What's a better idea for a story...?
It has to be under 1500 words. 1. An old lady and an eighteen year old guy meet at a nursing home when the boy is doing community service to pay for something bad he did. He has a kid and his dreams of being a pilot are put on the back burner when he realizes that he must get a factory-level job in order to pay for his child. He feels hopeless. The old woman feel hopeless because her life is nearly over and she has no one. When she was younger, she too had a kid at a young age. They realize how much they have in common and become best friends, giving each other the strength they need to go on. 2. A journalist, Charlotte, from Cleveland, Ohio is working on an assignment in Sicily, Italy when she meets a man, Pascal, who works for the mafia. He offers her $10,000 dollars if she agrees to smuggle his drugs into France. She attempts to do so, but she is stopped before she even gets on the plane, though they haven't found the drugs yet. Pascal, being the con artist he is and having the connections he does, does his best to help himself and the journalist get out of their predicament before too much damage is done. Pascal and Charlotte fall in love somewhere in between. What do you think?? Which sounds more interesting?
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1 :
I think it depends on the person, but I think number 2 is more interesting. I don't know, I guess the mafia and drugs and what not seems more....actiony if thats a word for it.
2 :
That's a tough one...it really depends on which writing style you're stronger at. the second one sound more action-y and the first one is a lot calmer and more dramatic i think. i think the second one is more interesting but i think you could go a lot further with the 1st one. i like the names charlotte and pascal though :)
3 :
I think they both are extremely interesting, however, they both seem like could be better if they were over 1500 words. Since that's your limit, I would choose the first one, becuase it could be a lot easier to develop characters, and you don't have to write about as many scenarios and happenings (as I think you would in 2). But I like the second story idea better. Maybe write that for fun...
4 :
well i think that the second one is more interesting. action and romance is a good mixture
5 :
i like the first one best and if you don't have a title why not name it second chances but its up to you .
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