Would you read this?

Question

I had this dream a little while ago where everyone in America stayed inside (like there was roads and schools, and everything was inside walls so that prisoners wouldn't get you) because outside the government had released all the people from prison/jail outside to save money.

Its still a rough Idea but I thought it was a really good idea for a story and I was wondering if anyone would want to read it?

Answer 1

Yeah, so I totally would read a book like this so get writing!!

Answer 2

It sounds like a good idea.

But you should answer the questions:

Who started this?

How did they build these walls?

What happens to those who are no longer or are just becoming criminals?

If you can figure out some really good explanations then this could be a really interesting story.

Answer 3

It's a good idea, but It's only an idea. Spend the time fleshing out the characters. That means you need to know them really well. What are they like? How do they talk? How do they act around other people? Quirks? What do they look like? Note that you want to spare the unnecessary details likes eye color and what kind of pants they like to wear unless It's important to the novel

I will start first by going into plot-engines. A plot-engine is what gets the plot up and running and keeps it in motion. There are 2 main ones.

Event Driven : These are plots that advance because of a sequence of events. They change about everything included in your story-the setting, action, mood, tone, and your character's reaction. One thing to note is that your protagonist doesn't need to undergo any drastic changes.

Character Driven: The events all spring from ongoing changes within your character. If your character is driven to make things happen, they will probably happen.

You need plot components to have a good plot. They are problem, complication, and resolution.

There are 4 main types of problems. Man against society:

These are the stories in which your protagonist is an individual who sees the world differently from those around him.

Man against man : A highly recognizable problem is the tale of two rivals. You create two dynamic characters who are totally different.

Man against himself: These are more complex, and probably requires a good understanding of psychology. These are the inner struggles of a protagonist who must decide upon a particular path.

Man against nature: These are the stories where the protagonist has to dive to the bottom of a trench, climb a mountain, defeat the animal, or survive a disaster.

Complications

Complication is what make plots interesting. It's not enough to just have a problem, you need to have complications ot make it worse. Keep 2 basic things in mind.

1. Things must look bad as they can possibly be, and then get worse.

2. Complication create change.

Resolution

It is the way you decide to wrap up your plot. There are 3 main resolutions.

Protagonist wins: This is the most popular, because he is the main one the audience has been pulling for throughout.

Protagonist loses: This takes the audience in a different turn. You need to make sure even in defeat, the protagonist has become a better person.

Antagonist wins: The audience isn't gonna accept the bad guy winning unless he goes some sort of transformation, maybe shedding his evil persona.

Plot Requirements

It needs direction, changes in points, and obviously, suspense. It also needs a clear beginning, middle, and end.

Tricks

Multiple viewpoint, narrated from more than one person

In Medias Res, meaning in the middle on things, because it starts off right in the middle of action. The reader is yanked in and doesn't get a chance to really come up for air, and that's when you throw in a few chapters that 'back-fill" the events.

Your plot has to make sense. 3 examples of bad illogical plots are:

The Idiot Plot, when everyone acts like an idiot, like in the horror movies where they split up and get picked off one by one.

Nothing that just happens for no reason, author convenience.

Rabbit out of hat: Related to author conscience, it is totally unexplainable and no reason for it to happen.

Sorry if It's long. Good Luck