outline one: I. woman and man meet, fall in love, etc. everything idyllic. II. something tragic happens, man and woman are seperated for a decade. III. man and woman meet again, woman feels like it is unworkable because of the tragic event. man is determined. IV. everything works out in the end. outline two: I. woman and man meet, fall in love, etc. everything idyllic. II. something tragic happens, man and woman are sperated for a decade. man thinks of her often, but doesn't know how to get in touch with her. III. news arrives to man that the woman killed herself. man starts to deal with it. IV. man meets a new woman. conflicted feelings. he has to deal with the idyllic past and the loss before he can be open to a real future the new woman. V. everything sort of works out at the end. or maybe it really works out in the end. i know both of these outlines are too vague to be explicitly interesting. but any input would be delightful. i'll explain what shuffles through my head at a later point. |
Seems like number two would allow for more layers. |
so just go for it. my only suggestion: drop the last (concluding) roman numeral from whichever outline you go with. don't even think about how it will end, just develop the story and the characters and let them take you there. |
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but shit man, just these outline, involving tragedy, like your first book.....invite that feeling in your soul, similar to having the air knocked out of you. |
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i tend to avoid those books as well. but i'm suffering with this (apparently) romanticised notion of love. which is maybe why #2 is the right option. that doesn't make any sense. #1 is the first idea i came up with. #2 is what came out when i started writing the outline. but then, i got this sick feeling like i was polluting the original idea. so i wrote out the outline for #1. i don't understand why i'm drawn to tales of tragedy. why can't i write happy endings? tales of triumph? stories to bouy the human spirit? i'll probably go for #2. or, i'll probably shelf it. |
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why does she kill herself? |
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If you're suffering from romantic notions then let them out in the purest form they will allow you. Purge. I don't think you'll be happy with #2 if #1 keeps popping up. Clear your mind of this storyline or it won't go away. |
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Sorry, I don't like love stories. But, go with whichever one seems to draw you more. |
Having had an ex kill himself recently, I'm going to plump for number 2. |
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