Decision Time - The Birth of a Novel

This is the first of hopefully numerous compostions created by myself and you the audience.

I have had a few ideas for novels and just never can quite seem put it all together.

In an effort to actually finish at least one novel in my lifetime, I am asking for your help. I will create the main content, the meat if you will, and will allow the readers to make critical decisions as to which direction to take the story. Hopefully I can finish segments on a weekly basis.

Remember those "Choose Your Own Destiny" stories you read as a child? Well, same idea with a new twist - multiple readers will decide the ultimate path for the novel. The easiest way to describe it is a sitcom where popular opinion decides the next episode.

The best part is that along the way, I will ask at least 10 major questions relating to the book. These questions could be about anything - character names, settings, technical information, etc. - mainly things I might get writer's block on. These questions are seperate from the storyline decisions.

If I happen to use your suggestion or information, I will grant you the rights to 2% of any royalties if the book ever makes it to print. I am willing to give up a total of 20% of any earnings to those who significantly contribute. Ideas are welcome. I would also try to include the contributors in the credits.

At the end of each segment I will pose a decision to the audience. Use the comments section to post your choice. The choice with the most posts will be the direction the story takes. I will incorporate the most popular decision into the next segment.

This makes the next part absolutely necessary:

IMPORTANT:

The contents of this blog are for the purpose of creating a novel and are hereby declared property of the blogger. The "story" shall not be reprinted or distributed without express written consent of said blogger.

At random times, I will be removing portions of the content just to protect everyone involved. If this should happen, in order to view the entire story, you must contact me to receive the full story.

So, without further ado, let's get started.


The first novel will be a sci-fi/technological thriller.

The hero of our story is the starting quaterback for a professional football (american football) team. Young (28-ish), athletic, good looking. He will sustain a head injury and modern technology will be used to save him. This same technology will also allow others to make life changing decisions via the internet on his behalf creating, as you might imagine, some pretty difficult situations. Viewers of a certain underground website have the ability to make decisions for him using an online voting system. This young man must first figure out why he is making decisions he normally would not make and then figure out why people close to him keep dying in mysterious ways.

Question 1 (for 2% of royalties, remember) - You have until Sunday November 18 to post your opinion.

What should the title of this novel be?
Whitman's comments: A few I have thought of - "Ultimate Decision". "Binding Decisions", "Lost in Thought"






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