NaNo story line, help me please!

1. A deadly convict has escaped from maximum security during a rebbelion in the kingdom. This convict, before their incarceration, is responsible for almost single handedly wiping a country off the map, so it is top priority they are stopped. The hero is called upon, being responsible for the origional capture, to once again hunt them down and bring them to justice. The timeframe for this isn't set, but will probably be either a steampunk fantasy of maybe historic.

2. In venice, a young nobleman is pulled in by a woman who, when they are engaged, has him convicted of a crime he didn't commit, forcing him to run from the authoroties whilst she takes all his possessions. Forced into the underworld, he makes a vow to have his revenge and reclaim his life, no matter who he has to turn too for help. Mafia style suspense, cos everyone loves mafia

3. Fantasy. A kingdom in this world apoint it's leader, not by blood or votes, but by great acts of heroism. Desiring an easy life, the characters all set out to perform a heroic deed (any suggestions, the more rediculous the better, (other than heroicly failing at everything) as long as it's still heroic) and a storyline ensues. This will probably end up a collection of short stories, and be more based around humour than anything else.

4. Horror story based. A half-demon is banished from hell until he cn prov his evilness. he is exiled to a town in france that looks normal at first glance, but he soon finds that there are monstersthere worse than himself, who rule the living population with an iron fist. It comes down to a match of evil versus evil, as the half demon see's his chance to prove himself if he can break his undead opponents.

so yeah, what does people think would make a better story out of those four, and please explain your reasoning too me too

Number two. because everybody loves Mafiya

And in all fairness, it seems like the easiest one to write about. And the most interesting. I don't realy see the potential for a humourous story to reach 50,000 words, and if it did, I'd have grown bored of it by the end. This one has strong characters and plot, and you can easily steal ideas from previous stories like it if the inspiration bucket runs dry.

Because Venice is sheer awesome.

You really ought to watch Gomorra before you start.

Number 4, because evil verses evil is fun to read and you can get away with anything and everything, add in the fact that the main characters are actively trying to overlord, rather than be destroyed, you have a potential for a lot of humour, and also some interesting plot lines. Also, you can have heroes try to take them down, only to be forgotten all the time, and you can easily have a mafia like situation as well. Essentially this can combine your other ideas very nicely, without too much difficulty involved in writing the story.

Mafia is a good idea, but very difficult to pull off. Furthermore, you'll need a lot of background to do it well. Add in the difficulty of doing political stuff, and you'll be running out of steam well before 50k.

Number one sounds a bit too typical, and you may get bored of it quickly.

I'm doing number three. Sort of. Not really, but it's similar, and you probably don't want to be doing something too similar to me.

Thus, we are left with number four.

Berlusconi is quite enough for 100K!

really, you've never seen me write when I'm motivated LB, 50K is nothing and I find it easier to write in a real world situation than in fantasy, so the Mafia one would be easiest for me

I also liked the evil one just because it gives me the chance to stretch out and do practicaly anything that I normmaly wouldn't be able to get away with

so far leaning towars number 2

2 is a nice one. I'm lobbying for 2.

If you feature Berlusconi, you'll get an e-cookie.

he may feature as a character, though I prefer to keep away from real people unless only in reference as I can't say hw those people would act and react.

now I need to find appropriate music for writing this stuff, dragonforce and other power ballads do not work for any of the above stories much

suggestions? (English stuff please, as it's lyrics I like and other than english I speak almost passable japannese and italian, and the rest of it sounds like gibberish)

The Godfather theme song. No lyrics, but hell, it's the mafia anthem.

Number two sounds the best... but will probably be the hardest to do.
However If you do manage it the sense of satisfaction will be brilliant

And if you can end it with him getting sentenced for corruption then bribing the justice system and escaping, you get another cookie. Especially if you mention the new legislation that means he's no longer immune to being dragged before a corruption court ...

But, yeah. I like the sound of number two, especially as teh tsrat's so good

right well, rather than creating another thread, i thought it'd be clear to use this one again for more adivce and stuuf. He's my finalised plot for my nano piece, thoguh the family names will change soon, as Buoni means hero, and Cativvi means villain, so their just filler names. Please point out anything too horific in the plot (and it has to be horific, not just cheesy)

Chapter 2.
Gray wakes up in a strange room after his jump. He’s relived he’s not in jail, but still not relaxed, fearing his saviours may turn out otherwise when an arrest warrant is passed out for him. His hosts soon reveals themselves to be someone not quite so savoury themselves, being members of the Buoni Familia, a mafia family. The head of the family takes Gray into his study, and explains why they saved him, what they want from him, and who Rachele is and her links with the Cativvi Familia are. It all starts to make a little bit of sense to him, as he thinks back on everything, but he can’t accept it.
Gray disbelieves the explanation, refusing to believe Rachele could have done that too him, and leaves the house. Throwing his own worries in the past to the wind, wanting to prove Rachele really loved him, Gray sneaks back into his own house, and finds proof to support the Buoni case. Angry, he agrees to help the Buoni.
Mockingbird gives Gray a little mafia history lesson.

