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Question: My story !.!.!. Just a little help!?
I have a character who just won't get out of my head!. Her name is Genevieve Laroche, and I keep making her a pirate!. She is also quite femenine, but it just makes her so cliche!
I've been running things through my head to try to give her a story!. I sort of thought of one !.!.!.
She was born in the mid-1800s England into a rich family!. Her mother died during birth and her father is the commander of the King's army!. Knowing that the streets are dangerous and that she likes to explore, he teaches her to handle a sword!. One day her uncle comes to visit (a businessman with not the most pure of intentions)!. In the middle of the night she wakes to muffled screaming and checks in on the source; her fathers bedroom!. Standing over him is her uncle, blood running down his fingers after slashing her father!. Realising, she runs away to the docks!. She steals clothes, cuts her hair and signs up!.
And THIS is where I'm stuck!. I have her progress to captain eventually, and when she is discovered of being a girl her loyal crew still accept her!.
Then I was wondering if I should either describe pirate life and conflicts, or maybe throw her into the 21st century!. If I was to take her to the Modern world, I'll make it something to do with sirens, falling into a whirlpool, but finding the 2008 instead!. Any input on how that might go!?
Or should I just stick with a tale of conflict with other pirates!. Make her fall in love with the opposing pirate's cabin boy haha!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
I think she will need to establish her identity as a pirate for a while, but perhaps her journey through the ranks of the crew will allow her to do that!.
Perhaps she could have the unique ability to cross between the two worlds, the 1800s and the future (our present)!. Perhaps this whirlpool of sirens could be a great secret, one that is hidden and mentioned on strange maps, or by natives on remote islands, kinda like a "buried treasure" (fits in nicely)!. In fact she should go search of it believing that it is a treasure hoard, only to discover later that it is something stranger and more wonderful!. Could be good to leave some clues for the readers at earlier stages, so that they know it's not going to be a typical pirate story, and that there is a supernatural element!.
At later stages, you could explore how her knowledge of the future affects her life in the past, causes her to discover new places and things, and leads to terrible consequences, possibly altering the course of history!.
And what is the portal like in our time!? a big government secret surrounded by military and researchers!? Are there any others in the present time that travelled through the portal, perhaps from other time periods!?
And after all that, you could reveal the story of how there came to be a time window in the ocean (or perhaps in some island lagoon), and who/what the "sirens" really are!.!.!.and what is the significance of it leading to the year 2008!? Lots to explore!.!.!.
Great story idea, worth going for!. Best of luck!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I think the first idea is one that you should consider developing more, because the second makes me think of Mulan, and the first one is more original, but sounds like you're off to a good start!. Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com
I think the first idea is one that you should consider developing more, because the second makes me think of Mulan, and the first one is more original, but sounds like you're off to a good start!. Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com
go with the first idea!.
throw her into the 21st century!.
it will be a great imaginations than old boring ordinary story!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Heres a thought!!! Maybe she falls in love with a guy from the 21st century!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Please please please do NOT bring her into the modern world from the 1800s !. !. !. either make it a modern story all the way through or don't!. I couldn't stand even the concept of "Enchanted," if I'm thinking of the right movie, where the girl and some guy (Rupert Everett!?) change time frames!. (Of course, that could've been just really crappy writing, but whatever!.)
I like your beginning !. !. !. but you may want to explain why her uncle slashed (killed, I assume) her father !. !. !. unless you're going to throw that in the backstory or something!.
Stick with the pirate story, I beg of you !. !. !. Www@QuestionHome@Com