Revenge of the Premise Bunnies

[melissatreglia]

I thought I'd resurrect an old discussion here. Two years ago, kalloway made a post discussing the differences between a premise bunny and a plot bunny.

Long story short: A premise bunny is a basic idea that lacks the plotty goodness of a proper plot bunny. It's the germination of an idea that resembles a plot bunny, but without having the faintest clue where it's supposed to end up.

I do have quite a few premise bunnies myself. But I'd rather hear about you guys. What's a pet premise bunny for you, and how are you working (or not working) on growing it into a proper plot bunny?

Comments

[gehayi]

My pet premise bunny is about a pair of medieval interplanetary pilots in a clockpunk universe (one Punjabi, the other Hakka, and both women). I know the women, I have some idea of their backgrounds (not 100%, or I wouldn't want to tell the story)...but I don't really have a situation to put them in or an obstacle to afflict them with. Also, I don't know much about medieval India or medieval China, and much of what exists isn't online or in English.

(Yes, it's fantasy, but I want it to be somewhat grounded in reality; I'm making up the tech, but I'd like to know what kind of societies and political systems this world's India and China would be changing FROM, if you see what I mean.)

[chronikle]

Dropping by to say that that premise is AMAZING, and I hope you figure out a way to write it because I would love to hear more about it.