1. Daniel Sparkle meets his hero on a train.

2. Give Molly Raymond something to laugh about.

3. Change formats: write a letter to the local newspaper from Dan Jolie.

4. Molly Raymond ignores a phone call. Why?

5. Writing exercise: Write about the characters on holiday. Use what you learn about them to steer your story.

6. What is a smell that reminds Daniel Sparkle of Molly Raymond?

7. Give Molly Raymond an interesting hat.

8. Writing exercise: Describe Dan Jolie's funeral

9. Writing exercise: Write a diary entry as if you're Dan Jolie

10. Dan Jolie is embarrassed. Why?

11. Write a background story setting up a reason for a friend to betray Daniel Sparkle.

12. Make Dan Jolie accidentally send a text to the wrong person.

13. Could Molly Raymond have been an alien all along?

14. Introduce a prophecy.

15. What would Molly Raymond's mother think if she could see her now?

16. Think about which people Dan Jolie would invite to a dinner party if he could invite anybody, dead or alive.

17. Writing exercise: Write a postcard as if you're Daniel Sparkle on holiday.

18. Molly Raymond confesses a past wrongdoing.

19. Describe the meaning behind Molly Raymond's name.

20. Daniel Sparkle screams. Why?