Hi everyone, It is really weird doing a ‘normal’ blog post now let me tell you and I think I prefer posting in the evenings now. How wild and crazy of me 
Everyone needs fresh ideas for their stories so hopefully these posts will inspire you in one direction or another. Are many stories plucked from real life? Let’s see shall we: Little Red Riding Hood - based on bumping into some kind of bully on her way to grandma’s? Hmm.. Roald Dahl’s storylines look freshly plucked from life, don’t you think? The Twits is just one example.
Thankfully no one was harmed in this unfortunate occurence, but the potential for a story out of it is beaut!
Source: mandatory.com via Catherine on Pinterest
In the comments let your imagination run wild for a story from this. Any age.
Here’s what I think. A young girl the same age as the one who fell down the hole, set the ‘hole’ thing up and swapped places with the other one therefore stealing her identity. Yikes what happened next to the real one and the one who stole the identity? I don’t even write YA. Oh well!
p.s. I found it really hard to get the video straight on the blog, so either click the link or the picture which goes to the video but via Pinterest first. (which is good if you are not on Pinterest yet. See Jody’s post if you aren’t convinced yet)
p.p.s Cat Gerlach got the last of the revenues in from the challenges e-book/POD book from RachWrites campaign and donated it. if you were in that campaign you may be interested in Cat’s post here.
Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: | Catherine Johnson, inspiration, Mandatory, poet, real life disasters, Stories for children
Holy cow, I can’t believe that happened! I like your story idea, too.
I did sign on to Pinterest, but I am a total goofball and haven’t figured out how to use it yet :/
Oh Julie, I’ll try and find you. To practice find any picture and press the resin button. You’ll soon get addicted
Oh that sparkly Pinterest–it’s so hard to look away!
I like your story idea!
Hey Coleen do you write YA?
idea
Yes, great idea!
I’m not on pinterest… Just see it as something else to waste my time on… At the moment at least xx
Hi Michelle, maybe I wouldn’t go on if I wrote novels. If it doesn’t interest you I don’t think you should do it. I love the pictures. Take care x
How awful – but you’re right these happenings can provide incredible inspiration. Pinterest – well – just don’t have the time at the moment, my account is lonely.
Holy smoke! Talk about down the rabbit hole! Unbelievable!
I know and it was so far down. I can’t imagine what was going through her head but it must have happened quickly. Margaret, I like Pinterest to post really good blog posts and while I’m on I’ll repin something. Otherwise I only go on on a Saturday for play time
Oh my. That makes my foot throb thinking about it. Yikes. Pinterest is sparkly.
She didn’t look to bang her head on the way down or anything. All manner of things could have happened. Hey, have I found you on Pinterest yet?
I can’t remember. I have an account, but have taken it slow. I’ll check today.
There are lots of Catherine Johnson’s. I couldn’t find you. I could be going down the Catherine Johnson hole of Pinterest. There are dozens.
I’m so relieved that the challenge is over. I might start working on 2013′s next week. That way i should be ready on time.
LOL same here. Enjoy the break, Ciara!