Create Something New

I am sure you have a few favorite novels.  One maybe something you read when you were young.  Those often have lasting impact.  You may have a favorite novel from the classics or something you read recently may have really made an impression on you.  Think of one of them for a minute. What is it that you love about that story?  Is there an element of the plot that intrigues you?  A character you love to hate? A memorable scene or line?  You can use that to create something new.

Focus on a minor scene from that story.  Who is in the scene? Which of those characters resonates with you.  It may be a minor character.   Could you add another character, an observer to that scene?  Could you tell the scene from that character's point of view?

 Is the scene setting up a problem?  Try to think of five or six directions it could go.  Take the one that has the most potential and let your imagination play with it.

You might have the beginnings of a story you are going to love to write!