If you have a brilliant idea for a story, but want to put a bit of spin on it so that it is a bit more unusual, or has added depth, then here's a suggestion.
Plot out your story in some detail, making notes of all the main events in it so that you have a clear idea of where it is going and what it involves. This will help you take stock of the characters you're going to need as well. When you have done this, rather than launch yourself into converting your draft ideas into a straightforward narrative, why not consider telling the story from the point of view of the most minor character involved. To give you a simple, if cliched, example, it would be like telling the story of the Nativity from the point of view of the innkeeper or the donkey, rather than Mary or Joseph. Applied to your own work, it can help provide a different kind of insight to a situation and offer a new route in to something that might otherwise seem overly familiar or a little ordinary. It's certainly worth a try...
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