Story idea (based on information collected - statistics and the emotions people feel):
Page 1&2: (name) didn't know why but everywhere he/she goes, there always seem to be a monster not far behind
Page 3&4: There was a monster in his/her bedroom that made him/her scared of the dark
Page 5&6: There was a monster at his/her school that made it harder for him/her to have fun
Page 7&8: There was a monster on the bus that made him/her very uncomfortable
Page 9&10: There was a monster at the shops that made him/her scared of the shop keeper
Page 11&12: There was a monster on the side of the swimming pool that made him/her think that something bad was going to happen
Page 13&14: There was a monster at the hospital that made him/her nervous of the doctors
Page 15&16: and there was even a monster at the hairdressers that made him/her worry about really silly things
Page 17&18: One day as he/she walked the dog, he/she noticed that all the monsters were following her.
Page 19&20: He/she did not understand and he/she was not happy. So enough was enough!
Page 21&22:
Title ideas:
- (name) and the monsters
- I'm not afraid!
- Monsters have dreams too
- My monster friends
- Monsters are friends
- My time with the monsters
- I'm seeing monsters
- I'm being followed by monsters
- Stop following me!
- Save me from the monsters!
- Monsters are just like people
- Monsters aren't scary
- They're after me!
- Monsters aren't bad after all
- They're out to get me!
- I'm not afraid anymore
- My monsters and me
- Monsters are sometimes a bit like you and me
- The monsters and me
The feedback I got from my peers about my idea so far was that they liked the theme, the idea of the monster as the thing that makes the character think and see differently and the way the story is written. I was suggested that my main character could be an adult instead of a child but keeping the story quite simple like how it would be written for a child for an engaging read - a little bit like this video by Matthew Johnstone about depression (a similar topic to what I am doing), in the sense that its primarily targeted towards adults but the illustration and how the story is told is like how it would be done for a younger audience:
They also suggested to maybe explore more with the different mental illnesses and maybe try to incorporate it in the story - quite a contrast to what other people said in the previous review session.
They also suggested to maybe explore more with the different mental illnesses and maybe try to incorporate it in the story - quite a contrast to what other people said in the previous review session.
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