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Question: How would this idea be for a book!?
Nicks life was that of an average 13 year old!. Trouble with school, trouble with girls, trouble with parents!. His friends were always talking behind his back!. Eveything changes the night his 5 year-old lab Zombie gets hit by a semi!. Nick is filled with anger and hate as he see's his dad bury the dog, he's angry at his dad, at the semi driver, at everyone!. 5 months past and one night he cant sleep so he goes to look at the poorly dug grave that his dad had dug!.His sorrow nearely enveloped him when the hate came back and he let out an anguished cry!. He sat on the ground sobbing then he heard rusling!. He looked around and heard or saw nothing!. He woke to the sound of his alarm clock, he lay in bed wishing he was dead then he heard a thump, thump, thump, it was a steady rythmic beat and up the stairs came the skeletal form of a dog, with a metal colar that had the words Zombie imprinted on it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
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I think you have certainly got the makings for a great writer!. You got the imagination, the information, heck even the intellect!. I think your idea is great - but no story cannot be improved!.
You haven't detailed it - you should write the conclusion with your blurb - like make a rhetorical - bring in some extracts!.
FOR EXAMPLE - Does Nick turn into a zombie!? It's not that hard although you cannot rush the blurb!. The book needs the blurb first, as a reminder of the story!.
You haven't described Nick that much - Is he lonely!? - What colour hair has he got!? - Has he only got one parent!? - there are hundreds of questions unanswered - so we cannot judge the book!. More to the point, we don't even know if Nick is very tall or very short - it could tie the story together - i know a couple of stories where minor things like height, weight do matter!.
Describe the town - does he live in a wreck - is rubbish strewn all over the place - or does he live in a clean place - where even the drain needs a spit shine!?! We do not know much about this town of yours and I know we are only talking about the idea - which is great - but these details all counts for the story to have a realistic atmosphere!.
Other than that - your story is great! Good Luck! Remember try writing from different points of view - in first person - from Nick's view or his friends, or even his dad or dog's - third person - don't be biased - or the rare second person - writing in the readers point of view I!.E!. You and your - and different genres' if you can - horror (which gruesome and disgusting bits like blood), romance (how Nick tries to get a girlfriend while this is going on) and science-fiction (when the robots create awesome gadgets and technology to use against humans)!.
Talk about the parents - friends - enemies !.!.!.
Remember to understand character !.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
super-cool with the necromancer thing, i like that idea (sabriel fan x 213741824562390485)!.
you know what should happen is, it should be an accomplished necromancer who raised his dog from the dead, and Nick has to learn how to!.!.!."necromance!?"!.!.!.to get his dog back from the guy, but that leads to all this stuff involving zomies, etc!. or he could become an apprentice to the necromancer and has to hide it from his parents, or something!. idk!. i like your idea, though!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
As a beginning it sounds fundamentally sound - possibly you could add some more background about the parental and scholastic problems, but then it is just an idea at this stage!.
I think you should steer away from the traditional 'dog comes back to life, solves all boys problems, tragically leaves, life continues' story and possibly explore new territory (a faustian pact possibly!?)
Keep up the good work!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Umm!.!.!. No, I'm sorry no!. It's so!.!.!. used, so general!.!. kinda corny!. The skeleton dog!? All of this pain from one dead dog!? I would reconsider, but you have some writing talent, just get a better idea!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I think it's good except for the end!. The end is creepy and weird!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Sounds interesting, but I was just curious about how Nick manages to bring his dog back from the dead, personality and all, without any sort of training, without even realizing that he did it, something that no other necromancer has ever managed!.
also, I thought that a necromancer was someone who could communicate with the dead in order to predict the future!. The "mancer" suffix implies that some sort of divination is involved!.
It doesn't really matter though, writers are constantly bending words to suit their needs, it's kind of their job, lol!.
Good luck, can't wait to see how it turns out!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
That sounds great!
I think you should just add some more detail, especially in the beginning!.
You could say something about his home life!. I would take out the part about his friends talking about him and replace it with something about his home life!. Then you can say something about his social life!.
You could say like, "A destined introvert, Nick never found lasting friends!." Or, "Forever an extrovert, Nick was spending every night, every minute, every chapter of his life with friends!." I know that doesn't go with the theme, but it's just an example!.
Good luck and have a great time writing!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com
sounds good to me! although I think you may need to make it into a series!. and do Nick's 'friends' and family ever come back into his life, or does he leave them, or what!? also, if that paragraph is your whole book, you definitely ought to add some more detail!. if it's just an outline, it's fine, but remember to add commas!. i like it! (even though I'm not sure what a necromancer is)Www@QuestionHome@Com