[stylist] philosophical, non-writing related question

[Applebutter Hill]

Chris,
Julie's post made me think that another way to go would be to have him start
the process of the fake letter, getting in touch with his friend in advance,
and then perhaps he inadvertently witnesses a scene between a parent and
child that makes him think twice about it. You could be building the
suspense in the reader's mind, making them think, "oh, no, please don't let
him do this." You're good at that, you know.
Donna

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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie J. via
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Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 10:27 AM
To: Chris Kuell; Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [stylist] philosophical, non-writing related question

Chris,

I really love your story idea!  I think it's both a good thing and not at
the same time and that is the beauty of it.  Something can be good and bad
simultaneously and learning to process that and be okay with it is essential
to the human experience.

Julie


-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Kuell via stylist
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 7:44 PM
To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
Subject: [stylist] philosophical, non-writing related question

Hello,



I have a story idea brewing in my head, and  I need  your help seeing
various angles on something.



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.



My question: Did the uncle do a good thing? Why?And if you think he did a
wrong thing, why?



I'm looking for different perspectives on this, so I really appreciate your
feedback.



Thanks,



Chris



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