Chris sat at her computer determined to write a story about her favorite subject: fairies. But, there were so many plots and characters swimming around in her head that she didn't know where to start. How to start?
"Once upon a time........"
"Deep in the fairy forest...."
"A long time ago..."
She needed to describe a main character. She writes....
"Dierdre had long blond hair, blue eyes, and a cute button nose."
"Maeve had long brown hair, green eyes and pointed chin."
"Laura had short cropped black hair, tiny wings and a temper."
Chris kind of liked the black hair. That was an unusual look for a fairy. Now, for a plot, she has to create a fairy problem. How about....
"Dierdre was nervous about meeting the fairy queen and receiving her magic powers."
"Maeve screams at her sister when she breaks Maeve's magic wand."
"Laura can't get her wings to flip and flap."
Chris is really stuck at this point. She has to think of a solution for each problem. She gets up, goes to the kitchen and pours herself a glass of wine. She returns to her computer, places her fingers on the keyboard.
"Diedre paces the room, drinks three glasses of mead and bucks up."
"Maeve throws fairy dust at her sister who turns purple and screams."
"Laura texts the fairy repair services, swoons over the good looking dude and faints in his arms."
Chris is really pulling her hair out now. She rereads all three outlines. She plods on, adds detail, dialogue and mood to each one. She edits again and agaiin. She rereads for the fifth time and rolls her eyes.
She decides she'll never be a writer and presses the delete button.
Epilogue
Diedre becomes the next Fairy Queen.
Maeve's mother grounds the sisters for a month.
Laura and the fairy repair dude fly off to the Magic Kingdom and live happily ever after.
"Once upon a time........"
"Deep in the fairy forest...."
"A long time ago..."
She needed to describe a main character. She writes....
"Dierdre had long blond hair, blue eyes, and a cute button nose."
"Maeve had long brown hair, green eyes and pointed chin."
"Laura had short cropped black hair, tiny wings and a temper."
Chris kind of liked the black hair. That was an unusual look for a fairy. Now, for a plot, she has to create a fairy problem. How about....
"Dierdre was nervous about meeting the fairy queen and receiving her magic powers."
"Maeve screams at her sister when she breaks Maeve's magic wand."
"Laura can't get her wings to flip and flap."
Chris is really stuck at this point. She has to think of a solution for each problem. She gets up, goes to the kitchen and pours herself a glass of wine. She returns to her computer, places her fingers on the keyboard.
"Diedre paces the room, drinks three glasses of mead and bucks up."
"Maeve throws fairy dust at her sister who turns purple and screams."
"Laura texts the fairy repair services, swoons over the good looking dude and faints in his arms."
Chris is really pulling her hair out now. She rereads all three outlines. She plods on, adds detail, dialogue and mood to each one. She edits again and agaiin. She rereads for the fifth time and rolls her eyes.
She decides she'll never be a writer and presses the delete button.
Epilogue
Diedre becomes the next Fairy Queen.
Maeve's mother grounds the sisters for a month.
Laura and the fairy repair dude fly off to the Magic Kingdom and live happily ever after.
