Quiet, angelic Rose Tallon, born as a commoner, is astounded when she becomes a chamber maid for Princess Elizabeth herself and is raised in the grandest palace in the world.
Headstrong, striking Julia Browning, born to a lady-in-waiting, has been dreaming about the moment she would be Elizabeth’s maid all her life.
Rose and Julia are best friends-and they intend on staying that way forever.
But as the two of them mature and blossom into stunning young women, they are suddenly catapulted into the lavish-and dangerous-world of English society. As their social status begins to rise, the competition for money, jewels, and men becomes increasingly manipulative and treacherous.
To the point of exploitation. To the point of betrayal.
To the point of murder.
This would be set in late 1600s England.
2007-08-31 13:50:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
lol I'm really sorry about the names!
Yes, one of them has the other murder. If you must know, Rose has Juliette murder. In the end of the book, Rose is living in poverty.
I mean, I'm not gonna change their names just because one person feel uneasy. But who knows, I might, if I find a name I like better.
2007-08-31 14:01:36 · update #1
I've been coming up with this idea for about a week or so now. I'm only 14, so the chances of me being published are close to nil, but writing is my passion. I love it.
2007-08-31 14:06:30 · update #2
OH NO I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!
JK! LOL
Sorry guys. The ending may change. Hello, it's just in draft form right now! :) You're pretty safe.
To Michelle-
thanks you so much for your input! I am 14, yes, and no, I did not have any help with this. I know that I would love to pursue writing and I hope I have the talent to do so. :)
2007-08-31 14:13:38 · update #3
The quality of this synopsis shows you to be a talented writer. Congratulations - this is one of the finest snippets of writing I've ever seen contributed to this forum.
The concept follows in the footsteps of Philippa Gregory's recent success with historical romance from the same era. (If you haven't already read her works, I highly recommend them as research for your own.) Her books have become enormously successful because of the romance that is inherent in this time period and upper social classes. But she doesn't have a monopoly on 16th and 17th Century British historical fiction and the genre is by no means saturated.
So yes, I think it's a great premise for a novel and, most importantly, it seems like you may actually have the writing talent to pull it off.
Good luck and happy writing!
**EDIT** You're 14? Then your talents are especially advanced for your age. Did you have help writing or editing this synopsis, or is this your own draft? Either way, you clearly have great potential as a writer. Congratulations!
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2007-08-31 14:06:03 · answer #1 · answered by Michelle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK so now you have an idea - now comes the hard part. The research. How are you going to make this realistic? Where are you going to get the information about life in the palace, the duties of a lady in waiting, the Princess etc? Don't cheat your readers by faking it. Plan on spending some serious time doing research and learning. The old saying "write about what you know comes into play here, too." If you don't already know about your topic, make sure you become an expert in it. Publishers and agents are very savvy about historical fiction. They want the real deal - not made up facts. Can you do that? Take it from me, it is a LOT of work. Pax - C
2007-08-31 14:23:38 · answer #2 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 08:10:18 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's awesome. I like your character development. I want to write a novel, but not real sure how to begin. Coming up with dialog seems difficult. How long have you been working on this idea for a book. good luck.
2007-08-31 14:05:21 · answer #4 · answered by rhosmi1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're the only teenager on here I've seen that seems to have some talent. Keep working, this idea may develop into something great.
2007-08-31 14:22:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
sounds pretty good, just when you said "to the point of death" deos that mean one of them dies? If so can you change the names becuase couincidentally Julia is my first name and Rose is my middle name.... and I'd hate for them both to get killed let alone only one of them becuase that makes me a little well let'es say- uneasy.
OH NO YOUR GOING TO KILL ME!!!!!!!
JK
but seriously you shouldn't have said that becuase now everyone know how the book ends.....
2007-08-31 13:59:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It sounds really good. I like it!
2007-08-31 14:26:38 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ Cari ♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds good to me. wish you luck.
2007-08-31 13:59:47 · answer #8 · answered by colway 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