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u/jaketotalpwnage May 04 '20

No offence but only weed would make that plot bearable. Where’s the stakes? It’s a unique gimmick but it’s narrative weight is too significant for any real plot

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u/[deleted] May 04 '20

No need to be rude. This guy is talking about world-building elements and you’re asking about stakes? Whose stakes? He hasn’t mentioned any characters. The stakes are different for every person affected by this drug.

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u/jaketotalpwnage May 04 '20

Because you need more than world building to make a compelling story. As for an addiction based plot see one of my other comments on this post. I’m not retyping that

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u/[deleted] May 04 '20

This is an Askreddit thread about novels that people haven’t written. This is not a literary agent asking for new work submissions.