Right, my story is complicated, most things have double meanings, highly confusing, I believe it's clever, however I struggling to stretch it. So I fear that I won't make 50k words and so I'm thinking about perhaps having another character who is also having a crazy time and meeting them up some way along the line. Then perhaps having some sort of twist with this person. Which I just thought of as I wrote this post.
I am writing my story, in my own style - highly unorganised and all over the place. i just start random scenes which I get ideas for. So I have a outcome for my story. That is that there are 3 endings, however basically you choose which one you want to believe. Within the 3 endings, I am trying to suggest 3 plots. One of drug infulence, one of a conceptual creatures, the other of a brain tumour.
So my question is that do you think this is a good idea so far and what do you think of another character? WHich would effect, I think, the story quite a bit. I am also keen in gaining a writing buddy!
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I would also like my character to be in a pretty long fantasy dream, where I will probably bring up different suggestions for the plot and ending. However I am struggling at the moment for an inspiration for my dream. So far, All I have is my MC starting in a dark room handchuffed onto a chair, and there is someone else in the room. So any ideas what i can have in my dream. (All ideas are welcom even the crazy ones!)
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Nov 6, 2009 - 16 43
There are two reasons why I'd say don't include another character.
One, almost a universal truism about fiction writing is that a writer's ability to portray a large cast grows over time. Beginning novelists are usually hard put to handle a cast of three core characters well. More always makes it harder.
Two, another character introduces another set of beliefs, goals, attitudes, et cetera into the novel. If you're already struggling to identify a central focus for the book, an over-riding goal or conflict around which to base the story, then adding another character is just going to make that job harder, too.
It's like with romantic comedy movies. Most such movies are about two main characters, and we explore those people's lives until they hook up. But then once in a while somebody will make one of those ensemble-cast romantic comedies, like _Love, Actually_, which look at a whole bunch of different couples' romantic problems all in one film. Yes, those ensembles can inspect many more different facets of love, but at a cost: none of the characters can be explored deeply, and the filmmakers must work much harder to keep everybody's storyline in keeping with the overall theme.
Stick with the characters you've got, and don't add another one unless you find that the plot absolutely demands it.
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Nov 7, 2009 - 09 33
I agree with the above. Adding another character simply to fix existing problem with your plot is kind of like trying to fix a leak in a boat by drinking the water around it. Not only is it probably not going to work, but you'll get a stomachache in the process. ;]
Now, that's not to say that if you really, really want to add another character for other reasons you can't - because you can! I'm just saying that it won't be a good "fix".
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Nov 8, 2009 - 15 08
So you say it's already hard to get and now you want to make it even harder?
I have to admit I already had a hard time following your description and so I don't know, if more complication would do you any good.
My personal experience with any kind of writing is that, if you cannot get your message across in a concise manner, then you also can not do so in a more elaborate way.
As for the dream. Those generally relate to what is happening in a person's real life. While they may not be exact representations of what is happening, they are still a way for the brain to store information and memories. There is almost never complete randomness in dreams.
Maybe try to work it from there.