People who gives fiction writing a try would fall prey to certain avoidable and normal mistakes with their first book.
A lot of these novels are considered grand experiments. Without advance direction or character notebook, chapters would unfold and there are a lot of point of view shifts and a desire to try to pack as much into the story as possible.
For new novelists, one of the key difficulties is tracking down inconsistencies in their work. For instance, if your character grew up in Ohio, then mentioning that Chicago is their hometown later in the novel is a bad form. This detail is innocuous in the book and it can be missed by most people but still, the inconsistency is there and it may detract from the flow of the story and the reader may question the veracity of the claim.
Because the work is fictional, most authors believe that details are less important but you are creating an entire world for your readers as an author and it's important for that world to become as real as the world in which they live. Since novels have a unique escapist quality to them the last thing you want is to shut down your reader's link to the book because they are stumbling over inconsistencies.
Another point where first time novelists get into trouble is the addition of gratuitous violence or other points of gratuity. The author makes the mistake of thinking that if the reader is shocked, then the book will become even more memorable for the reader.
A lot of readers will only see this as a way of masking a weak storyline. In a novel, there is a place for violence but not as a means of increasing the chances that your reader will recommend the book to their friends but rather, it must be used in context of a superior storyline.
Providing an instant turn-off factor are gratuitous elements and most readers see them for what they really are. If someone is willing to read through your manuscript, you can ask him or her for any inconsistencies they may encounter or if they consider anything gratuitous.
When you're publishing your first novel, avoid a couple of significant potholes on the road and it will provide an advantage with both reader and publisher alike.
A lot of these novels are considered grand experiments. Without advance direction or character notebook, chapters would unfold and there are a lot of point of view shifts and a desire to try to pack as much into the story as possible.
For new novelists, one of the key difficulties is tracking down inconsistencies in their work. For instance, if your character grew up in Ohio, then mentioning that Chicago is their hometown later in the novel is a bad form. This detail is innocuous in the book and it can be missed by most people but still, the inconsistency is there and it may detract from the flow of the story and the reader may question the veracity of the claim.
Because the work is fictional, most authors believe that details are less important but you are creating an entire world for your readers as an author and it's important for that world to become as real as the world in which they live. Since novels have a unique escapist quality to them the last thing you want is to shut down your reader's link to the book because they are stumbling over inconsistencies.
Another point where first time novelists get into trouble is the addition of gratuitous violence or other points of gratuity. The author makes the mistake of thinking that if the reader is shocked, then the book will become even more memorable for the reader.
A lot of readers will only see this as a way of masking a weak storyline. In a novel, there is a place for violence but not as a means of increasing the chances that your reader will recommend the book to their friends but rather, it must be used in context of a superior storyline.
Providing an instant turn-off factor are gratuitous elements and most readers see them for what they really are. If someone is willing to read through your manuscript, you can ask him or her for any inconsistencies they may encounter or if they consider anything gratuitous.
When you're publishing your first novel, avoid a couple of significant potholes on the road and it will provide an advantage with both reader and publisher alike.
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