I'm trying to write a story about a middle school boy, but I'm struggling with the format, I think I want it to be a diary format but it's not ending up how I would like it. It looks wonky and whenever I begin to write I cannot come up with ideas.

There are a few plot points of whatever it's called that I will have.

1. He lives with his mother and sister
2. He doesn't like his dad
3. My book will take place over the span of roughly 3 years
4. He will be forced to live with dad at some point
5. It takes place in the fictional city of Kollapsie, MT, USA
6. He goes to an all boys private school

I still need names like what his sisters name would be, I don't know what I really want for this story really.

I'm trying to write a story about a middle school boy, but I struggle with finding the right format and ending. I think I want it to tell the story in the form of a diary, but it's not ending up how I would like it. It looks wonky and whenever I begin to write I cannot come up with ideas.

There are a few ingredients to the story that I already have:

1. He lives with his mother and sister
2. He doesn't like his dad
3. My book will take place over the span of roughly 3 years
4. He will be forced to live with his dad at some point
5. It takes place in the fictional city of Kollapsie, MT, USA
6. He goes to an all boys private school

I still need names, for example for his sister, but most of all I don't know what I really want for this story really.