I have an idea for a book and I want to know if it sounds good.
The main character is a woman lawyer for a preternatural lawfirm. Her husband (a vampire) is murdered. In her search to find the killer, she finds herself torn between staying faithful to the memory of her husband and the attentions of Eros (Greek god of lust) and a 'Thrope. She hates 'Thropes (werewolf, werecat, weredog, werearmadillo) by the way.
In her searching, she must still remain a mother to her daughter and a high profile lawyer. Her dead husband held a position in the vampire court, and she's stuck learning "fanged politics" (which could have been what killed him).
Sound like a good story? Starting tomorrow, I'm posting updates in my 360.
2007-03-23 06:48:02 · 7 answers · asked by sister steph 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Spring Flower, my home computer got sick and killed my first draft (when will I learn to make back ups?). I'm stuck rewriting everything, so I can't publish for maybe a year.
2007-03-23 07:14:10 · update #1
John B, it's actually going to be a series of books. I want it to fit into Supernatural Crime (romance takes a backseat for most of it). Some of the ideas are explored in other books to not lump them all together. Example, the vampire politics is explored in one book and merely mentioned in others, as is the 'Thrope community.
2007-03-23 07:16:19 · update #2
Treehugger (I love that name!), after some research, I found an odd Romanian superstition that stated that you can be born a vampire. It's like a disease. They can have children, it's just harder then normal.
2007-03-23 07:45:12 · update #3
That sounds very good, actually, and I'm not even a fan of paranormal/vampire stories! The market is BIG for them so write it, polish it and submit it to agents.
Best of luck!
2007-03-23 08:50:01 · answer #1 · answered by §Sally§ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds very cool! A bit of really boring research would be neccessary, though, unless you are a lawyer. But very original, or at least not liek anything that I've ever read...
Question to consider, though- the consensus on vampires has always been that they can't have children. So where did the daughter come from?
2007-03-23 14:40:20 · answer #2 · answered by treehuggingveganhippy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like it could be a challenging undertaking, but possible, and perhaps even interesting. Keep it Simple! It almost sounds as if you are trying to do too much by bringing in all kinds of diverse people and forces. Yet, given enough time, it could indeed work.
Your challenge is to keep it focused on what motivates all of these characters and what are the goals they are seeking. These motivations and goals have to remain in conflict and in the end they have to be resolved.
You might also want to clarify what genre' of literature you want this to fall into. It sounds like it could fit into three of four separate categories, which is way too many.
Go for it, but tone it down and keep focused on the primary issue: What is the one single issue you are trying to address in this book? Don't get lost in too much tangential material.
2007-03-23 14:02:11 · answer #3 · answered by John B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like a really good well developed plot. I would buy it if I read that on the back cover in a store. Of course, I am a sucker for any books involving supernatural beings :-)
2007-03-23 14:01:24 · answer #4 · answered by moonfreak♦ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds interesting!
2007-03-23 23:49:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds Really good! Thanks for telling me about it! When are you going to publish it??? Please let me know so I can read it!!!
;D
2007-03-23 13:53:39 · answer #6 · answered by Evevumeimei 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
America where areyou?!.
2007-03-23 14:06:31 · answer #7 · answered by thebarber909 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