So here's the deal. I finished my first short story for the Writers of the Future Contest before I left for Asia. I'm here now, but I get bored easily and started working on an outline for my next story. I don't want to go into details yet, but I do hope to gather some information from everyone on how to put together the story line.
What I need is a profession for my main character. I don't want him to be a businessman or teacher. The one recommendation I've gotten thus far is "dolphin trainer," but I don't think that will really work. In my story, he needs to be walking home from the subway at one point and be brave enough to run into a burning building to save someone. I realize that just about anyone could do that under the right conditions, but I want a profession that would fit that kind of character. Any ideas?
