Writing Inspiration

Plot Summary: The Healer

Way back in the days when I would read romance novels like they were going out of style, I fancied that I could write one myself. Here’s an idea for one that I got one day but never pursued. It is set in a historical western town and probably requires a bit of research. There is so much that could be done with this. You are only limited by your own imagination.

As always, it certainly is possible that someone else has already plucked this idea out of the ether and written the story so you may want to be on the look out for that if you choose to use this idea. Otherwise this idea is public domain. The plot, characters, settings, names etc are all free for you to use with no expectation of reimbursement. Have fun.

Story type: Novel or Short Story

Title: Unknown

Genre: Romance

Main character(s): Katherine and Main Male Character (MMC)

Primary theme: The developing relationship between the two main characters

Synopsis: MMC has the power to heal. He comes to visit a church in Katherine’s town. This story is set in historical western time. Katherine is a little eccentric in the way that she doesn’t do what is expected of her. When the story begins she is taking a prostitute to see the healer. She is about to commit a serious faux pas.

Here is what I have written so far:

The healer arrived at Saint Matthews church on Friday afternoon and that Sunday morning the small church was packed to the rafters with sick people.

“Katheryn I think you are making a big mistake bringing me here.” Thelma said, looking around her at the respectable townspeople milling about talking amongst themselves about the miracle healer arrived in Jamestown.

“There’s been no mistake.” Katherine replied.

“How can you be so calm about this?” She exclaimed. “Katherine your reputation is about to go to the pot. When these townspeople saw you being friends with a harlot, they thought you were missing a few cards out of you’re deck but they tolerated it. They even tolerated the fact that you own a business but they will not tolerate you asking a holy man to put his hands on a whore.”

“I’m not going to the healer to put his hands on a whore. I’m going to ask him to heal a woman in need.” Katheryn replied. She turned her head and looked into Thelma’s worried face.