OK, today is the start of my new novel day. So far it is to be about 2 men from different backgrounds finding themselves driven to certain actions through their belief and background (inspired by extremism :shock: ), or a heart warming, simple story about the life of whomever (inspired by the book I’m currently reading - The Secret Garden 
), or maybe a novel about a politician going mental through being too enthusiastic for her own good (inspired by Nicola Sturgeon 
) .
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I like the third option , Nicola Sturgeon going mental , perhaps it could be a short novel , and she gets locked up in the tower of london and one of the Chesea pensioners loses the keys . And we never hear from her again !
I could use some of that 
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For accuracy sake I’d like to point out that they are infact Yeoman Warders, not Chelsea Pensioners.
Sorry for the pedancy.
We are told that, in order to write a good novel, we should draw on our own life experiences …
Here’s an idea
(to be taken with a liberal sprinkling of salt) 
A painfully, critically shy, ‘English Rose’ spends her childhood avoiding social situations etc … feeling unable to fit in, although desperate to do so.
She hits puberty, everything becomes a whole lot worse and she discovers ? sex ? booze ? drugs ? rock n roll ?
Reaching the age of 30 something, estranged from her family (because of her appalling behaviour) she’s bitten by a large venomous spider (or snake or something) and is hospitalised.
She survives, against all odds and from there is transferred to a State run Psychiatric Unit (or is it ???) where she is put into a medically induced coma. During this period, she is talked to, read to 24/7 … in other words ‘brainwashed’.
She eventually emerges as a new person (with a strong Scottish accent) and a staunch (insert religion of your choice), quickly rises through the ranks and becomes a voice to be reckoned with.
Oh … I forgot to say that during her hospitalisation/coma etc. she had necessarily lost muscle tone, so took up athletics
Naturally, she excelled at this too ‘rolls eyes’ and not only became Prime Minister, bestselling author, but Olympic athlete :shock:
That’s just a quick idea I thought of whilst in the shower.
You could do a combination of all three ‘plots’ Mark 
(is that ‘The Secret Garden’ as in Frances Hodgson Burnett story :-)).
You are quite right to correct me , we need to be accurate for Mark to include it in his book .
Remember to share the Royalties Mark
Yes .
No superpowers from the spider bite?
Apart from the lack of the above you do have a cracking story line. I do have one concern with the plot though and that is: why did she get sent to a mental hospital after suffering from a spider bite? Not sure that is normal care procedure is it? Was it a special brain affecting spider bite?
Needs work .
I will probably need financial help for the duration of the writing as I will be putting all my other money making schemes on hold. I deem it that important . If it makes money then I will no-doubt have to pay back all my benefactors.
That’s nice are you retracing your childhood Mark or retreating to a better quieter time when a robin’s voice could be clearly heard.
It certainly is a breath of fresh air after all the other types of books I have read lately. Of course it isn’t as sweet and innocent as it makes out if you consider the social aspects of it all - with regard to the servants and so on. Still, there is something innocent and so far uncomplicated about the development of the main character. I like the way it is written too - the ‘feel’ of it.
I like it too Mark it is sometimes a good thing to seek out a bit of simplicity in this over complicated world…
You called me, Meg?
Are you simple then Tpin
As simple as simple is.
Like the idea of a novel MKJ
Der ?
Obviously she had problems as a child and went totally bonkers when puberty hit.
Venomous bites may cause all manner of ailments, including ‘super heroism’ … it’s up to the author to decide how factual their novel will be.
Hospitalisation (long overdue) highlighted that she was suffering from a number of unaddressed psychological problems.
'Twas only a fleeting idea as I showered but I could envisage some in depth analysis and each aspect, milestone, in her life might be a book in itself.
thank you
On the other hand, you could write a book about life on a forum :shock: :!:
The trials and tribulations of Admin
The online fighting
The control freaks
The tantrums and tears
I shan’t list it all but there is a wealth of ‘stuff’
Hey, now you might well have something there .
…and that just the Mods 
(I am saying it before someone else does )