Have eating disorder novels been overdone? i don't really have plot ideas this year but since i know a lot about eating disorders, i thought i might write about that. maybe give ED novels a new perspective. most ED fiction is written by an outsider but i've dealt with anorexia and bulimia so maybe i could make this work. i don't know.
Any ideas?
there are so many types of eating disorder but i only have experience with AN and BN. Do you think it would defeat the purpose if i wrote about BED or Pica or COED or SED?
i think this would fall under mainstream fiction...
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Okt 31, 2007 - 16 33
It may be done under the guise of "memoirs" which are geting a lot of presstime these days. It sounds like writing this might be therapuetic for you. I would go ahead and run with it. Perhaps in a group therapy setting your main character could run into those who have experienced the other disorders?
Good luck!
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Okt 31, 2007 - 19 32
Interesting question. I never really thought about any subject really being overdone. I think what matters is if you give it freshness and life (a tough thing to do, no matter what your subject is). Can your audience relate to the main character? Is the MC realistic? Is there a hook - something to pull your readers in? Do each chapter string the reader along, giving him/her fabulous reasons to turn the page and get to the end? This is what matters. If your story is done right, then it doesn't matter what your main focus is. Your readers will be getting a great story and isn't that the reason why we pick up a book? So, I say, go for it! If you're going to be successful with nanowrimo, you're going to need a topic that you feel comfortable with and can write at least 1,700 words a day on. Some people like to go where they haven't gone before, but right now, I'm just sticking to what I know otherwise I know my writing will slow down.
Good luck!
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I think it depends how you write it I guess. There are quite a few ED novels out there but the ones I've read that's all the deal with, the ED. Just the ED. And the person just gets progressivly worse until someone notices and the get hospitalized and become magically better or they die or open ended.
I guess it depends on your expierence with it but for me it's never been "just" the ED. I mean, if you have expierence with it, I think you can agree. It's so much more than just being obsessed with food.
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Go for it. Sounds like it would fall under the "write what you know" rule. Sharing your story, or a story, could help or comfort others too ;-)
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Nov 3, 2007 - 06 10
I had check this post out .....the subject caught my attention ..... I thought you were talking about ED as in erectile dysfunction not eating disorder!!!! .... either way .... as the previous post suggests -- write what you know ....