[stylist] Critiques and Writing Prompts

[James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR]

I like the premise Joe, lots of meat to chew on there.
do you mean waged or wagered?  not trying to be picky, just trying to help.
jc

At 06:51 PM 4/22/2010, you wrote:
>Hello James and all,
>
>Thank you for the feedback.  I would not want my writing to offend anyone,
>and I will precursor my contributions with appropriate cautions of the
>content.
>
>To give you a very brief synopsis of my novel in progress, it is about a
>growing rivalry between social classes wagered by a street gang and an elite
>fraternity.  If anyone of you ever picked up S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders,
>that should give you a fair idea of where the plot is headed, only there are
>stronger forces using the groups as pawns in what is a larger classic
>struggle between good and evil.  In that sense you could think of your
>typical Stephen King intrigue.  The street gang is primarily Latino, and in
>order to accurately depict the culture of this environment the characters
>have nicknames, use Spanish slang and throw about cuss words, because this
>is simply a part of their reality.  Without giving away any crucial details,
>the violence is an ingredient in this plot because it is what instigates the
>youth to pick sides and prepare for the new breed of terror that is about to
>take hold of this small town.
>
>A bit inflated, eh?  Well, I have to get you interested somehow.  It is the
>first in a series, and while I do not plan to unveil the entire piece, I do
>hope to share portions of it to ensure my character development is going as
>I hope.
>
>Thanks in advance, and I do hope we can get people interested in the writing
>prompt idea.  I can make my language behave for that purpose.
>
>Best,
>
>Joe
>
>"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
>some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>
>
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