Planning Novel-Inner Fantasies Tied to Deadly Secrets

I have been trying to plan this book out from a dream, and I want to make this book the best one I've ever written. This means planning, this means set characters, this means knowing the plot.

But I'm not so good at that. But I'm trying to work on it. It's going, and going slowly. This is what I have so far:

Inner Fantasies Tied to Deadly Secrets Planning

Girl wants to live a Victorian life, she gets in pod, lives that life. Somehow, she gets out without realizing it, meets her mom, who married the guy who rules the place (Duvlen), Amaling, and it seems to be a utopian, but Oal, a music teacher, shows her the bad sides. Falling in love with Oal, they get out of dodge. Then she finds out that she got out of the pod, but how did she get out? And how long was she in there? And how is all of this pulled together?

Questions to Get Plot Info and Sub Plots:

1. What are the secrets?

A. How did Dove get out of the pod?

B. How long was Dove in the pod?

C. How did Dove get out of the pod without noticing it?

D. What is so important about the pods?

2. Who wanted them kept?

A. DuvlenàWhy? Because he’s the Ruler of Amaling

      l à  Minister of Pods àHow did he get to be minister of pods? What did he do?

B. Order of SecretsàWho are they?

       I à What are their secrets?

       l à Why/how do they keep the secretsàHow far are they willing to go to keep the secrets?

3. Why does Dove want a Victorian life? àBecause of her name

A. Why is her name important? àShe’s going to expose the secrets à Why? à Because she’s seen what happens when secrets like this are kept; her mom, dad, Duvlen.

B. Why was she named that? àHer dad knew what she was going to do àHow did he? àHe was a member of the Order of Secrets, and they have a way of predicting this sort of thing, so that they can keep their secrets.

4. How did Dove get enough $ to get into a pod? àShe fought for it. She won at cards, at knife games, predictions-she’s very lucky with that sort of thing, but that’s why she has the small scars on her hands on her real body.

5. How did Beatrice stay the same age as when Dove went into the pod, as when she came out? àBecause she met Duvlen, and he showed her.

6. Why did Oal become a music teacher?

A. Because he loved music. àWhy does he love music? àBecause it’s the one thing that provided solace to him when he was growing up.

B. What instruments does he like? àAll of themàCan he play all of them? àYes, all the ones that he can get his hands on.

7. Why does Oal’s dad like Duvlen?

A. “Love is irrational. You don’t pick to love that person. You just do. You might hate yourself for it, but you just do” Oal’s Dad’s response.

8. What is wrong with Amaling? àThere’s no police, or other social services. à Why not? à There isn’t enough money for them. àWhy not? àBecause those ruling, the upper class spent it on frivolous things.

9. How did Dove and Oal get out of Amaling? àThey used the secret passageways underneath Duvlen’s house. à How did they know about them? à Dove found them while exploring the tunnels underneath Duvlen and Beatrice’s house. àWhy was she doing that?

Dove:

Bio:

What Does She Want: to live a Victorian life, to be with Oal,

Character Sheet:

Lines: "Can I have a coffee to go with that world disaster please?"

Random line I just came up with. I think it will go with my novel that I'm planning the heck out-I can see that she’s sarcastic

Name: Dove Kidd
Age: 23
Height: 5”9
Weight: 130 pounds
Hair color and style: blonde hair, to her shoulders curly
Eye color: green
Complexion and skin tone: fair
Character's body build: ectomorph in pod, mesomorph in real life
Character back story:
Identifying marks: mole developing behind and underneath her right ear, small knife scars on her fingers on her real body.

Facial features: oval
Hand features:  small knife scars on her fingers on her real body
Scent:

Mannerisms or gestures:

Strongest personality traits:
Weakest personality traits:
Needs of the character:
Ambitions:


Father's name: Jack Kidd
Age: 45
Physical appearance:

Mother's name: Beatrice Kidd
Age: 38
Physical appearance:

Sibling's names and descriptions: none
Pets: a horse named Apple that is a pure bred pure black mare called Shadow, in Victorian life

Do you have any advice/suggestions for the plot, or what you think? Thanks!