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Need an opinion......or two.

I just got an idea for a book but I don't know if it would be any good.

The story is centered around a boy named Arryn. Three years previously his father left to help defend against an evil force named Moriat, and never returned. Now that he's twelve he leaves his village to travel to the city Thornkeep. Thornkeep is the home of spell-casters, wizards, and mages. The place where anyone who is willing to learn can be taught. There Arryn learns that he possesses a unique and rare gift. He is a sacred whisperer, one who can hear the ancient words and control them.

The story is basically about him learning to control his gift, and learning more about his father and the secrets surrounding his past.

Please tell me what you think....
criticism is welcomed.
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And if you have any ideas on how to make it better, please feel free to tell me.
Moonlight_Kitty posted over a year ago
 Moonlight_Kitty posted over a year ago
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ivoryphills said:
I'm sorry to say this, but your book idea sounds kinda like Harry Potter, what with a young boy going to a school for wizards and such, finding out he has something powerful within him, and he finds out the truth about his parent. And what is the power of the "ancient words"?
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It does? I've never read harry potter. The ancient words are, well.... the world around us is constantly speaking. Every tree, grass, and rock are talking in this long forgotten language.
Moonlight_Kitty posted over a year ago
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Arryn isn't a wizard, and it's his father's past that he learns about.
Moonlight_Kitty posted over a year ago
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Yeah, sounds great!
Jawas4eva posted over a year ago
dinavidscuitee said:
sounds cool to me.
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Thanks
Moonlight_Kitty posted over a year ago
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I agree
Jawas4eva posted over a year ago
writer67 said:
nice touch. it has potential, much of magic is controlled by the laws of stone, and able to hear ancient words with the hope of understanding one must be worthy to do so. control and understanding are only helped with great study of devotion to do things perfect and for the commeon good.but learning of ones father when the memory has failed leaves much to the desire or a need. a sacred whisperer, i like it. critisism, needs more. you will make a gr8 creation of arryn and his pet, with a staff/sceptre of his fathers homeland;-]
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Thanks. I'm working on it right now, I have only the prologue done.
Moonlight_Kitty posted over a year ago
SueLuvsVJ101 said:
I'm not professional, but it sounds pretty good!
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thank you
Moonlight_Kitty posted over a year ago
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Totally!
Jawas4eva posted over a year ago
KissOfDoom said:
I hate to be the mean one here, but I'll be honest. The whole idea of the teen or pre-teen that discovers he has special powers, plus the death of a parent, is a story we've all heard before. In many different variations. I don't mean to completely dismiss it, of course you can turn it in a lovely original story if you write it well and smart enough. But it's too close to becoming a copy-out.
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Thank you for your honesty. I'll keep that in mind and make sure it doesn't become a copy-out. One thing though, I never said his father was dead.
Moonlight_Kitty posted over a year ago
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I disagree with KissOfDoom. No offense, but the reason why people "recycle" a plot line over and over again is because it attracts human attention. It's human nature to like those plots. If people like it, then why change it? If it's not broken, then don't try to fix it. People like it, so write about it! People write similar plots found in the classics because even today, people adore classical works like Jane Austen or Bram Stoker. What matters MOST is the QUALITY of the writing, not the topic itself. OUTSTANDING writing abilities is what makes a story worthwhile...it can be on ornithology if anything!! If the story is written well, then it is laudable.
Summer_Leanne posted over a year ago
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@Moonlight_Kitty, You mentioned that he didn't return, so I supposed that was what you meant. Anyway, thank you for taking no offence. :) @Summer_Leanne, I understand your point, even though I disagree. I personally am very fond of originality, and I think that a recycled plot can easily become really tiring. How many copies of Harry Potter or Twilight can we really see? I don't know, I just honestly believe that people should try to come up with new, creative ideas. However, I agree that good writing can fix anything, or at least almost anything. Even an old plot can be made original if you write it with new twists and perpectives.
KissOfDoom posted over a year ago
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@KissOfDoom Thank you very much for not bashing me for disagreeing with you :) You're very open-minded. I can completely see where you're coming from and I have no objections to it. It's merely a difference in opinions. I think it can work both ways!
Summer_Leanne posted over a year ago
Albina21 said:
That's a really good story idea. Very cool.
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Thanks
Moonlight_Kitty posted over a year ago
Me_Iz_Here said:
It's okay, but not something I would read.
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Thats alright, I don't mind. :)
Moonlight_Kitty posted over a year ago
narlyvamp1234 said:
it is not the kind of book i would read but it is a very good idea and you should write it because a lot of people do like that kind of book and would read it.
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This is just the basic plot in a nutshell. There's more to the story than what I wrote, I have a hard time describing things so..... yeah. Thank you for your answer.
Moonlight_Kitty posted over a year ago
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