The Carousel
8
September 2007
Think of a way in which something about a carousel might be worked into your story. Is it a real carousel or a memory that a character has of one? Is it complete or just a piece of one? Maybe the character has found something that has triggered a memory? A photograph of a carousel? A golden ring from one?
Has your character found an old carousel figure in the storage shed/spare room/attic/basement? Maybe they opened up an old room that has been sealed off for centuries and found something pertaining to a carousel?
Is it the first carousel that was made in the world you write in? Is it a remnant of a time long past and no one has ever seen anything like it before? Maybe the carousel is the story. A story that takes place entirely on a carousel? A magical carousel the animals on come to life at certain times?
As you can see, there are a multitude of ways you could work a carousel into a story. Maybe a victim in your crime novel is found on or near a carousel? Perhaps the lovers in your romance walk past one playing a romantic melody in the park?
Whether you use on of these examples, or you dream up an entirely different way to add a little of the magic that is a carousel to your story, have fun and write to entertain yourself. The rest will work out as long as you are entertained.
