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

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 UPDATES on Twitter:   / hownovelstarts   — SUPPORT THE CHANNEL on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/howthenovelstarts --- ABOUT THE CHANNEL 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. — 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... Subscribe button by AlfredoCreates: https://www.alfredocreates.com/youtub... #writing #NaNoWriMo #fantasy