Have you ever written a piece of literature

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  • For the past two summers I've been trying to write a novel. However, I never really got much going (roughly 30 pages). If I could I would've put in much more effort. The working tittle is down below.

    The Kingdom of Apathy:
    The general plot of the story was about a cynical kid who meets a mysterious girl that takes him to Hell and Heaven in order to show him how humanity is not as bad it would seem, also to show him that perfection equates to boredom. When he goes to Heaven, this seemingly perfect place, he finds that it is incredibly boring, safe but it lacks any excitement. Hell on the other hand is much more interesting, by that I mean that things happen there. The demons aren't stick in muds like the Angels, if anything they act more human than the Angels. In the end though he finds out that he has been dead the whole time and the girl makes him decide which place he'd like to rest in for eternity. I couldn't decide though what the ending should be; whether it should be romantic (which I kinda don't want since that would make the girl a wish-fulfillment character), making the boy chose Limbo ( a place he's never been to before) or Hell ( Heaven is not an option since the boy does not like people who act pure and innocent when he himself is not).

    That's the story I want to write. I wish I could draw a plot map and really focus but writing a novel was much more difficult than I thought. But I still want to get something published one day.

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    • I have a good book for you to read: have you ever heard of 'The Master and Margarita', by Bulgakov?<BR><BR>It's about how we can never say something is "good" or "evil", we can only say it's good by comparison. The whole idea is that things only get value when there is contrast. When there are opposing forces.<BR><BR>I dunno...reading this might help write the story you described.

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      • Is it a narrative, cause I don't really like non-fiction books.

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        • It's definitely fiction. With some touches of fantasy...if I might add... But it still manages to stay pretty realistic.

          The frame story is about the writer's (Master) love for a woman named Margarita. But then there are so many surreal things going on in the main story. It's been considered as a classic as far as I know.

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    • It sounds good! I'm sure they sell books on how to write novels, maybe that would help?

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      • Thanks I appreciate that :)

        I'll look into those books when I have the free time. But right now I'm too busy with school to write.

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