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Nearly 30s

Nearly 30s

NancyRomance

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Reaching 30s, no passion, single, no career. How will Nancy survive being alone? Will she meet her Mr right soon? Will she eventually get married?

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Caeden

Caeden

Status: c7 3yr
Honestly, it’s a rather short story. It’s a great concept, but really not that pulling. Especially in the way it’s written. 

It feels like you’re just outlining the plot, honestly, with no actual story being written out. It feels like an outline. 

The side characters aren’t introduced, nor is anyone and no world building is attempted. There isn’t any sort of actual story, in my personnel opinion. You need to outline the setting, the sort of place she lives. Is it a city? Perhaps a small town? What time period is it? What people does she know? 

Make that the introduction, and continue the story from there.

Is she a young adult with dreams? Show her thought process. Does she feel angry? Frustrated? Worried? What solutions can she think up? What can she do to fight the issue in the story? Who can she call for help? Does she have anyone? 

As well as that, you need to build side characters. They are essential to making the story feel genuine. You don’t have to build them in detail as much as the protagonist, but make them have distinctive personalities and make them somewhat of a factor in the story. They have emotions too- use those emotions against the protagonist. Side characters can become angry, jealous or frustrated at the protagonist. Some might be able to be master manipulators, who knows? It’s your story. 

As for the personalities- Is one of them particularly chirpy? Is one of them brooding? Make sure they have their own quirks and aren’t NPCS

How did she meet her friends? Where? Are they new friends?  

You need to add dialogue, animating how the character goes about her day and such. What’s her morning routine? What’s the events that go on in her life? How does she meet the people in the story? What’s her past?

 What’s a good plot point? You need some sort of plot hook to hook the reader.  Maybe she walks into work and finds out she’s fired. There is a variety of things you can do to give the story interest, and make it hooked. Do this in the first few chapters. 

World building is important. You can animate her doing a variety of things.
Continue writing! It’s a fantastic concept and improving your writing does require practise. Try reading a few books or fan fictions- it really helped me personally to pick up on how it was written before I started posting fanfiction. Read them especially in the genre you’re trying to write in. 

It’s a great start, but this is more of an outline. 

Let your character grow, let them have character development. What views do they have at the start that change? What opinions! Maybe she’s rather prejudice towards people struggling with money at the start, and grows an understanding. 

You’ve got to give her opinions at the beginning, hint at them in a subtle way. 

Good luck!

Chapter 1: Introduction

Meet Nancy, 27 years old, single, never really had proper relationship experience, looking for a boyfriend but doesn't want to get one.

Her MBTI is INFP (introversion, intuition, feeling, perception), a person in her own drama and thoughts.

Nancy loves to dance to kpop, draw, most of the time laying in bed and watching dramas.

Nancy started work life when she was 20 years old. Every single day she had to work 12 hours with 1-2 off days per week. She doesn't mind as long as she can have her own savings.

(Nancy is currently working as a Senior Hotel Front Desk and she has been there for 4.5 years.)

With all that savings she earns, she get to travel atleast once year , alone, and countries she has visited are Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, Taiwan, Australia.

Not only that, she get to spend without a need to think about "what if I don't have enough to pay my bills etc"

Basically a happy life single life that everyone envied. Young and joyful I must say.

Before you say "Wow this girl must not have any responsibilities in her household thus she can spend without thinking"

Nope you are so wrong.

She set aside 4 bank accounts.

1st : Her own daily expenses (average $1000 per month)

2nd : Her family household expenses (average $300 per month)

3rd : Her grandparents household expenses (average $300 per month)

4th : Her own savings for "retirement" (average $500 per month)

With this split accounts she learns how to manage her money well.

Anyways as years passed, Nancy was too focused on career that nothing else seems to bother her. Being in a hotel industry , unknowingly you spend most of your time in the hotel. You meet your colleagues more often than your own family.

Nancy is good in her work and management loves her attitude. She was even promoted to guide someone and be incharge of a team.

But reality hits hard when Nancy reaches 25 years old. Its the curse of the midlife crisis!

So, throughout these years, Nancy has money and career.

But what she lost was, family, childhood friends, a sense of warmth. She only realized it at the age of 25!

Similar to idols who trains at a very young age and only to realise that all their youths are gone just because of their passion.

Is that something good or something bad?