In a previous writing workshop, I submitted and shared a couple of short stories that went hand in hand with each other. The class liked them enough to express interest in me turning my project into a novel, and my friend encouraged me after I was hesitant. Well, here it is.
*Genre* YA Coming of Age
*Elevator Pitch* When Sofie enters her junior year of high school in a new state, she learns just how far she's willing to go to be accepted.
*Premise* After spending most of her childhood in a close-knit Muslim community in New York City, Sofie's family moves up to Concord, New Hampshire after her dad accepts a new job. New home, new school, new enemies. Now, Sofie must survive high school drama and come out of it staying true to herself.
I want the story to remain lighthearted, so I'm going to workshop the pitch to not be so dramatic and match better with the premise. I like the title too, but again, I don't really know if it fits. Comments are welcome!
tagging @4revgreen since you were interested in my wip!
There is always something left to love. - One Hundred Years of Solitude
@4revgreen, Simple answer is I always wanted to read a story that featured a Muslim as a main or supporting character in western media as positive portrayals. The closest I got growing up was Sam in the Magnus Chase series, so I decided to create a story that reflected me as I experienced high school!
There is always something left to love. - One Hundred Years of Solitude
To make this project more fun (and give me incentive to write) I decided to follow the Harry Potter word crawl. My house is Ravenclaw, and I'm a Muggleborn.
I received my Hogwarts letter: 103 words
I visited Gringotts bank: 263 words
I got my wand at Ollivander's: 401 words
Total Words: 767. Total Time: 30.5
There is always something left to love. - One Hundred Years of Solitude
You'd better wise up, Pony... you get tough like me and you don't get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothing can touch you, man. — Dallas Winston, The Outsiders
