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Magic Potions, Mad Tea Party, Alice in Wonderland... (brainstorm with me please?)

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@kat_i_am

Probably
Maybe the cheshire cat.
You know the archetype of a trickster god? I think I'll prob have him fill that.
He comes in times of need, creates chaos, but in the end, leaves everything better

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Yeah that would work too, so do we want him to kill the Queen of Hearts though? Or someone else?

@kat_i_am

IDK, maybe the Knave of Hearts kills the Queen. He's often a military/assassin type in lots of retellings, and I lowky have him planned as a character vying for the throne. If he killed the Queen, he may have been expecting to become the new ruler, and is surprised when Alice is named Queen.
GASP I JUST FIGURED A THING OUT
YES SO THAT HAPPENS, AND THE JABBERWOCKY COMES IN (I have him as having an alternate ego/human form) AND THE JABBERWOCKY MAKES A DEAL WITH HIM TO HELP HIM GET THE THRONE BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE JABBERWOCKY IS LIKE… TEACHING ALICE DARK MAGIC. HE'S SELF-SERVING, AND HE WILL END UP ON THE THRONE EITHER WAY (ONCE ONE OF HIS MINIONS, ALICE OR THE KNAVE, EITHER CEDES THE THRONE TO HIM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT I'll figure out government power passing on later lol)
SO I HAVE 3 OR 4 PLOT LINES ATM (at the moment)

  1. Alice and Peter- the story will have a flashback to her childhood (which is weird to say bc she's still like… 13, I'm deciding on a specific age still), with her and Peter talking, and will ultimately end with their showdown.
    2.The Rebellion, aka getting Alice on the throne
  2. Alice's Reign- where she is trying to find a way to keep all of WL young
  3. The Jabberwocky's plot
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Don't forget the final battle! So what do you think the rest of the book will be about? Alice's time on the throne?

@kat_i_am

Yes, I have a few sections planned out.

  1. Some flashback/background stuff
  2. The rebellion
  3. Alice's Coronation & Reign
  4. Peter coming to WL/Reunion
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Maybe you should write about her adventure to get something or somewhere?

@mckapo

ooh the inclusion of the Jabberwocky is dope, like a being that has its own motives and couldnt care less what happens as long as he gets his way in the end, which it seems like he will.
So, at the end, once the reader gets over the fact that Alice the MC is dead… then they're going to say, okay, now Wonderland is going to be in control of the Jabberwocky, and now the book has ended, AH.

@kat_i_am

Nah, I don't really wanna do a quest. My trilogy is kinda like that, and I feel like it would just be too similar. I need something radically diff from that (otherwise I'm gonna be v bored and prob won't finish it)

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This should be a series…

@kat_i_am

I'm thinking just one v big long novel. Like 400 or 500 pages at the end. But like 50,000 words is only like… 100 pages in Google docs with default formatting. Put into industry format, it's like 200

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Woah! Thats cool though!

@kat_i_am

Thank you, thank you
I gotta go, but if all y'all wanna keep brainstorming I promise to read it when I come back
Bye, and thank you for all your help so far!

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Its No problem! You actually got me into a WonderLand Phrase and now I want to write a book about Wonderland.

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I just remembered, Isn't there a jester too?

@mckapo

I'm thinking just one v big long novel. Like 400 or 500 pages at the end. But like 50,000 words is only like… 100 pages in Google docs with default formatting. Put into industry format, it's like 200

That would be around 100k-130k, roughly.
I enjoy long books.

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Great, now I really want to write a Wonderland story, but don't know what it would be about

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Alice dies….so the throne is left empty for someone else?

Canonically, Wonderland is a creation of Alice’s dreams (in AiW she falls asleep due to her sister reading a boring book and in TtLG she falls asleep by a warm fire in front of the looking glass) so if she dies, you could consider that having rather a large effect on Wonderland. Idk if you want to take that route, but if you did you could foreshadow it earlier in your story by having Wonderland ‘react’ to things that happen to Alice (weather could reflect her mood, certain things could go wrong if she gets injured, etc.).

@kat_i_am

I'm thinking just one v big long novel. Like 400 or 500 pages at the end. But like 50,000 words is only like… 100 pages in Google docs with default formatting. Put into industry format, it's like 200

That would be around 100k-130k, roughly.
I enjoy long books.

Ooh ty ty.

Alice dies….so the throne is left empty for someone else?

Canonically, Wonderland is a creation of Alice’s dreams (in AiW she falls asleep due to her sister reading a boring book and in TtLG she falls asleep by a warm fire in front of the looking glass) so if she dies, you could consider that having rather a large effect on Wonderland. Idk if you want to take that route, but if you did you could foreshadow it earlier in your story by having Wonderland ‘react’ to things that happen to Alice (weather could reflect her mood, certain things could go wrong if she gets injured, etc.).

I'm gonna have it be an actual physical place bc it being a dream-world/solely a product of her imagination would be tricky to handle, I think. I think the story would be better served by having a physical location.

@kat_i_am

@AmericasFavoriteFightingFrenchGirl_LAFFETTE! WRITE A WONDERLAND STORY FOLLOWING SOMEONE OTHER THAN ALICE OR THE QUEEN OF HEARTS (everyone does those two). DO A ORIGIN STORY FOR LIKE, THE MAD HATTER but give him a new name (or genderbend him into a girl!!!) and don't let the reader know that the protag will become the mad hatter

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@AmericasFavoriteFightingFrenchGirl_LAFFETTE! WRITE A WONDERLAND STORY FOLLOWING SOMEONE OTHER THAN ALICE OR THE QUEEN OF HEARTS (everyone does those two). DO A ORIGIN STORY FOR LIKE, THE MAD HATTER but give him a new name (or genderbend him into a girl!!!) and don't let the reader know that the protag will become the mad hatter

Thats a really good idea! ButI just got this great idea, but I don't know if I should say it for copyright reasons!

@kat_i_am

Like… fear that someone on here will steal it and there will be copyright issues? that's valid, but at the same time, I feel like no one on here would do that, we're all pretty dedicated to helping each other out. But you know, whatever you're most comfortable with.

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Maybe I can private message you about it?

@mckapo

ooh @AmericasFavoriteFightingFrenchGirl_LAFFETTE! an origin story of a female mad hatter would be amazing! or Cheshire cat…

@kat_i_am

Maybe I can private message you about it?

Sure! but if you don't use the mad hatter origin story idea I totally will lol

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No actually it's something different. But yes it will involve wonderland.

@mckapo

@kat_i_am
have you figured where you're starting this story? I think either the end of the rebellion against the queen of hearts or right after it, so there's some background into what's going on with Wonderland politically, but also, so the rebellion isn't shifted into full focus, since your story is all about Alice, not Queen Alice.

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Maybe I can private message you about it?

Sure! but if you don't use the mad hatter origin story idea I totally will lol

Use it girl! I will totally help you with it!

@kat_i_am

Maybe I can private message you about it?

Sure! but if you don't use the mad hatter origin story idea I totally will lol

Use it girl! I will totally help you with it!

RAD TY

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M.C Kapo, do you mind if I also private message you too? I could use some help?

@kat_i_am

@kat_i_am
have you figured where you're starting this story? I think either the end of the rebellion against the queen of hearts or right after it, so there's some background into what's going on with Wonderland politically, but also, so the rebellion isn't shifted into full focus, since your story is all about Alice, not Queen Alice.

I was thinking I would start it mid/end rebellion, yes to give pol background, and partly cause I don't wanna write another rebellion (that's the main plot of my trilogy) lol. And def, I want to focus on Alice. Yes, being a queen is part of her story now, but she's also just a kid!