So i need some help cause im planning to write a book. 1) would you read a book that has s...

Killing Stalking

i think you should go with just school and mafia so it would be easier to understand rather than adding wrestling to the story.

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I think if you want to have school, the mafia, and wrestling, one has to be more a side part of your story - most likely the wrestling.

As for tense, as long as you are consistent, I'm good with either. Of course, people tend to find it more natural to write in one tense over the other, so try to figure out what works for you.

Whether or not I'd have interest in reading your story or not is hard to say - the combination of themes seems interesting, but, as I don't have a clear idea about the actual plot, I can't really say with certainty.

Try reading this manga called HolyLand by Mori Kouji. Its about a boy who learns one type of punch from a boxing book to stop being bullied. He goes out to the streets and tests this on other bullies. In the end he becomes the no. 1 fighter of the streets.
Try to incorporate wrestling into his/her unique fighting style and use it as an advantage over other fighters. Make wrestling look inferior to another fighting style like judo or karate, then try to find the weakpoints of those fighting styles and adding wrestling as a way to overcome other styles using creative yet effective methods.

If u need proofreading, just let me know because i do editorials on the side

(this reply is really late xD sorry) I think when it comes to tense you should probably use present tense for this kind of story. If you want to you can add foreshadowing to make it more interesting.

I agree about the wrestling being the side story part. I had considered simply a wrestling book but i cant really figure out what would the main plot be about.
As for the tense, i find present tense more interesting but i tend to revert back to past tense accidentally.
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Ooh cool. I'll check it out. And i dont think im anywhere close to even think about publishing it haha.
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I bookmark the page and frequently check the replies so it's not really late. XD
I find present tense more... dark-ish. More serious type so it fits the plot but i'm more comfortable with past tense.
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That's an actually interesting combo, although it will all depend on how the themes mesh together. My suggestion is not to try too hard to have all three, but let the story flow and naturally lead to the themes. Perhaps one character is a reformed gang member, and is using wrestling or some form of martial arts as part of his rehab, or as a way to deal with rebounds from his former gang. Or a sensei guides him to it.

I'd suggest reading Afuresou na Pool (it's a yaoi, and a rather complex one, and deals with so many themes that young people deal with). The character Hikone Akira is particularly interesting for me. His side story deals with his past as a delinquent

http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/afuresou_na_pool/mf/v06/c031/2/


And yeah, I've done some beta reading and editing, though I don't really consider myself a writer. Just an average reader who likes to read good stories. Would love to help out if you like. :)

Thank you! I really appreciate the suggestion. But actually I'm planning to make the mc more of an anti hero maybe even just evil.
I'll be sure to check out that manga! ^_^