Novel Outline

Overview:
This novel is about how everyone has the ability to change who they are as a person. It is about finding one’s true identity and finding a place where they truly fit. This novel will include romance and heartbreak. Lies and deceit. Trust and loyalty. Identity and peer pressure. It will tackle a lot of different problems, but will showcase just how hard it can be to find your true identity. The novel will take place in the present time set and be placed in Barrie, Ontario. The genre in which I am writing this novel will be literary fiction. It is going to focus on the characters and what situations they will face the most.

Character Descriptions:

Callie is what some would call, the perfect teenager. At just 17 years old, she is responsible, has a career goal in mind, stays out of trouble and is always on top. She is at the top of her class in marks, she is on almost every extra-curricular activity possible, and when she has the time, she volunteers, giving soup to the homeless. Callie is an all around good person. She has a happy go-lucky type personality, and strives to see the best in everyone. She values her friends and family the most in her life. Callie can be really stubborn at times, especially when she know she is right about something. On the downside though, she is easily persuaded and very trusting.

Jayson has a tough as nails exterior, but is a good guy at heart. He has a sarcastic sense of humour, and although he has made some wrong choices earlier on in life, he is trying to change. You know what they say though, old habits die hard. Jayson will stand up for his friends and fight to the death for them. Jayson does not like being in large crowds and tries to avoid them. As well, if he is in a place that is too loud for his liking, he will leave. He prefers to be left alone most times, but does enjoy the company of certain people. He is the kind of person that does not have a problem with anyone, unless they have a problem with him, or someone he cares about.

Arianna is the best friend of Callie Rae. They met in middle school, when they were in the 6th grade. Arianna was new in town, and Callie being Class Rep, was assigned to show her around and make her feel welcome. Since then, they have become inseparable. Arianna is the complete opposite of Callie. Where Callie is shy, Arianna is outgoing. Arianna tends to think more outside the box and is okay with not being perfect. In fact, Arianna doesn’t believe in perfection. She believes that perfection is an unreachable goal, and prefers doing what she thinks is her personal best. Arianna loves to dance. It is her passion and she plans to pursue professional dancing as a future career.

Daniel is Jayson’s best friend, ((and soon to be Arianna’s boyfriend)). To people that do not know him, he is known as the school’s main dealer. Everyone knows if they need a fix, contact him and he will come through, as long as you keep your end up. He’s the kind of guy you do not want to mess with or cross. To the people that do know him, what you see is exactly what you get. He holds nothing back, about himself or about others. He is loyal to those that show him mutual respect.



Setting:
This novel is going to take place in many locations around Barrie, Ontario and will be placed in the present. The setting will include: school, various charity locations, houses, the mall, etc. The setting is connected to the theme of the novel based on ......?

POV:
This novel is going to be written using the 3rd person. I am choosing to write in the third person so that the reader has the chance to put themselves into the shoes of whatever character they would like. It is easier to relate to characters when they are being used in the 3rd person.
I will be using the present tense. I want the novel to be something that is happening now, and not in the past. It does have a past aspect to it, in the beginning. When people read it, I want them to be able to get the feeling that what they are reading is happening at this very moment, possibly making it easier to relate to.

Chapter Outlines:

Chapter 1:

Callie is introduced. A day in the life of Callie. In this chapter, you will find a typical day-in-the-life of Callie Rae. This is being done for the reader to get to know the main character more. They will get to know the good side of her, and even experience a little bit of her angry side. Arianna, Callie’s best friend, is also introduced in this chapter.

Chapter 2:

Arianna introduces Callie to Jayson. Arianna and Jayson knew each other before moving to Barrie. They both grew up in Brampton, right next door to each other. Just recently, they began hanging out again. When Callie and Jayson first meet, they are not all that fond of each other, but get along, for Arianna’s sake.

Chapter 3:

Callie and Jayson start to actually like each other as friends. Jayson introduces Callie to his group of friends, and vice versa. They find that they come from very different worlds. Callie is intrigued by Jayson and his friends, and begins to hang around them more.

Chapter 4:

Callie begins to leave her old habits and old friends behind, and starts to try new ones. She tries smoking, starts drinking more, and is often found skipping class to be with Jayson. Old friends that knew Callie say that she is going down the wrong path and that she needs to get out before she is in too deep.

Chapter 5:

Callie doesn’t care what everyone is saying about her. She enjoys this new group of friends and their way of living. In this chapter, there is a brush between Callie’s old group of friends and her new group. And Callie? She chooses her new group.

Chapter 6:

Callie gets invited to a house party. Jayson and Callie become a lot closer, get to know each other better. Callie starts to see Jayson in a whole new light. Jayson asks Callie out. Callie says yes.

Chapter 7:

Arianna has an audition, Callie goes to support her and convinces Jayson to go with them. Jayson then convinces Daniel to tag along. Daniel watches Arianna audition and is memorised. He has never really payed much attention to her before, but now, things are different. Daniel has an interest in Arianna.

Chapter 8:

Callie and Jayson get into a fight. Callie hears something from an old friend of hers’ about Jayson being with another girl, and doesn’t know who to believe. She chooses to believe the old friend over Jayson and this causes a problem between the two.

Chapter 9:

Arianna and Daniel start dating. Callie refuses to talk to Jayson, no matter how hard he tries. Jayson begins to fall back into his old habits (hardcore drugs and excessive alcohol use). When Callie finds out, she pleads with him to stop.

Chapter 10:

Daniel has a heart to heart with Jayson about Callie, and how she is the best thing that has happened to him in a long time. Daniel believes Jayson would be a fool to let her go. Arianna talks to Callie about Jayson. Arianna and Daniel convince Jayson and Callie to go to the dinner that had been set up for the two.

Chapter 11:

Things are good again for Callie and Jayson. The characters go though a couple pf days that seem to be the ‘perfect days.’ This does not last long though. Chris, a former friend of Daniel’s, shows up back in town, after having been gone almost two years now. Chris still believe Daniel the one responsible for selling him out about his ‘business.’

Chapter 12:

Naturally, Chris is looking for revenge on Daniel.