Nessa's Newspaper

Take a look at your novel and find a place where you can incorporate research—where you can use research to become even more precise in language and details Report how you plan to use the research in your story.  Some possible places to look: Story: the 18th rule- Takes place in a world where children are mute until they turn 18 where the government has to physically "turn on" their ability to speak. Landscape and setting--Flora and fauna-- Weather and Meteorology Normal world and setting with more advancements. The ideology of humans is still the same but they experience a new type of normal that includes them letting their government control them. I can research places in the world where the government is more strict. If they control their ability to speak they must have more strict rules surrounding what they can and can't do as well. I can research countries that are more government-controlled and see where else the government controls them. Character’...

  My cousin and I have never gotten along. While some consider their family their biggest cheerleader, mine is my competition. Whether it be school, work, or relationship-wise I have always been competing against my siblings and cousins to be the best. My siblings are much older and well into their own lives so we don't compete in the same field. But my cousin and I were born on the same day. I should've considered him my twin considering how we grew up together but no. He has always tried to take what's mine from the minute we were born to prove he was better. This time, it wasn't a competition for me. I have finally found the love of my life, the one meant for me. The only problem is, she works in the city while I work 2 hours away. My cousin just so happens to be working in the same building as her. After tonight it wasn't going to matter though, I was going to ask her to marry me and I know she'll say yes. I drive on my way to the city ready to meet her for ...

  There once was a man who happened to buy God's overcoat. At first, I thought it was just a really advanced holographic coat which made it appear as if it were made out of water. But when I brushed past him in the tight casino and I was wet I knew it was no ordinary coat. Deciding to test my eyes and see if I had just been slipped something, I followed the man through the casino until he sat down with a bunch of people that were adorning similar accessories as him. One woman wore a hat made of fire, another had a necklace so bright it seemed like a star. But the thing is, no one else seemed to look, no one else seemed to get wet by the waterfall coat and no one spared a glance at the hat that flew off the man's head itself. Sitting down with the bunch the man with the waterfall coat it off to reveal a symbol along the inside collar that looked like a trident.  "How much you chipping?" the lady with the fire crown asked. "100 red." I tossed my chips into the...

 Part 1: Brainstorm a story that would follow a mythic structure Ordinary World- A brother and sister are on a train heading towards their boarding school Call to Adventure- A mysterious black fog rapidly approaches the train they are in and are forced to make a decision to escape  Refusal of the Call- the sister doesn't want to jump but the brother tells her it will be alright so they jump out of the moving train          Meeting the Mentor (Wise Old Man or Woman)- They run from the fog and spot a cave and an old woman lets them in to hide from this mysterious fog Crossing the First Threshold- They are stuck inside this cave with this strange old woman that lives in the middle of nowhere and they don't know when they will be able to leave Test, Allies, Enemies- The old woman in a cave is actually an oracle that has been waiting for a pair of blood siblings to come to defeat the darkness. She shares a prophecy with the kids and tells them what the dark...

  Write a scene on a page or two consisting only of dialogue between two characters. No idle chatter—something must be at stake.   "I don't see why we can't just go to war, our army is much stronger than the south and we would win and establish order once again." My father, the king, shakes his head and tells me how I know nothing. I had been preparing since birth for my place as king, I know what I am doing. "I don't understand the south will either secede or start a war with the north why not put an end to it now before any casualties," I try to reason with my father but he won't have it. He starts to explain the condition of the country like I don't already know myself. "Is this about our resources? or how our allies might view us for going to war with our own people? Because father I cannot for the life of me figure out why you won't prevent our country from going into ashes," I exasperate. He then stands from his seat and shout...

  Part 1  Write dialogue D: How have you been this is your first time back in the office since the babies been born right? M: Yes, I'm glad to be back but I already miss her. D: I know how you feel when my wife went back to work she called the babysitter 52 times and eventually had to come home for her lunch break to check on the nanny.  M: That's where I'm at right now I couldn't be any more worried.  D: I think you have separation anxiety something that helped my wife was having a wireless video camera set up in her office so that way she could watch the baby during nap time. So when the nanny put him to sleep she could watch him from her office. Then again the rest of the time while he was with the nanny she couldn't watch him but it was something and it really helped. M: Oh really where did she get that I will definitely be purchasing it. My husband might think I'm being dramatic but she's our first and I just want her to be okay. D: Don't worry abou...

 Journal Part 1: Beginning of a story A man wants to ask a woman out on a date. The woman wants him to ask her out. What's stopping him and what/who gets in their way? - A man at work has started to get along really well with one of his new coworkers that work downstairs. Every day they arrive at work at the same time and get in line at the coffee cart. They have friendly chats as they wait for their coffee and slowly start to get to know one another. Although the man is a little apprehensive to ask her out he decides that a nice cup of coffee at a cafe a little ways from work won't do much harm. As the man tells another fellow coworker at work about his plans to ask a woman out he tells him how she may be seeing someone. Confused has she has never brought up having a partner to the man before his coworker explains that she goes down to the lobby every day and awaits for a man to give her her lunch at break. Defeated the man decides to go down during break as well to see for hi...

  Rings to Hold “Beep beep beep.” The dreaded sound of a car horn announces that my sister from hell has arrived. My mother rushes out the door to greet her fiancee jumping into her arms. And I couldn’t blame them, although my new stepsister is a pain, her mother is amazing.  “Grace come outside and help grab some bags.” I leave the sanctuary of my room and walk headfirst into Sam holding her bags. “Watch it! God, I didn’t know you were such a clutz,” without even waiting for me to respond she pushes my shoulder and walks down the hallway. I don’t know where she is going since she has never been here before. Whipping my hair back I walk out to greet Alex my mom’s wife-to-be. She pulls me in for a hug kissing the top of my head. She pulls back and grabs my face and says, “Can you believe we are getting married this weekend!” I smile sweetly at her. “I sure can, we’ve been prepping for this for months and I’m glad we are finally done with all that work and can now move in to...