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nanowrimo_ljA plea for plot help!
Problem: I don't really care about my story.
Usually when I start writing a story, I have this passionate idea and I spew it all out and run out of steam quite soon. So, in order to make this last 50,000 words, I decided to plan it out, really go in-depth in my characters and everything. Except now I've worn the story out to the point where I just don't like it. So if you feel so driven, I'd love to have your comments/critiques/suggestions for the plotline so that perhaps I can tweak it and like it a little more.
The general idea is this: 5 very different people live in a town with no color that has little emotion and is generally extremely monotonous. A mass hysteria overtakes the town when a townsperson, Winkler, is found with a purple paperweight, and people begin to fear a revolt of those who want color back, as it was banned 45 years ago. Winkler and 4 others who are wrongfully suspected of leading the imaginary color revolt (as there really isn't any such revolt in the works) are sentenced to exile on a flying sailboat. The majority of the story takes place in the sailboat when they are interacting and various things are planned to happen, and they end up sky-sailing to cities and discovering what the outside world is like. Something like that.
The whole point is for it to be fanciful, colorful (no pun intended), with slightly unrealistic and quirky characters/situations, but with an underlying allusion to hysterias in history, like the Salem Witch Trials. My sister suggested I make it a complete allegory of World War II, with every character standing for something and even going as detailed as their actions and gestures and how they relate.
But I don't know. All I want is a story with the fancifulness of Stargirl, the compassion and artistry of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and some of the heated romance and passion of Summer Sisters. (I am a sucker for a good love story.) The kind of book where a lime green cover with a simple black title called "Float On" or something would suffice.
I am clueless. Any help?
Problem: I don't really care about my story.
Usually when I start writing a story, I have this passionate idea and I spew it all out and run out of steam quite soon. So, in order to make this last 50,000 words, I decided to plan it out, really go in-depth in my characters and everything. Except now I've worn the story out to the point where I just don't like it. So if you feel so driven, I'd love to have your comments/critiques/suggestions for the plotline so that perhaps I can tweak it and like it a little more.
The general idea is this: 5 very different people live in a town with no color that has little emotion and is generally extremely monotonous. A mass hysteria overtakes the town when a townsperson, Winkler, is found with a purple paperweight, and people begin to fear a revolt of those who want color back, as it was banned 45 years ago. Winkler and 4 others who are wrongfully suspected of leading the imaginary color revolt (as there really isn't any such revolt in the works) are sentenced to exile on a flying sailboat. The majority of the story takes place in the sailboat when they are interacting and various things are planned to happen, and they end up sky-sailing to cities and discovering what the outside world is like. Something like that.
The whole point is for it to be fanciful, colorful (no pun intended), with slightly unrealistic and quirky characters/situations, but with an underlying allusion to hysterias in history, like the Salem Witch Trials. My sister suggested I make it a complete allegory of World War II, with every character standing for something and even going as detailed as their actions and gestures and how they relate.
But I don't know. All I want is a story with the fancifulness of Stargirl, the compassion and artistry of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and some of the heated romance and passion of Summer Sisters. (I am a sucker for a good love story.) The kind of book where a lime green cover with a simple black title called "Float On" or something would suffice.
I am clueless. Any help?
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