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I'm writing a book and I want to see if the plot summary is a good one or if I need to work on it. I want to make it a romance.

A young girl is put in a "placage" with a young white creole man. They like each other very much. The liason lasts for years until the young mans family puts pressure on him to marry and produce legitement airs. The man and his "placee" have a daughter together. His "Placee" knows her duty and his and lets him do what he must. He goes on to live a "double life" His young wife grows terribly jealous because she knows that his heart is truly with another woman and not her.

Thats all I've go so far. Sorry if I confuse you I dont have names for the characters yet. HONEST OPINONS PLEASE
Omg its already been done crap well, back to the drawing board
Sorry ppl brain fart I mean heirs not airs
 
Yes, it's been done before, but that doesn't mean you have to discard your ideas. Let this just be the basis for your storyline and take it further. You could make it a story about the daughter the lovers produced. Where would she fit into all of it? What if the original girl died, or "disappeared?" What could be behind that mystery? What fate would befall the daughter? Would she have to go live with her father and his jealous wife? Whether or not she did, what would end up happening to her? What would the man's family's reaction be to all of this? Did they (or the wife) have something to do with the first girl being out of the picture? These are just some ideas to demonstrate how you can build around your original storyline. Every story has to start somewhere, and you sound like you had something specific in mind, too specific to simply abandon. Good luck in whichever direction you choose to go.
 
It sounds like the Romantic part of Dune. You might wanna check that out. And yes, it sounds good, but it's definitely been done, so unless you have something extremely new and fresh, you might want to consider doing something different.

Good Luck though!
 
I think you mean "heirs" not airs, if your referring to successors. To be honest, as you requested.... It sounds a bit like a sad Latin soap opera, or some such lark, staring Jacqueline Bisset, or some other b rated actress. I don't mean to be mean, but it's a bit corny... Unless you want to appeal to that market. Perhaps your writing style will be your salvation. Who knows? If it feels right to you give it a go, good luck!
 
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