Writing agent Jonny Geller gives advice to young writers.Ā
The advice, to those who canāt read the images, is as follows:
Hereās a thread on what we look for in debut novels.Ā Hope it helps.
1/6 donāt let us feel we are beginning a story with you. Start as though in the middle, finish the novel as though itās a new beginning.
2/6 plot is key, but not at the expense of character. Weāll go anywhere with a full character but question every move with a thin one.
3/6 how a story makes you feel is as important as how it makes you think.
4/6 love writing your book, but donāt expect to love reading it.
5/6 We read to learn, experience & feel something new. Comfortable is anathema to a writer and readers can sense complacency instantly.
6/6 take your characters to the limit. Easier to withdraw from a cliffās edge than keep pushing them up a hill.
