[stylist] philosophical, non-writing related question

[Barbara HAMMEL]

I may be in the minority here, but I think he's well-intentioned but if she finds out the truth she'll be devastated and think he betrayed her and she'll not trust him again. if that's a twist you want in the story, go for it. Or, if she dies before she learns the truth
it's okay. Another twist you could take is that he does this, but doesn't give up on getting a REAL letter or a make-awish meeting with that person.
barbara
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> On Aug 5, 2014, at 7:46 PM, "Chris Kuell via stylist" <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello,
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> I have a story idea brewing in my head, and  I need  your help seeing
> various angles on something. 
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> The scenario is a thirteen year old girl has leukemia.Her uncle wants to
> help, but aside from support and pep talks, he doesn't know what to do. Then
> he has an inspiration. The girl loves Katie Perry or Justin Timberlake or
> Taylor Swift-some pop star. The uncle decides to write a letter to her as if
> he were the pop star, saying your uncle contacted me and I just wanted to
> reach out and tell you how much I admire you and want you to get better. and
> so on.He sends  the letter to a friend in Los Angeles, who makes up a fake
> envelope and sends the letter to the girl so she believes it comes from the
> pop star.
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> My question: Did the uncle do a good thing? Why?And if you think he did a
> wrong thing, why?  
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> I'm looking for different perspectives on this, so I really appreciate your
> feedback.
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> Thanks,
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> Chris
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