So NaNo starts next week and I’m going to lay out some brief story ideas I had. If anyone who reads this would like to vote on which one sounds like the best read, I’d very much appreciate it!
1) American Boys – story centers around two brothers, Pete and Tate, growing up in the contemporary American Midwest. Both brothers struggle with the fact that their father left the family (or died; not sure yet) but deal with loss, love, rejection, and death in different ways; Pete by screaming and violence and Tate through tears and writing.
2) 14 Things To Do Before I Grow Up (tentative title) – story centers around a boy who is turning 18 and leaving for college and makes a list of 14 things he has to accomplish before he leaves home, one thing each day for the two weeks leading up to his departure. The premise is not that accomplishing these things is the end-all of growing up but that everything he tries to scene and make perfect goes wrong, and the best laid plans are the ones that are serendipitous.
3) A Peter Pan continuation – This was an idea I’ve had for a while but never seriously thought to write it. Story centers around a growing-up Peter Pan, several years after leaving Neverland and his possible search for Wendy, whose name and image are sometimes ghostlike to him, as are many memories.
I think if I were holding three books, each corresponding to your story ideas, I would place them in this order of my interest:
3, 2, 1
Does that make sense? So, I like the third the best, then the second, then the first.
Yes, that makes perfect sense!! And I really appreciate your opinion! :) I had expected nobody to like the Peter Pan idea, so that’s a surprise.
I agree with Jackie (mostly).. Story ideas 2 and 3 are pretty much tied in my opinion. As I was reading “14 things to do before I grow up” I was thinking oh, for sure, this is it, but then I really liked the Peter Pan idea, too. American Boys isn’t a bad idea, per se, but I know you’ve written a lot of short stories about them before and I, personally, want to see what new things you come up with! Please, though, whichever you pick to write this November, write the other one sometime soon thereafter (: miss you! <3
oops, i definitely forgot to take out the italics after my thought.. oh well hehe
I’m late to vote, sorry! I LOVE the Peter Pan idea but I’m in love with all things Pan so that’s biased.
I also really like the feeling of #1. The title is awesome.
So, 3, 1, 2 I guess.
Although 2 sounds great too. I dunno, It’s hard to decide because you’re such a talented SOB, but Pan wins out because it has angst and fairytaleness too.
Oh, definitely the Peter Pan one. But I’m a sucker for anything based or continued off of the classics, so 3, 2, 1 in order for me, too.
Sure makes sence