Ok. So I'm having trouble writing a short story for my GCSE's so I thought I would
do a bit of practice , I can start the story ok and create the charactors fine but I
get completley stuck on the plot ! I was just wondering if you could give me some
constructive critisism on this opening paragraph and then give me some ideas for a
plot? It can be whatever genre , then I can write the next bit and post it up....
Hmm...
Oh Sorry for any spelling/grammar mistakes  , its not perfect.
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Madeline Everett looked out of the tall bay window of her room over the ever quiet
street below.The sun reflecting of the white brick of the Georgian style teraced
houses gave the street a eerie white glow. No breeze stirred the dappled green
leaves of the silver berch trees that lined the pavement.Only a faint hum of traffic
could be heard . 
Madeline sighed.She didn't crave exitement in her life , just for it to be leading
somewhere.She had been living in this same house for the last 15 years.Her whole
life with pretty much no change. She flopped onto her vast turquoise double bed.
Madeline loved her bed. Because bed mean't sleep and sleep means dreams, and there
was nothing better to Madeline than dreams. Madeline had more dreams than she knew
what to do with . She knew she was intelligent , and creative and could probraby
achieve anything if she put her mind to it , it was just a matter of deciding what
she what she wanted.
  Now the whole summer holiday stretched in front of her , she couldn't just stay in her bedroom the entire time . She
needed a hobby , or maybe some new friends. Her old ones didn't seem so keen on keeping in touch with her.