[stylist] Plot input.

[Alan]

No, and that is why I posed my question.  As I said in my original post, I 
needed to know if it asked the reader to suspend disbelief too much.

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> If that were even moderately true, there would be a lot more transplanted 
> hearts.  Also, if a person has the donor heart they are usually dead.  Has 
> anyone ever heard of a living person being the donor for a heart?
> Judith Bron
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>> Ah, a point I neglected to mention, the problem would only affect the 
>> person the heart was born with, not the person it is transplanted to.
>>
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>>> One question, if there is a problem with the one heart, why would the 
>>> other
>>> person want it?
>>>
>>> Cindy
>>>
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>>>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>> [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert Newman
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>>>> In this day of transplants, this plot looks plausible. So I'd
>>>> try it. (The real test comes in developing the right title
>>>> for this scenario- like- "trading Hearts" or "I Beat for You"
>>>> or "My Heart for Yours" or  ???; not trying to be strictly
>>>> funny but a title is an eye and mind catcher. Any other
>>>> suggestions for the title?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Robert Leslie Newman
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>>>> [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alan
>>>> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 4:48 AM
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>>>> I have an idea for a short story I want to write, but I want
>>>> input on the strength of the overall idea.  Is it plausible,
>>>> or am I asking the reader to suspend disbelief too much?
>>>>
>>>> Here's the idea, a couple (I haven't determined married or
>>>> just lovers) is struggling with communicating with and
>>>> understanding each other.  In a strange twist of fate, one
>>>> (or both) have a heart condition that allows them to
>>>> participate in an experimental surgery to literally swap
>>>> hearts.  The procedure is a success, but as they go the
>>>> recovery from the surgery, they disover that they now more
>>>> deeply understand each other.  Granted, yes, I know,
>>>> something of a fairy tale, but isn't that what some
>>>> literature is meant to be?
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