My Ideas for a Novel

One of Tom Monteleone’s tips on his Guide to Writing a Novel is: “… my best advice is to think ‘High Concept’.”

I don’t know exactly if that means a ‘complicated’ idea, or a ‘difficult’ one, or whatever. I don’t know if I’ve ever had a ‘high concept’, but I have quite a lot of ideas.

First Idea

War on Drugs

My country has a ridiculous little president who thinks that the war on drugs will put an end to drug trafficking. This is not the most idiot idea of our pathetic, corrupt governor –who, by the way, is on power because he cheated on the ballot—but the most relevant –at least to me. Besides, there are many who claim that the war on drugs is favoring some drug lords over the others.

A lot can be written about the subject. I would like to make a noir comedy out of it… or maybe a political thriller with some humor and some tragedy.

Second Idea

The life and deeds of a very human super hero

One that eats, shits, has gastritis, and goes to the doctor. He divorces, and has problems getting the custody of his children. He has to pay a mortgage, credit cards, and goes to the shrink.
This would also be a comedy, not necessarily a noir one. Science fiction very close to reality.

Third Idea

The Redeemed Mobster

A mean gangster who wants to redeem himself after a meditation experience.

Of course, I have no plot, I have nothing, and everything has to be created from scratch. There is a lot of thinking involved. And there are so many possibilities for the frame, the environment surrounding the main story!

These stories can be set in the past, present, or future. They can be erotic, or romantic, or thrillers without any romance. It’s fascinating taking a look at the span of possibilities… and also frightening!