I’ve never really outlined a story before (I’m not really a planner) so if I’m doing something wrong please let me know!
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I will let you know if something is wrong. You can always check with @LHT if you have questions too. Also pm me if there are any questions you have later on.
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Just to check - we are only creating the plot and theme?
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Plot, theme and characters are the only parts you will work on for the first prompt.
You are good, by the way, I hope I’m not sounding curt with my responses.
Where do we post it? Just here?
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Yep, just post here when you are ready!
Theme
I want my theme to be supernatural. It’s about a girl who was born with a super rare disease (haven’t thought of the name yet) that gives you powers. When she was younger she was experimented on but she doesn’t have any memory of that. Her mother forced the doctors to stop the experimenting and had them do a surgery so she’d never discover or get to use her powers, but one day in gym she accidentally discovers her power. She runs away and ends up finding other people like her. Thoughts? @Jass
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It’s a good theme to me! I usually do the title last or I put a mock title in place until I know to figure out which one is best.
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I like the theme and general idea of the story. It’s definitely something I would want to read!
Just start answering the following questions for yourself, I think they could be useful to make the idea better.
Why didn’t her mom want to find out about her powers?
Why does she run away and not just figure it out where she is? And to where exactly?
Who is the girl besides her powers? Is she shy, or outgoing, sporty or creative etc.
Is there something more going on why the surgery didn’t work like ‘planned’ ? A doctor who maybe has the powers as well and doesn’t want the girl to lose her powers. Or just some background story there would be nice I think!
Hope this helps you a bit further in going into depth on the plot a bit more and thinking about a few more details
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This really helps. Thanks!
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I have a good idea for a story based on a dream I had!
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Let’s hear it!
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Ok so far (still working on it)
Theme: Probably horror/mystery, or a mix of the two.
Clara is working at a supermarket. She is new to the job and soon discovered that it is a terrible place to work. The manager is an a**hole and harasses the girls, there aren’t many workers and the days are long and slow. Suddenly, a guy comes in and steals something, this is a guy Clara knows and he just does this to irritate her because the manager doesn’t really care about the store, and it will be taken out of her paycheck if something is stolen. So she runs after him into this small forest by the roadway, and they stumble upon this restricted area where this monster’s skeleton lays on the ground. They leave, spooked, but the boy doesn’t leave fast enough, the monster kinda possesses him and he becomes darker and darker until Clara is forced to kill him, and when she kills him everything suddenly goes back to normal.
I may change a few things but that’s what I have so far.
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Interesting, it’s a good plot with a unique twist. I would suggest running it by @LHT for more information. I would ask yourself these questions to add on as well. what is the significance of the monster skeleton? Why does she remember everything that happened but no one else does? Is there a connection?
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Thanks! Yeah I need to go more in depth and it needs some tweaking, but I love dark stuff! Lol
@LHT what’s your opinion about this?
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No problem!
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Okay, so I think this idea is very intriguing and I can see it turning into an amazing story.Later down the line. I think a further way to expand the story , is by answering a couple questions .That help with the writing and building up the events in the story.
Here are a couple questions that you can answer to try further progress your story.
First of all: What is the relationship between Clara and the guy ? How did they meet , did they still see each other on a regular basis before the attack etc …
By determining what kind of relationship these two have with each other , you will be able to decide what kind of dynamic they would have with each other. Even to how Clara would react when ,he turns evil and is forced to kill him.
If the boy was someone who she really hated she would most likely have less remorse from actions if it were to be someone she loved.
Also why was the area restricted ? Was it because of the monster or because was it something else? Perhaps the monster is a by-product from what’s happening in the restricted area.But more important what was even doing there and is Clara the first one to encounter such a beast?And what even are his powers etc…
After encountering such a beast that lead to such a gruesome event. You would also have to continue to write about the events that happen after. Will Clara remember immediately what happend or will she slowly come to realize it?And what would even happen to the boy?If he’s really
dead , Clara would be seen by the police as a potential murder victim. Or will be he seen as just another kid gone missing ?
I hope this advise in combination with all the questions was to any use for you. I’m curious to what you do next 
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The guy actually ends up living in the end… I think I’m gonna have the area restricted due to a toxic waste spill, and so the whole area is toxic. I was thinking that the monster represented the evil inside Clara and what it could do (she had a bad life before this) and then when she “vanquished” it by killing the guy, everything went back to normal and her life got a little bit better.
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I know I’m not your proofreader or anything, but I think for any extra twists and possibly a cliff hanger it doesn’t go back to normal and it’s like a sign that something else is approaching? I don’t know, it’s not my say just a thought I had…
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