Sara Davies is an agent with Greenhouse Literary. They see 150 per week.
Sarah is a lover a language. “When I discovered language it gave me the path for my whole life.”
She mentions that publishers make 90% of their revenues form 10% of their books, there is great dependence on those 10%.
There are certain common denominators for a great story, certain ingredients.
1. An inspired concept
2. Larger than life characters
3. A high-stake story
4. A deeply felt theme
5. A vivid setting
Oh, no…she’s forgotten. There’s a number 6.
VOICE!
Davies says writing is a craft. It’s like cooking or playing the violin. Then she poses the question, “Would get up and play a huge venue when you’ve just learned A and C?”
“I think it takes a long time to master this craft. But I say persevere.”
Sarah is a lover a language. “When I discovered language it gave me the path for my whole life.”
She mentions that publishers make 90% of their revenues form 10% of their books, there is great dependence on those 10%.
There are certain common denominators for a great story, certain ingredients.
1. An inspired concept
2. Larger than life characters
3. A high-stake story
4. A deeply felt theme
5. A vivid setting
Oh, no…she’s forgotten. There’s a number 6.
VOICE!
Davies says writing is a craft. It’s like cooking or playing the violin. Then she poses the question, “Would get up and play a huge venue when you’ve just learned A and C?”
“I think it takes a long time to master this craft. But I say persevere.”
I love that analogy - "would you play in front of an audience when you only know A and C?" Thank you for the encouragement to continually work on craft!
ReplyDeleteYes, though the Jaws theme is A and B.
ReplyDeleteBut the Jaws theme has a great voice!
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