Re: My New Novel!
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
That's just a quick idea I thought of whilst in the shower.