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Amor Towles: The Secret to Telling a Great Story
How I Write
Developing a Novel Premise and Plot
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Creating a novel typically begins with a simple premise that captures the writer's interest. Stepping away from the initial idea and returning to it later can help in refining and improving the descriptiveness of the sentence or paragraph. The process can involve living in the idea to make it better gradually or having an epiphany about the plot details. In the case of 'A Gentleman in Moscow,' the author's idea of a man trapped in a hotel quickly evolved into a detailed plot set in Russia, involving an aristocrat sentenced to house arrest near the Kremlin, spanning from the revolution to the Cold War. The author had this epiphany while in Geneva, jotting down the key elements of the novel within a short period.
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