Week 1: How to create an initial outline
My Story Outline
Step 1 - Ideas
Idea 1: Forced to marry a stranger to strengthen their alliance.
Idea 2 : Falling in love with a mysterious knight who recuses her from rogues.
Characters
Roselyn, a werewolf princess (The Royal Blood Moon Pack).
Mysterious Red Knight (werewolf)
Prince Stefan (The Royal Crescent Moon Pack).
Timeline
Modern SUPERNATURAL Earth
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Step 2 - Draw the Plot using Ideas
Princess Rosalyn finds herself stuck in a sticky position when her father arranges a marriage. in hopes of straightening their alliances with the neighbouring kingdom.
But Rosalyn had eyes for someone else, a mysterious knight she meant one faithful night. (rescued from rogues) Later on the three crosses path at the annual ball. Rosalyn finds out who her mysterious knight is.
Refining
1. Why does Rosalyn's father insist on her marrying Prince Stefan?
Everlyn's father wants to strengthen their alliance. To do so, Everlyn needs to marry Prince Stefan.
2. Why does she refuse to marry Stefan?
Everlyn refuses to marry someone she isn't in love with nor does she know of. She's also in love with someone else.
3. Who is she in love with?
A certain knight she met at a ball.
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Step 3 - Refined Outline
Scenes
S1: The Royal Blood Moon Pack (Throne Room)
Rosalyn's father wanted to strengthen the alliances of their neighbouring pack. Rosalyn was enraged when she found out, causing friction with her and her father. Rosalyn, heartbroken that she had to marry a stranger and some whom she didn't love. Sneaking from the palace grounds, she takes a stroll in the woods.
S2: Woods
Blinded by rage, Rosalyn pays no attention to her surroundings. Unpredictably, finds herself in danger, surrounded by rogues. Taken by surprise, she was unsure how to handle the situation. She didn't want to give her identity away.
S3: Encounter
In a flash of light an arrow whizzed by hitting one of the rogues between his eyes. Startled Rosalyn let out a shriek. One by one each rouge was killed. Rosalyn found herself later on surrounded by dead rogues, who just a few seconds ago were standing and ready to kill. Wanting to thank her savour Rosalyn searched for her savour. Spotting him behind a tree, she tentatively approached it. The mysterious man noticing her advances showed himself. Where she was met by a handsome young man. She was awestruck by his beauty. Gathering herself, she thanked the stranger. Just when she was about, she said something, a call from the distance interrupted her. She turned to the sound. It was one of her guards. She frowned in irritation. The guard informed her that her father had been searching for her. With a sigh and nodded. Turning to look where the stranger was previously at, she was met with nothing.
S4: Growing Love
Every day Rose would sneak out of the palace and meet with the mysterious knight and day by day their relationship blossomed. Into something beautiful. There was only a month left until Rose was to wed which she has yet to tell the knight, who she still didn't know his name.
S5: Winter Ball
Rose, Stefan and the Knights cross paths at the Winter Ball. Secrets were spilled and Rose was left with a difficult decision, to fallow her heart and defy her father or obedient do as her father says, risking her heart.