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 I enjoy creating Princess Mi-Ah stories for my daughter on the fly most nights (yes, her name is Mi-Ah). For some reason she keeps requesting tales about evil people or creatures. I guess, like most kids, she enjoys a good scare. Bedtime storytelling is a real test of my brainstorming abilities because I only have a few seconds to come up with a story for my impatient pre-school-aged daughter.
Note that this example is a little light on the input, because it is a set of characters of setting that I already know quite intimately after almost a year of Princess Mi-Ah stories. A:  Tell me about your story This is an example set of information as required in the 'Make a request' form. General Information | | Working Title | Princess Mi-Ah and the Mean Witch | | Genre | Fantasy | | Main Character Name | Princess Mi-Ah | | Main Character Description | A feisty 8-year-old princess who gets into trouble all the time for being too curious. She’s plucky, tough, independent. She loves flowers and having fun. Sometimes she can be insensitive because she may want things her way. She often teases others, sometimes to the point of making the other person angry or hurting their feelings. But she’s actually a very caring and sensitive princess underneath her bluster and often goes out of her way to help others in need. She has long brown hair and eyes. A little on the plump side. Full of energy and enthusiasm. Has a real 'presence'. Practically fearless. She's no delicate flower although she does become a complete drama queen at the sight of her own blood. | | Other Important Characters | * Prince Boerie, her younger brother (around 6 years old) - more conservative, the 'conscience', if you will.   Doesn't necessarily have to be in the story though.
* Mean witch (antagonist) - all I got is that she’s mean and most likely going to be ugly. |
Setting and World | | Important Places (include any special world-building information if a specific genre such as fantasy or science fiction) | All Princess Mi-Ah stories take place in a medieval fantasy land complete with large castle, royal garden, royal stable, the (enchanted) Dark Forest, village (with big village market), the Flower Meadow, the special trees where the fairies live and grow their fairy berries. Magic is allowed and welcome! But Princess Mi-Ah herself is not a magical being nor is she trained in magic per say. But she is allowed to have objects that are magical. | | Time Period | Medieval fantasy timeframe |
Plot | | Summary of Plot (outline / bullet form preferred) | * She meets a witch who does something evil (or attempts it) to Princess Mi-Ah.Â
* Princess Mi-Ah gets out of the mess and we somehow have a happy ending (so the real Mi-Ah doesn’t have nightmares) |
Questions | | Specific questions / comments | * How does she meet the witch?
* What will the witch to do her? |
B. I'll tell you my ideas Once part A is filled in, I will work on brainstorming ideas / questions for you, with a focus on any questions you've raised. If you didn't provide any questions, then I'll just brainstorm on what you've provided. Note that th brainforming feedback will be shown in the 'Feedback Forum'. StuckOnMyStory Feedback
| | Brainstorming Ideas | Options for where she meets the witch: * She’s shopping in the village and encounters the witch’s shop where she sells all kind of strange and creepy things in bottles and jars; maybe she was looking for something to play jokes on her little brother with so went in there for something to put in his drink to make him turn bright green or do very loud burps for a whole day. Maybe she accidentally breaks something and angers the witch
* In the dark forest
* The witch comes to the castle secretly disguised as a new servant Ideas of some evil things the witch could do to her: * Kidnaps her and takes her away to some hidden place (a cave?) with the intention of...
a. Turning her into Princess Stew and serving her at a party of witches
b. Forcing her to be her slave
c. Selling her to some other evil being/creature who collects (royal?) children * Sells or gives her some magic potion that's supposed to do something good, but instead it...
a. Makes her a kind of zombie where she's awake but everyone thinks she is asleep
b. Turns the drinker into an animal for one day, like a smelly pig or a snake
c. Makes her say really awful and nasty things - her mouth is out of control * If the witch comes to the castle as a servant, she could set up all kinds of nasty events and makes sure that Princess Mi-Ah gets the blame…. Things like flour thrown all over the royal kitchen, all of the cloth in Royal Tailor’s workroom slashed to shreds, animals released from the Royal Stables so they are loose and get into all kinds of trouble |
C. Further discussion in the Feedback Forum This would take place in the Feedback Forum. You can post additional questions you may have so that we could continue discussing any other questions or ideas. If you have allowed access for all registered members, then they can also provide you with some feedback.
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