Art
Linkletter wisely noted that “Kids say the darndest things.” For this prompt
you will need access to a talkative child, between the ages of four to ten. It
works best if you can watch the children in their normal environment as they
interact with one another. Sooner or later they’ll drop a gem of an idea.
However, I have gained reasonable results from coming straight out and asking
them what they think would make a good story.
When I
asked my seven-year-old what he thought I should write for my next story he
told me it should be about a dragon that chased people around because he wanted
to be friends with them.
While my
son’s suggestion would make an excellent picture book or Middle-Grade story I
decided to turn this into a serious adult offering.
Roaring Dragon – Ben has been hired to travel to the
backwaters of the bayou in order to study the body of a supposed dragon. When
he arrives he discovers that the remains are not from any species known on
Earth and begins a search of the area for a living specimen. Deep in the
swamps, his hunting party becomes the hunted when a live dragon charges into
their camp. Ben flees and becomes hopelessly lost in the swamp. He is rescued
by the dragon and returned to civilization. During their trek the dragon
reveals that she and her companion were emissaries to Earth from another
dimension and if neither of them return home the warriors of their race will
invade Earth and destroy it. Ben must find a way to get the dragon safely past
the party of swamp folk that are hunting her and take her to the portal to her
world.
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