An idea for my novel... interesting or no

[WickedChaos]

The angels were originally created in the place of man, but were too powerful and thus taken into the heavens to exist as servants to Arskal, god of the afterlife. The angels who resisted this destiny were exiled from the heavens and charred by the fires of their divine master. Forced to walk the earth with broken wings and a grotesque burned appearance, they were hunted by men and all but one was defeated.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

It's an interesting idea, but ideas and plots are two different things, and it's the plot and even more importantly the way it's executed that makes for an interesting book. My advice would be to write the story, and then ask people what they think of it.

 

[Aes]

Agreed. I've seen some really great ideas that fell short when the time came to tell the tale, and by that same token, I've seen some really mediocre ideas spun into simply amazing tales. (Lord of the Rings, anyone?)

I think it's definitely worth a write, so get to work.

 

[Susan Boulton]

I would ask yourself, does the idea interest me enough to spend a few months researching and writing a story based on it?

Too many opinions at the beginning of a work can kill the seed of the idea stone dead.

 

[Peter Graham]

Sounds very interesting.

Might I suggest (if you have not already done so) that you have a look at the first two books of Paradise Lost? It covers a fairly similar subject (albeit from a straight religious, rather than fantasy novel, perspective) and I'd be surprised if you couldn't pick up a few tips on the whole "fallen angel" theme.

Good luck.

Regards,

Peter

 

[RyFrye]

I like your idea. If I may, I would like to add something for you to think about that will help you develop plot if you like my idea.
Here it is: The angels that went to live in the heavens willingly could be bitter towards Arskal for removing them from the earthly realm and making them his servants. This could result in some underlying tention in the heavens that would no doubt lead to some very juicy betrayal, backstabbing, and all sorts of wonderful plot devices.

 

[Marky Lazer]

What Teresa said is all you need to hear.

 

[Cal20]

I agree, it sounds very interesting indeed but i'd be even more interested in it if it were written. Good luck!

 

[Pantheon]

The idea itself is good, but it needs work. Youre idea is too short in my opinion to get the brain pumping. As a starting point it sounds like a good idea, but i also want to know, who is this angel, whos hunting him, and what hes doing with his life. Then you can continue from there. Do you have a synopsis of any kind?

The only reason I say all this is becasue at the end of your idea, I found myself saying, 'and...'

...and he fights alongside a group of mercenaries to make earth a place for angel and human alike.

I think what i'm trying to say is, I need to know the goal of the story.

Maybe youre just teasing us

 

[Laura Stamps]

The angels were originally created in the place of man, but were too powerful and thus taken into the heavens to exist as servants to Arskal, god of the afterlife. The angels who resisted this destiny were exiled from the heavens and charred by the fires of their divine master. Forced to walk the earth with broken wings and a grotesque burned appearance, they were hunted by men and all but one was defeated.

I like it. What you have written here has the makings for a great blurb for the novel.

I assume the novel will be about the one angel who was not defeated. What is her/his/its name? Once you have the name, focus on this main character in your mind. What is it saying to you? Follow it around. What is it doing? If there is a story to be told, this angel will begin telling it to you. Then you will have the outline for the plot of your novel. And if you are lucky, the angel might even give you the first few chapters.

Go for it and see what happens! I like the idea you have so far.

 

[Moraven]

i like the idea as well. could be very good. Some interesting points: if this angel looks so different, how does he hide? Does he kill everyone who sees him? Does he wish he was human? Does he hate humans? Does he wish now that he'd gone to heaven? Do any of the angels from heaven wish they'd gone to earth?

You could do a ton with this. My adivce: find an interesting, action-packed place to start the novel. Write the first 2500-3000 words (Chapter One). And then sit back and see what happens. Usually when i do that, all sorts of doors open. Start typing, thinking on stuff like the questions above, and you'll have a workable story pretty soon.

 

[WickedChaos]

Thanks for all the feedback, I realize I haven't replied much but I've been kind of busy. All of the questions have been great and really got me thinking. I've a lot of ideas concerning this, I just need to flesh them out a bit.

When I do you'll certainly hear about them

 

[Virtual_Space]

Its all in the execution. A lot of great books are based on ideas that could even be called weak or flimsy. Like someone already said, look at lord of the rings. Its essentially destroy a ring, keep it from bad guy, and save the world. Its what wraps around that idea that makes it good. BTW was I the only one who just couldn't get into that book I sometimes feel like the only one lol. Oh and good luck, get writing, more ideas will just come as your write.