Short+Story+Brainstorming

SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/15janderson/Downloads/Short%20Story%20Brainstorm.docx// // 1) Warm-up- Write non-stop for at least 5 minutes without worrying about what comes to mind. // // Dog, Cat // // Magic // //SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/15janderson/Downloads/Short%20Story%20Brainstorm.docx

1) Warm-up- Write non-stop for at least 5 minutes without worrying about what comes to mind.

Dog, Cat

Magic

Nick

Disney

Tv Shows

Wwe

Wrestling

Fake

Fiction

Superhuman

Hulk

Green

Blue

Yellow

Sun

Sun is hot

Sun is big

Space

Planets

Ocean

Blue

Dolphins

Sharks

Whale

Noises

Annoying

Central Student

Fun

Happy

Candy

Chocolate

Valentines Day

Love

Pink

Red

Blood

Hospital

Life

Baby

Spring

Bright

Happy

Sleep=Joy

Bed

Room

Dog

Brown

Black People

Cool

Family

Wonderful

Nature

Rainforest

Monkeys

Africa

Plains

Lions

Leo

August

Month

December

Christmas

Fun

Friends

Family

Food

Chicken

Good

Chinese Food

Good

Music

Rap

R&B

Ipod

Apple

Orange

Fruit

Lemon

Sour

Sour Patch Kids

Best Buy

Electronics

Water

Julian is talking

Gorrila

Hunters

Finding Nemo

Science

Oceanography

Boring

School

Whiteboard

Teacher

Shut up

Brother

Annoying

Pets

Okay

History

2) Choose the theme, word, idea, character, or question that most intrigues you from what you wrote.

Superhuman, Kings, Gorilla, Hunters, Ocean, Nature, Magic, History, Ninja, Killers

3) Turn the intriguing idea into a sentence in the form “(Character) wants (Goal) because (Motivation), but (Conflict).” Example: "A sneaky mouse wants to learn magic because it will let him become king of the mice, but the magic books are hidden away." Sebastian Williams wants to kill King Anderson because the King is greedy, mean, and evil, but the King owns the Ring of Magic and he is super powerful. 4) Ask “What if…?” questions to improve your one-sentence story idea. Your mission is to create a main character you love, a very important goal with an admirable motivation, and a conflict that will force significant character growth. What if Sebastian has superhuman abilities? What if Sebastian is the King's brother? What if Sebastian gathers an army to fight his brother?

5) Continue on to questions like “Who?”, “What?”, “Where?”, “When?”, “Why?”, and “How?” These should lead you to develop a setting, additional characters, and outcomes.