New American Novelist Ideology And Imagination

By Tanisha Berg


When it comes to authors, there are as many different stories as there are of the people who created them. These stories can often be written in a variety of styles. When it comes to the new American Novelist, there is often a great deal of truth blended within the fictional aspects of the story line.

Different writers vary when it comes to writing, editing and story telling styles. Some write in third person, others in first. There are also those who can create dynamic interactions between characters and those who simply use narration. Either way, it is important that these writers keep writing and that books keep selling.

Some years ago, Granta dedicated an issue related to new fiction based on the 20 writers believed to be the best young novelists at the time. At that time, some of these writers were Jeffrey Eugenides, Edwidge Danticat and Sherman Alexie. All of which were under the age of thirty-five at the time of publication.

Fiction, often based in truth, has to be cleverly disguised. Characters, based on actual individuals need to rearrange, reform and reorganize each character so that none can be identified. Writers always need to be careful with language so as not to create issues of libel or slander when using real individuals reformed into fictional characters. Otherwise, the profits one sees from a Novel may very well go to court costs in association with the content, whether intentional or otherwise.

With that being said, for fiction to be fiction and not non-fiction, there has to be a strong element of the imagination. Names must be changed to protect the innocent, and the story needs to be slanted to a degree in which it can not be easily recognized. All in all, when writing fiction, the bulk of the story should rest on the imagination with characters developed on individuals in real life but with differing backgrounds and story lines from reality.

If not, the story can often become more of a biography with chapters of truth than a novel. Fiction is often more exciting than real life. As such, most novels are either murder mysteries, romance or story telling related to a specific situation.

New writers might want to consider looking into the ones which pay in publication. For, the more publications released, often the more readers which can often equate to more success in the long run. It is most every fiction writer's goal to be listed on the New York Time's Best Seller list, this is a good goal, but also one not many writers realize.

The three best ways to get published are send in a query letter and outline to a publisher, self-publish the book or send to an internet publishing company which can provide hard, soft and e-books for a nominal fee. Once the writer has purchased these then each type can be sold at a slight mark up to cover the cost of publication and get the writer's name on the market.




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