Ma Maman
In post-war France, women who had relationships with German collaborators were targeted by the public. They were publicly humiliated, often shaved bald before large crowds as punishment for their crimes. The children of these women, whether or not the children were at all related to the collaborators, were also mocked and ridiculed. This sets the scene for Ma Maman, a story taking place in 1946 Europe.
Amélie is a 16-year-old who lives in France. Her father died when she was a young child, but her mother is alive and well. Following a short fling her mother had with a German soldier, Amélie was ridiculed alongside her mother for their betrayal of French ideals. Finally fed up with her treatment, Amélie packs up and leaves to travel the continent, starting in Switzerland. She does so without speaking to her mother.
How Ma Maman Will Work
All participants will write short posts, about 1,000 words each, from the perspective of Amélie. You may anglicize her name as Amelie if you do not have an international keyboard. In this storybook, you don’t need to worry about ruining someone else’s character, as we all share the same character. Thus, this is an ideal storybook for anyone who is new to and daunted by storybooks.
You may post once, or you may post every other post. However, please don’t post several times in a row, and please read all posts before writing your own. Announce when you’re writing up a post in the Discussion Topic so we don’t have a number of people working on posts at the same time. If we go two weeks without the next post slot being claimed, then we can discuss consecutive posts.
You are encouraged to work on posts collaboratively, in Writer Feed Pads. This makes the writing process far more enjoyable, and if you’re new to storybooking, it will let you communicate with more experienced participants. We all are working together to develop Amélie and her story, so don’t do anything that directly contradicts previous posts, and try to make every post move her forward as a character.
This storybook will never close. It is never too late for someone to join in the writing process, since they don’t need to add a new character to the main cast. The project will conclude when Amélie at least learns to forgive her mother and returns to France.
The Swiss countryside, Amélie’s first destination.
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