How Susanna Clarke starts Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: Big questions (video essay)

Описание: How author Susanna Clarke asks the right questions to hook readers and drive the story in the opening chapter of her fantasy novel "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell." Also, how the philosophy of Romanticism comes alive in the story and setting, and what writers can learn from kids cartoons.

TRANSCRIPT on Medium: http://bit.ly/StrangeNorrellEssay
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What’s the best way to start a story? What makes readers, agents, and publishers take a chance on our book? What holds their attention? There’s plenty of advice out there on how to write a first chapter, but so much of it is generic. So I went looking for concrete examples in great books. On HOW THE NOVEL STARTS, I explore the opening chapters of popular novels, and figure out what writers can learn from them for their own work.

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SOURCES AND ATTRIBUTIONS

“Ghost Dance” by Kevin MacLeod
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kev...

“Sonatina” by Kevin MacLeod
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kev...

“Mourning Song” by Kevin MacLeod
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kev...

“Evermore” by Kai Engel
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai...

“Trio for Piano, Violin and Viola” by Kevin MacLeod
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kev...

“Remedy For Melancholy” by Kai Engel
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai...

“Sunset” by Kai Engel
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai...

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