Basic outlines - Spoiler alerts!

So I'm going to try to start with basic  outlines. Just something to get the creative juices flowing and inspire me a little bit. Nothing too fancy or professional, just a way to collect my thoughts.


The main character will be female, loosely based off of the girl that I want to be. She will be strong and confident as well as personable. She is going to have a rocker based look, mainly be dressed in attractive middle class attire. A small girl, short and petite, dark brown hair and steel grey eyes. Compassionate, caring and mildly hyperactive, also with a mild craving for attention.

Secondary characters will include friend and family, as well as a number of "Adversaries" so to speak, her main adversary, however, will be herself and time. Basically she will have to reach her goals, but to do that she must conquer her own fears and vices. As for time, she gets a little older everyday, she is human like the rest of us, but she is also terrified of becoming old, she longs to find a neverland of sorts.

Conflicts in the book will begin with something small and normal, natural even. Headbutting against the parents desires. Her need to evolve into something more, to grow and accomplish her dreams. They will move forward to larger ones, abuse, identity crisis and questioning larger purpose. I may include romance as a conflict, feeling torn between freedom and love type of thing. In the end the climactic conflict will be her death likely from an accident or severe illness. It will be her fight to stay in this world and the question of what comes after that will draw audience suspense. (At least I hope.)

Setting of the book is going to be taking place in a city, not quite as large as, say, Toronto, but about half the volume, closer to Peterborough or Belleville's size. The main character will have moved there from a larger city. There are a lot of trees and plant life throughout the city, however it is still an urban area with a diverse population. It is nearby to a lake and has many parks and bicycle paths. The city also includes a number of apartment complexes and highrises. Most of the residents are elderly people but there are a number of students as well due to a local college. There is a mall and a few night club, nothing terribly exciting. However, the city itself is pretty, it has cobblestone sidewalks, Victorian houses and fresh air. Not too much traffic or  noise and a downtown with local shops to peruse. The wind coming off the lake keeps a light breeze in the air but also brings in some extreme temperatures and extreme weather conditions.

The main character begins in a local public school, it is a boring place. The walls are painted yellow and they have standard one piece desks. The floors and ceilings are both tiled and the lights are all florescent. It smells like cleaner and old books, not necessarily an adverse smell but one that can become overpowering at times. The library is carpeted and has a moderate selection of books and computers. The books are mostly older but they have many interesting stories. As for the computers, they are slightly out of date Intel models with the old bulky monitors, and like most at the school the keyboards have had the letters almost worn off from overuse.


For the home of the main character, she lives with her parents in the suburbs for the first part of the novel. It is an older Victorian home that her parents spend a lot of time reconstructing. The projects always take years to finish but it gives the house a strange charm. It's like living in an everchanging world. All the windows are float glass and the small imperfections distort the view of the outside world. The only bathroom is small but tidy, with a corner shower and a sink built into a wooden cabinet. The walls are green and the floor is wood, 2 pictures hang on the walls. One of  two small children in formal clothes exchanging a kiss while the little boy offers her a fistful of wildflowers. The other is of a woman that looks eerily similar to the main characters mother looking wistfully out of a window, as if waiting for someone, while holding a small baby. The living room is much less put together. There is always toys and tools strewn about in a chaotic manner, the couches have animal fur on them and there is always the occasional dust bunny on the floor. It is where the family spends a lot of there time at night. The couches are a dark blue with deep seats and fluffy cushions, with that note there are also cat scratches on the ends. The floor is covered in cheap vinyl which looks like it if from the 70's and it slants towards the rear of the house. The living room is attached to the laundry room. There isn't much to describe there. Only cupboard upon cupboards of towels, tools and craft project materials. There are only the laundry machines and the double sink in the room. The kitchen has ugly califorian ceilings and a matching brown carpet. The counters are white and have a modern look, but the island with the sink has older style doors with black metal handles.  The dishes are always kept clean and orderly, but the rest of the kitchen has papers, pencils, books and nonsense everywhere. It is not unpleasantly messy, it just looks lived in. Most nights you can smell the food cooking throughout the house.

To be continued.

Explanation.

So first thing is first, everything that is going to be portrayed in this blog is fictional and while it may have some loose similarities to my life, it's made up. If any of my characters are like anyone in your life, don't sue me, dear god, I'm too poor for that.

Now moving onto the point, I am going to be writing a story of a girl in my fantasy world. She much like me in many ways and I feel she is even the girl that I hide away inside me. You know, the one with all the brave things to say and all the daring ideas. Everyone has someone like her, this is just my way of letting her out into the world.

I have no real plan for this story but it is mine. If you want to use it, ask me, other than that, leave it alone. I hope that I can someday show this to my children or family. It may not be brilliant, or witty, but it is how I FEEL.

I have to do a plot outline, character map and some writing exercises before I actually get down to writing. This may not even get off the ground, but it's going to be fun while it lasts. Trust me, stick around and you'll understand how much passion there is in my heart.