SciFi Brainstorm

Things to think about when writing fantasy/sci-fi/folktales 

1. Build your world. Chances are you're in another world or a slight variation on modern-day Earth.

What is the difference between your world and ours? Think about the class system, the way gender is treated and the religions throughout the world. Give two similarities and two differences between your charactersʼ world and the world you live in.

All my characters are barbies. They live in a barbie doll house type world, so everything is on a smaller scale. They generally look like humans, except they are all almost uniform looking. The world is controlled by the All-Powerful Barbie Queen. There is a rival world, filled with Bratz, attempting to take control of the land owned by the Barbies. Societies are generally similar to those of modern day Earth. There is no money or bartering system, everyone shares everything (so in a way its rather communist except there are so many things that no one is lacking in Barbie world). Bratz world is in need of resources, and this is the source of the worlds' conflicts. 

2. Don't make your characters all powerful. Give your characters weaknesses. Make them bad at something; make them underestimate people on a regular basis. Make them something other than immortal and all powerful, and your story will be more interesting.

Name one of your main characters and describe him/her/it.

Ashley: She has blonde hair, looks like a barbie, and is very preppy. She is a cheerleader. She is rich and successful but very helpless and has never had to learn any skill except cheering, cooking, and looking pretty. She is intelligent, but has not had to utilize her mind.

List two potential flaws in a main character you have in mind.

She is unexperienced at almost everything. She has an uncontrollable weakness when it comes to puppies.

3. Give your villains minds of their own. Give your villain a past, a future, friends, family, loved ones. etc. Give them a reason to be “evil”. Give them motivation, proper motivation that isn't 'just because'.

Name a possible villain in your story and describe him/her/it. In a few sentences, describe what made your villain evil.

Princess Bratz is a Bratz doll. She has brown hair, and is cunning. She inherited Bratz world from her family tree, and is in charge. As a child she never felt loved enough, and always wanted more toys than her parents would buy for her; this leads her to want to take all she can from Barbie world.

4. Use unusual creatures. One possibility is to use creatures which are from actual mythology or that youʼve seen in films or read about in books but with a twist. The other possibility is to use creatures you make up.

Name a possible creature you could use and tell me what type of creature this is.

Is this creature good or evil and why?

Barbies and Bratz. Some are good and some are evil. Just think about how creepy it would be to be attacked by an army of constantly smiling, uniformly made, small plastic people.