is this a good plot for a novel or book? help plsss!?

Question

ok so i am planning to write a novel and so far i only have the plot(detailed) and the story is set in 18th century
i already posted this but i edited the story and gave it a title so i hope this one is better :D
i know it's really long but pls read it
Title:Emotions

Plot:our story begins with a beautiful young girl named elaine winslet a very adventurous girl , kindhearted responsible and independent and also came from a very wealthy family who lived in hampshire.
she also loved music arts and literature she played the piano and wrote novels. she had one sister named elizabeth winslet who is her exact opposite .. beautiful in the outside but ugly on the inside
she always envied elaine for she always thought that their father always favored elaine.

in elaine's childhood(age:12 or 13) she met a young boy who changed her life.
a boy by the name of james hamilton son of the duke and was very friendly,
they met in a ball in hampshire. they became friends and when they grew up(age of 17 - 19) they fell in love with each other.
james's brother william hamilton(serious,anti social,favorite of their father) also fell in love with elaine
but elaine never knew.

one day william finally told elaine his true feelings but elaine rejected him for elaine loved james..
william got mad and furious william told elaine's parents that he wants to marry elaine, he was confident that elaine's parents would choose him rather than james for he is the heir of his father.

elaine's mother liked william and gave him her blessing but elaine's father disagree'd for he wanted for her daughter to choose freely. obviously elaine would choose james.
so when william failed he moved on to his next plan.. his plan was to ask his father a favor to do something for him and james to come back to london. so when his father came up with an alibi his father then sent a letter to hampshire.(as expected) james and william came back but james promised elaine that he would be back soon..

when james and william was in london their father decided that james needs a wife for his father disapprove to james and elaine's love. so his father seeked for an eligible girl and soon found one,
a girl by the name of margaret howell(very wealthy)but elaine who is back in hampshire was pregnant with james's son(james didn't knew at the time)so when margaret and james was engaged and soon to be married james came back to hampshire and asked elaine to run away with him so they both ran away they ended up somewhere in berkshire, elaine was about to tell james that she is pregnant.

But elaine found out that james was to be exiled by his father if he wouldn't marry margaret.
so elaine did the right thing(she thought was)to come back home. james had no other options but to come back home to london and marry margaret.

when elaine came back to hampshire she told her parents that she was pregnant with james's son. and that james is engaged and soon to be married. elizabeth(the evil envious sister) sent a letter to william about elaine being pregnant, william told his father and then the duke demanded for the child(as soon it's born). the winslets could do nothing but agree.
so 9 months later elaine's child was born(named after his father. frederick james hamilton II) after a few weeks elaine gave her child to the duke (personally).

Elaine was so sad and was depressed for months until a year or two passed by.
elaine and james's wounded heart still didn't healed

james and william came back to hampshire for a certain event for them to attend along the way they also visited elaine
(james also brought their child) they talked and when james couldn't take looking(with full of regrets) at elaine anymore he left. william stayed (he and elaine had a private conversation) and apologized for everything he has caused. and then told elaine that she doesn't have to be alone and then proposed. elaine rejected and said that she will wait for james even if it takes forever.

soon enough ajmes and william left hampshire and came back to london.


as time passed things had changed..
James who never had a happy marriage became a politician

William became replaced his father and became the new duke

Elaine (was never married) became a great and popular author

Elizabeth married to a officer and had a peaceful life..

William often helps elaine to see her son ..

The end?

thats my plan for the story though pls critique and tell me if its good or if its rubbish.
really need help :D anyway im only 12 so if it's rubbish im sorry :) and it's the first
novel im planning to write.. thanks!!!!!!!!! you guys rock!

Answer 1

Your plot sounds like a fantastical historical drama. There are just one or two points that you might want to change before you write it:



1. Elaine has no faults. There is no conflict within her that would make her a more interesting character. Right now, she is a 2D protagonist. She needs to have something that your reader will connect to; the events alone in the plot are not enough to make her that sympathetic.



2. In your synopsis of the story, you lay more stress of the fact that Elizabeth is the evil one, not as much as William. But William is the one doing all the things to ruin Elaine's happiness. I wanted Elizabeth to do more nefarious deeds besides writing a letter.



I think you have the seeds here of an amazing novel. Keep going strong!

Answer 2

It's good, but I think you should really have Elaine fall in love with somebody or be happy at least a little bit. It leaves like happy/sad ending all together. So I would try to do that, but otherwise, I really like it. I would definitely read it, if it's written well. It's really good, I would write it if I were you, but still be yourself and be true to your writing.



Good luck and I hope I helped!!

Answer 3

The plan for the story is fine and you certainly don't need help. What you need to do is have a bit of confidence in your ability and sit down and write it. The story line is fine and your plan is fine so all you need now is confidence in yourself to put all this together into a readable story. As I said before if your writing is as good as your imagination you will have no problems at all. Good luck with it.

Answer 4

this looks very good indeed, keep up your work on this, I am happy your spending your time in the art`s as a twelve year old your very much above the rest in your skills as a writer, sounds like you`d be good at writing children's book, and short stories for others your age,are then any magazines that your aware of where you could send in some articles and stories, but, keep working on your novel..

Answer 5

Just write the story! Trust yourself. Some people will like your ideas, others won't. It could be a major seller AND there would still be people who didn't like it.

Bottom line: Don't ask if any idea is good. Just write.