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I wrote a short story this spring for my creative writing class in which a guy is stalked by a mysterious man in a suit. Nobody else can see him, so the guy decides he's a hallucination; it turns out the suited man is his reaper, and the protagonist dies in a car accident on the way home.
I thought about how to revise it for a while, and then it occurred to me that this story would make a pretty good first chapter for what became my newest novel/novella idea: This newly-dead character experiencing the afterlife. I'm hoping to start writing it within a week or so because I'm almost through planning, but I've decided to open myself up to suggestions from the general populace. Here's my general plot plan as of now:
-Percival (the protagonist) dies. -He learns about the afterlife, which is known to its inhabitants as Reality. -He takes a job in this new world as a reaper and is trained as such. -After a few targets, he discovers that a girl whom he happens to have quite a thing for (and quite a lot of respect for as well) is scheduled to die soon. -He tries to prevent this.
So if you've got interesting ideas, lemme have 'em. Here's my only guidelines and suggestions: -No religion. I plan on Reality being a place that still has different religions, rather than being a Heaven/Hell or Nirvana or Valhalla or whatever. -Any historically famous people you'd like to see in Reality? (I already have a plan for Darwin.) -What reasons might Reapers have for taking people? -Love or hate the plot outline? Ideas? Suggestions? Possible themes emerging (beside battling Fate)? -Any ideas for my world building? Reality needs to explain several (not all) of the unexplained phenomena of our world. What Realitian structure can account for what paranormal activity? -Possible titles are always welcome.
Wouldn't it be a cool thing to let him be given the opportunity to go back to "life" and try to prevent the girl's death, but in the end finding out that this makes him responsible for her death etc....just a wild idea, you've probably already started writing :P
I just have a few comments and questions which will hopefully help you.
If the afterlife is known as Reality what is the regular or "living life" known as? Are you making a statement on what "true reality" is? Or demonstrating people's inability to comprehend reality?
For the girl, what motivation does the new Reaper have to save her? He's dead so, presumably, if she dies wouldn't she be able to join him?
How are Reapers chosen? What are the restrictions to their powers? Who do they answer to?
Baba O'Riley wrote on Jun 22nd, 2009 at 2:53pm : I just have a few comments and questions which will hopefully help you.
If the afterlife is known as Reality what is the regular or "living life" known as? Are you making a statement on what "true reality" is? Or demonstrating people's inability to comprehend reality?
For the girl, what motivation does the new Reaper have to save her? He's dead so, presumably, if she dies wouldn't she be able to join him?
How are Reapers chosen? What are the restrictions to their powers? Who do they answer to?
1. The second one. It's a coping mechanism.
2. I've answered that
3. That will come out with the manuscript and with revision. I do know who they answer to though. That person is rich with irony.
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