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Let's take your nugget of an idea and make it into something. Remember when we did the mind map?  Take an idea and apply  Now take the ideas and storyboard your idea as a writer.  To get started, break down your story into a set of discrete scenes; each scene will become its own storyboard. Next, choose a scene and start to lay down the context: Where does the scene take place? Who is in the scene? What do the "characters" say? How do they react? What happens next? Repeat as necessary  What ends up as the "moral" of the story?

Using the Hero's Journey to help you shape your profile.  Star Wars   (1977) 1.   The ordinary world . Luke lives with his aunt and uncle on a farm on Tatooine. He likes to stare at the sunset and dream of “teleporting off this rock”. 2.   The call to adventure . R2-D2 plays Luke a message of distress from Princess Leia, who needs someone to transport the droid to Alderaan. 3.   Refusal of the call . Luke isn’t thrilled about leaving his home planet and getting in trouble from his uncle to go on a wild goose chase. 4.   The mentor . Obi-Wan Kenobi convinces Luke to follow his heart by showing him his father’s lightsaber. 5.   Crossing the threshold . Luke and Obi-Wan leave Mos Eisley for Alderaan. 6.   The ordeal . Leia’s rescue from the Death Star, and later, Luke using the Force to destroy the Death Star. 7.   The return . Luke joins the rebels and decides to become a Jedi. The Matrix   (1999) 1.   The ordinary...