SevenSquared
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I swore that when I finished my latest 70,000 word behemoth (last part submitted today) I would take a break for a while and concentrate on things other than writing for a while. Unfortunately I have just had this crazy idea for an original story that I feel I have to write. Looking for feedback as to whether it is viable, if anyone knows of any similar stories, and any tips as to how to write it.
The plot itself is nothing groundbreaking. Four college guys decide to have a competition who can sleep with the hottest girl(s) in their dorm before an agreed deadline. The thing that will make this story different is that it is not linear. There will be six parts to the story, an introduction, a conclusion and then four chapters that cover the same period of time from the point of view of each of the four guys. Obviously the introduction and conclusion should be read first and last respectively, but other than that, the chapters can be read in any order. Many of the chapters will contain the same events, or even the same conversation, shown from different perspectives.
The idea is that on several occasions the reader will read about an event in one chapter and subconsciously form an opinion/perspective on it, but then something they read in another chapter will flip their conception on its head. But the tricky thing is it will have to still make sense in either order.
Does that make sense? Do you think it could work? Would it be something that you, as a reader, would want to read?
The plot itself is nothing groundbreaking. Four college guys decide to have a competition who can sleep with the hottest girl(s) in their dorm before an agreed deadline. The thing that will make this story different is that it is not linear. There will be six parts to the story, an introduction, a conclusion and then four chapters that cover the same period of time from the point of view of each of the four guys. Obviously the introduction and conclusion should be read first and last respectively, but other than that, the chapters can be read in any order. Many of the chapters will contain the same events, or even the same conversation, shown from different perspectives.
The idea is that on several occasions the reader will read about an event in one chapter and subconsciously form an opinion/perspective on it, but then something they read in another chapter will flip their conception on its head. But the tricky thing is it will have to still make sense in either order.
Does that make sense? Do you think it could work? Would it be something that you, as a reader, would want to read?
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