I'm thinking of doing hansell and gretel with a modern day twist. Instead of having a house made of sweets, the witch's house should have a wi-fi hotspot, a fridge full of Red Bull, streaming Internet, and a Facebook or Twitter. The outside walls of the witch's house are likely to be covered in graffiti from the rival gangs that roam the dark forest. the house is no longer situated in the forest but in the middle of a funfair park: Thorpe Park/ chesington ect...
Instead of the parents abandoning the kids, they threaten them that if they continue to misbehave they will be sold on Ebay and this is what happens.
They are not saved but theyre arrested by the police and put into a care home.
Thursday, 14 November 2013
Monday, 4 November 2013
Short story writing tips
TIPS
1. Have
a clear theme. What is the story about? That doesn't mean
what is the plot line, the sequence of events or the character's actions, it
means what is the underlying message or statement behind the words. Get this
right and your story will have more resonance in the minds of your readers.
2. An effective short story covers a very short time span. It may be one single event that proves pivotal in the life of the character, and that event will illustrate the theme.
3. Don't have too many characters. Each new character will bring a new dimension to the story, and for an effective short story too many diverse dimensions (or directions) will dilute the theme. Have only enough characters to effectively illustrate the theme.
4. Make every word count. There is no room for unnecessary expansion in a short story. If each word is not working towards putting across the theme, delete it.
5. Focus. The best stories are the ones that follow a narrow subject line. What is the point of your story? Its point is its theme. It's tempting to digress, but in a 'short' you have to follow the straight and narrow otherwise you end up with either a novel beginning or a hodgepodge of ideas that add up to nothing.
I've taken out An eye for an eye and Chocolate Moon for inspiration for my short stories.
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