"If you could say one thing to aspiring novelists, what would you say?"
Andy McGuire's answer? Surprise me. Think of an opening line that sounds like nothing you've heard before. Then follow that up with another. Then the next one. And the next. Come up with unique ways to introduce characters and plot elements. Find fresh metaphors and new insights. Avoid everything that sounds like you've heard it before. If your manuscript continues to surprise me, I'll continue to read it. Guaranteed. Novels are a reader's way of vacationing in someone else's mind for awhile. If it feels familiar, what's the point? Read the rest here.
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1 comment:
Great advice. I am so enjoying your site. I think it is helping my writing quite a bit.
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