me and ask "what if?" I once got a story plot from a glove lying in the middle of the road. I got another from an empty downtown city street (seriously, middle of a large, major American city, and ABSOLUTELY DESERTED. No cars, no people, the stores were all closed…it was EERIE). I got another from researching prehistoric insects and finding out why dragonflies used to have a two-foot wingspan. I got another from wondering about a plot point in "Jack and the Beanstalk." I got a whole novel from a mashup of "Iron Man" and "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" which I then twisted wildly out of shape and made my own.
I’ve taken first lines and gotten entire stories from them. Sometimes the line doesn’t survive the final edit, but it’s a great jumping-off point. I got a sale in a major market with a story that started "So. I’m dead" and took off from there.
Plots are where you find them. They say "write what you know"–I say, "write what you LOVE." Write the story you want to read.
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