It's not easy to base a story on a movie while removing the movie's central premise. Have you considered writing something more original? Not that I'm against fan fiction--you may simply be better off inventing a plot if you don't limit it to a preexisting work.
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I think you kind of have to figure that out on your own. When you write, you can't just expect other people to give you ideas. I suggest brainstorming, maybe jotting down a few ideas on a piece of paper and select the one you like best, and then start fleshing out the plot. Believe me, it helps to brainstorm, even though it might not seem like such a good idea.
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If you're trying to come up with a plot, I'd do a word bank. Think up a list of words that relate to the story, images or concepts you want in there, and then try and put them together puzzle like.
ex:
Words: Hat - Run - Star
Image: Man wearing hat running after a star.
Possible plot: A young man inherits his fathers hat and the responsibility of hunting down a certain star because *insert reason here*.
Woot. See? Super easy and takes all of two minutes. *goes to write down the new plot idea so she can maybe use it later*
Hope that helps!
(And definitely don't try basing your story off another. You can keep in mind some element you liked from the story, but you should really try and make it your own.)
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Sleeping Valor wrote:(And definitely don't try basing your story off another. You can keep in mind some element you liked from the story, but you should really try and make it your own.)
Basing is fine, I think. Romeo and Juliet was a basing off of some other really really ancient Greek play that I don't remember the name of. People kept basing off each other until you get West Side Story. It's a long chain, I just don't remember.
Anyway.
I suggest waking up at some ungodly hour in the morning and writing. That way, you're too groggy to be self-concious about anything.
Or, have you considered keeping a dream journal? I get great ideas from dreams. Stephanie Meyer got her idea for Twilight from a dream, and Star Wars was a dream, too. Look how far they went.
It's amazing what your subconcious can do.
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