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‘A novel will end up asserting or exemplifying whatever it damn well pleases’
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‘Faithful storytelling, competent narrative, even perfect grammar are no use unless we want to know what happens and keep turning the page’
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‘Respect your reader’s intelligence and whatever you do, don’t be boring’
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How Do I Plot My Novel?
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‘When the main planks of your structure are in place, it’s time to look at the smaller timbers’
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‘There are plots which you’ve been reading or watching unfold for your whole life’
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‘For me the best way to plot a novel is to begin with the grand idea: the oh-my-god twist, the incredible finale, the amazing concept’
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Why you should enter more writing competitions
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‘Plot is all about discovery’
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‘I tend to start with one character, that’s all: the protagonist’
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‘I don’t need to like my protagonists. I need to be curious about them and I must respect their intelligence’
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‘A character doesn’t have to be likeable to be great’
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