Theme: Loving your work versus working for the glory of it.
Subtheme: Being one’s own source of inspiration.
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When an aspiring author’s desire for fame leeches at his wellbeing he must accept the written words of a fictitious father figure and apply said guidance to his own life.
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“An aspiring author follows his fictitious father character advice in order to navigate the pitfalls on the quest for fame”
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This sounds interesting…
Not sure how there can be a written word from a fictitious figure though. You might want to add a word or two of explanation.
(Also, why is it a fictitious father figure, why not the journal from his real father who is dead? That sounds like it might be more poignant. How are we supposed to have feelings for a character (The father figure) who is fictitious)
However, that being said, I do like the premise. I think there is a there, here.
The idea is that this struggling aspiring author has written a character that gives him the advice that his peers unfortuantely are unable to provide. In other words the protagonist knows subconsciously just how to fix his personal struggle, but consciously he isn’t yet willing to put in the effort into applying what he knows is best for him deep down.
Sounds very interesting