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What do you think of this idea for a book?
What do you think of this idea? It's just something that I've just thought of, nothing going to be published, yet. I haven't even STARTED to plan. I don't even know if I WILL actually write it. That's what I need your help with. There is a lot of information don there, and other questions I need your help with. Like names.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Its about a girl; I was thinking she could be a "goody two shoes" or something along those lines. Maybe just a non-trouble maker. I need a name for her, so here is her "profile".Head and skin: Red, wavy and almost curly hair. Tannish skin, but goes well with the red hair. Hair is more orange than red. eyes are large, and grey.Personality: Doesn't make trouble, but sometimes feels like people (including her mother) just toss her around like a sack of flour. Feels like nobody really knows HER. Like nobody listens. She dreams of breaking rules, but is too scared. Scared that people will look down on her. so a name, please? I was thinking something unusual or unique. Maybe something less common, like Lynn. But also a farm-girl kind of name.~~~~~~~~She lives with her mother, on the farm. (Lets call the red head girl "Lynn" for now) Lynn tends all the animals on the farm, and the veggies as well. It's a perfect little scene of a farm-almost a dreamland. Something you could Crochet Village imagine out of a picture book. Lynn and her mother get along well enough, but her mother is almost in "la la land". She always has this far away look in her eyes and never really helps around the farm, just sits and crochets on the front porch. She "listens" to Lynn, but Lynn knows she doesn't really know what she's talking about. Whenever Lynn asks about her dad, her mother always says "He comes back around here and I'll shoot him.". (Also need a name for the mother. Maybe a month name. Like June.)~~~~~Anywho, her mother dies and in her will she wants Lynn to go live with a distant relative. That relative just happens to be a quaker. Not a modern quaker, an oatmeal box quaker. Uses "Thee" and "Thou". The quaker is also a vegetarian. The quaker (lets called her Ida) lives in a whole little community of quaker/vegetarians.~~~Because Lynn is tired of following rules and people saying "She's so GOOD!", she goes out everyday into the woods (restricted) and meets a boy that is the same situation as her. As you can probably guess, they fall in love (well, as in love as you can be at 13/14). They meet everyday under a large oak tree. He (lets call him Mark) actually listens to Lynn and tells her his problems, too. Lynn is all too happy to have someone to talk to. He is everything she has ever dreamed of.~~Lynn starts breaking all these rules, and her relative decides to let her in on a little secret (after a good bit has gone by). Ida believes (and she has never told anyone this, because the quaker community would cast her out) that there is a special oak tree that possess special "powers" to create a "special person" for everyone who needs it. And, you guessed it, Mark is Lynn's "special person" that the tree has created. Mark is not actually real, but he is JUST like a real person. He has feelings and thoughts. He is three-dimensional, etc etc etc. ~so anyways, in the end, somehow (I haven't thought that far) Lynn tells Ida she thinks she's found the tree, and somehow Lynn finds and OLDDDDD book of ceremonies (Ida's parents could be native american) to do with that specific tree. She finds a ceremony to bring her "special person" to actual life. Once she is seen walking through the village with the boy, eating a chicken leg, the Elders decide to throw her out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Somehow, in the end, it will come out that the "leader" knew all about the tree and that is why he restricts the woods. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I need an ending!~~So, what do you think? Still pretty vague, but I like the idea, myself. Names? Names?? The girl, her mother, the relative, the boy. Last names. HELP! please? A better ending??Thnx in advance!Sorry it was sooo long! But I will greatly appreciate the help!!
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January 2nd, 2011 at 12:22 pm
About the ending thing,I think you should have the leader burn the forest down,because he had made Lynn’s mother from the ceremony but she had left him,and he didn’t want anyone to have a perfect someone if he couldn’t.I’d have the entire forest burn down,Lynn and Ida trapped by the leader/Lynn’s father and escape after the forest has burnt down,the leader having been caught in the forest was but ablaze.Lynn and Ida arrive at the forest,tears in their eyes,Lynn on her knees crying when she hears Mark’s voice,then looks up,seeing in the center of destruction Mark leaning against the magical oak,not a single burn or scratch on it,running into his arms as the book ends,Mark is telling her to wake up,then it turns to a voice from the past,her mother’s voice,a few days before she died.Lynn explains everything and her mother explains how she was made from the tree,her father making her real,but when she had left him he had tried to burn the forest down,failing.Sorry,got a little carried away there:)
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:48 pm
It sounds like a great book, though (if you haven’t already) it probably needs special attention in the research category. Just because it seems to take place a long time ago, I think you may need to learn as much as possible about the quakers.I also think, somewhere in the story, you should tie in a few things about her father. If you mention her father in the beginning of the book, it will keep the reader wanting to know more about him. It will most likely be disappointing if you don’t say anything in the rest of the book about her “long, lost” father.As for names, I always thought Juliette was a wonderful name. Lynn is very pretty as well. The mom should have a more common name (I think, but this is your book so you can decide!) like Sarah or maybe Mary? The relative should have a unique name. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of any. How about Noah for the boy? Joesph is another one that I think would fit well. You could just make up some kind of last name.The idea with the tree seems a bit out there, but if it’s a fictional book, go for it! I think your ending is great. It depends if you want a sad or happy book. If you want sad, you could say that the girl never got to bring the mysterious boy to life. If you do that, it would be cool to literally end the book by her meeting a boy who looks just like Mark, if that makes sense. If you want happy, I think you should make her bring the boy to life.You plot here seems great. I would read the book! I hope this wasn’t too long. Also remember, I’m just helping but the book will only be truly yours if you really MAKE it yours and make it different from what people may think it will be. Best of luck!
