Analyse your book to ensure it will get published
June 09, 2010 :: Posted by - Vicky :: Category - General
In my previous post I mentioned some questions to ask yourself when you are reading through your manuscript to ensure that it is the best you can possibly get it so that you are more likely to get your book published.
Here are some more points to ensure you have covered when reading through your manuscript:
- Has your main character (also known as your protagonist) been changed throughout the course of the story? If your protagonist has not changed or grown by the end of your novel, your book will seem static and unconvincing.
- Even if your book is a fantasy, it still needs to make some sort of sense otherwise you will confuse the reader.
- Every action should have a consequence, with each event following on logically from what has happened before. Readers are not likely to believe a story which relies on coincidence.