Tuesday 16 April 2013

NOVEL - A to Z CHALLENGED

N is for NOVEL

Each post for the A to Z Challenge is the challenge I set for myself. 

Not as impressive as a comet, but 
everyone came to watch the competition 
as the crusader had named the prize.













N is for Novel: neither short not over-long,  N is for Novel. The challenge, for the author, is to make sure there’s something novel about it too ;) a unique selling point.

HAL LONGLEAT AND THE TROUBLE WITH TRUTH
Suddenly, the crusader knight snapped his head around. “Where is the boy?”
His red-haired squire was standing beside him. “There.” He nodded towards the stable.
Across the distance, de Moreville stared at Hal. An expression flickered across the knight’s face – to Hal’s surprise it looked a lot like guilt – before it was replaced with stern determination. He nodded.

Could YOU have been gifted with the ability to identify and eliminate weak and brittle phrases from your work? To the uninitiated, these interlopers look like quality imagery.

CLICHÉ RAIDERS: REWRITE!

•           nick of time, in the
•           nine-day/day’s wonder
•           nip it in the bud/nipped in the bud
•           no news is good news
•           no peace for the wicked
•           no skin off my nose
•           nothing ventured, nothing gained
•           not out of the woods yet
•           not to be sneezed at
•           now or never


FOR N, I CHOSE NOVEL. WHAT IS THE SUBJECT OF YOUR N POST?

6 comments:

  1. Oh wow, what a useful theme! Cliche hunting is fun and frustrating at the same time. :)
    Happy A to Z!

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    1. That is kind of you to say so... quite novel, I thought ;)

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  2. My subject today is Noodles-- homemade-- so small and simple compared to the lofty novel! Love the novel-- love to read them, love to write them!

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    1. Hi Karen
      Yum! I love noodles - even the ones that cost 7p from my local supermarket - your home made one sound irresistible. I'm going to head over for a look.

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  3. Today mine was Numb -but related to my novel! I've since moved on. It was now or never so I nipped it in the bud in the nick of time and that's not to be sneezed at.

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  4. I love the double meaning of "novel"--both book and something new.

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