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:09 pm
wow, that’s all really thought out and interesting. It seems like a very unique novel, and a sort of genre that could appeal to two sides of people. those who like the rural like feel, and those who are into mythical-mystical circumstances. so the boy mark isn’t even real but like a creation? that’s sooo interesting. i never even heard of something like that before. that’s a very unique idea.I believe you could come up with all these details yourself. I honestly don’t feel anyone’s opinions will be adequate enough to match this already thorough story filling itself. however, i can give you some good clues in figuring out some things.for names. always choice the name you keep coming back too. the one that just seems to stick, despite finding other options.for a name database, i almost always go to http://www.babynames.com . you can even search by name meaning so if you wanted the name to relate to something about a character, say “tree”, you could find a name that meant that if you go to advanced search and go by meaning. you can also search by origin so like native-american could be an option.and the religion. hmm. i mean you could just make it some sort of cult thing so not to make an attack on anyone’s faith. something like the religion Gretis or Ralisha. I just made those up, but also consider looking on babynames for something that would make good sense.the leader being the father would be also. but consider why June would actually bring her daughter into this man that she would shoot’s lair. does she change her attitude in the end before she dies? like does she know she’s going to die and everything? that’d make a difference.but yes, this idea is totally unique and of your own. i sure haven’t heard of anything quite like it. so i feel you should work on it and i don’t want to give a judge on what you should name people. just make sure the names make sense and aren’t too dead giveaway to things, and remember; the right name will stick to you, despite how many others you look at and like.so enjoy yourself! write! good blessings!
January 3rd, 2011 at 11:57 pm
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January 4th, 2011 at 11:58 am
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January 4th, 2011 at 11:50 pm
Names I really like at the moment are Vivian, Amy, Victoria, or Emily. For the guy I would go for Vincent, Tyler (I like this one best), or Wesley. The idea sounds really cool. And it somewhat sounds like the book I have read called Frozen Fire. You ought to read it. In the ending and I know some of these you may think are retarted, but oh well hahaha, anyway, maybe you could make it so the tree almost take prisoners and that she is taken in the tree to be with “Mark”. Happily ever after. You might could even make a second book out of it, about the tree and them in it. You could also leave it with an ending that is something the reader will decide, a cliffhanger I guess. Maybe she realizes there is nothing she can do to physically be with “Mark” and it ends with her sitting beside the tree crying hoping she will find a way. Hopefully you can think of some sort of idea off of these. Hope this helped.
January 5th, 2011 at 11:46 am
I think you have a very clear idea of what this book to be and that you shouldn’t stray from it. The world I picture is somewhat similiar to the Salem Witch Trials. At a time of suspicion and and prudence. Lynn’s transformation from a goody-goody to a rule breaker creates conflict between and the townpeople. Her appearance, red hair and grey eyes, might also further those suspensions that she’s different especially from herself maybe even a witch. She’s felt isolated all her life and has never really fit in. Her “special person” Mark helps her to understand herself better and give limitless potential to some mind bending supernatural events. The Father/leader seems to be the main advocate against this strange behavior even possibly which like behavior. He might be equivalent to a preist given his devotion to his religion.The point at which Lynn understands what and who she is and The Father(I almost like that as a name as he’s the revered father to the village) seem crucial to the climax of your story. When the father and daughter finally realize their connection they must both make some tough choices. The Father must choose between his beliefs and his daughter either saving her or condemning her (just like Lynn’s Mother). Lynn must find forgiveness for her father or inherit her mother’s hatred for the man. The consequences of such decisions could either save or destroy the town. I could go on and on. But it’s your idea that’s just the setting i envisioned. It’s sounds very well thought out and very interesting Good luck with it!