Hey guys, I’m a 14 year old from Canada. I enjoy writing books and fanfiction, making movies with my friends and family. I’m everywhere, I want to be in the nba, I want to be an author, I want to live my life to the fullest. By writing my first book, I need help with a few small parts, that is why I’m here. I honestly don’t want you guys to write my book for me, but I would love if you could give me pointers without the act of plagiarism. So, here’s the summary/plot of my book.
Connor Nite is a 16-year-old schoolboy who finds himself living under the roof to the house of his foster parents after the suspicious and untimely death of his father, Arthur Nite. Connor discovers his father was a spy agent working under the secrecy of SPA (Supernatural Protection Agency) on an important mission he couldn’t finish. Will Connor complete the heroic task his father had failed or end up the same way he did? Join Connor as he tracks down the bloody trail of his fathers assasin alongside the forces of SPA, where anything can happen.
So, I would love to know a few things:
– Is my spy organisation’s name fine, not too unrealistic/stupid?
– Is the plot creative/interesting? If not, what can I do to change it?
– Do you think the fact a 16 year old boy falling in to all this trouble is unrealistic, boring, etc?
– How can I make it so Connor finds out his dad’s a spy and unites with SPA to track down his murderer?
– What should the dad’s mission be? What’s the point in Connor killing the dad’s murderer? What did he do and how will he solve it?
– I’m a Canadian author, so should to setting of my novel take place somewhere in Canada? If so, where is the most common area for a spy and all this stuff take place?
– I don’t really want Connor, a 16 year old boy, to be killing people, I don’t want him to be a murderer YET, so how do you think I should go by this and have him get revenge but not reasonably kill his victim. I was thinking there would be non-armed killings, like a car chase or have someone else kill him, someone from SPA. If you know how I can get by this problem because it may be too graphic, do tell me!
Thanks guys, if you could answer this that would be greatly appreciated, I am sure I will take account everything you tell me, where it’s changing the whole novel because it’s too violent for a 16 year old. Anyways, thanks a lot, I promise I will give you credit somehow affiliated, and will remember you from time on. Thanks!
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Posted on July 2, 2012.
I would read that book!
You dont have to have Conner killing anybody, the Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew never did so I think you could figure out a way to make him cool without murdering anyone.
I love the plot. I have a similar story about a girl who has been homeschooled all her life and had to go to high school to complete a mission for her dad because he works for something like the CIA.
I think Conor could be looking through some of his dads old stuff after his death and finds some kind of note or file with a number on it and he traces it.
That’s kind of the only question I know what to answer to.
I love the idea of an adolescent being dropped into something so mature and interesting.
-The name is more or less fine, if uncreative. The acronym is a little odd, though – SPA?
-The plot is hackneyed and already has been used too many times. I’m sorry. Possibly you could add elements to Connor’s character besides him just being a schoolboy, something that would in fact give him a niche in spying…without giving him the sort of 13 martial arts and 92 different languages background that teenage spy novels tend to. Give his character more depth while remaining realistic and then make the spying thing seem truly unlikely. I would also say, don’t make it related to his father. That in itself would make me throw the book down because it’s just like every other spy novel out there.
-It is not necessarily unrealistic, but it is boring. Sorry.
-Take out the dad. That’s my advice. Give Connor some plausible, real skill that’s not too out there but isn’t ordinary by any means. Get rid of the dad’s role.
-Yes. Write about what you know.
-I think you can get away with violent and graphic if you can make other parts heartwarming and thoughtful. You have to strike a balance, though, and not just go for action and more action.
– Is my spy organisation’s name fine, not too unrealistic/stupid?
The name is not so original, but I like it still. The way SPA sounds like a real organization when it is spelled like that.
– Is the plot creative/interesting? If not, what can I do to change it?
The plot is interesting, but maybe you could add something to make it “pop” more!
– Do you think the fact a 16 year old boy falling in to all this trouble is unrealistic, boring, etc?
Nowadays, teenagers falling into this sorta miss is common in the book world. So my guess is it sales, so people like it.
– How can I make it so Connor finds out his dad’s a spy and unites with SPA to track down his murderer?
Maybe in his father’s will, he left his son a box, containing the secrets of SPA OR you can have him run into a supernatural creature and see an agent with it or something like that. Just think like you were a member of SPA, what would you do if a member of yours died.
– What should the dad’s mission be? What’s the point in Connor killing the dad’s murderer? What did he do and how will he solve it?
While you didn’t say what SPA actually does, but my guess is they protect supernatural creatures. I’d say the dad had been protecting a supernatural creature from a very dangerous king of the creatures sort of monster and the creature king killed him? I’m really not sure that’s up to you.
You can have various locations where his dad has been pin-point to where Connor will end up to, like Connor finds a bill from a bar, he goes to the bar, he finds a lady that says his father left to a motel, he tracks down the motel, and finds that the room is destroyed or has been burnt down, he finds a supernatural creature dead in the middle of the room, and that leads him somewhere else.
Just do a outline to show the path he takes and what leads him where, even include other paths he could take, but lead to a dead end.
– I’m a Canadian author, so should to setting of my novel take place somewhere in Canada? If so, where is the most common area for a spy and all this stuff take place?
Well, I live in America, so I won’t know, but pick a location you know best or create a fictional place, like a large city.
– I don’t really want Connor, a 16 year old boy, to be killing people, I don’t want him to be a murderer YET, so how do you think I should go by this and have him get revenge but not reasonably kill his victim. I was thinking there would be non-armed killings, like a car chase or have someone else kill him, someone from SPA. If you know how I can get by this problem because it may be too graphic, do tell me!
You can have killings, just don’t be graphic about it, or you can have him knock people unconscious. You can describe a killing like “…and the man fell down, lifeless.”. You don’t have to go into details on how he dies.
Non-armed killings would be good too, you can have a car blow up, a car go off the cliff, run into another car….there is a lot of possibilities.
Well, good luck with your story. If you post it on any writing sites like wattpad or mibba, let me know! I would love to read it! And don’t worry about the credit, I really don’t care if you use my ideas.