Contemporary writing

[Esther]

@theshadow

I am so so so sorry for not getting back to you sooner!! this got buried under a bunch of other things I had to take care of. But I’m back!

So far, for the first one I want it to be set in the summer or fall, and be about two high schoolers sending paper airplanes to each other from really far away and the two’s relationship and how it shapes they’re lives (either that or I want it to be a raven carrying the messages because why not).

Oooh, I really like this one! This is totally a book I would read!

I think a good idea would be to figure out your MCs’ internal conflicts/struggles first (this is what I do with almost every book). Then start building the plot points around that, because internal conflicts drives the story and external conflict carries it along. Think of ways that situations around your character can play into their character development, either showing a truth or sinking your character deeper into the lie they’ve been believing.

With this story idea you’ve got a lot of room to play around with that concept of mixing internal and external conflict since I feel like a lot of the internal conflict will be shown (or even hidden) in the letters they send each other, and the external conflict influencing their struggles would be in their life outside of those letters.

The other is digging up older characters, who are four siblings, and would focus on their summer. I already have an idea for what two of the characters (Milly and Molly Long) would go through, with Milly trying to fix a broken friendship and Molly navigating a relationship with a boy and her friends. No idea what to do for the brothers (Toby and Liam) yet.

Hmmm, I’d just say, again, develop the characters first. 😅 And/or write out the plot points/scene ideas you already have and see how you can flesh them out and fill in the plot more.

I wish I could have given you better ideas than that, but I normally start with characters rather than plot, so that’s just my auto response, if you know what i mean. 😛

Write what should not be forgotten. — Isabel Allende

[TheShadow]

@esther-c

I am so so so sorry for not getting back to you sooner!!

That’s alright!

Oooh, I really like this one! This is totally a book I would read!

Thank you, that’s very encouraging!

Then start building the plot points around that, because internal conflicts drives the story and external conflict carries it along. Think of ways that situations around your character can play into their character development, either showing a truth or sinking your character deeper into the lie they’ve been believing.

Good advice, thanks!

I wish I could have given you better ideas than that, but I normally start with characters rather than plot, so that’s just my auto response, if you know what i mean. 😛

Lol, I get it.

I’ll be using these to come up with some more ideas and get back to you on them, if you’re willing to read them and give feedback. I understand if your not able too though, and thanks again for the advice!

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