Okay. I know that I’m probably making a fool out of myself for asking this, but how realistic does something have to be when it’s set in the real world?
After writing 70K of useless prose within the last 2 months, I’m finally ready to embark on a serious novel again while Mr. ITC is with agents.
I’m going back and rewriting Abbey Boys -- which I started over a year ago now -- but with some changes.
The main plot is about a group of orphaned boys who are brought up in an abbey which has been overtaken by a corrupt government official. The abbey is underground and the boys aren’t allowed outside, and near the end the MC finds out that they’re going to die once they hit legal age to leave since ‘the world doesn’t need more scum on the street’. But then I’m thinking, why would they wait until the boys are at a legal age to leave before killing them? Perhaps the government official is getting money for each boy under his charge. Then I’m thinking, if he’s getting money for each one, then the higher ups are going to realize that these boys are disappearing.
Anyway.
Originally it was set in the 1950s after world war 2, since I thought maybe during this time in England it would be possible for this sort of thing to happen. Then I thought, perhaps turn it into a dystopian and have the boys be experimented on as well as cooped up in the abbey. Then I thought about keeping the original idea, not say when it’s set, and keep in mind that it’s my world I’m portraying here.
Needless to say, I’m confused and wondered if anyone else has ever had this type of problem before? Advice would be soo appreciated.
After writing 70K of useless prose within the last 2 months, I’m finally ready to embark on a serious novel again while Mr. ITC is with agents.
I’m going back and rewriting Abbey Boys -- which I started over a year ago now -- but with some changes.
The main plot is about a group of orphaned boys who are brought up in an abbey which has been overtaken by a corrupt government official. The abbey is underground and the boys aren’t allowed outside, and near the end the MC finds out that they’re going to die once they hit legal age to leave since ‘the world doesn’t need more scum on the street’. But then I’m thinking, why would they wait until the boys are at a legal age to leave before killing them? Perhaps the government official is getting money for each boy under his charge. Then I’m thinking, if he’s getting money for each one, then the higher ups are going to realize that these boys are disappearing.
Anyway.
Originally it was set in the 1950s after world war 2, since I thought maybe during this time in England it would be possible for this sort of thing to happen. Then I thought, perhaps turn it into a dystopian and have the boys be experimented on as well as cooped up in the abbey. Then I thought about keeping the original idea, not say when it’s set, and keep in mind that it’s my world I’m portraying here.
Needless to say, I’m confused and wondered if anyone else has ever had this type of problem before? Advice would be soo appreciated.