Brainstorming a New Book
In between regaining my sanity after meeting my book deadline, I’ve been brainstorming new book ideas. At the moment, I’m trying something new this time. Whether or not it works remains to be seen, but the beginning stages of an idea are really fun. You never know what will come up.
I love list-making. I started by thinking of really strong, bold characters and what archetype they would be. Then next to that, I listed what their worst fear was. I’m hoping to mix and match some interesting heroes and heroines. 
Just for fun, see if you can guess these movie characters:
1. The Flirt–a southern belle who always needs to be adored by men. Worst fear: Being left alone by the man she loves.
2. Everyman–a young boy with an ordinary life is asked to leave his comfort zone for a magical one. Worst fear: That he lacks the power to be someone special.
3. The Loner–a man who thinks everyone hates him because of his appearance is asked to save his people. Worst fear: Rejection and failure.
I think 1 and 2 are a little obvious because I threw in some clues, but I made 3 a bit tougher. See if you can figure them out!
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Michelle posted in Writing @ 6:08 pm | Viewed 2367 times
Holly Says:
The first one sounds a lot like Scarlett O’Hara.
The second sounds like the boy from the Neverending Story.
The third…hmmmm The Hunchback of Notre Dame?(don’t really know that story…so I’m not sure…)
Of course those are just my guesses off the top of my head.
Really like your idea for character lists. I write out my character lists most the time with a simple personal description, but this time I’ve just started jotting and I get carried away writing how I imagine the main details going through the story, just to give myself a basic jumping off point.
Hope your list-making works out good for you! Might try it myself.
mary beth Says:
Good luck with your lists, Michelle!
I have no idea what three is.
Melissa Mc Says:
1. Scarlett O’hara
2. Harry Potter or Luke Skywalker
3. No idea
Good luck with your brainstorming! Sounds like fun.
Michelle Says:
Number one was Scarlett O’Hara
Okay, so he’s not TECHNICALLY a man, but I thought it would be a dead giveaway if I named him an ogre.
Two was Harry Potter
Three was Shrek.