I'm looking for some twists in the novel i'm writing? (is a bit too boring right now)?

Question

the plot seems a bit too boring and common.
so i would love it if someone gave me an idea that could sort of twist the plot around a little...

1. a girl's father dies (does not have to be the father)
2. girl grieves over father's death, up till the point her life seems empty
3. a guy at school whod had a crush on her sends an anonymous letter to her, worried.
4. the girl and the boy start a trusty correspondance, and little by little, the boy helps the girl out of her shell and out into the real world.

i thought the base of the plot was good enough but the other stuff was just sort of too sappy and expected.
so if i could get some sort of twist in this... (i was thinking maybe she thought he was a stalker at first, or maybe they start this 'daring' game and they dare each other to do stuff [even though they cant really see if the other person is doing it], like the boy might dare the girl to talk back to someone, until one dare goes horribly wrong.....)

Answer 1

if people gave you plot twists, then you really wouldn't be the one writing it. My suggestion would be to have the girl commit suicide, despite the boys efforts.

Answer 2

two ideas for an interesting twist to this story, but some may feel it's over done.
1.) the boy she's starting to trust was involved in the death of her father somehow and that's the reason he feels compelled to help her come to terms with it.
2.) the guy who sends the letter is actually dead and the letters she's receiving were written before he died. if you really want to add a twist to it you could even set up where she knew the guy and was close to him, like they were friends or something, but his true feelings didn't come out until after she lost him. you could still use the premise you have listed in #4 and at the end have her find out that he had been writing these letters because he knew he was going to be around much longer and wanted to help her ease the pain of his death and as a final request to his (mother, father, sibling) the letters are being sent to her after he has passed away.
just a thought but hope that helps

Answer 3

1. I would changed the guy. He should be an inmate and she thinks that it may be an school mate. The inmate is o death row and they first linked through myspace.com.
2. Father dies yes, but they were separated and she feels guilty of his death since she never wanted to take his apology for not being there for her, he was some kind of junkie.
3. the murder of the dad is yet to be solved, one of the suspects is former best friend/boyfriend, possible motives are the fact that the father has never been there for her and she suffered a lot been from one foster home to another. After she told her Friend he started obsessing on how if her dad didn't want to be part of her life he should not be in anyone Else's life.
...well, I could go on but I think this is enough to jump start you, good luck!!

Answer 4

It depends on what you want the main subject to be, if it is the dad's death you might want to talk about their relationship or maybe what happened really good or bad and then he died, did she have a warning of his death or was it sudden, does she talk and talk about him at school, what age is the girl? I am guessing Jr. High? mabe what starts to happen in her home when the dad dies, do they have to move, does she have to get a job to help out, do men start to come over to see the mom (when my dad died I was 10 and the local men thought my mom was suddenly available and made unwanted passes at her, we finally moved) The boy that likes her that might be kind of good to have them start a fun friendship, a lot depends on if you want the book to be serious or a thriller, comedy etc. Leave a little more info for people to help you out. And good luck =)

Answer 5

The boy slowly exhibits himself to be a authentic creep, will develop into scary and places her existence in chance. She, in turn, must be counted on issues her father taught her to get her out of chance and get away the loopy youthful guy, whose sport to attraction to her out became really an enticement of a serial killer or different perverse motivation. The issues taught will be printed through a sequence of flashbacks to the lady's existence which includes her father and it would want to show some secret that her father basically obliquely concerning to her through those instructions that finally ends up giving her a sparkling recognize-how that she under no circumstances had at the same time as he became alive. it truly is my 2-minute brainstorm! thanks for letting me play! Cheers!

Answer 6

Maybe the father didnt really die and the boy helps her find out why he faked his death after something happens like they go on a school trip and the girl sees someone who looks like her dead father.

Answer 7

Boy gets to know girl. they get close. Finds out the daughter may have been involved in the fathers demise. Now he doesn't now if hes safe from his shy little protoge.

Answer 8

how bout she finds out she was adopted?....whole new story line looking for real dad who turns out to be..........you can finish...good luck!!!

Answer 9

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