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Position:Home>Books & Authors> I want to write a novel, but could you give me a few ideas?Question: I want to write a novel, but could you give me a few ideas!? I'm 16 and need a project to do to keep me entertained!. I really want to write a novel, but i need a little help with ideas, because I cant seem to come up with a strong one!. I really don't want to do a wishy washy teen drama thing, they are boring, i want something intresting!. I really like books like Ian Mcewan books (Atonement) and Anita and me (Myra Syal) Help!?!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Start with a character, and get to know that character really well in your head!. I'm not just talking about likes and dislikes and their appearance; you have the think about the deeper stuff too!. Fears, hopes and dreams, values and beliefs, virtues, flaws, strengths and weaknesses, what makes them angry, what makes them sad, their comfort mechanisms, their views of themselves and the world!. And make sure you know WHY they are like they are!. Now, EITHER a) make up another character; a bad guy (or gal) who stands opposed to the main character in some way - maybe they're both in competition for the same goal, or maybe one wants to stop the other from doing something important!. OR b) think about what kind of situation might present the greatest challenge to your character, force them to take action, and change them or teach them something new!. Or both, of course!. This conflict will provide the basis for your story!. Remeber, every story must have a protagonist (main character), an antagonist (opposing character) or antagonistic force (disease, hurricane, zombies, aliens etc!.)!. An inciting incident must happen early on in the story to present the MC with a problem and kick off the action, and things must work up from there with a series of events that raise the stakes for the MC - a journey (physical, logical or emotional) towards his/her goal!. Towards the end there is a crisis and climax, where the MC faces his/her biggest challenge and makes a big decision or change, and/or defeats the enemy, and all loose ends are tied up!. Hope that helps : )Www@QuestionHome@Com I have a similar question like yours :) but i havent read those two books that you like!.!.!. here are some ideas --- a couple of two different Classes fall in love, but cant see each other because of society (a little cliche, so maybe put some supernatural elements into it!?) --- at a Masquerade, there was a murder, but no one knows who commited it because everyone was masked!. thats all i could think of for now!.if i remember, i will try to add some more!. hope they help you! :)Www@QuestionHome@Com Don't write a book unless you have an idea already or that makes you a sellout before you become a best sellerWww@QuestionHome@Com A Preteen boy lives with is hateful relatives and learns that he is a wizard and must go to train his magical powers at a school in Scotland called Pigs pimples!.Www@QuestionHome@Com If you use someone elses ideas for your book, then you didn't really write it, did you!? Www@QuestionHome@Com If you don't come up with the idea by yourself then it isn't really your novel!. Add: Whose being sarcastic!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Answer this: That's why you don't eat the nuts in a tray at the bar!.Www@QuestionHome@Com how about a girl who wakes up invisable, or a turtleWww@QuestionHome@Com maybe a twist on romeo and juliet but the familes aren't feuding Plot: Girl is rich!. Boy is poor!. They aren't allowed to date because of social standards!. She is engaged to rich Dude who she doesn't like!. At their engagement party Boy sneaks in and they meet!. He doesn't know it's her engagement party and they meet and hit it off or whatever!. The guards see him and kick him out before he can find out its her party!. They see each other later and then it's starts their relationship and they fall in love!. She doesn't tell him she's engaged and hides her ring because she wants to keep him but she doesn't know how to cut off the engagement without upsetting her parents or it's a law in the city/country/world/whatever that girls must marry whoever her parents tell her too or she will be killed!. One day one of Dude's ppl see her and Boy together and Dude finds out!. He then plots to murder Boy!. Girl finds out about the plot and tries to warn Boy but Dude has already found him!. When she arrives on the scence Boy is confused and like "YOUR ENGAGED!" and then he's pissed at her!. Dude decides to spare him sense he didn't know!. He leaves and drags Girl with him and later beats her!. She then sneaks and tries to get Boy back but he is still mad!. She tells him they could run away!. He isn't down for it but still loves her and a few days before the wedding he decides to do it and yada yada yada!.!.!.something goes wrong or something and you can come up with that or change some parts around!. hope that helps!. let me know if you like it or not!.Www@QuestionHome@Com "Atonement" is a rather lofty piece to aspire to!. Historical fiction is a difficult genre to work in, the amount of research required to make it true-to-date and believable is daunting to many authors!. How do people dress!? How do they speak!? What is considered taboo!? What technology existed!? What significant historical events were happening!? Etc!.!.!. All this and more should be addressed to make it appear sincere to your reader!. I'm not saying don't do it, I'm just letting you know what's involved!. The best way for an aspiring writer such as yourself to start writing is to write about what you know!. You're a teenager, so it's best to start there!. I'm not saying a "wishy washy teen drama thing", but start with a main character that is very much like yourself!. Center the story around events and things that you are interested in!. also, while starting with an outline of your entire story is a good idea, try not to adhere to a strict progression of events!. Let the story tell itself, give it room to "run and play" like the living, breathing thing that it is, but be ready to reign it it from time to time!. Another thing, don't limit yourself to a single story!. If an idea pops into your head that doesn't fit your current story, don't abandon it!. Most writers have many works in progress and bounce around from one to another depending on inspiration (or lack of it)!. Here's some basic story ideas: Teen becomes convinced that her neighbor is a person highlighted on "Americas Most Wanted", but no one believes her!. Flower child in the sixties travels around in her VW!. 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