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    Among The Stars and other rough ideas

    Discussion in 'Plot Development' started by Sybil Somerset, Aug 17, 2024.

    Here's an example of a daydream I wrote down a few days ago: Furaha, my original lioness cub character, Orko (from the 2002 He Man series), Minty (from G3 of MLP), Little Nutbrown Hare (from Guess How Much I Love You) and Little Bear (from Nick Jr's Little Bear) all fly a purple war plane over Eternian to get revenge on those who bullied Orko in the past, bombing Eternian and then dropping a nuclear bomb on the palace, killing Prince Adam, Cringer and everyone else on the planet as possible and leaving Orko and his friends victorious.
    Kinda reminds me of the YouTube video 'Snoopy The War Criminal', but with a Kidoodle TV twist.
     
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    this appears to be a plot outline not writing for critique? So i've moved it to plot development. I have to say even here people are going to struggle to give meaningful feedback without knowing more about what you want
     
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    ...what is going on with this weird 'nuclear' option? What is the plot and what do you want it to be?
     
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    This idea is set in Japan in between 2002 and 2004. Furaha the lioness cub and Orko (from the 2002 He Man series) live with Optimus Prime (from Transformers Armada) and his roommates Rand and Gale (from the anime Devil Children - Light & Dark) and Beetma (from the anime Pluster World) in a house big enough even for an Autobot somewhere in the streets of the fictional town of Kintoko. The story is divided into short vignettes showcasing their everyday lives in Japan, whether it's going to the swimming pool or seeing animals at the local animal park - but what they love to do most of all is lie together under the softness of a cherry blossom tree in the countryside.

    My story idea is aimed for children and families and it goes under the 'Family/Friendship' genre.
     
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    I want it to be a short comedy skit of a story, but also a short story about revenge from Orko for all the times he's been beaten and abused by the residents of Eternia, including the Masters Of The Universe.
     
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    By the way, if you're intending "Furuha" to be a Japanese name, it would be "Furuba" due to the way the language treats the "h" sound when it appears in the middle of a word.
     
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    Sounds lovely, but it sounds more like a setting than a plot. A story plot has to have certain elements. Give your main character a goal. Have them meet obstacles. It all builds up to a climax, followed by a resolution. You need events and conflict and action. A story need an arc, often called its 'structure.' You can read more about this at the following link:

    https://www.grammarly.com/blog/story-plot/
     
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    UK users of this forum listen up! I've thought up a story based on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Christmas Moments. It features me with Vixen from Robbie The Reindeer: Hooves Of Fire, plus other characters and stars included from the special from shows like Teletubbies, Thunderbirds, Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Blue Peter, Eastenders (and the Christmas Party), Graham Goes To Dollywood, South Park, The Simpsons, Wallace & Gromit and more. All I've thought up is that everybody's preparing for Christmas in their houses, and Vixen and I are going for a walk in the snow-covered neighbourhood of Friendship Estate, but I need a plot for the story that encourages unity and togetherness during the festive season. So, which plot should I use...hmmmm....oh, and if you have seen 100 Greatest Christmas back in 2003, use your knowledge of what's in the special to decide on a plot.
     
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    OK @Sybil Somerset, you need to understand that we aren't going to come up with your plots for you. That's your job.

    We can help with ideas on parts of the plot where you might be stuck, but we're not going to do the whole thing.
     
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    The number of these is also getting a bit silly. My strong suggestion would be for you to pick one story and focus on it. It’s great have lots of ideas but trying to do them all at the same time is a recipe for not doing anything well.

    also fan fiction is fine if you are writing for your own amusement but if you hope to publish you’ll need to come up with your own characters rather than taking them from tv series’s
     
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    That may be too many characters to incorporate into one story. My suggestion is that you focus on an adventure that you and Vixen have. This could be some problem that you face and have to solve. If the problem is solved with the help of the community, that could be how you incorporate your theme of unity and togetherness.
     
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    Vixen and I take our friends from the TV series Teletubbies, Thunderbirds, the Eastenders Christmas Party (2003), Robbie The Reindeer: Hooves Of Fire and Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave on an adventure to a world that lies beyond the North Star. However, when there, while Vixen is with the others I have to rely on Lady Penelope and Parker to guide me, but all that leads to is wanting the need for Vixen to return to me. Can you guys help me with parts of the plot? I've been inspired by Alan Tracy's dream in Thunderbirds Are Go (the movie) to do this, plus Channel 4's 100 Greatest Christmas Moments, but I can't think of any else to write other than a castle at the end of the North Star.
     
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    Okay - this is getting silly now, this is at least the fourth non idea you've posted in the last couple of days. I'm going to merge all your plot threads to declutter the plot board for other users.

    All of the same basic issue. We can't write your story for you.

    You need to decide what sort of story you want to write and then plan out the way points (or just start writing if you're going to pants it), then ask specific questions where you need help - also i'd really urge you to come up with your own characters, throwing together a bunch of random characters from really different TV shows won't work out well

    Also pick one idea and stick to it
     
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    I get the feeling that they might be taking the piss. That's not to say that I don't want to hear more about Little Bear and friends in their purple warplane murdering as many people as possible with nuclear weapons.
     
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    I got that feeling too, although it has possibilities, may be the wombles are going to arrive in time to save the day flying mig 29s they've borrowed from the ghost of kyiv
     
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    Personally, I don't think there are enough characters. I'd like to see the Care Bears join the assault, also the Sesame Street crew, Barney the dinosaur, and all the characters from Full House (including the reboot) and Family Matters. Instead of a plane, they should travel in battleships and air craft carriers that can move through space, which are powered specifically by music played by The Wiggles.
     
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    meanwhile on the surface Tom, Jerry, and Nibbles put up a vicious AAA barrage composed mostly of lumps of cheese and champangne corks
     
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    In a romantic subplot, He-Man is in a relationship with Grant Mitchell.
     
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    Don't forget Mr. Bean.

    (Okay, I won't post again. But I had to add this.)
     
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    but grant is cheating on him with Winnie the poo
     
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    Aaaand that little diversion illustrates nearly why you can’t write a plot by committee

    I’m going to lock this now just in case you are genuine .

    if you are, you really need to construct your own plot, preferably with a smaller cast of characters, and ask specifics about it, the community here can’t do the work for you

    if as I suspect you are actually a bored troll, you really need to get a life.
     
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