What do you think of this story idea?

Let me ask you something.

Do you think this would be a stupid idea for a story?

A guy goes to a psychologist (not sure if the person he would actually go to is a psychologist, but I can't think of who he would actually go to.) because he is curious about a past lives. His psychologist puts him into a hypnotic state and has him tell the psychologist, in the dream. So, the doctor tells him to describe, in the most vivid way possible, about what he sees.

With each life, more is revealed about his past selves. And he keeps seeing himself get into trouble or killed.

Somebody else is doing the same thing, and he keeps seeing this person who keeps killing him. Somehow, the bad guy finds out where the main character is, and tries to kill him!

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Okay, it's not the best. And I'm kind of stuck at the end.
What do you think?

Stupid?

Thoughts? Ideas? Questions? Comments? Improvement?

2010-06-12T07:35:07Z

I was thinking that it would start with the main character having a dream about his "most recent" past life. And then he gets curious and goes to the pyschiatrist.

He then starts seeing more of him in his past life. He learns more about himself and why he acts the way he does.

In each past life, the protagonist accumulates a lot of money and hides it. Almost in a way that ensures that he will find it in his next life.

Eventually, in one of his past lives (I'm not too sure about this one.) around the 1600's, he is a pirate who has buried a treasure in the Carribean. (Now, this treasure is worth millions. There are artifacts from all over the world for instance: Renaissance Italy, Feudal Japan, Pre-Civil War America, Victorian England, Latin America-1500's, etc. )

Here's the thing. The antagonist, who I mentioned earlier, IS the man who keeps killing the protagonist and looking for his "treasure."

So, while the protagonist is giving exact directions to where the treasu

2010-06-12T07:35:47Z

treasure is, the antagonist is planning a trip to the Carribean.

Maybe, the protagonist and antagonist fight their way down to the Carribean looking for said treasure.

(After that, I have no idea. Honestly.)

(Sorry, it got cut off.)

2010-06-12T07:39:29Z

Crud. I meant...

Here's the thing. The psychiatrist, who I mentioned earlier, IS the man who keeps killing the protagonist and looking for his "treasure."

@nim@lovr2010-06-12T07:51:36Z

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Actually I really like the idea. It's creative and outside the normal realm that todays books seem to lean towards. IE vampires or aliens.

The stories kind of played in flashbacks but eventually his lives merge as the antagonist tries to kill him again. I find the "past life" idea to be really interesting it makes you really contemplate the plot line.

I'm not to crazy about adding the pirate treasure twist (I) think that that just the psychologist and the flashbacks with the sudden chase and whether he is killed or not would make an interesting book in itself no need to go out and try to make it a more popular genre book. Books are about being creative & that idea is.

You seem really enthusiastic about the story and you shouldn't let any one else discourage you. "What do you think of the idea?" It's what YOU think that matters not what a yahoo answerer thinks :) So if you think they should board their pirate ship and head out to find Jack Sparrow; THEY WILL!

It's honestly a great idea so WRITE IT!

PS the idea that the person 'helping' him to uncover these secrets (the psychiatrist) becomes the antagonist is great! A wonderful plot changer. :D

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Anonymous2010-06-12T14:52:48Z

Tbh, I think the idea of the man who keeps killing him looking for his treasure is a little obvious and cheesy, but I like the idea that the phychiatrist is the one who keeps killing him, don't give up on the idea, but the plot needs some work, move the motive for the murders away from money. It's been done too many times

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PianoMaster952010-06-12T17:44:48Z

I like it...maybe you could segue into a prophetic dream that tells the future, like a dictatorship will reign over the US

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ShabbyChic2010-06-12T15:56:16Z

WOW, I like it:)
answer mine?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkIV81Z3NhzdsMN_AIZqlZnsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100612080907AAJzsoc

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