Chapter 3.
The next night, Gray begins his plans with the Buoni to bring down the Cativvi, though he still secretly plans to help Rachele get away afterwards. Gray ’helps’ with some everyday Mafia activities, his reactions making Grigio laugh. Lather than night, together with Mockingbird and Verde, the businessman turned Mafiosi breaks into one of the Cativvi safe houses, striking out at a key member of the family. Whilst there, Gray finds his companies profits had been fuelling the Cativvi for over a year, and certain influence linking the mafia to Politics. Grigio again finds this funny.

Chapter 4.
Amarillo, bosses, adopted daughter visits the family from university. gray is confused to find her with full knowledge of the Mafia, and her father’s involvement. Boss explains he wants to give Amarillo a choice of her future, and the best possible. Gray starts too see him as more than a criminal.
Gray finds out that he is, legally, dead and that his company was due to merge with Rachele’s father’s. Discreetly, he tries again to get in contact with a few of his board members, which nearly exposes him until he is saved by Verde and Amarillo. Gray finds out Caesar is opposing the merger, having never sold his shares. Gray also finds out Caesar has underworld connections of his own.

Chapter 5.
The second Buoni action against the Cativvi, an attack against the drugs ring that garners much of their produce. Gray is initially left out of this, the Familia feeling he would break the operation. The Buoni find significant difficulty breaking into the syndicate, and finding contacts to disrupt the flow, until Gray helps, making contact with someone he knew through Rachele. The Familia throw off half of the drug ring, re-routing a small part of the profits to themselves, and leaving the other dealers to the police.

Chapter 6.
Rachele and Gray meet again, by chance, and Rachele acts like she’s sorry for what she did, offering Gray a chance to join the Cativvi Familia. Gray’s convictions are thrown into confusion, finding lingering feelings for Rachele still, even after all that’s happened.
Verde confronts Gray about this, and after he ells everything, Verde tells Gray the choice is up to him and only him, and to follow what he thinks is best.

Chapter 7
The Cativvi launch a counter attack after all the Buoni activity against them, storming the Buoni manner house, killing the boss and capturing Amarillo and Grigio. Verde immediately stars organising the Buoni Familia, ready for a counter attacks, and Gray’s muddled allegiance becomes a key point. on one hand, he could help the Cativvi, reveal the Buoni plan and go back to his old life (hopefully, save for the police looking for him problem), on the other hand, it means betraying the Buoni. Unable to make a decision, Gray leaves the Buoni manner.

Chapter 8.
Gray meets Caesar, entering his home through a few techniques taught to him by Grigio, unaware mockingbird is trailing him. Not knowing any other third party, Gray asks for his old friend’s opinions on what he should do. They talk, and Caesar reveals he may be able to help clear Gray’s name if they can find evidence of the wine being poisoned, legally.
Gray leaves Caesar’s house and calls the Cativvi.

Chapter 9.
The infiltration of the Cativvi manor, the house of Rachele’s father. gray is no where to be seen on either side of the confrontation, and the infiltration is successful. Verde gets his ‘revenge’ for Grigio, putting a bullet into Rachele’s father’s head.
Unfortunately, the Cativvi had a trump card a lockdown on the manor and an alarm to the police. The Buoni are locked up in the manor.

Chapter 10.
Mockingbird to the rescue! with a little background help from Gray. Gray helps to bypass the security lockdown, and Mockingbird gets the Buoni out, helping them evade police capture. Whilst hacking the Cativvi system, Gray finds the files for the plan to frame him, and forwards them to the police.

Chapter 11.
Gray’s name is cleared, the Cativvi, and their political allies , have fallen and our antagonist is living the good life. Not only has he got his company back, but he’s set for life with help from the underworld. At one of his parties, he meets Rachele again. She was never convicted with her father and the rest of the Cativvi. She tries to make Gray take her back, saying she was forced to do it, and Gray‘s feelings stir up again. Gray takes her back to his house, they move in for a kiss, before defenestrating her. Happy ending for everyone. (kinda...)