Should I become an author ?

Question

I came up with some stories. Heroine is one of the stories I've come up with.

PLOT: A girl who has been molested and has two parents who love her very much but don't exactly love each other very much. The father finds out that his wife has been having an affair. The mother decides to leave both the daughter and husband for that other man. So the daughter (Sophie) gets even more depressed. But the father (Jonathan) tells her everything will be okay and that he'll always be with her, on her side, by her side, have her back, and love her no matter what. Her and her father have an even better relationship now that the mom (Katherine) has left them. Then one day Sophie meets a bad influence. And his name is Noah. At first she thinks he's this sweet guy. But really he is some drug addict. He invites her to a party and introduces her to cocaine. Of course she says no at first but he keeps on pressuring her so she snorts the cocaine. She sees that it helped all her problems and starts getting into other drugs and alcohol to help her depression. She even sleeps with this guy and has one night stands with other guys. Sometimes she's so drunk and high, she has a L*****n affair with a girl name Julie.

There is a lot more to the story. So please don't think it's to bad. I just don't want to give everything away right now. And it's getting really hard to explain everything.

Answer 1

No offence. It sounds good, but i wouldn't read it its too depressing.

Answer 2

like the woman above me said, this is only a plot, so i cant tell.

though, it is a good idea and i would definitely read it. maybe post the first chapter.

Answer 3

The plot sounds very intriguing, but the real question is:

Can you write?

That's the hard one. Being able to write WELL ENOUGH.

My advice?

Start practicing!

And check out NaNoWriMo.

Answer 4

You've got way too much going on for your main character.  I realize it's spread out over time, but it begins to sound far-fetched.

If her Dad is truly there for her, he'll become aware of her depression and obnoxious behavior.  The only way you're going to salvage this dilemma is for her Dad to meet someone and start dating.  He'll see less of her and her changed ways.  You can also use this as one of her reasons for falling for Noah--abandonment issues.

You don't need to put in every kind of aberrant behavior to make the book interesting.  Concentrate on one or two, write them well, and you'll be successful.  Your goal isn't to become another Jackie Collins, is it?