4 Writing Lessons from a Novel Contest Judge
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Overview: 4 Lessons
- The most difficult writing problem to fix is narrative flow
- Opening with an action-heavy scene won’t have an impact unless the reader cares about the characters
- A single difference in a sea of sameness can elevate a novel
- Writers must recognize their own potential
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A single difference in a sea of sameness can elevate a novel
- I can’t understate the importance of having an exciting feature that becomes the essence of the work
- It’s better to write a memorable-yet-flawed book rather than one that’s polished but resembles a hundred other stories.
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Opening with an action-heavy scene won’t have an impact unless the reader cares about the characters
- Readers are often attracted to contradictions, like a character who’s a kindergarten teacher shoplifting from a candy store
- Try showing something personal about the character that only the reader gets to see
- Open with a situation where the protagonist is pitted against their flaw
- Scale down the problem the character is facing in the opening as a way to put the focus on smaller, more relatable struggles
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The most difficult writing problem to fix is narrative flow
- The writer should be confident about what they’re putting on the page and try to evoke a unique idea
- The writer needed to develop a sense of pacing and voice on a sentence level
- Engagement is about creating that liminal zone between reader comfort and uncertainty
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