Writing a story, need some advice

Well, the story is basically this: I'm trapped in a huge tower jail cell, that is some sort of quantum jail thing, and every "major" version of me is there as well (me as the main character plays the central me). I need some ideas as to what other "versions" of me I could include, as well as some reasons why every version of me would be plucked out of every dimension.

Some versions of me I've already thought of:

Hacker me
Scientists me
Central me
Angry me
Sad me
Philosopher me

Plot twist: the cell where the quantum physicist should be is EMPTY moahahaha

>>1
Maybe the whole writing a story process would be more enjoyable for you if you came up with your own ideas instead of transcribing fail from /lounge/??

Since that's al you've got, there's the best advice you could ever get on writing: write all you've got and end it when you're done.

That is, tell you situation in needed details and be over with it. If you have no idea about something, like additional you-s for your (rather silly) premise, don't bother with it. If your main course in the empty cell, tell about it when you're two-thirds done.

There is a decent plan for your short story (what, wanna write a novel? that's a spankin'):
- "I'm trapped in a huge tower jail cell that seems to be some sort of quantum jail thing, and every known version of me is there as well." That might be your first sentence.
- All of you-s unanimously decide that to untangle the goddamn situation, you gotta find a you that is some kind of scientist.
- Nobody present is one, so you gotta go check all the cells.
- The sad you sitting alone in his cell is much-a trouble, holy fuck;
- The philosopher you is even more so, because at first you mistake him for a physicist;
- The cell that obviously belongs to the physicist (philosopher might lead you-s to it or something else) is fucking empty;
- and not only that, but it seems his cell is different: it's some kind of a lab block that seemingly was torn out of some other building. This is where you shouldn't tell, but show. Don't explain, only picture, or you'll rob your reader of all the fun.
- Oh boy. All of you-s reminiscene on the happenings while retelling authors general views on life. Fin.

Hope that helps. I also hope you can write.
And don't shoot for more than about 25,000-30,000 symbols (5,000-7,000 words), okay?

I would seriously like to discourage you from writing an entire novel about yourself. A first person character, certainly, but try to make him his own person. He shouldn't like every food you like, shouldn't have the exact same opinions on life as you. Try for literature, not fanfiction.

Needs a you that represents yourself if you succeeded at everything in life and didn't grow from your mistakes and a you that represents you had you been born in a foreign culture. Personally, I find your "specific" personalities a little stale.

>>3
I'm trapped in a huge tower jail cell that seems to be some sort of quantum jail thing, and every known version of me is there as well." That might be your first sentence.

Are you taking a piss? That is the worst opening line I've ever read.

Oh boy. All of you-s reminiscene on the happenings while retelling authors general views on life. Fin.

And that's an equally crappy ending.

I've got a good idea:
At the end of the story, having got yourselves all embroiled into a hopelessly dangerous situation upon which the fate of the multi-verse depends and you'll need a miracle and some shit hot story telling to get a successful outcome from... have yourself wake up at home in your bed.
It could turn out it was all a dream.

Read Interworld.

>>6
That is the most useless post on /book/ I've ever read. Waiting for an equally pointless second post by you.

I think you should all have orgy. Very good is this.

>>10
It is, isn't it.

>>9

>That is the most useless post on /book/ I've ever read.

It's quite true nonetheless

>>12
There we go. Just as predicted.

>>10

In the unlikely event of OP being female this would actually make a brick-shittingly good book.

>>14
Let's think of it.

A girl finds herself trapped in a tower together with many verisons of herself, all of which have sex with her.

Hm.
Yes, I concur. It could be the best book ever written, actually. Make it look like "true art", and there goes the pornographic screen version rated "for Everyone" and 100% suitable for all movie theatres, too. Just like "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer".

>>15
You, my friend, are absolutely correct. Think of the money to be made.