BoyWithBayonet

I just started putting together a 'plan' for a novel and I thougt I'd share it here. Tell me what you think.

Setting
Year: 2021
Location: Brooklyn, NY




Characters

Main
Name: Johnny Lotto Violet
DOB: 2/10/2004
Age: 16
Appearance
Hair: Medium length, messy, black
Eyes: Green; hardened look
Skin: White, tan
Clothes: Usually a gray hoodie with the hood up, tight black jeans, various "RA" (Rebel's Advocacy) shirts. Always wears a dog tag under his shirt (It was his father's; he was drafted into the War on Terrorism). The dog tag reads:

Daniel L. Violet
47402146 T04
Luci A. Violet
6766 Harmony Ave.
Brooklyn, NY

Premise
It is June, 2021, and America is still fighting in Iraq and has moved into Iran. The war is growing larger by the day. Johnny's dad was killed in action on July 13th, 2019. Johnny lives with his mother in an apartment in Brooklyn. Since his father left and especially since his death, Johnny and his mother have been in financial trouble. Johnny is a member of the Rebel's Advocacy (He is a 'Rebel's Advocate', as they call it), an anti-government gang.

Thanks for reading!
-BoyWithBayonet

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Jericho's Downfall

good premise...so are you an anarchist or just thought it was a cool idea?

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BoyWithBayonet

I'm not an anarchist, per se, but I am against the war and such. I plan on using the main character to express my thoughts a bit.

Thanks for the comment!

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sticklefidds

The idea's good, and perhaps not that implausible. There's always a bit of a risk about setting something in the fairly near future because things might turn out totally differently. On the other hand, though Irak may no longer be the theatre of conflict, I think you're right that the 'war on terror' seems unlikely to abate very soon.
However shrewd anyone's analysis of the political situation, though, no one has the perfect crystal ball, and some of what you come up with may be very wide of the mark. But that doesn't matter - your aim is to project and highlight what's already out there.
Good luck with it! Do you have a plot outline yet?

BoyWithBayonet

Thanks, sticklefidds.
No, I haven't had a chance to start on a plot outline yet.

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