Hey all,

A couple of years ago I wrote a book that pretty much sucked and was rejected by every publisher I sent it to.  Now I'm going through and pretty much re-writing the whole thing but there are aspects of it that I am definitely changing from the original and I'd like to get the opinion of some people here about whether or not it's a good idea or if I should just write and see where it takes me.

My main character is a wizard who is feared and somewhat despised by other wizards but not because of anything he did.  His father was a respected wizard in their world and he fell in love with a woman who was of a species that could willingly transform into a creature just like a werewolf (I'm using generic terms for now, I haven't come up with a species name for them yet or any other details).  She gave birth to my main character and he inherited his father's magical ability and his mother's shapechanging powers, except his is more like the lycanthropic full moon curse that is normally associated with werewolves.

My question, and feel free to be honest with this, is whether or not you (or people in general) might like to see a character like this, should I just write it and see where it takes me, or should I just drop the idea entirely and try something else?

Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.