OK, revised outline #357...
Oct. 26th, 2017 07:43 am I've dropped the Ancient Persia theme (I'm always more than a little worried about straying into racist/cultural appropriation areas with non-Western cultures, which is one reason I tend to favour sci-fi settings - although I was planning on playing this one like a fairytale; anyway...) and I'm going for a modern setting, with fantasy/fairytale elements. After all, part of the point of the exercise in this year's Nano was to explore some of my own feelings, issues, whatever, so this is semi-autobiographical (with the emphasis on 'semi'). Writing this should HURT - me if not the reader.
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I'm leaning towards the former because this is supposed to be therapy rather than a commercial opportunity. Although who knows where it will go?
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- Modern woman in her early 40's works as a hotel receptionist with a horrible boss who is the same age as her daughter
- She had her daughter very young but the relationship with the father didn't last, so she raised her mostly alone
- She has remarried but has no more children due to an accident when she was pregnant with twins
- All of these circumstances have generated tiny resentments and regrets that occasionally flare up in outbursts that usually manifest as passive/aggressive behaviour but sometimes as rage
- She receives an inheritance from Great-Aunt Mina - a locket that contains a familiar(?)
- She finds she can make the things she wishes come true, which is fun at first (new shoes! turning the boss' tea cold) but soon turns dark
- Her daughter, a primary school teacher, is on maternity leave with twins
- Their relationship is a difficult one but there is love underneath all the bitterness
- Her husband, who has high EQ, is at the end of his tether and is considering leaving
- When he speaks to her about it, the rage flares up and she attacks him
- This is the wake up call she needs to begin the process of healing
I'm leaning towards the former because this is supposed to be therapy rather than a commercial opportunity. Although who knows where it will go?