Writing Ideas? I Am Getting No Where!?

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I want to write a story about a family. Could you perhaps give me some ideas on what it should be about? I have nothing so far. So I will need characters (a FAMILY), a plot, and maybe some twists in the story so my friends reading it wont get bored. Also, this is not like a paragraph thing. I want it to be semi long, 3-5 pages at LEAST.
 
Do you think JK Rowling or Stephenie Meyer or Dan Brown asked someone, "Hey, can you give me a plot idea?" and that person said, "Oh, sure,write about a boy wizard," or, "Vampires!" or "A secret code of Leonardo da Vinci?"

Do you get my point? Writing is about YOU making your own ideas. Not other people doing it for you...you can't be a writer or even call yourself one if you don't think of your own ideas.

So, here's what you do: Examine everyday life. Let's say you see someone talking on their phone, fighting with the speaker. Make it up! The person speaking discovered her boyfriend cheating and he's calling her to apologize. This, as cliche as it is, opens the door to millions of plots. Of course, you need to characterize the girl and the boy, define a setting, and write out a plot. It's pretty easy...

Another scenario...uh...you see a little girl crying and her mother standing next to her, looking mad/upset. Maybe the girl just said something to the mother. "I like Daddy more." This opens the door to backstory-the mother is abusive, he spoliers her, etc.

Understand? Writing is about 'what if.' Experiment with it, it's fun =]
 
This isn't for school or anything is it? And really, you should be writing it yourself. You could at least punch in some ideas. Like what do you want to happen? Don't think about the characters right now. Do you want a murder? gans? drugs? It's your story so you kinda need to say what you want. Our writing is completely different from yours. Maybe you don't want a murder to happen. Maybe you want the actual family to have issues. The parents are getting divorced, but the daughters don't know how they're gonna deal with it. Maybe someone in the family is keeping a secret while there are other minor problems going on. death? So, I've given a couple ideas. Maybe if you add some details about what you want to happe in the story, I can help you develop the plot further from the basic storyline. Just come up with that storyline first. Ex: Parents getting divorce. Daughters don't know what to do to keep parents together. Oldest son, who is very smart, talented dedicated to the family, gets involved with a shooting or a gang. But he can't bare to tell the parents. If you can give at least that much, I can help you with descriptions for your characters and maybe some details you could use in your story. You can email me from my profile if you decide on a storyline. =]
 
In other words, you want us to write the story?
sorry..this should all come from your Imagination and the world around you.
Why do you want to write this story? What is the reason behind this desire? if you have even a slight idea of why, then you have your reason. if it's just to amuse your friends, then make it as silly as you want. use your family and friends, change their names and looks a bit, but use their actions and results if such actions to base your story. But i think if you really want to tell a story, you will find it yourself. having others tell you what to write is like getting a homework assignment and having the teacher say"Now write me a story about a family life". its a report..nothing else. But if you write the story from your imagination, it's your story to tell..no one else's. Pick up a pen or turn on your computer and start writing. You might have to struggle a bit, but writing is hard work. It always was and always will be. But I've always found it to be worth the struggle.
 
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