I feel like writing a novel....what do you think of this plot?

Question

(takes place in the future)Summary:“What was it like 25 years ago?” all 45 students wonder aloud. Natalia twitches impatiently, awaiting Mrs. Welsh’s reply.
“Well it was a lot less crowded, a lot more cooperation, a lot less violence,” is all the teacher had to say, all any adult had to say.
“I think we should get rid of the useless people. The people like Natalia and Kay. They are a waste of space,” Ayden whispered to his group of friends. Kassidy giggled and many others glared at the two friends. Natalia and Kay may not have any evidence, leaving them to appear as two perturbed nobody’s, but they soon wouldn’t need it. They were on a mission to discover the truth behind the acceleration in wars, overpopulation, and poverty.

Chapter overveiws:
Chapter 1: New Student
Natalia moves cities (surrounding cities are supposedly under quarantine) and switches schools. She is rejected by other students and teachers, doesn’t fit in. (exposition)

Chapter 2: Small Steps
Natalia meets Kay. Grudge forms between the 2 new friends and Ayden and Kassidy.

Chapter 3: Worry Lines
Josslyn joins the army. Suspicion arises about Mrs. Welsh. (summary passage included)

Chapter 4: The Modern World In Five Sentences
Students are given the assignment to write 5 sentences about the world today.

Chapter 5: Far From Home
Natalia and Kay sneak to see war violence in action and see Mrs. Welsh along the way.

Chapter 6: Who is Who?
After receiving letters from Josslyn, Natalia suspects that she is in on it. More suspicion arises. A few other students begin to agree with Natalia and Kay. They form a group called Accelerating Towards Truth (ATT)

Chapter 7: Crossing Limits
ATT tries to cross city boarders but are shocked by the security that is so determined to hold them back. They are sent back to their homes.

Chapter 8: The Escape Route
The over population worry grows rapidly and ATT is determined to get to the bottom

bottom of it. They plan an escape to leave the city, regardless of the quarantine warnings.

Chapter 9: A Different World
The new city appears normal. All of the residents seem unaware of the outbreak in illnesses and the overpopulation alerts.

Chapter 10: Friend or Foe?
The group runs into Josslyn. She had secretly been living in the new city and was never in the army, but she does not seem to be letting on to the entire truth of the situation. ATT stays with Josslyn.

Chapter 11: Hide and Seek
ATT flees from Josslyn when Natalia over hears Josslyn’s suspicious phone call, but they know that the government is hot on their tails.

Chapter 12: Confrontation
(Climax) Josslyn and an inner city security guard capture ATT. Secrets are hinted at. The official threatens to turn ATT in to the government.

Chapter 13: Confessions
ATT convinces Bill Murphy, the security guard, not to turn them in. The secret project is confessed.

Chapter 14: More Uncovered Secrets

The secrets behind Josslyn and Mrs. Welsh are revealed. ATT decides that Bill and Josslyn are on their side.

Chapter 15: Journey to the Other Side
Natalia and Kay must journey home to consult everyone about the secret project. Kay’s father who knows a high official consults the real government about the secret project.

Chapter 16: Home At Last
The false government is arrested for their illegal project and everyone returns home.

Needs work but do you think the basic plot would be good?

Actually, I didn't emphasize the setting for a purpose. I want to leave that a mystery. lol i get my inspiration from Margaret Peterson Haddix in case you couldn't tell. I hate reading but she writes the only books I ever actually like reading

I totally forgot to explain the "secret project"!(it will be explained in the book) A group of people formed to test an experiment of how the world will deal with over population. They made up the quarantine and only told certain people about it to over crowd a particular city. They told the people that the rest of the world was just as crowded as them, even though it wasn't. They made the citizens believe that they were the government

One last thing, sorry i've left you with so much to read to answer the question. But if you have any tips or if there are any fuzzy parts or parts that wouldn't make sence let me know. I'm only 12 and have never written a novel so advice is very welcome

Answer 1

Next work on your character studies. You really need to get to know these people well. Then from there, backstories and subplots that will fit into your main plot. Certain people will rub against other people - certain people will have memories, a lot of things will happen. Those things help your story flow. What I suggest is using a different color ink for each subplot and backstory so you can move things around if you want to. Then you need to do your homework and research. You will need some kind of a model from history to model this society after. I am thinking Nazi Germany. Do some research. You don't have to copy it exactly, but take elements out of Nazi Germany that w ill help your story seem more realistic - border patrols, etc. Learn how an army works. You should also research the French underground and see how they managed to elude the Germans for so long. An underground needs money, food, clothes, housing, people on the surface to help them - many things.

Good start. Now get working. Pax - C

Answer 2

It's difficult to judge whether a book is worth writing based on plot alone, as some writer's have taken what would be an utterly unentertaining story idea and turned them into gold. Not to say your idea is unentertaining, of course.

Right now, don't get attatched to your later chapter ideas, they will most likely never happen. Books are static, they change constantly as they are written, or, at least they should. That's how you tell the difference between just a story, and a book.

Essentially, come up with your characters and flesh them out way in advance, don't wait until you are writing to do this. Then, come up with a goal, and a start. Put your characters in the start and let them work their way to the goal. Which is why you shouldn't get attatched to your outline, I had a nice detailed one when I started, and now it's absolutely nothing like the final project.

And, ultimately, it's not about what others think about your plot, if you thought of the plot, certainly you find it interesting, and that's enough.

Answer 3

This is a really good plot! I'm only 11 and i'm constantly writing. And sometimes when I go somewhere,i'll take a small notebook and pen,so if I get inspired then I can write down my ideas. I have written a many books in my head over the years and I haven't written any of them down! And I forgot them!! Well,anyways,I like it!

Answer 4

It's hard to believe you're only twelve.
You've got a great start.
I would suggest that you don't share your project with many people---not that they would steal your ideas, or anything like that---but rather, if you get other people involved, they will make so many suggestions that you will lose control of the creative process and eventually it will not be what you imagined, and you may lose your motivation.

But you simply asked what I think of the plot.
I think it's good.

Answer 5

I think you should definately go for it! I'm a teen writer who's recently finished a novel, and I know it's hard work to make even an outline. What you've done so far is excellent! Please write it, and let me know if you do!

Answer 6

Cool. I think you should emphasize on the setting for this one.

Answer 7

i really don't know how someone who hates reading would even want to write a novel.

Answer 8

I agree with the first answerer! ITS GREAT!

Answer 9

i liked margeret peterson haddix too!!! she has good books...
that was good!! go for it!!

Answer 10

It sounds great! Go for it. :)