Tag: premise

  • Joy and Energy While Writing…

    Each year I participated in an online writing class, the goal of which was to write a novel in 2 and half months. Each of the three years prior to the present I began writing a novel, duration of

  • Questions

    Questions

    Every novel seeks to answer a question. The question could arise from the premise, What if______meets_____, to which the plot of your story delivers the answer in showing what ensues when X meets Y. On another level your novel could raise a question that plumbs the depths of human personality and consciousness. Why is it…

  • Premise

    Premise

    What’s the premise of your novel? Do you need one? Why would you not? Premise is the combination of character and situation. What if Person A is forced to confront Situation F?