What do you think of this book idea?

[Hawk]

St. Louis swallows

[Matt Foley]

St. Louis swallows

Great name for a WNBA team

[charlotte49er]

Go for it Meat!

I have written 3 1/2 Paperback Adult Westerns, 6-7 erotic short stories and about 3/4ths of my first Novel.

I was 1/2 through my second novel when I lost when my hard drive crashed! (I thought I had it backed on on CD, but have never found it. )

I have had photographs published and even a poem when I was 14. I can't seem to find a publisher for my current work. I have sent various publishers my work and I always get back a rejection letter or that they don't take submissions unless I have an agent. Agents don't want to talk to you until you get published it seems. (Vicious circle!)

The thing that gets me, is that when you talk to people who are published, I had a real estate client who has written a few children books. They always say, "Oh, it was super easy to get published!"

[dimbee]

Can it have a picture at the start of each chapter?

I like the premise, Meat. You could weave the yarn all kinds of different ways...

[Matt Foley]

Go for it Meat!

I have written 3 1/2 Paperback Adult Westerns, 6-7 erotic short stories and about 3/4ths of my first Novel.

I was 1/2 through my second novel when I lost when my hard drive crashed! (I thought I had it backed on on CD, but have never found it. )

I have had photographs published and even a poem when I was 14. I can't seem to find a publisher for my current work. I have sent various publishers my work and I always get back a rejection letter or that they don't take submissions unless I have an agent. Agents don't want to talk to you until you get published it seems. (Vicious circle!)

The thing that gets me, is that when you talk to people who are published, I had a real estate client who has written a few children books. They always say, "Oh, it was super easy to get published!"

I'm going to write children's books for liberals.

[charlotte49er]

I'm going to write children's books for liberals.

What's the diffrerence between Liberal or Conservative for/to a child? Give your allowance away instead of save it? LOL

[Matt Foley]

What's the diffrerence between Liberal or Conservative for/to a child? Give your allowance away instead of save it? LOL

I was just kidding. The books would be children's books for adult liberals. Get it? Geez, I crack myself up.

[Matt Foley]

Can it have a picture at the start of each chapter?

I like the premise, Meat. You could weave the yarn all kinds of different ways...

The main thing is the internal battle going on with the reporter. Doesn't believe in reincarnation, yet the more he investigates, the eerier it gets. Then someone else is onto the story, someone sinister, and the reporter has to think on his feet. That would be the catch for the reader...what would I do if I was the reporter?

[R0CKnR0LLA]

A reporter action hero?

Just when I thought you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this...

...and totally redeem yourself!

[Jangler]

Who are the sinister forces, and what is their connection to the people who killed Kennedy?

He could be a Hungarian-American currency speculator, stock investor, businessman, philanthropist, and social activist that controls the media.

[SmootsDaddy89]

good idea. All you need is a solid editor like akpantherfan and this book will be a hit.

[Matt Foley]

good idea. All you need is a solid editor like akpantherfan and this book will be a hit.

When I get home, the first thing I'm gonna do is smack your mama in da mouf.

[charlotte49er]

The main thing is the internal battle going on with the reporter. Doesn't believe in reincarnation, yet the more he investigates, the eerier it gets. Then someone else is onto the story, someone sinister, and the reporter has to think on his feet. That would be the catch for the reader...what would I do if I was the reporter?

What I usually do is out the the out. Before I even write anything to paper/computer I outline chapter by chapter. Who are the chacters involved? What are they doing? Do they intereact? Where is the story going? Then once I'm done, I used to give it to a buddy of mine to look over the outline. See if he coudl punch holes in it. (You don't want to get to the end of the book and have the Butler do it, when no one had a Butler.) Can you follow the conflict along? Does it make sense? Most of all, are the characters believable?

I never took it personal when he gave it back to me with red ink all over the pages. Once I had the outline where it should be, then I would start to write.

I posted the first 14 chapters on My Space page (way back when) and let people read them and comment, once I started writing it. I got everything from, "Your'e a Hack!" to "I hope he ends up with the girl!" to "I would love to read more!"

Outline

Re-work outline

Write

Let someone read

Re-write (This is as far as I ever got.)

Send to good editor

Re-re-write.

Publish

That's what I did anway. Go for it, good luck.

PS: Let me know if you get a publisher, maybe you can give me a plug.

[Dpantherman]

Novel? just make a porno, that'll do. Use the same premise