Monday, October 20, 2008

Start the Week with a Story Starter

I've got a secret...

Have you ever wanted to burst from keeping a secret? Is there a secret about yourself that you want to share, but you aren't sure how others will take it? Or maybe a secret about someone else?

Why not give that secret to your main character...Let them take that secret and run with it...

What if they share your secret about someone else...it could be a secret from or about another character...what happens? Is there a fight? Tears? Does it bring them closer together? Or maybe nothing at all happens...

What if you take a secret about yourself and give it to your main character or better yet to another character in the story and they share your/your main character's secret with everyone...How does your main character handle it? What emotions can you bring to your character when she/he finds out that your secret is out there for the world to read?

Sometimes the best part about a secret is sharing it...Hugs...

11 comments:

Rena Jones said...

Ooooh, lots to think about with this one!

Carrie Harris said...

Man. You've just given out the plot to my WIP. And I thought I was being ORIGINAL.

Snarf. :)

C.R. Evers said...

ohhhhh! a juicy story starter! I'm going to use this on in my Nano project!


Christy

Adrienne said...

Great idea for a source of conflict...buy hey, you didn't tell us your secret!

Brenda said...

rena...I know I don't want to share the wrong secret and get myself in trouble...grin..

carrie...I hate when that happens...grin...

christy...hope it helps!

adrienne...I only said, "I've got a secret"...I didn't say I was about to share it...grin...besides, I think I shared enough "secrets" about myself in the meme post a couple weeks back...I'm not sure I am ready to share anymore...grin...

Kelly Polark said...

Brenda, I have a feeling you've got some pretty juicy secrets! ;0) Great idea!

sruble said...

I'm in the process of trying to figure out what my MC's secret is, and her best friend, too. I have some ideas, just not sure yet what I'm going to use in the end.

Brenda said...

kelly...Why, whatever do you mean? grin...

sruble...good luck on getting your MC's secret to come out...

Kimbra Kasch said...

I never was able to keep secrets. I'm so bad, before Christmas I end up giving presents to the kids ahead of time. I'm like, "Do you want to know what I got you?"

They say, "No! Don't tell us." I can't help it. I'm like a little kid who never grew up.

Brenda said...

kim...I am the same way...I had to tell them or give them hints that were quite obvious what the gift was...grin...

Kimbra Kasch said...

Love that Brenda 'cause I feel guilty but . . . that's me.