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Story Idea Development Template: Title: The Swan

This story is about an introverted girl named Elsa who is bullied by her classmates for her appearance. She finds an old diary in the park that describes a similar situation to her own. The diary inspires Elsa to change her mindset from pessimistic to optimistic and transform her life. Years later, hoping to pass on the inspiration, Elsa leaves the diary on the same park bench for another girl who is crying alone.

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Story Idea Development Template: Title: The Swan

This story is about an introverted girl named Elsa who is bullied by her classmates for her appearance. She finds an old diary in the park that describes a similar situation to her own. The diary inspires Elsa to change her mindset from pessimistic to optimistic and transform her life. Years later, hoping to pass on the inspiration, Elsa leaves the diary on the same park bench for another girl who is crying alone.

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Amalin Ahmad
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Story Idea Development

Template
Title: The Swan
Institution:
Your Name:
Genre:

Write your story


idea in under 200
words:

SEGi University
Nur Amalin Ahmad
Inspirational/Drama

This story is about an introvert who has a very low self-esteem.


Due to her appearance and behavior, other students always
bully and mock her. Worst, the boy who she admires the most
also belittle her. Her life changes 360 when she found a diary.
When she read the diary, she shocked as what is written in the
diary is just the same with her situation. The diary can describe
the owner.
The diary is belongs to a boy who used to be an introvert. He
was bullied and teased by his classmates because of his
appearance. His life continued like that until one day he felt
tired of everything and decided to change his life. He ignored
the people who want to bring him down and start to be
optimist. The transformation brings him to the center of
attention at his school. After graduate with flying colors, he
further his study to overseas and now become an inspiring
figure that motivate people.
Like a magic, the diary change her mind! From pessimistic to
optimistic, she determines to change her life. If not me, who
else? If not now, then when? she asks herself.

What makes your


story interesting
or unique?

This inspiring story can help those who have low self-esteem.
People with low self-esteem often has pessimistic mind as they
think there are not space for them to change to better life.
Thus, this story can prove them wrong! Everyone can change if
they have guts to do it!

Describe the
main characters:

Describe the
main plot points:

Protagonist

An introvert who changes her life after she


found a diary.

Antagonist

Bullies

Supporting
character 1 (if
applicable)

Mystery person-the owner of the diary

Supporting
character 2 (if
applicable)

A girl crying at the park-5years later.

Elsa who is an introvert always feels


unhappy of herself. She wants to have
friends like others, but no one wants to be
her friend. This is due to her naive and
unattractive appearance. She always wears
dull clothes and thick eyeglasses. That is
why she always been mocked by other
students and is labeled as nerd.

Exposition
(explanation of
the idea)

One day, she feels sad and embarrasses as


other students laugh at her. It is because
she wears very striking clothes. She thinks
if she wears more colorful clothes, other
will not mark her, but she wrong! Worst, a
boy who she admires the most also laugh
at her.

Conflict (serious
disagreement or
argument,
typically a
protracted one)

She feels annoyed and run from the school.


She stops at a park and cries as if no one
sees her. After that, while she walks at the
park, she sees an old dark brown book on a
bench.

Rising action
(process of doing
something,
typically to
achieve an aim)

Any other
information?

After she reads the diary, she decided to


change herself and ignores what others say
about her. Life is not about pleasing others
but to achieve what we dream. That is her
principle of life. She transforms herself to a
beautiful and full spirit girl. After finish her
study, she become a famous motivational
speaker.

Climax (most
intense, exciting,
or important
point of the film,
the apex)

She feels very proud of herself and wants


to find the owner of the diary because she
wants to thanks him. However, she knows
that it is impossible to do it. One day, she
goes to the park where she found the diary
5 years ago and sits on the bench. Not far
from her, she sees a young girl crying
alone. She smiles as the girl reminds her of
her old days. She hugs the diary tightly and
stares at the girl. She left the diary on the
bench with hope; the girl will pick it up and
bring it home.

Resolution (firm
decision to do or
not to do
something)

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