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story Short Story - General idea but still many doubts.

First of all i would like to say hello to all of you. I’m glad to find these fórum. I’m Portuguese so sorry for some of my English and i would really you guys to take some of your time reading this. thanks
Here it goes:

I don’t know yet all the story. I know the end and maybe some of the beginning but the middle is a bit cloudy.

The story is about a man who has a rare condition ( he doesnt feel physical pain and never felt it). That makes him a bit cocky character who thinks he is some kind of super hero and consequently some problems like fights and things like that ( i’m thinking in someone like Tyler Durden character)
So he get into a trouble again but this time things really complicate and he has very little time to pay a gambling debt or he will get killed.

So it would start with some voice over ( dont now if character or narrator) to describe that character and a little of his life.

The story begins few days before the deadline for the debt be paid. He has knowledge of an illegal duel competition where the winner is the one who bear the pain for longer than the opponent. The winner prize is enough to pay the debt. ( By the way, he has a friend with a different personality and always tried to correct his friend behavior). He see this as a unique opportunity.

In the middle of the story (before the competition) I want to put something that will influence the end. So i tought in a man handing and putting out flyers in the street with a photograph of his daughter, asking for monetary help for a transplant, otherwise she dies.
In the end he win that duel and he give the money to that man. Maybe he take that decision based on something from his past that I dont know what yet ( can be shown in flashback) and also is one way to remedy all the mistakes he done in his life.

I know its all a bit cloudy but I hope you understand and give me your help and opinions please. Asking anything if you didn't understand something. Thank you.
 
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The transplant idea seems like a pure plot device, and does not organically grow from the character of situation.

As soon as you introduce an alternate, morally superior solution to a story problem -- i.e. the money can go to a noble cause, the girl, rather than a selfish cause, the guy's debt -- the audience will immediately guess what you are doing.

Instead, I suggest that something should happen during the competition that changes this guy's mind about his pointless life. And what this is could very well be determined by his opponent and the guys running the contest.

So who are the sadists that run this contest? Why do they do it? Where is the contest held? Do spectators gamble on the outcome? I think that this side of your story needs to be explored, the world of the story further developed, before you have a workable idea. The outcome of your plot should grow from the characters and context of your story. If you add obvious plot devices like "a girl who needs a transplant," then it's always going to feel like it doesn't fit.
 
This sounds more like a film than a short story.

If it is actually intended to be a short story my only advice is to write it and then see where you could improve or change it.

It sounds find to me, kind of like Crank with congenital analgesia (if that's what it's called...). I wouldn't worry about it being cliched (I didn't think it sounds particularly cliched anyway) because 90% of all cliche can be eradicated with a confident and unique writing style.
 
NickClapper thanks.

Yes i also think that this sounds more like a film.

You're right it is Congenital Analgesia.

I also don't think it sounds cliched. I will try to improve it and see where can I go with this.

Thank for you opinion.
 
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You are influenced by the films you've seen, not by the life you've lived.
Therefore I'm not touched, I can't relate and I don't care.

If you tell a story about you, I might change my mind
 
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