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 Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:06 am
So here's my problem:
I have a plot for a long alternate universe fanfiction, where the change in the plot is that a character marries a different woman. This ultimately affects the story quite a lot. My problem isn't really that I don't have an idea. It's that I don't know where to begin.
If anyone could give me a suggestion, I would really appreciate it. I tried drawing some of the characters to inspire myself, but that's about all I've done. I think perhaps outlining the plot would be helpful, but I'm open to any other ideas. It's not so much the specific story I'm having difficulty with, but the execution of it.
always had a fondness for you, I did.
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:50 am
Back when I was in tenth grade, we had to write science fiction stories. Mine wasn't exactly an alternate unvierse, for it was still in our galaxy, earth to be exact, but they way I started out just put the entire scene together. It hinted at the final twist at the end. I'm going to go look around my mess of a room to find it. Just a second. I'm sorry to say that my ten minute search was to no avail, but here is how it went.
I talked about how fragile the earth was the "blue marble of space" and the smallest of creatures are what kept us alive, the bacteria and viruses. Talking about how beautiful bacterium are, sounds crazy, and then later on ranting on and on about how disgusting the earth is just insane, right? No, what it did was set up a personality for my main character. he was a scientist of sorts, who had been working on a project he hated, for it's purpose was to cure diseases and permanatly lay dorment the viruses we so hate. The medicine eventually comes to be and a side affect no one could have predicted occurs. The cure, called O4, rapidly depleats the ozone (ozone is O3), so much so that earth will soon collapse upon itself. Doctors, major politicians, and those with the pretty penny, leave for a makeshift moon base. Our main character is on one of the last planes to go up. This hard headed man in the end gives his seat to a little girl who suffers in the boiling heat. The last couple of sentences, reflect those of the first. "That once blue marble...etc."
I hope this helps in some way, it was nice to reflect back on somthing I've written. If you need any specific help just pm me or post back here and I should see it.
~Andrew
EDIT: Again I'm sorry for any gramatical or spelling errors I may have. I fixed some of the major ones, but I know they are still in there.
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:32 am
How to start it you say? I've had the problem before. See I actually just finished writing my first book and for the longest time I kept rewriting the first chapter so that each time it started differently. (Sometimes you just have to do that.) Then, one day, I just sat down and chose my favorite (and the one that made the most sense). However, I don't know if that helps you.
Now you say that outlining the plot would probably help. I can confirm this. I had to do that too for my story. Like I didn't outline every little thing, only major events. Here's my example...
Outline -Book One-
1. First start on other world where a council meeting is taking place
2. Second start on earth where we meet main characters
3. Main characters go on a trip to somewhere. get zapped into other world by means of magical trinket.
4. Confronted by inhabitants of other world
5. Must complete journey to get back to earth
Etc. Etc. There. Not so hard, right? Sometimes you just have to do that. But here's my idea on how to start your story ok? Now you don't have to go with it, just a suggestion.
Darkness spanned the landscape, dotted only frequently with dimming multicolored light of stars. Two moons, one red the second orange hovered low over the edge of the world, dipping into the border that cut across the terrain and the sky; soon these two would disappear from sight and momentarily after the white sun would rise up to peer upon its domain once more. Wind rustled through the patches of grass that grew in odd patches and then blew the coat of a figure standing on the great plains watching all these events occur. This figure sighed, tugging his coat around him tighter and titled his head skywards once more. Such beautiful sights to gaze upon they were, but there was still one thing he thought much more beautiful, for he was in love.
As the two moons vanished from his sight, he turned to his left to wait for the appearance of the sun, letting loose another sigh, this one of dilema. Why dilema you ask? A simple answer. This man was in love of course!---and you can't have love without dilemas. No, this man loved a woman of another race, a race that never agreed with his kind. Yet the two of them were fated for each other, the stars had decided upon this long before they were born, and the stars were ready to make their destinies and the destiny of the world they lived on cross and intertwine forever.
Um so yes...that is merely my suggestion. Feel free to use it if you wish Epic. I wasn't sure what I could and couldn't type, so I made it vague, yet interesting. Again, yeah I tried.
sweatdrop
~Tara
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:02 pm
don't you know, silly man Thanks for the help. I think I'll be able to write it soon, however when I said alternate universe I was referring to the fan fiction definition of the term. The story I'm writing isn't science fiction. It's a story in which the author takes creative liberties and changes the plot of the original story they're writing fan fiction for. half the fun is to plan the plan
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:39 pm
Hahaha...but see I didn't konw that when I wrote it. I was going off of what you had said. I wasn't sure. sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:27 pm
don't you know, silly man I should have been more clear. But I made a timeline of events, which is helping me. half the fun is to plan the plan
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Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:47 am
Lets us know when you finish. I'd like to see the final product.
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:13 pm
Well, hopefully by now you've gotten a good start on your story and won't need any of my advice...which usually turns out badly anyway...ask Sora Motou and Enigerium (they'll tell you). But, on the off chance that you're still stuck and in need of guidance (however bad it may be), if you know what you want to happen later, start writing it. If you're anything like me, you'll find about half-way through writing the scene you're sure of that you have an idea on how to start, and when you finally get back to the part you originally wrote, you'll have to completely redo it...but that's life and this is Walgreens. ^-^;;
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