Final If/Then Story Process

Week 1
This week we have our first interview regarding our final story. My idea is as follows. There is a river, full of money. People in the nearby town have nicknamed it Spare Change River, since you're more than likely to find money in it if you go searching. I take the inspiration from a wishing well. Whenever I see one, I always wish i could just go in and take the money out. Except the wishing well is now a river.

For a while now, I've had this mental image of a man fishing in a shallow river, and have thus far been unable to incorporate it successfully into any writings. As much as I like this idea, it needs a lot of work. For instance why is there money in this river? It can't simply appear there, that wouldn't make any sense. Is there a limited supply of the money? How does it benefit the people that use it? How does it impact the society that surrounds it? These are all very important questions that must be tackled. I look forward to undertaking this task, despite its evident complexity.

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Week 2

 The story has continued to flow and develop. I've discovered that the river is full of money after a angry business man throws handfuls of bills away. He is doing it to spite a charity worker who has annoyed him. The character bio i really important for the business man. Why is he being such an asshole? His values have always been that a days pay requires a days work, and he believes that donating to charity is giving out money to people who don't deserve it. The choices he is going to make will hopefully change how he looks at the situations of others and not his core values. I've decided to make his secretary more important as well. She will help he business man evaluate his situation, through acts of sarcasm and downplaying his intelligence. She'll provide an outside perspective on his situation. The character will realize how his decisions influence others in a serious manner.