Story help?

[rainbowshy]

If this isn't allowed, I'll be happy to delete it.

Anyway, I'm writing a story that is inspired by the movie Frozen. It's basically about this autistic eighteen year old girl who is somewhat isolated from exploring the world around her. The only time she ever gets out is when her mom can't leave her at home. I'm in need of some ideas for this story right now. I don't want her to have any special powers or anything like that. D: 

I just need to have someone who can help me work through this plot and come up with some good ideas. I'm stumped and trying so hard to make this story work, but I don't know what else I can do.

Comments

[serria]

Hmm, so it's not a fanfic at all, you were inspired by the theme of isolated young woman (who I assume struggles with the thing that makes her different) and decided to branch out from there? I think that's an awesome theme. Of course, it's pretty vague, so the question is, do you want to make a Frozen story by changing names and details (instead of ice power, your female character is autistic, instead of in a magical kingdom, it's in New York, etc) or are you open?

I'd first think of what really draws you to this story. What is it that you see in your head when you imagine this story? Is it key scenes? For example, your protagonist figuratively belting "Let It Go" as she tries to come to terms with herself, after perhaps humiliating herself/scaring away her peers? Or is it a story about autism itself, in which you want to explore things that people with autism face? Maybe are you imagining relationships, like with her and a sister? Or do you want an epic plot?

I mean, having a protagonist with autism can be anything from the very foundation of the story itself, or it can be a single detail about her that makes her a more unique and fleshed out character, but doesn't necessarily affect the story at all. Still, though, if she is a character like Elsa, which I am imagining, I'd guess she was a very anxious girl whose parents were scared for her - and maybe even scared of her - and do everything they can to hide her autism by teaching her to hide it. What happens next? Does something happen where she is forced to leave her home and interact with the outside world on her own, without a parent's help? That could certainly be a "journey."

[rainbowshy]

Well, I was thinking that maybe the movie Frozen could play a good part. Like, maybe she sees Elsa as a rolemodel of sorts or something. Like, when she's upset or having one of her meltdowns or whatever, her mom could sing Let it Go to her to calm her down.

Also, I thought that the mother could be afraid that no one would understand her daughter. THat's why she isolates her a lot. I thought exactly what you were thinking that her mother is scared for her or whatever. She's not afraid of her daughter because it's more like Elsa and her sister. The mom knows that her daughter isn't violent as people think she is. Most people with autism are perceived as being violent or whatever. A lot of them wouldn't even hurt a fly and that's the kind of person I want the character to be.

I did think of that last part. I can't really think of anything in mind for that unless things got out of hand with her autism and she was taken away from her mother. Maybe she runs away from the place the put her in to find her mother... idk. D: