After his father’s second marriage, a teenage boy learns to navigate his new life, only to discover his stepmom’s a narcissist..

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Former member · Singularity · 114,965 pts

I would like to follow up my previous post. I think the concept of a narcissistic step-mother would provide the raw ore for a comedy, more so than for a drama.? But the ore needs refining.?

?A logline describes a? plot.? And a plot is? a story framed from the point of view of the protagonist.? In this case, that's the boy.? So? what is the specific complication that an "all about me" step mom creates in a story that is nominally "all about him".? What Big Dream of his is threatened by her personality disorder?

dogger · Singularity · 87,055 pts

I would like to follow up my previous post. I think the concept of a narcissistic step-mother would provide the raw ore for a comedy, more so than for a drama.? But the ore needs refining.?

?A logline describes a? plot.? And a plot is? a story framed from the point of view of the protagonist.? In this case, that's the boy.? So? what is the specific complication that an "all about me" step mom creates in a story that is nominally "all about him".? What Big Dream of his is threatened by her personality disorder?

Neer Shelter · Singularity · 39,985 pts

Comedy might work well for this concept.

Like DPG, I don't find the stepmum as a "...narcissist..." a big enough of a problem to be story worthy. Best you give her negative characteristics a practical implementation that impacts the MC's life in a significant way.

What's the worst thing she did to him?