Novel Idea feedback
Posted: October 9th, 2010, 2:53 pm
So, I wrote a quick blurb of a novel I'm considering writing. The problem? I keep waffling back and forth on my idea. At one point, I love it, then I hate it, then I wonder if I need to raise the stakes, then I wonder if I should write from both female and male viewpoints (which I've never done. My last novel was in 1st person). I want this to be a light romantic comedy type book, but my previous book had a more lyrical, heavy feel. I'm afraid I won't be able to pull off the comedy. What do you think of this basic premise? Are the characters too nutso? Would LOVE your feedback!!
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There’s a triple-dosage of “wrong” in Elizabeth Anderson’s life. Her parents are divorcing, her nanny job is unbearable, and she’s had nothing but bad luck on Match.com. It doesn’t help that she quotes “Star Trek” all the time and has an unusual fascination with mustaches. Elizabeth’s ready to give up on love when she spots a “for sale” sign on an empty pub in Portland’s industrial district, and with a loan from her guilt-ridden father, decides to start her own brewery as a way to find a husband. Men like beer, right? Good thing best friend Christina Velasquez is along for the ride - she’s agreed to help manage the place.
The two embark on the tough job of opening a brewery – inventing recipes for the best beers, experimenting on brewing through trial and error, and finally, opening a pub called “Hoppily Ever After.” Men stream in, but still, Elizabeth can’t quell her bad dating luck. Until Richard shows up. And stays.
Richard is a former member of the British guard, and a beer aficionado/sci-fi geek. It seems Elizabeth has met her match. The problem? He’s twelve years older, and Elizabeth doesn’t do “old.” But there’s just something about Richard that Elizabeth can’t ignore – maybe its his penchant for going on “sprees” (lunch at The Spaghetti Factory seven days in a row, listening to John Denver for five, watching the Sound of Music three day straight), or the irresistible way he describes his moods as types of beer. Despite her efforts to keep Richard at bay, Elizabeth finds herself more and more attracted to him.
But then the economy slumps, Elizabeth’s pub goes downhill, and her parents divorce proceedings take a turn for the worse. Elizabeth’s afraid she might lose the bar, and her parents' failed marriage has dashed her hopes of "happily ever after." But Richard is still there, buying beer, sitting at the bar. Can he convince Elizabeth to fall in love? And together, can the two save "Hoppily Ever After?"
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There’s a triple-dosage of “wrong” in Elizabeth Anderson’s life. Her parents are divorcing, her nanny job is unbearable, and she’s had nothing but bad luck on Match.com. It doesn’t help that she quotes “Star Trek” all the time and has an unusual fascination with mustaches. Elizabeth’s ready to give up on love when she spots a “for sale” sign on an empty pub in Portland’s industrial district, and with a loan from her guilt-ridden father, decides to start her own brewery as a way to find a husband. Men like beer, right? Good thing best friend Christina Velasquez is along for the ride - she’s agreed to help manage the place.
The two embark on the tough job of opening a brewery – inventing recipes for the best beers, experimenting on brewing through trial and error, and finally, opening a pub called “Hoppily Ever After.” Men stream in, but still, Elizabeth can’t quell her bad dating luck. Until Richard shows up. And stays.
Richard is a former member of the British guard, and a beer aficionado/sci-fi geek. It seems Elizabeth has met her match. The problem? He’s twelve years older, and Elizabeth doesn’t do “old.” But there’s just something about Richard that Elizabeth can’t ignore – maybe its his penchant for going on “sprees” (lunch at The Spaghetti Factory seven days in a row, listening to John Denver for five, watching the Sound of Music three day straight), or the irresistible way he describes his moods as types of beer. Despite her efforts to keep Richard at bay, Elizabeth finds herself more and more attracted to him.
But then the economy slumps, Elizabeth’s pub goes downhill, and her parents divorce proceedings take a turn for the worse. Elizabeth’s afraid she might lose the bar, and her parents' failed marriage has dashed her hopes of "happily ever after." But Richard is still there, buying beer, sitting at the bar. Can he convince Elizabeth to fall in love? And together, can the two save "Hoppily Ever After?"