Is my book idea original enough?

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I recently started writing a book, then decided to give up on it. Now I might continue the idea again, if a lot of people think it's good enough. Here is the basic plot: Vex Michael Talon, 25 years old, has had everything torn from him since the day he was born. His parents, his only brother, and his ex-girlfriend- all killed mysteriously. Two days after moving to Seattle, he was the target of a shooting. Shortly later, he was the scapegoat of terrorism. He was forced to flee. He was lucky to be alive.  But from his own experiences, he knows that there’s more to the story.
Dreams have always been a mysterious concept. But Vex finds out that somewhere out there, there are people abusing the powers of the night to gain power over life and death. One night, in his own lucid dream, he exploits a weakness in the barriers of the dream-world and the waking world. There is a place, in the realm of the night, where no one has dared to go before. It is said that anyone who enters will be killed, and die mysteriously in their sleep to the people around them.
But Vex knows that if the barrier remains and no one dares to reach through it, innocents will continue to be taken needlessly and ruthlessly in their sleep. It has been said that a human sacrifice was needed to bring justice and balance to the dream world. So to avenge the deaths of his loved ones and countless others, he goes on a dangerous quest within the realms of his own sleep, and confronts a force that no one else has seen before. 
By the way, I am in 7th grade, and this is only a rough outline of what I plan to write.

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It sounds complicated, but readable. I strongly suggest you write it :) but keep in mind that you want to make it appealing to others, this can be achieved by explaining things that are going on in the story in great detail.
Also, change the name Vex. It sounds too Matrix-y. I think giving him a very normal/common name makes him more relatable. It also is a good way to show that he isn't exactly a believer in supernatural stuff.

Anonymous · Answer

Maybe it's just me and my weird little brain, but this plot is very, very confusing. 
The only part that really made sense--that didn't bring up questions--was sentences three and four of the first paragraph.
After reading the last five sentences of the first paragraph, all that came up in my head were questions: Why did he move to Seattle? Where did he move from? What did he do to be the target of a shooting? How did he become a scapegoat? Or, better yet, how did he become a scapegoat of TERRORISM in SEATTLE?
But then the next 2 paragraphs are even more confusing.
First you were talking about his terrible life in Seattle and how he almost got killed by a shooting and being a scapegoat of terrorism, which was the impression I got. And then in the next two paragraphs you talk about dreams and human sacrifice and murdering people in their sleep...WTF? 
You totally changed the subject from him being a scapegoat to trying the save the world in his sleep. 
Honestly, I have never been this confused in my life.

Anonymous · Answer

There is no such thing as a really bad idea. If this plot intrigues you, and you want to see where the story leads, go ahead and write it. Everything you write, even if that particular story or novel is never published (and first novels rarely are) is experience that helps you grow as a writer. I would not let anyone discourage you by saying it is a bad idea. It's not. But only you can make it shine. 

Good luck....

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Spooky.

Sounds a pretty good, fairly original idea dude, my suggestion is to make it fairly benign all through then thing up a really gut-churning ending, or something that will leave the audience in awe.

Good luck!

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Yeah write it, make it long and hard. It sounds great. I'm in eighth grade and I'm writing a novel that sounds interesting.

NameHeisse501 · Answer

I'm seems really cool to me =) Good luck with it!!!

Anonymous · Answer

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